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ABC Commercial has inked new multiyear broadcast deals that see The Wiggles programming headed to NBCUniversal's Sprout/Universal Kids network in the U.S. and Corus Entertainment's Treehouse in Canada.

Hasbro's second quarter revenues increased 11 percent to $972.5 million versus $878.9 million last year, with operating profit up 18 percent to $100 million and a 30 percent rise in net earnings to $67.7 million.

WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) has licensed Gigglebug Entertainment's animated preschool series Gigglebug to Channel 5 in the U.K. for Milkshake's new YouTube channel.

Paula Taborda dos Guaranys, Gloob’s head of content and programming, talks about Globosat’s first children’s channel, which launched in 2012.

Mattel and WWE are releasing a girl-skewing product line featuring the first-ever fashion dolls of female Superstars Nikki and Brie Bella, Sasha Banks, Natalya, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Alicia Fox and Eva Marie.

Lili & Lola, an animated miniseries from Big Bad Boo Studios, is getting another 5x7-minute installment for release on multiple platforms, including Big Bad Boo's VOD service Oznoz.

DHX Media has licensed 615 half-hours of content to Virgin TV for streaming in the U.K. and Ireland, and TV3 Ireland for linear broadcast.

ABC Kids and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned the new animated preschool series Bluey, which is being produced by Emmy-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Australia and Screen Queensland.

Genius Brands International has elevated Kid Genius Cartoon Channel President Deb Pierson to senior VP of global content distribution and marketing, while Lloyd Mintz becomes senior VP of worldwide consumer products.

To increase AVOD revenue potential, m4e is strengthening its strategic collaboration with video platform YouTube, with which the company has been working for several years.