Joanna Padovano Tong

LONDON: The Powerpuff Girls Story Maker app has become available for download on iOS and Android devices in the U.K. and across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

PARIS: Millimages has inked a deal with China's TThunder Animation to represent the animated preschool show Rainbow Chicks around the world.

PARIS: GO-N Productions has teamed up with TF1, KiKA and HR for the co-production of Tib & Tumtum, a new animated comedy adventure series for ARD in Germany.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Gaumont has optioned the worldwide rights for best-selling author Neal Shusterman’s book trilogy The Star Shards Chronicles, which it is developing and producing as an animated series.

LOS GATOS: Netflix has ordered a second season of A Series of Unfortunate Events, a family adventure drama that debuted on the streaming service earlier this year.

BURBANK: Disney XD has ordered a sophomore season of Big Hero 6 The Series ahead of the film-based animated show's season one debut this fall.

SHEFFIELD/HANGZHOU: Next month, the Children's Media Conference (CMC) is expanding into the Chinese kids' media market through a partnership with the China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF).

LONDON: Sir David Attenborough has signed on to narrate Attenborough’s Adventures, a new interactive series of animated stories for the CBeebies Storytime app.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon, which is enjoying a creative and ratings surge, has unveiled an all-new brand refresh of its on-air and online look and feel, meant to reflect the playfulness and imagination in the lives of children.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has ordered a third season of the Kids’ Choice Award-nominated competition series Paradise Run, with Daniella Monet (Victorious) on board to return as host.