Sara Alessi

LONDON: Cartoonito and Masha and the Bear master toy licensee Simba Smoby have secured a deal that will see Toys “R” Us sponsor the animated series on the network until September 16.

EDMONTON: Squeaks & Cheeks, a new stop-motion children’s show from Rebecca Campbell Productions, is going live on YouTube this month.

SEATTLE: The second season of the preschool series Creative Galaxy is making its debut on Amazon Prime Video next month.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e has signed on as the licensing agent representing the animated preschool series Super Wings within German-speaking territories in all categories, excluding TV and home entertainment.

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network Latin America and Ánima Estudios have revealed the winners of an animation contest held in June, with The Seventh Knight receiving the first-place prize for animated short film.

LONDON: CBBC is premiering next month the competition series Top Class, hosted by comedian Susan Calman, to determine the smartest school in the U.K.

LONDON: Amazon Prime Video has added EnablinGenius’s animated series Phonics School to its library of edutainment content.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has greenlit a Rocko's Modern Life TV special, with the original creator of the ’90s hit, Joe Murray, on board as executive producer.

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop and Running Press are teaming up to bring classic Sesame Street characters and stories to fans through a range of publishing formats.

SEATTLE: Amazon is premiering its brand-new original, book-based kids’ series The Stinky & Dirty Show on Prime Video in the U.S. and U.K. next month, with a voice cast that includes Whoopi Goldberg and Jane Lynch.