Sara Alessi

TORONTO: Boat Rocker Brands, a division of Boat Rocker Media, has appointed NTD Apparel to license a full line of clothing inspired by the teen drama series Lost & Found Music Studios.

MUNICH: ZAG has signed additional licensing agencies to represent the animated superhero series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.

SHEFFIELD: Current U.K. Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell has been tapped to deliver the Creative Keynote speech at the Children's Media Conference (CMC) in July.

LOS ANGELES: OddBot Studio has optioned The Mighty Machines of Mackie McKeens from Art of Daryl Slaton, best known as Tails of Whimsy, and is developing the property as an animated series.

LONDON: Zodiak Kids has partnered with Asda on the launch of a rebranded range of Mister Maker products, which are rolling out in more than 160 of its stores in the U.K. this week.

GLENDALE/SEOUL: DreamWorks Channel is rolling out in South Korea, which becomes the sixth Asian territory to debut the kids' network.

NEW YORK: 4K Media has inked a broadcast deal with MBC Group that will bring three Yu-Gi-Oh! series to MBC3, including the premiere of the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V in the MENA region.

LONDON: Sambro has signed on to produce merchandise inspired by the animated series Masha and the Bear for the U.K.

BURBANK: Freeform has set April 23 and 24 for its Funday weekend programming event featuring animated titles such as Cars 2.

ABC Kids is premiering the original Australian preschool series Hoot Hoot Go! next month.