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First Media's BabyFirst, which is distributed by HBO Asia in the region, has inked an exclusive multi-year deal for the channel's content to launch on iQIYI Kids in China.

Gaumont has hired Laura Laas, a former France TV Distribution exec, as its new VP of international television sales for animation.

The first season of the new animated series Beyblade Burst, which is represented by Sunrights, has begun airing on Fridays on Cartoon Network in Latin America.

The Amazon original animated comedy Danger & Eggs, created by Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky, is due to debut on Prime Video in the U.S. and U.K. later this month.

INK Global has tapped Hijinx as the master toy licensee for Zafari, an upcoming animated series created by David Dozoretz about a group of animal friends.

La Cabane Productions is preparing to produce Mush-Mush and the Mushables, a CGI-animated comedy that is slated for broadcast on Canal+'s Piwi+ and Canal+ Family networks.

Alpha Group US has entered into a creative pact with Man of Action Entertainment for a brand-new original animated series.

The Jim Henson Company, Herschend Studios and PBS Kids have launched Ocean Friends Forever, a social media and community engagement initiative centered on the series Splash and Bubbles, to coincide with World Oceans Day on June 8.

The new animated comedy series Pig Goat Banana Cricket has premiered on Nickelodeon in Poland, where it is locally titled Świń Koza Banan Robal.

India’s Toonz Media Group and U.S.-based ReachMe.TV have rolled out Toonz TV, a new entertainment channel that will reach more than 100 million viewers in the U.S. at launch.