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SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has secured a multiyear SVOD content deal with Hopster, making ABC Kids shows such as Octonauts available for streaming in Australia and New Zealand through the children’s app.

KUALA LUMPUR: Animasia Studio has scored a deal with Disney for its animated series Harry & Bunny to air across the Asia Pacific.

NEW YORK: Starting next month, Nickelodeon will roll out a slate of Shimmer and Shine multiplatform content timed with the show’s second-season premiere.

LONDON: Cartoon Network EMEA has partnered with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to produce the first mobile game based on the popular Teen Titans Go! animated series.

NEW YORK: Content creation will be at the center of the upcoming Licensing Expo’s keynote Toys to Content: Where Do We Go From Here?, with executives from Hasbro, Mattel and Jazwares scheduled to take part in the session.

SINGAPORE: StarHub and content aggregator MyChinaChannel (MCC) have teamed up to develop a dedicated Mandarin edutainment network called MaxToon, launching today for StarHub TV customers.

LONDON: Zodiak Kids Studios is making staffing changes, with Gwen Hughes taking on the post of COO and Zodiak Kids CEO Jean-Philippe Randisi stepping in to lead the production entity.

HALIFAX: DHX Media and Iconix Brand Group have teamed up to co-develop and co-produce a new animated series based on the Strawberry Shortcake brand.

SYDNEY: Michael Carrington, currently CEO of Zodiak Kids Studios, is taking on the role of head of children's and education at Australia's ABC TV.

PITTSBURGH: Imports Dragon has been named global master toy partner for the animated series Peg + Cat, with a collection of toys for preschoolers due out this fall.