Joanna Padovano Tong

LOS ANGELES: Cyber Group Studios has launched a North American subsidiary, with former Jim Henson Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment exec Richard Goldsmith tapped to serve as president and CEO.

KUALA LUMPUR: Animasia Studio's Chuck Chicken has been licensed to new Asian broadcasters, including MediaCorp Suria Channel in Singapore and Media Prima Channel 9 in Malaysia.

LONDON: The Copyrights Group has tapped Maurizio Distefano the Evolution of Licensing (MD Licensing) to represent the popular brand Paddington Bear in Italy.

GLENDALE: Seasoned producer Mireille Soria, who has been serving as co-president of DreamWorks Animation (DWA) alongside Bonnie Arnold, is stepping down from her role at the company.

GLENDALE: ZAG's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, an animated series about a pair of young heroes fighting evil in Paris, has become available on Netflix in the U.S.

PAWTUCKET: Hasbro's board of directors has signed a three-year contract extension with Brian Goldner, who will remain chairman, president and CEO of the company through 2020.

NEW YORK: Mattel's Thomas & Friends special The Great Race and the show's 20th season are launching exclusively on Discovery Kids in Latin America.

SALFORD: Anna Davies has been elevated to head of drama development at CBBC Production, which has also appointed Tiger Aspect alum Tim Searle to oversee animated comedy.

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International has appointed Margaret Loesch, founder and former CEO of Fox Kids, as executive chairman of its Kid Genius Cartoon Channel, which is currently available in 50 million U.S. homes.

BURBANK: DuckTales, a reimagined version of Disney's Emmy-winning animated series from the late 1980s, is slated to feature the voices of David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan, among others.