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TORONTO: Sinking Ship Entertainment, the production house behind such kids' series as Dino Dan and Odd Squad, has acquired Picture Box Distribution.

LOS ANGELES: Splash Entertainment's U.S. kids’ VOD TV network Kabillion has partnered with video technology and distribution company Future Today to roll out a new Roku app.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e has placed the CGI-animated preschool series Wissper with additional broadcasters across Europe.

MELBOURNE: The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) has sold the short-form animated comedy series Dukes of Bröxstônia to German home-entertainment company Nipponart.

LONDON: Mattel and HIT Entertainment’s Thomas & Friends special Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure is due to be released in 5,000 theaters in China this month, marking a first for the company.

SELANGOR: Sunway Group and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) have launched Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon, a Nickelodeon-themed attraction that is now part of Malaysia's multi-park destination Sunway Lagoon.

HOLLYWOOD: Wind Dancer Films has tapped Licensing Street as the U.S. licensing and retail development agent for Ready Jet Go!, its new space exploration-themed animated series.

SYDNEY: Australian TV drama and feature film producer Goalpost Pictures and kids’ and comedy production company Sticky Pictures have entered into the final stages of development for the animated series The Sapphires, based on the feature film of the same name.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment's Nelvana has been named master agent for Moose Toys's popular kids' brand Shopkins across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), excluding the U.K. and Ireland.

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.