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PALO ALTO: Tangible Play's Osmo, which specializes in mixed-reality experiences, has received $24 million in funding from Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Collab+Sesame and Shea Ventures, joining existing investors Accel, Upfront Ventures and K9 Ventures.

Joy Rosen, CEO and co-founder, discusses the company’s productions in the children's market.

BURBANK: Disney Channel has slated Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special to air tonight at 8:30 p.m.

TORONTO: Industrial Brothers, CBC and The Jim Henson Company have unveiled Dotopedia, a new app based on the animated series Dot., about a curious girl who uses technology to enhance her experiences with the natural world.

HAMPSHIRE: Sarah Aspinall, formerly of Azoomee and BT, has become the new kids' and music editor at Liberty Global's Virgin Media.

PARIS: Federation Kids & Family and sister company Cottonwood Media have secured a host of presales for the animated preschool series The Ollie & Moon Show, with the new deals set to bring the show to 150-plus countries.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has sold several kids’ series, including the award-winning Odd Squad, to broadcasters in Asia.

LONDON: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has revealed that as of July 1, 2017, there will be no more advertising of high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) food and drink in U.K. children's media.

LONDON: According to SuperAwesome's second annual Kids Digital Insights Report for ASEAN and Australia, children's preference for short-form digital content has increased to 65 percent, up from 61 percent in 2015.

ATLANTA: Turner’s Cartoon Network has launched a new board comprised of industry and academic experts who will advise and inform its efforts related to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math).