Sara Alessi

SANTA MONICA/PAWTUCKET: Singer-songwriter Sia has come on board the cast of My Little Pony: The Movie, due out in theaters next year.

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) is expanding the licensing, merchandising and retail program for its new tween girls’ brand SpacePOP with the appointment of several North American licensees.

MUNICH/TORONTO: Palatin Media has struck a deal that will see Breakthrough Entertainment’s film L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables air on German pubcaster ARD.

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company is teaming up with Narrativia to develop the late Sir Terry Pratchett's novel The Wee Free Men as a feature film.

NEW YORK: The new CGI-animated series Bottersnikes & Gumbles is debuting on Netflix across international territories next month.

EL SEGUNDO: NBCUniversal Brand Development has appointed Mattel as the worldwide master toy licensee for Jurassic World beginning in July 2017.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e and publisher Panini have renewed their contract for the kids’ series Mia and me for three more years until 2020.

LONDON: Brand Activation Consulting, Zodiak Kids’s consumer products agent for Floogals in the U.S., has secured Just Play as the master toy partner in the U.S. and Canada.

PARIS: TeamTO is launching a new CGI mobile game based on the animated kids’ series Angelo Rules.

LONDON: To celebrate the release of Kung Fu Panda 3 on Blu-ray and DVD, the British pop rock band The Vamps are taking over Cartoon Network to kick off its official Countdown to Summer.