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The YouTube Kids app, which can be downloaded on mobile phones and tablets, is now also available on select smart television sets.

TF1, Cyber Group Studios, Supamonks Studios and La Chouette Compagnie are currently developing Droners, a new animated comedy adventure series based on an original idea by Pierre de Cabissole and Sylvain dos Santos.

The special An American Girl Story: Summer Camp Friends for Life, inspired by the American Girl character named Z who fronts the web series Z's Crew, is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 9.

The Australian Greens political party has launched the #SaveKidsTV initiative to defend children's storytelling in the country, with Screen Producers Australia among those pledging support to the cause.

MarcoPolo Learning has secured $8.5 million in Series A funding, which will be used to expand its suite of early childhood education apps and to produce animated long-form video content with Boat Rocker Media companies.

Radical Sheep Productions, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, has appointed Shaleen Sangha to the newly created position of senior director of development and production.

Nickelodeon has licensed exclusive broadcast rights for season one of the CGI-animated series Rainbow Rangers in the U.S. and Caribbean Basin from Genius Brands International.

Media I.M. has appointed Evolution to manage the licensing, merchandising and promotion rights for the non-dialogue animated comedy series Sunny Bunnies in North America.

Indonesian telco Telkomsel is set to roll out the Nickelodeon Play and Nick Jr. Play apps this year, following a deal with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia.

ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing has inked a deal with Rainbow to represent the live-action show Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends in the German-speaking region.