Joanna Padovano Tong

LONDON: Julia Gutiérrez Cillero has been appointed licensing manager for Mondo TV Group, reporting to Valentina La Macchia, director of consumer products‬.

LOS ANGELES: Licensing veteran Al Kahn, founder of 4Kids Entertainment, has become chairman of the board at Toon Goggles, an on-demand entertainment service for kids.

LONDON: CAKE has signed on to distribute the new preschool show Tolibob, which is produced by Beakus in association with Cloth Cat for CBeebies in the U.K. and ABC in Australia.

SEATTLE: Amazon is due to debut An American Girl Story—Melody 1963: Love Has to Win, the first of four original live-action American Girl specials for Prime Video, later this month.

ATLANTA: The hit animated series Adventure Time, which has been airing on Cartoon Network since 2010, is slated to conclude with its ninth season in 2018.

BUENOS AIRES: Smilehood Media is heading to the market in Cannes with a number of kids' highlights, including the 2D-animated preschool series Plim Plim, A Hero of the Heart.

TORONTO: Canada Crew, a new preschool series being produced by Little Engine Moving Pictures and distributed by Breakthrough Entertainment, is slated to begin airing on TVO next summer.

LONDON: all3media International has inked deals with a number of broadcasters around the world for the food and lifestyle series Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, led by the daughter of famed chef Gordon Ramsay.

LONDON: Zodiak Kids Studios has inked a development and production deal with Ingrid Selberg Consulting and Emma Young for the rights to a new scripted show called Girls Can Vlog.

BURBANK: Starting today, Disney Channels Worldwide is launching a series of short-form programming meant to encourage children to have healthy eating and exercise habits.