Sara Alessi

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has added 14 new licensing agents to represent its CGI-animated preschool brand Trucktown across Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

LONDON: The award-winning medical show Operation Ouch! is returning to CBBC for a fifth season, bringing viewers behind-the-scenes of Alder Hey, one of the largest European children’s hospitals.

BELFAST: Dolly Parton is lending her voice talents to guest star in a special episode from the upcoming season of the animated preschool show Lily’s Driftwood Bay from Sixteen South.

LOS ANGELES: Alcon Entertainment has secured exclusive rights to produce animated theatrical motion pictures based on the Garfield comic strip.

TEL AVIV: Nickelodeon Israel has scheduled the premiere of the sophomore season of The Hood, a live-action drama for kids and teens, for this year as shooting wraps on the latest run.

NEW YORK: 4K Media and Cinedigm have added several SVOD and VOD partners for the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in Europe, among other territories.

PARIS: Superights has notched up presales for the animated preschool series Wubby School, placing the show with broadcasters in Europe and Latin America.

NEW YORK: Oznoz has teamed up with Kurio in a partnership that will see its app become available as a preloaded feature on the tablets made exclusively for kids.

LONDON: NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network Sprout in the U.S. has picked up Entertainment One’s (eOne) special The Magic Hockey Skates.

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has secured a multiyear SVOD content deal with Hopster, making ABC Kids shows such as Octonauts available for streaming in Australia and New Zealand through the children’s app.