Sara Alessi

CANNES: Cyber Group Studios has inked deals with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide for more than ten series, with the animated preschool show Zou among them.

LOS ANGELES/HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e has teamed up with Emmy Award‐winning producer Sherry Gunther Shugerman (The Simpsons, Rugrats, Family Guy) to produce The Beatrix Girls.

CANNES/PARIS: Turner Asia Pacific has acquired two additional seasons of Xilam Animation’s slapstick comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches.

CANNES: Beyond Distribution has sold the CBBC shows The Dengineers and Junior Vets into the Asia-Pacific region at MIPJunior.

CANNES: Studio 100 Media has secured two agreements with broadcasters in the Nordics for its latest live-action series, including Kosmoo.

CANNES: Mattel Creations has inked an exclusive agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) Content Group, which is taking worldwide SVOD rights for the Barbie movie catalog for the next seven years.

MADRID: Multichannel network 2btube is entering the kids’ content space through the launch of 2bkids, which will be led by Juan Baixeras, formerly of Zinkia Entertainment.

LONDON: New fashion collections for Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ Looney Tunes are rolling out from international design houses and retailers such as Zara.

SINGAPORE: August Media Holdings has secured a licensing agreement with Epigram Books to adapt the kids’ book series Sherlock Sam for film and television.

CANNES: SVT Sweden and YLE Finland have picked up UYoung and Little Airplane Productions’ animated series P. King Duckling.