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BURBANK: The Oscar-winning feature film Frozen, from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is set to make its broadcast network premiere on ABC in the U.S. this holiday season.

LONDON: Sky Kids has updated its app and launched new content, including episodes featuring the popular animated clay character Morph.

MUNICH: Nelonen Media, part of Sanoma Media Finland, has acquired the CGI animated series Arthur and the Minimoys from Studio 100 Media.

LONDON: Rocket Licensing has signed new U.K. partners for Dr. Seuss’s classic holiday tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas, including Dreamtex, which will roll out a bedding line.

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop has named new licensing representatives for the Sesame Street brand, with IMG coming on board in China, Televisa Consumer Products signing on in Mexico and Kasmanas Licensing joining in Brazil.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has greenlit a third season of the animated series The Loud House, slated to debut in 2017.

CHICAGO: Spiffy Pictures is producing second and third seasons of the hit animated series Nature Cat for broadcast on PBS KIDS next year.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) and Sprout have inked a deal that will see the BAFTA award-winning film Lost and Found air in the U.S. on NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has launched a new international distribution operation, 9 Story Distribution International, housed at Brown Bag Films' animation studio in Dublin, Ireland.

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment's hit film Bruno and Boots: Go Jump in the Pool is getting two new installments: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall and The Wizzle War.