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CANNES: Mattel Creations has signed a number of new international agreements for the popular kids' property Thomas & Friends.

CANNES: Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, chief content officer at Mattel, weighed in on key shifts in the children’s media business at MIPJunior before being interviewed on stage by Kristin Brzoznowski, the executive editor of World Screen.

CANNES: Cyber Group Studios has inked deals with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide for more than ten series, with the animated preschool show Zou among them.

CANNES: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and AMC Networks International Central Europe have signed a deal for a package of programming targeted at children and young adults.

LOS ANGELES/HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e has teamed up with Emmy Award‐winning producer Sherry Gunther Shugerman (The Simpsons, Rugrats, Family Guy) to produce The Beatrix Girls.

CANNES/PARIS: Turner Asia Pacific has acquired two additional seasons of Xilam Animation’s slapstick comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches.

CANNES: Beyond Distribution has sold the CBBC shows The Dengineers and Junior Vets into the Asia-Pacific region at MIPJunior.

CANNES: Studio 100 Media has secured two agreements with broadcasters in the Nordics for its latest live-action series, including Kosmoo.

CANNES: Mattel Creations has inked an exclusive agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) Content Group, which is taking worldwide SVOD rights for the Barbie movie catalog for the next seven years.

CANNES: MoMedia has entered into a digital distribution pact with Studio 100, which is home to such hit children's properties as Maya the Bee, Heidi and Vic the Viking.