Sara Alessi

BREDA: Three licensees have signed on for Studio 100’s CGI series Heidi in Argentina, including Feg Entretenimientos, which is working on a live show.

MONTREAL: Canada's TELETOON has given the go-ahead to Chop Chop Ninja, a new animated series based on the locally created game franchise, that is being produced by Sardine Productions and Gamerizon Studio.

HOLLYWOOD: HIP (Henson Independent Properties), The Jim Henson Company’s third-party licensing and distribution label, has secured broadcast and digital license deals for the preschool series Elias: Rescue Team Adventures and Lily’s Driftwood Bay.

NEW YORK: 4K Media, the brand management and production subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment, has appointed Michelle Zamora Dean as the senior manager of licensing and marketing.

DINGLE: The fourth annual Animation Dingle Festival, celebrating creativity and excellence in Irish and international animation, is planning two days of keynote speeches, conferences and more, featuring industry executives from Disney and Amazon Studios, among others.

BURBANK: Two new VPs of original movies and series are in place at Disney Channel and Disney XD.

LOS ANGELES: K.C. Undercover and SpongeBob SquarePants were among the winners at Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, which presented prizes in 22 categories.

MELBOURNE: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured new licensing deals in Australia for the animated preschool property Peppa Pig.

GRAND HAVEN: School Zone Publishing has secured its first distribution deal with children's video streaming service Ameba TV for its property Charlie & Company.

BURBANK: Cartoon Network is premiering the all-new, reimagined The Powerpuff Girls series on April 4.