Joanna Padovano Tong

LOS ANGELES: Lawless Entertainment has signed on to handle the global distribution, excluding Israel, of a number of kids' properties produced by Ananey Communications.

SUNRISE: Jazwares has launched a variety of products based on Rooster Teeth's hit western anime series RWBY at American retail chain Hot Topic.

CULVER CITY/HALIFAX: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has signed a global home-entertainment distribution agreement with DHX Brands for all new and classic episodes of Teletubbies in both physical and digital formats.

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia, which distributes BabyFirst in Asia, has inked an exclusive multiyear deal that sees the channel's content launching on You+ Kids, a new children's VOD service on Beijing You Peng Technology’s interactive TV platform.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead to a 14-episode sophomore season of the new animated series The Loud House.

HALIFAX/SANTA MONICA: DHX Media has inked a global deal with Dentsu Entertainment USA to develop, co-produce, distribute and jointly manage the licensing for Mega Man, a new animated show based on the Capcom video-game franchise.

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has inked a pan-regional broadcasting deal that will see the hit animated show Yo-Kai Watch begin airing on Disney XD across Latin America next month.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has snapped up the global rights for Garfield and Friends, a comic-based animated series from Mendelson/Paws Productions.

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LONDON: The Children's Media Foundation (CMF) has endorsed U.K. industry watchdog Ofcom's call for Channel 4 to provide more programs for the older kids' segment.