Joanna Padovano Tong

TORONTO: Distribution360 (D360) has signed on to internationally represent George and Paul, a stop-motion animated preschool series from Dutch studio Pedri Animation.

MUNICH: Patrick Elmendorff is stepping down as managing director of Studio 100 Media and its German subsidiaries to take another job.

BURBANK: Nancy Kanter has been elevated to executive VP of content and creative strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide, while also remaining general manager of Disney Junior Worldwide.

HALIFAX: DHX Media has made a number of immediately effective senior appointments as part of the company's plan to combine its studio and distribution management teams and drive global growth strategies.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal's 24-hour preschool channel Sprout has given the go-ahead to Remy and Boo, a new CGI-animated original series.

PARIS: Superights has licensed the animated comedy series Pat the Dog to Turner for Boomerang across EMEA and the Asia Pacific, where it will also air on Turner's POGO and Cartoon Network channels.

LOS ANGELES: Shout! Factory has inked a deal with DHX Media for the exclusive home-entertainment distribution rights (DVD and Blu-ray) to all 26 episodes of Gwen Stefani's Kuu Kuu Harajuku in the U.S. and Canada.

BARCELONA: Planeta Junior is partnering with m4e on the co-production and distribution of The Beatrix Girls, a new hybrid comedy series based on the multimedia brand.

PAWTUCKET: Hasbro has elevated John Frascotti to president, reporting to Brian Goldner as chairman and CEO.

NEW YORK: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's (HMH) Curious World has partnered with The Fred Rogers Company to launch original short-form videos for kids and families.