Joanna Padovano Tong

ULTIMO: ABC ME, a digital and broadcast service for primary school children in Australia, has become available on television and as an app for iOS and Android tablets.

ARLINGTON: Dawn Ciccone, who has more than two decades of licensing and merchandising experience, has been elevated to VP of brand licensing at PBS.

STOCKHOLM: MTG has unveiled details for The Big Experiment, its first original kids' series that is slated to begin airing on Viaplay across the Nordic region later this year.

BUENOS AIRES: Smilehood Media has inked a licensing deal that will see the popular animated series Plim Plim premiere on Discovery in the Middle East and Africa early next year.

TEL AVIV: Nickelodeon Israel, operated by Ananey Communications, has been commissioned to produce the new live-action daily drama Spell Keepers exclusively for yes TV.

BURBANK: The music-themed animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku, co-created and executive produced by singer/songwriter Gwen Stefani, is due to debut on Nickelodeon early next month.

MADRID: Toonz Media Group's Imira Entertainment has appointed Gulshan David as the company's VP of media sales for the EMEA and North American markets.

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled its first-ever BAFTA Kids Young Presenter Competition, which searches for a new host between the ages of 7 and 14.

ATLANTA: The eighth season of the Emmy-winning animated series Regular Show, which is slated to begin airing on Cartoon Network later this month, will be its last.

EL SEGUNDO: Playmates Toys has launched a new collection of racing toys featuring John Cena and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, among other WWE Superstars.