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Mattel has teamed up with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) to develop a live-action motion picture based on its line of American Girl dolls and books and inked a three-year licensing deal for the Despicable Me franchise.

Nickelodeon has revealed its new content slate, which includes a revival of the sketch comedy All That, a reimagined Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, spin-off projects for SpongeBob SquarePants’ characters and more.

Ed Wells, senior VP of international media and education at Sesame Workshop, and Kay Wilson Stallings, the company’s senior VP of creative development, talked to Anna Carugati about how the Sesame legacy is being carried on today.

Cartoon Network has secured the broadcast rights to ZAG America’s upcoming animated series Power Players in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, AsiaPac and the U.S.

Nickelodeon has secured a global deal with STUDIOCANAL and award-winning producer David Heyman for a brand-new Paddington series for preschoolers.

Turner Asia Pacific and China’s UYoung have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and entered into a partnership to develop a new project.

TVO has greenlit a second season of the TVOkids Original series It’s My Party!, produced by Toronto-based Bristow Global Media (BGM).

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, in partnership with Toon Boom Animation and China’s WeKids, has chosen to proceed into development with Dreamweavers, one of the animation concepts submitted through their China Tales Incubator program.

Total Dramarama, the prequel to the original Total Drama series, has been renewed for a second season and will air on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and TELETOON in Canada.

Sesame Workshop and MetLife Foundation are expanding their “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families” initiative to reach children and adults in Brazil, Mexico and Japan.