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HALIFAX: DHX Media has signed an exclusive deal with ZDF to launch season one of its new Teletubbies series on KiKA in Germany, bringing the property back to German TV screens.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Gaumont has optioned the worldwide rights for best-selling author Neal Shusterman’s book trilogy The Star Shards Chronicles, which it is developing and producing as an animated series.

BURBANK: Disney Junior has ordered a second season of Mickey and the Roadster Racers and a third run of The Lion Guard.

LOS GATOS: Netflix has ordered a second season of A Series of Unfortunate Events, a family adventure drama that debuted on the streaming service earlier this year.

BURBANK: Disney XD has ordered a sophomore season of Big Hero 6 The Series ahead of the film-based animated show's season one debut this fall.

SHEFFIELD/HANGZHOU: Next month, the Children's Media Conference (CMC) is expanding into the Chinese kids' media market through a partnership with the China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF).

LONDON: CAKE is heading to MIPTV with Angry Birds Blues, a brand-new comedy series featuring the bluebirds and the hatchlings from The Angry Birds Movie.

LONDON: Sir David Attenborough has signed on to narrate Attenborough’s Adventures, a new interactive series of animated stories for the CBeebies Storytime app.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon, which is enjoying a creative and ratings surge, has unveiled an all-new brand refresh of its on-air and online look and feel, meant to reflect the playfulness and imagination in the lives of children.

SAN FRANCISCO: Social video platform Twitch has lined up a 17-day marathon of Saban’s Power Rangers that will span 23 seasons and feature all 831 episodes.