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NEW YORK: 4K Media’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the first series in the hit animated franchise, is set to launch on DVD this year in Brazil.

LONDON: TotallyTween is logging off next month as the founders of the U.K.-based online service for 8- to 12-year-old girls contemplate its future in today's highly competitive market.

WINNIPEG: Canadian VOD platform AmebaTV has picked up more than 20 episodes of Blue Socks Media’s preschool series Raggs.

LONDON: The online streaming service NOW TV is slated to launch the NOW TV Kids Pass this summer, offering access to a variety of children's television content for a monthly fee.

LONDON: Turner Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has promoted Cecilia Persson to VP of programming and content strategy of kids EMEA, acquisitions and co-production international.

LOS ANGELES: Classic Disney Channel sitcoms such as Hannah Montana and That’s So Raven are due back on the air this month as part of a special programming event on the Freeform network.

TORONTO: Industry veteran Pam Westman has been appointed as the head of Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises.

SEOUL: CJ E&M’s preschool series Super Wings has landed in Europe, where it’s due to air on German-language children’s channel KiKA in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

SYDNEY: ZooMoo, an interactive preschool channel focused on animals and wildlife, has become the first children's service to be offered by Australia's Telstra TV.

TORONTO: DHX Television has launched the Family Channel App, a one-stop destination that delivers programming from Family Channel, Family CHRGD, Family Jr. and F2N to audiences on multiple devices.