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CANNES: Kong—King of the Apes, on offer from 41 Entertainment (41e), sees the titular hero trying to save mankind from robotic dinosaurs controlled by an evil genius.

NEW YORK: Screenvision Media has teamed up with 4K Media to distribute the upcoming anime film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions to more than 500 theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has inked a deal that sees British food company Bernard Matthews join the licensee roster for the boys’ action series Thunderbirds Are Go.

LONDON: Julia Gutiérrez Cillero has been appointed licensing manager for Mondo TV Group, reporting to Valentina La Macchia, director of consumer products‬.

NEW YORK/PARIS: More than 1,400 executives are expected to take part in MIPJunior this year, which will feature a library of some 1,000 shows available for screening, according to Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude.

LONDON: Entertainment One’s (eOne) preschool show Peppa Pig is debuting on South Korean animation channel CJ Tooniverse this month, coupled with the launch of a licensing program for the brand in the country.

LOS ANGELES: Licensing veteran Al Kahn, founder of 4Kids Entertainment, has become chairman of the board at Toon Goggles, an on-demand entertainment service for kids.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE), the U.K. licensing agent for One Animation’s animated kids’ comedy series Oddbods, has secured the first deals for the brand in the territory.

MADRID: Imira Entertainment has acquired more than 300 half-hours of new product that it will present at MIPJunior and MIPCOM.

CANNES: The kids’ comedy series Pat the Dog is about the friendship between a young girl named Lola and her beloved pup, who would do anything to save her day.