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SINGAPORE: Cartoon Network has launched its Cartoon Network Anything app, designed exclusively for phones and tablets, in Southeast Asia. The free app is a digital TV network that showcases content created exclusively for mobile platforms, including interactive games, activities, trivia …

SINGAPORE: Sparky Animation has teamed up with Presto Digital Limited in the U.K. for the co-production of Rhythm Warriors, an adventure comedy series focused on music education and appreciation. The first episodes are written by Duane Capizzi, who's best known …

SINGAPORE: Cartoon Network in the Asia Pacific has picked up the fifth season of Xilam’s slapstick series Oggy and the Cockroaches for a 2017 launch. The 78×7-minute run will be available in Ultra HD. The new season will see Oggy …

SAN DIEGO: Toon Goggles is set to feature ten episodes of the animated preschool series Suzy’s Zoo: A Day with Witzy on its family entertainment on-demand platform. Toon Goggles, which offers animated and live-action content via its app for smartphones, …

MUNICH: At this week's Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Studio 100 Media is showcasing a number of kids' series, including the upcoming animated show The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill. The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill is a reimagining …

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop has appointed Thaole Entertainment as the company's master licensee for content distribution in the Southeast Asian territories of Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. Under the agreement, Thaole holds the rights to place …

SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Animasia Studio unveiled a trio of deals at the Asia TV Forum, including one to co-produce short-form kids’ content for the region. In partnering with Prodigee Media, Animasia will develop programming that will be exclusively distributed and marketed …

HALIFAX: DHX Brands, the brand-management and consumer-products arm of DHX Media, has appointed six licensees for Teletubbies in North America. Ahead of the launch of the new Teletubbies series next year on Nick Jr. in the U.S. and on Family …

LONDON: Cartoon Network has been named licensing agent for the boys’ adventure series Matt Hatter Chronicles in the Middle East and Turkey. Under the deal, Cartoon Network will implement a cross-category licensing program throughout the Middle East next year to …

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution has picked up worldwide licensing rights to the stop-motion, live-action series Scout & the Gumboot Kids from Two Story Productions. Created for Kids’ CBC and endorsed by the David Suzuki Foundation and the UCLA Global Media …