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LONDON: Cartoon Network is introducing in the U.K. a toy line inspired by The Powerpuff Girls reboot.

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BELFAST: Seasoned executive producer Julia Bond has been named BBC Children's first commissioning exec for Scotland and Northern Ireland, effective March 1.

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) is launching a multi-category licensing and merchandising program for The LEGO Batman Movie that includes apparel, accessories, costumes, toys, publishing, stationery, home décor, party goods and more.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sessom Asia and X System International have inked licensing and merchandising deals for Chuck Chicken, an animated action comedy series from Animasia Studio and Fuzhou ZeroOne Animation.

LONDON: Pyramid International and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have launched the U.K.’s first stationery range for DC Super Hero Girls, the all-new universe featuring iconic DC female superheroes, including Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl.

SEATTLE: Amazon Prime Video has become the exclusive premium subscription streaming home for the animated family film We're Going on a Bear Hunt, adapted from the book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured an additional broadcast partner and several new licensees for the animated preschool series PJ Masks in the U.K.

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has licensed the broadcast rights for season two of Yo-Kai Watch to Disney XD Latin America, which also picked up the rights to Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie.

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has taken an equity stake in Genius Brands International (GBI) and will become the company's global distributor.