Joanna Padovano Tong

BURBANK: Disney XD is due to debut Lab Rats: Elite Force, a spin-off of the hit live-action comedy series Lab Rats and Mighty Med, early next month.

LONDON: The seventh season of Rainbow's girl-skewing animated series Winx Club is slated to begin airing on Karusel in Russia.

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK: CCTV Children's Channel and Sesame Workshop China are once again partnering on a Chinese New Year special that is slated for broadcast this month.

PARIS/TORONTO: Tricon Kids & Family has partnered with Savoir-Fer and REAZ for the co-production of Me, Myself & My Selfie, a series of CGI digital kids' comedy shorts.

TORONTO/LONDON: Koko Rose Media has appointed Bejuba! Entertainment as its global distribution partner for the animated preschool series Deer Little Forest.

HALIFAX: DHX Media is rebranding its content-creation division to DHX Studios and is building a new state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, with the company also making a trio of appointments at DHX Brands.

SEATTLE: Amazon has entered into a multiyear deal with Mattel for the production of four live-action American Girl specials for Prime Video.

Shines a spotlight on the company's upcoming animated series, which is about a hyperactive young sloth and his pursuit to master the art of driving.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is adding three new original children's series to its global lineup: The Greenhouse, Stretch Armstrong and Lalaloopsy.

BURBANK: Starting in May, DC Entertainment is slated to release a new line of comics based on a number of popular Hanna-Barbera characters.