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NEW YORK: The Thomas & Friends special The Great Race is launching on PBS member stations in the U.S. on October 17, to be followed by a week of all-new episodes from the eighth season of the series on PBS KIDS.

CANNES: Cyber Group Studios is introducing Iqbal, Tale of a Fearless Child, which marks the first animated feature to be distributed by the company.

SEATTLE: Amazon has ordered two new original series, the comedy Little Big Awesome and Ronja the Robber's Daughter, which won an International Emmy Kids Award.

CANNES: Zodiak Kids has licensed more than 70 hours of content to Amazon in the U.K., Ireland and Germany.

CANNES: Motion Pictures Entertainment recently picked up Misha the Purple Cat for worldwide distribution.

CANNES: Produced by Belgium’s Creative Conspiracy, Three Little Ninjas Delivery Service is an animated comedy for 6- to 10-year-olds that is on offer from Entertainment One (eOne) Family.

CANNES: The live-action adventure series Kosmoo takes kids along on adventures with Robbe and his bionic dog as they set out to solve crimes and mysteries in the coastal village of Seaview.

CANNES: At MIPCOM, Mediatoon Distribution is presenting the latest season of Yakari.

CANNES: The second installment of the hit reimagined show Thunderbirds Are Go is being presented by ITV Studios Global Entertainment to international buyers in Cannes.

CANNES: Attending MIPJunior this weekend? Make sure to pick up your copy of TV Kids and the TV Kids Guide, visit TVKids.ws for the latest headlines, access our Twitter feed, download the World Screen app, peruse listings of numerous new shows through the Screening Rooms for MIPJunior, and watch a video with Turner's Christina Miller in the TV Kids MIPJunior Preview.