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TORONTO: Nickelodeon has picked up the exclusive rights for 9 Story Media Group’s preschool series Top Wing, which will air on Nick channels worldwide, excluding Canada.

REDMOND: Yo-kai Watch 2, a gaming extension of the TV series, is rolling out in the U.S. exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on September 30.

PARIS: STUDIOCANAL and Autochenille Production are adapting Joann Sfar’s comic Little Vampire (Petit Vampire) into an animated feature film.

HALIFAX: Revenue for DHX Media in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 was C$84.1 million ($65 million), down 2 percent from the year-ago figure but in line with the management's expectation.

SOMOSTV’s president and CEO, Luis Villanueva, talks about the mission and international reach of the Spanish-language preschool network Semillitas.

LONDON: Disney Junior has picked up the non-dialogue animation series Sunny Bunnies for several Asia-Pacific markets, with Portugal’s Canal Panda also nabbing the show.

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic network UniMás is set to debut this weekend Cisneros Media Distribution’s educational kids' show Super Genius (Súper Genios).

TORONTO: Groupe Média TFO has appointed former Bejuba! exec Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos to head up a new initiative that focuses on distributing its multiplatform content and tapping into international markets.

LOS ANGELES: DHX Media is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month, and is headed to the L.A. Screenings with series such as the 2D comedy Chuck’s Choice.

LOS ANGELES/ESPOO: Rovio Entertainment has announced several worldwide licensing partnerships ahead of the launch of The Angry Birds Movie, with LEGO and Hasbro among the key licensees.