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HARI International has licensed the animated series Pipas & Douglas to China's Alibaba, which will also handle the property's merchandising rights in the country, for a release on Youku.

Broadcasters and platforms are eager for shows that successfully incorporate science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Sonar Entertainment has partnered with Centa IP to oversee the licensing and retail development for the new series Go Away, Unicorn!

Ahead of its premiere, the animated preschool show Lilybuds has been presold by Zodiak Kids in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Canada.

Cyber Group Studios USA has launched content development and direct-to-consumer operations and named two senior executives at its office in Los Angeles.

Portfolio Entertainment has hired Marianne Culbert, a former Arc Productions, Mercury Filmworks and Nelvana exec, as VP of production.

Boat Rocker Rights has secured a number of new agreements for the animated preschool series Bitz & Bob with broadcasters around the world.

Banijay Group's Zodiak Kids has signed a number of new broadcast and SVOD agreements for the animated hit Horrid Henry, which is produced by Novel Entertainment.

The stage tour Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!, featuring brothers Martin and Chris Kratt from the PBS Kids series Wild Kratts, is launching in the U.S. in September.

This October, Universal Kids is slated to broadcast the world premiere of American Ninja Warrior Junior, a kids' version of the competition series that airs on NBC in the U.S.