Sara Alessi

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: As m4e continues to expand its rights portfolio, the company is also growing its licensing and merchandising team, with three executive appointments.

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a sophomore season of the live-action comedy series Stuck in the Middle.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured broadcast deals in Spain and Portugal for its animated comedy series Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong.

LONDON: As season one continues to roll out on Disney Junior channels worldwide, Entertainment One’s (eOne) animated preschool series PJ Masks has been given the go-ahead for a sophomore season.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: Mercis, the licensor and owner of the classic brand Miffy, has tapped m4e to represent all rights in German-speaking territories.

MELBOURNE: Disney XD in Germany has picked up the animated short-form comedy series Dukes of Bröxstônia from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).

HELSINKI: Finland’s YLE and Switzerland’s SRF have jointly commissioned season two of the animated preschool series Gigglebug, which will begin production this month.

LOS ANGELES: Shout! Factory has secured a multiyear distribution deal with Hasbro Studios to bring the original 1986 animated feature film Transformers: The Movie to the home-entertainment market in the U.S. and Canada.

LONDON: BBC Children’s has commissioned Dot To Dot Productions to produce additional seasons of the kids’ series Footy Pups and Art Ninja.

NEW YORK: Entertainment One (eOne) is growing the U.S. consumer-products program for the preschool property Peppa Pig with contract renewals for its major North American partners and the addition of new licensees.