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MADRID: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is partnering with leisure-park operator Parques Reunidos to bring Nickelodeon-branded family-entertainment centers to Europe, with the first slated to open in Murcia, Spain, next year.

TORONTO/LONDON: Canada's Breakthrough Entertainment and the U.K.'s Buccaneer Media have been commissioned by Nickelodeon and YTV to produce the new live-action series Ride.

TORONTO: The preschool series Little People, based on the toy franchise from Mattel, will debut on Family Jr. as part of DHX Television’s month-long free preview event in March.

BURBANK: An upcoming time-traveling episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, due to debut on Nickelodeon later this month, will feature characters from the original 1980s series.

SILVER SPRING: An all-new season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is due to premiere on Discovery Family this month.

MIAMI: The animated preschool series Chloe's Closet is slated to begin airing on Semillitas, SomosTV's Spanish-language U.S. channel for kids up to the age of 5.

TORONTO: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has licensed second seasons of Camp Lakebottom, Numb Chucks and Peg + Cat from 9 Story Media Group.

BURBANK: Disney XD has greenlit two new original animated series, Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer and Country Club, from Disney Television Animation.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) is partnering with Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens to roll out a Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom-themed fundraising campaign in the U.K.

LOS ANGELES: FabLab, a science-themed series aimed at encouraging tween and teen girls to embrace STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), is introducing new interactive elements to the show, including the Lenovo FabFinder talent search.