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MADRID: Multichannel network 2btube is entering the kids’ content space through the launch of 2bkids, which will be led by Juan Baixeras, formerly of Zinkia Entertainment.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Gaumont Animation is working with American Greetings Entertainment (AGE) to co-develop, co-produce and co-distribute an all-new animated series based on the 1980s girls' brand Herself the Elf.

CANNES: Steven T. Seagle, a founding partner of Man of Action Entertainment, creators of the boys' action series Ben 10, tells World Screen Newsflash that the highly anticipated new iteration of the global franchise phenomenon "might freak out some longtime fans" with its new look and feel, but assures that all the core elements that viewers love are still in place.

LONDON: New fashion collections for Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ Looney Tunes are rolling out from international design houses and retailers such as Zara.

SINGAPORE: August Media Holdings has secured a licensing agreement with Epigram Books to adapt the kids’ book series Sherlock Sam for film and television.

CANNES: Justin and his pals use their imaginations to travel around the globe and learn valuable lessons in Justin Time, and Guru Studio is presenting the animated show’s new season, which will become available in 2018.

CANNES: Mondo TV and Aurora World have reported a strong broadcast and licensing response for YooHoo & Friends 3D, the brand-new series based on the YooHoo & Friends line of plush toys made by Aurora World.

CANNES: Aimed at youngsters between the ages of 2 and 6, Kazoops! is an animated show from Cheeky Little Productions that has been a hit on CBeebies in the U.K. and ABC Kids in Australia, and recently launched on Netflix internationally.

CANNES: SVT Sweden and YLE Finland have picked up UYoung and Little Airplane Productions’ animated series P. King Duckling.

CANNES: 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 this morning before each being presented with a World Screen Kids’ Content Trendsetter Award.