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Turner EMEA and the Austrian start-up Tonio have collaborated on Gumball VIP, which gives fans of The Amazing World of Gumball the opportunity to take part in a week-long live, interactive, linear TV experiment on Cartoon Network UK.

Children’s brand Haus of JR has teamed up with Nickelodeon for a new clothing collection inspired by the network’s hit animated preschool series PAW Patrol.

Xilam has elevated Dorothée Lanchier to chief operating officer, Camille Wiplier to deputy COO and Marie-Laurence Turpin to head of development and talent management.

The winners of this year's Japan Prize, an international contest for educational media, were unveiled during a ceremony at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo yesterday.

The 30 most-screened programs at MIPJunior included the animated Magic Adventures: The Crystal of Dark from Korea's Hong Dang Moo, 44 Cats from Italy's Rainbow and Alice & Lewis from France's Blue Spirit Productions.

Ahead of the launch of Big Hero 6 The Series, based on the hit film, in 2018, Disney XD and Disney Channel are set to air a TV movie, Baymax Returns, this November.

Zodiak Kids has notched up a slew of sales for its preschool show Kody Kapow, which was commissioned by Universal Kids' Sprout daily block.

Viacom is launching an OTT and mobile Nickelodeon linear channel in Japan via a pact with NTT DOCOMO.

Jetpack Distribution has signed a number of agreements for the hit series The Sisters, Jamie's Got Tentacles and Yoko with platforms around the world.

The animated preschool series Puffin Rock, which is distributed internationally by Superights, has arrived in China as part of a multi-license deal with China Nebula Group (CNB), including TV rights, digital, merchandising and toys.