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NEW YORK: World Screen and TV Kids are teaming with Reed MIDEM to present the second-annual Kids’ Content Trendsetter Awards at MIPJunior, recognizing CANAL+’s Laurence Blaevoet, CBBC’s Sarah Muller, Disney XD’s Marc Buhaj and Amazon Studios’s Tara Sorensen.

LONDON: The animated children’s show Octonauts has been picked up by the Spanish national broadcaster RTVE for the kids’ network Clan.

MOSCOW: The second season of the 3D-animated series Masha and the Bear has launched on Netflix in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland.

SYDNEY: A range of ABC Kids’ content is due to launch on the preschool service PlayKids in Australia and New Zealand.

MADRID: Nottingham Forest, the licensing and promotion agent for the animated series Super Wings in Iberia, has secured new partners for the brand.

BURBANK: Disney XD has picked up a second season of Walk the Prank, a live-action series that combines scripted comedy with real hidden-camera pranks.

TORONTO: marblemedia is collaborating with TVO, City Saskatchewan, Knowledge Network and The Jim Henson Company on the production of Opie's Home, a spin-off of the hit preschool series Hi Opie!

LONDON: The second season of the magic-themed drama series Jamillah and Aladdin is slated to begin airing on CBeebies next month.

Genevieve Dexter, the founder and CEO, talks about the importance of having long-running series that can break into the U.S. market.

GLENDALE/DOHA: beIN Network has teamed up with DreamWorks Animation to launch the DreamWorks channel in Arabic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the first time.