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NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has unveiled a number of the channel's upcoming highlights, which include a youth-skewing Lip Sync Battle spin-off and a new animated show featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT).

COLOGNE: WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) has secured international distribution rights for the new kids’ series WildWoods from Sixteen South.

The exec producer and supervising director discusses the animated show based on Disney's hit feature film.

BURBANK: Ahead of its season one debut, Disney XD has ordered a sophomore season of the reimagined DuckTales animated comedy adventure series.

LONDON: Turner’s Cartoon Network EMEA has lined up additional apparel and accessories licensees for The Powerpuff Girls in the U.K.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust (YST) in a deal that sees the superhero property PJ Masks become a brand ambassador for YST's work with young kids in the U.K.

LONDON: FremantleMedia Kids & Family has partnered with holiday company Thomas Cook in a deal that will see Danger Mouse activities being added to Thomas Cook and Airtours kids’ clubs across Europe this summer.

MOSCOW: NBCUniversal's DreamWorks has secured a multiyear agreement granting CTC Media exclusive Russian broadcast rights for several of the studio’s children's series, including Dragons: Race to the Edge.

LONDON: CAKE is launching a sophomore season of the CGI-animated preschool show Space Racers, which is produced by Space Race.

LOS ANGELES: American Greetings Entertainment (AGE) has appointed DHX Media’s WildBrain to manage the Madballs YouTube channel.