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NEW YORK/TOKYO/PAWTUCKET: Sunrights and d-rights have partnered with Hasbro to relaunch the Beyblade franchise with a new generation of toys in North America this year.

NEW YORK/LONDON: Silvergate Media has signed a three-year master toy renewal agreement for the underwater-themed preschool property Octonauts with Mattel's Fisher-Price.

STOCKHOLM: Bron/Broen producer Filmlance International has inked a licensing deal with Moomin Characters and Bulls Licensing to develop the new Moomin animated show.

NEW YORK: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured seven additional U.S. licensing partners for the preschool property Peppa Pig.

NEW YORK: Vince Commisso, co-founding partner, president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group, and Cathal Gaffney, co-founder and CEO of Brown Bag Films, met with World Screen Newsflash to talk about the complementary strengths of the two companies.

PARIS: Turner France has revealed that the animation channel Toonami, known as the "Home of Superheroes," has launched in the country.

NEW YORK: The Kratt Brothers Company has added to the roster of licensees for its animated and live-action kids’ series Wild Kratts, while current partners are expanding their product lines.

BURBANK: Disney XD in the U.S. is due to debut LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, an all-new animated show produced by Wil Film, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm, this summer.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's preschool channel Sprout is slated to begin airing the first season of Little People, a new animated series from Mattel's HIT Entertainment, early next month.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead for a second season of its animated series Shimmer and Shine, and is also launching the first-ever product line for the show.