Joanna Padovano Tong

BURBANK: ABC has revealed details for an all-new original Frozen holiday special from Walt Disney Animation Studios.

LONDON: A new multiyear deal between Amazon and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) will see Thunderbirds Are Go launch in the U.S. as an Amazon original kids' series on Prime Video.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group is working with Netflix and Scholastic to produce the previously announced new version of The Magic School Bus.

LOS ANGELES: Netflix, Grace: A Storytelling Company, Thunderbird and Beyond Screen Production have unveiled details for Beat Bugs, a new animated series based on the music of The Beatles.

LONDON: CBeebies and Sesame Workshop are teaming up for additional episodes of The Furchester Hotel and a double-length Christmas special based on the show, which is a co-production between the two companies.

SYDNEY: SLR Productions has teamed up with Telegael, Super RTL, ZDF Enterprises and Network Ten for Lexi & Lottie, a new animated detective comedy series that is now in production.

LONDON: FremantleMedia Kids & Family has appointed Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) Content Group as the home entertainment partner for the company's programming across a number of key territories.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Lagardère Active TV has picked up the exclusive free-to-air and basic pay-TV rights for DreamWorks Animation's original TV shows to broadcast on its kids' and family channels in France.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has secured a number of new sales for Monkey See Monkey Do, a Smartoonz and Title Entertainment co-production that combines live action and animation.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment and Giggle Media have entered into a development deal with Corus Entertainment's TELETOON for a new animated comedy series titled Invasion of the MooFaLoo!