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HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: Belgium's Studio 100 has purchased a 68-percent interest in German brand management and media company m4e.

LONDON: FremantleMedia Kids & Family has signed its first format agreement for Marrying Mum and Dad, which will be produced by FM Sweden for SVT's Barnkanalen.

NEW YORK/LONDON: Sesame Workshop has appointed SAMBRO International as its new Sesame Street licensee across European territories.

DUBAI: Middle Eastern and North African online streaming service icflix and Yellow Spot Productions have collaborated to bring the 3D-animated series Super Geek Heroes to youngsters.

LONDON: Dot To Dot Productions is producing School of Roars, a new 2D animated preschool series that is slated for broadcast on CBeebies in the U.K. and Sprout in the U.S.

LONDON: Simplestream, which provides OTT video services for the media and entertainment industry, has been tapped to power Sony Pictures Television’s new catch-up service for children on YouView.

LONDON: DHX Media's WildBrain has become the exclusive global manager of a number of Moose Toys' YouTube channels, including for the popular Shopkins brand.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: Channel 5 has commissioned a sophomore season of the animated comedy series Wissper for its preschool block Milkshake!, bringing the show’s total episode count to 104.

NEW YORK: Outfit7, creator of the global hit Talking Tom and Friends, has sold 100 percent of the company to a consortium of investors from Asia, represented by United Luck Group Holdings, for $1 billion.

LONDON: Media I.M. has sold the CGI-animated comedy Sunny Bunnies to Disney for its channels in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa and AsiaPac.