Sara Alessi

TORONTO: Televisa’s new SVOD service blim has licensed more than 800 episodes of 9 Story Media Group’s kids’ and family content.

BREDA: Studio 100 International has appointed Brand4rent as a licensing agent for Maya the Bee across all Russian territories.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nat Geo WILD is launching a two-hour kids’ programming block that will run on Saturday mornings and feature, among other content, kid-friendly segments from animal-themed shows such as The Incredible Dr. Pol.

PARIS: Cyber Group Studios has appointed Those Licensing People (TLP) to handle U.K. and Eire licensing rights for the animated preschool series Zou.

TORONTO: Family Channel in Canada is kicking off its March Break programming lineup early with the launch of the original figure skating feature film Ice Girls.

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Channel 3 is teaming up with pay-TV platform CTH and DreamWorks Animation to launch the first daily free-to-air programming block in Asia featuring original series from the studio, including Dragons: Race to the Edge.

SANTA MONICA: Nickelodeon is premiering a new live-action comedy series titled School of Rock, based on the 2003 feature film of the same name.

ARLINGTON: U.S. public broadcaster PBS is launching new free 24/7 multiplatform children’s services later this year, including a TV channel and live stream on digital platforms.

DUBLIN: Gulli Africa has signed on to broadcast the South African township-produced kids’ series Jabu’s Jungle.

TORONTO: DHX Television’s kids’ channel Family CHRGD has acquired 9 Story Media Group’s animated series Nature Cat.