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BRISTOL: Disney EMEA has set a May 12 premiere for the new Disney XD animated comedy Counterfeit Cat, a co-production between Tricon Kids & Family and Wildseed Studios.

PARIS: Animation company Studio Hari has officially launched an international distribution division, Hari International, with sales being led by former Gaumont exec Adeline Tormo.

LONDON: Ludorum has named Jazwares as the new global master toy partner for the preschool property Chuggington.

CARDIFF: Thud Media and Lupus Films have partnered to launch the third in a series of kids’ apps based on the Channel 5 and Cartoonito preschool show Toot the Tiny Tugboat.

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop has launched Sesame Studios, a YouTube Kids channel featuring new non-Muppet characters, short-form series and original stories.

The company's president and COO talks about the latest activities across its four main divisions: DHX Studios, DHX Distribution, DHX Television and DHX Brands.

GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation posted revenues for the first quarter of $190.4 million, up 14.4 percent on the prior-year period, led by solid performance in the TV series and specials, consumer products and new-media segments.

CAPE TOWN: Sunrise Productions, creators of the award-winning animated series Jungle Beat, has made a number of new senior appointments.

SYDNEY: Filming on the third installment of the action/adventure series Nowhere Boys, which airs on ABC3 in Australia, has kicked off this week in Melbourne.

BELFAST: Claude, a new 2D animated preschool show produced by Sixteen South, has been picked up by Disney Junior for broadcast in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.