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MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment is gearing up to launch its first official North American e-commerce website, Geronimo Stilton Official Merchandising, later this week.

MADRID: Nottingham Forest has inked several licensing deals for the animated series Super Wings in Iberia.

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company has secured additional licensing partners in Europe and the U.S. for the animated preschool series Dinosaur Train.

MOSCOW: Brazil’s SBT has picked up two seasons of the animated series Masha and the Bear for its morning kids’ block Carrossel Animado.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e has taken over Rainbow's stake in the hit kids' property Mia and me around the globe, excluding in Italy.

SYDNEY: Australian comedian Akman Saleh has joined the voice cast of The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill as the titular character’s best friend, Jacko the frill-necked lizard.

TORONTO: Disney XD in the U.S. is premiering the animated comedy series Counterfeit Cat from Tricon Kids & Family and Wildseed Kids this month.

In the run-up to Licensing Expo, the president and general manager talks about how the company is engaging with children wherever they are.

ESPOO: Piggy Tales: Third Act, the latest season of Rovio Animation’s online series based on characters from the Angry Birds game, is slated to debut exclusively on the ToonsTV app.

LONDON: Nickelodeon and U.K. fashion brand HYPE have partnered on an international family collection featuring retro Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artwork.