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VANCOUVER: Thunderbird has appointed Matthew Berkowitz as head of development at subsidiary studio Atomic Cartoons.

LONDON: Serious Lunch has licensed all five seasons of the live-action series Operation Ouch! to Corus Entertainment for broadcast on YTV in Canada later this fall.

JOHANNESBURG: Animation SA, which represents South Africa's animation industry, has teamed up with Turner for the first-ever Animation Lounge at this year's DISCOP Johannesburg.

LOS ANGELES: Bagdasarian Productions has secured Mattel as the master toy licensee for the CG-animated series ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks.

Recaps some of the children's programming news from the market.

SANTA MONICA: Activision Blizzard's new animated show Skylanders Academy, based on the video-game franchise, has become available for streaming on Netflix.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has signed an exclusive licensing deal with JoJo Siwa (Dance Moms) to develop a collection of consumer products inspired by the 13-year-old singer, dancer, actress and social media personality.

MUNICH: Czech Republic pubcaster Ceska televise has acquired a package of kids’ titles from Studio 100 Media that includes series such as Vic the Viking.

LONDON: Manga Entertainment has teamed up with 4K Media to exclusively distribute the new Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions movie to more than 120 cinemas in the U.K. and Ireland.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has closed several international deals for the animated kids' comedy series Freaktown, including with Disney for its channels in India.