Joanna Padovano Tong

BURBANK: Sofia the First: Minding the Manor, a new interactive appisode based on the popular preschool series, has launched on the Disney Junior Appisodes app for iOS devices.

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company has signed a slew of new licensing agreements across multiple platforms for the preschool series Dinosaur Train, Doozers and Sid the Science Kid.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has secured its first international sales for the three new The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! films with broadcasters in LatAm, the Middle East and Europe.

BURBANK: Next month, Disney Channel is scheduled to kick off a multiplatform programming event to commemorate the network's 100th original movie.

SANTA MONICA: UBM and the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) have revealed that next year's Licensing Expo will take place from May 23 to 25, a month earlier than usual.

HALIFAX: DHX Media has licensed the popular kids' publishing property Rainbow Magic from Mattel.

MUNICH: Your Family Entertainment (YFE) has inked a deal with Dickie Toys for the production of merchandise based on the popular preschool show Heroes of the City.

LONDON: Acamar Films has made a number of appointments to its London-based creative team to help expand the global presence of the animated preschool hit Bing.

PARIS: French production company Xilam has made some changes to its sales management team, including giving the recently appointed Marie-Laure Marchand additional responsibilities.

TORONTO: Later this month, DHX Television's Family Jr. is due to debut Rainbow Ruby, a new CGI-animated series from CJ E&M.