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NEW YORK: Sprout is premiering The Furchester Hotel, featuring Cookie Monster and Elmo, this September as part of its Back to New programming initiative.

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have optioned the rights for 9-year-old reporter Hilde Lysiak’s four-book series Hilde Cracks the Case, the first of which will be released by Scholastic in fall 2017.

LONDON: Cartoon Network has kicked off football season by rolling out an all-new app, Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer Goal!!!

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment's YTV is slated to begin airing Tricked, a new original series produced by Force Four Entertainment and hosted by magician and YouTube personality Eric Leclerc.

HONG KONG: Turner Asia Pacific has appointed Eric Lee, formerly of Rovio Entertainment, as the location-based entertainment (LBE) director for the region, effective immediately.

DAYTONA BEACH: NASCAR and Nickelodeon are moving forward with a third season of NASCAR Hammer Down, which is due to return to Nicktoons in September.

MIAMI: Somos TV's Semillitas has snapped up the broadcast rights for the animated series Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks from 9 Story Media Group.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed the first licensing partners for the preschool property Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom in Brazil.

BURBANK: Disney XD has set October 3 for the premiere of the animated comedy series Milo Murphy's Law from the creators of Phineas and Ferb, with Al Yankovic (Weird Al) voicing the lead role.

LONDON: EnablinGenius has inked a licensing deal with Ubongo to broadcast the educational animated series Phonics School and Little Poets in Africa.