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CANNES: Studio 100 Media has sold more than 100 half-hours of programming to Lithuanian pubcaster LRT.

TORONTO: Joe Tedesco, senior VP and general manager of DHX Television, tells World Screen Newsflash about how he is programming the company’s Canadian networks.

LONDON: Global broadcaster Jim Jam and Finland’s YLE have nabbed the new preschool series Kit & Kate, which is distributed by Ankama Animations.

NEW YORK/LONDON: The preschool adventure series Octonauts is heading to Netflix in multiple territories following a three-year deal between the streaming service and Silvergate Media.

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop has closed deals to air a broad lineup of Sesame Street programming this year in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

LONDON: CBBC has given a second-season order to its upcoming soccer-themed kids’ drama Jamie Johnson, with the first run due out in time for the Euro 2016 Championships this summer.

NEW YORK: Layla Lewis, VP of content acquisitions at Nickelodeon, shares with World Screen Newsflash her strategy for sourcing shows from the international market.

In a keynote speech at MIPTV, which was followed by a Q&A with World Screen’s Anna Carugati, the president and COO discussed creating engaging content and success strategies.

LONDON: The new Rainbow shows Regal Academy and Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends have landed in Brazil, where they're due to air on TV Cultura this December.

MADRID: Imira Entertainment is teaming with Italian studio Just for Kids Factory to co-produce the non-dialogue comedy series Dummysaurs.