Joanna Padovano Tong

MADRID: Mouk, a book-based French animated show produced by Millimages, is slated to begin airing on Clan in Spain early next week.

MADRID: Mondo TV Spain has teamed up with Argentina's Alianzas Producciones for the co-production of Heidi, Welcome Home, a teen show based on the classic children's novel Heidi.

LONDON: Animation studio Eye Present has entered into a development agreement with Pictor Productions to co-produce animated content based on Tomi Ungerer’s book Flix.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment, the exclusive brand partner for Nickelodeon in Canada, has inked a new content deal with Netflix that includes the Canadian streaming rights to the network's programming.

DUBAI: Mattel Play! Town, a new attraction for children between the ages of 2 and 10, is now open for business at the City Walk in Dubai.

LONDON: The E-Bop.tv digital TV channel for kids is set to launch next month with a programming slate comprising 100 percent British content.

BURBANK: Joe D'Ambrosia has been elevated to senior VP of original programming at Disney Junior.

LOS GATOS: Degrassi: Next Class has been renewed by Netflix for a sophomore season, which is slated to premiere this summer.

LONDON: BBC has launched the brand-new BBC iPlayer Kids application, which is available for free on iOS and Android phones and tablets, as well as on Kindle Fire.

NEW YORK: Discovery Family Channel has scheduled the season four premiere of the popular animated series Transformers Rescue Bots for later this month.