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NEW YORK: Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, chief content officer at Mattel, talked about key shifts in the children’s media business at MIPJunior before being interviewed on stage by Kristin Brzoznowski, the executive editor of World Screen. Watch the panel here.

NEW YORK: Canal+’s Laurence Blaevoet, Disney XD’s Marc Buhaj, CBBC’s Sarah Muller and Amazon Studios’ Tara Sorensen weighed in on how to serve kids’ audiences at MIPJunior. Watch the panel here.

TRIVANDRUM: Toonz Media Group's Toonz Studios has inked a deal with Herotainment that will see the two companies collaborate on a new digital series based on the Smighties collectible brand.

LOS ANGELES: Studio 100 Media and Red Kite Animation are working together on the production of Princess Emmy—The Movie, set for delivery in 2018.

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has secured international sales for the preschool series Do You Know?, with the show headed into the Middle East and Africa.

BURBANK: Disney XD's upcoming animated show Big Hero 6, based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, will feature a combination of original and new voice cast members.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has expanded its broadcast partnership with Super RTL, bringing several kids’ shows, including Hotel Transylvania: The Series, to Germany.

TAIPEI: Turner's global children's brand and Cartoon Network's companion channel, Boomerang, is launching in Taiwan for the first time ever.

HALIFAX: DHX Media has received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to permit broadcast advertising on its pay-TV network Family Channel, effective immediately.

SYDNEY: Kids’ entertainment group Hi-5 and Nine have partnered to bring the Hi-5 franchise back to Australian free TV, with a brand-new series slated to launch in 2017, marking the brand’s return to the network.