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BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) has teamed up with The Lion King director Rob Minkoff and Frozen co-writer Shane Morris for the development and production of the preschool series Rainbow Rangers.

MANILA: Cartoon Network’s hit shows We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls are due to air on TV5 in the Philippines.

QUÉBEC: Squeeze has inked a deal with Turner that will see the slapstick comedy Cracké premiere on Boomerang in the U.K., Germany, Italy and Portugal.

NEW YORK: 4K Media has inked a deal with Nickelodeon in Germany to premiere the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.

LONDON: CAKE has licensed the non-verbal CGI-animated series Oscar's Oasis to Discovery in Italy.

LONDON: The alien-led animated series Q Pootle 5 and creator Nick Butterworth are being featured in this year's World Space Week UK campaign, meant to encourage kids to have an interest in space.

BURBANK: John Rood, a seasoned marketing exec and Disney alum, is returning to the company as senior VP of marketing for Disney Channels Worldwide, effective immediately.

LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon has begun production on the brand-new original TV movie Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, based on the children’s book series of the same name by Chris Grabenstein.

LONDON/SEOUL: Turner is releasing a pair of mobile games based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series Adventure Time in Europe and Asia.

BOSTON: Auldey Toys of North America, a subsidiary of The Alpha Group, has been appointed as the North American master toy licensee for Rainbow’s animated series Regal Academy.