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Sara Alessi

Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. She can be reached at salessi@worldscreen.com.

Portfolio Sends DOKI & More Worldwide

November 11, 2016

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has racked up global sales for series from its kids’ catalog, including The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! and DOKI.

NHK’s Peek-a-boo! Lands in Vietnam

November 10, 2016

TOKYO: VTV7, the educational channel of Vietnam’s national broadcaster, is adding NHK’s kids’ show Peek-a-boo! (Inai Inai Baa!) to its 2017 lineup.

Amazon Sets Holiday Specials for U.S. & U.K.

November 7, 2016

SEATTLE: Amazon Studios has slated original kids’ holiday programming to premiere on November 25 on Prime Video in the U.S. and U.K., including the specials If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie and Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day, narrated by Laurence Fishburne.

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New Hi-5 Series Set for Australia’s Nine Network

November 3, 2016

SYDNEY: Kids’ entertainment group Hi-5 and Nine have partnered to bring the Hi-5 franchise back to Australian free TV, with a brand-new series slated to launch in 2017, marking the brand’s return to the network.