Sara Alessi

HALIFAX: DHX Media has secured seven additional broadcast agreements for its reboot of the preschool series Teletubbies.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH/BEIJING: m4e has partnered with WeKids Asia, which has acquired the rights to distribute the preschool series Wissper and Tip the Mouse in China.

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) is expanding its on-demand service Kid Genius Network by partnering with HeR Interactive to roll out its first branded channel, Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues, based on the new mobile game.

TOKYO: Sesame Workshop and MetLife Foundation have launched in Japan the multimedia initiative Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families, featuring the Sesame Street muppets.

LONDON: Turner is premiering the brand-new original series The Happos Family on Boomerang next month.

PARIS: Xilam is heading to Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) for the first time to build consumer products programs for its flagship CGI-animated slapstick comedy brand Oggy & the Cockroaches and the preschool series Paprika.

LONDON: Film London has appointed industry expert Julian Scott as its new animation and kids’ television consultant, following the departure of Bob Thompson.

LONDON: The BBC has rolled out the brand-new CBeebies Playtime Island app for preschoolers, co-designed by the channel’s audiences and the BBC Children’s app team in Salford.

MEXICO CITY/BUENOS AIRES/PARIS: Televisa, Pol-ka Producciones and Federation Kids & Family have started production on the music-infused daily teen drama Love, Divina.

TORONTO: Bejuba! Entertainment has appointed seasoned executive Emilie Pasquet as its new director of sales as the company expands into Europe.