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LONDON: Sky is bolstering its offerings for children with the addition of new exclusive programming as well as new features for the dedicated Sky Kids app.

BELFAST: Sixteen South, a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated kids' television producer, has opened a brand-new £1 million animation studio in Belfast.

LONDON: Zodiak Kids Studios has entered into a co-production agreement with Discovery Kids Latin America for the new animated series Lilybuds.

TORONTO: Executive producer and seasoned industry executive Heather Walker has purchased Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.

SEATTLE/ARLINGTON: Amazon and PBS Distribution have entered a multiyear agreement that makes Amazon Prime Video the exclusive subscription streaming home for several PBS Kids series in the U.S.

PARIS: Splash and Bubbles, an ocean-themed animated series produced by The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Enterprises, has been chosen as this year's MIPJunior World Premiere TV Screening.

ULTIMO: This August, ABC Kids is due to debut Kazoops, a new animated preschool show co-produced by ABC, Netflix, CBeebies and Cheeky Little Media.

LONDON: In a joint acquisition with HarperCollins Australia, HarperCollins UK is publishing a collection of S.A. Wakefield’s Bottersnikes and Gumbles stories to coincide with the TV series adaptation slated to air on CBBC in the U.K. in July.

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has inked a licensing deal with Nintendo that sees Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems offering themes featuring the Thea Sisters brand.

LONDON: CBeebies has unveiled details for Apple Tree House, an upcoming 30-part drama series that takes place at an inner-city estate.