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NEW YORK: Christina Miller, the president and general manager of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang at Turner, talks to World Screen Newsflash about reimagining classic properties, introducing new ones and challenging today’s kids to be creative and inventive.

LONDON: MoMedia, a digital distributor and content management company, has signed new deals with four popular digital-first children's entertainment IP brands.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has racked up global sales for series from its kids’ catalog, including The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! and DOKI.

TOKYO: VTV7, the educational channel of Vietnam’s national broadcaster, is adding NHK’s kids’ show Peek-a-boo! (Inai Inai Baa!) to its 2017 lineup.

NEW YORK: Mindy Stockfield, who has worked for Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, was hired as senior VP of marketing, creative and multiplatform at Scholastic Trade Publishing.

HO CHI MINH CITY: Boomerang has revealed some of its upcoming programming highlights for the POPS Worldwide platform in Vietnam, where the channel has reached 200 million viewers over the past six months.

ARLINGTON: Later this week, PBS KIDS is due to debut OddTube, a digital short-form spin-off of the Emmy-winning series Odd Squad.

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network is slated to air holiday-themed episodes of The Powerpuff Girls, Regular Show and Steven Universe, among other series, early next month.

LOS ANGELES: Toei Animation and TubiTV have closed a deal that sees several animated series, including Tiger Mask W, headed to the streaming platform.

BEIJING: Big Bad Boo Studios has inked a multiyear broadcast deal with CCTV's children's channel, CCTV-14, that will see the animated comedy series 1001 Nights begin airing in China.