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BURBANK: Disney/ABC Television Group has updated its various WATCH Disney apps for the new Apple TV. WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior are now compatible with the tvOS platform. The updates include character-driven navigation that makes …

ESPOO: Rovio Entertainment's ToonsTV is now offering brand-new Halloween episodes of Angry Birds Toons ("Porcula") and Stella ("Night of the Bling") that are available exclusively on the ToonsTV app before anywhere else. There is also a competition on the Angry Birds …

NEW YORK: Christopher Keenan, HIT Entertainment’s VP of global content and executive producer, speaks to TV Kids’ Mansha Daswani about what’s in store for some of the company’s key franchises.   The HIT Entertainment catalogue is home to a number of …

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has inked several deals for the animated series Wild Kratts in Australia, including a broadcast agreement with Channel Nine’s Go! Wild Kratts will premiere on Go! on November 14, airing weekdays at 7 a.m. and 2:30 …

LONDON: On November 20, BBC is letting children from around the U.K. experience what it’s like to run kids’ TV, control a radio station and even be director-general. The initiative, titled Children’s Commissioner Takeover Challenge, is designed to give youngsters …

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company is collaborating with France Télévisions on a series of Dinosaur Train shorts meant to teach young viewers the alphabet. France's Kayenta Productions has been commissioned to develop and produce 26×3-minute shorts featuring Dinosaur Train's Buddy …

GREENWICH/NEW YORK: 41 Entertainment (41e) and Arad Animation have granted C-Life Group a license to produce apparel in the U.S. based on the upcoming Kong: King of the Apes cartoon. Through the deal, C-Life will launch T-shirts, fashion tops and …

NEW YORK: Later this month, PBS Kids is due to debut the tenth season of Cyberchase, an Emmy-winning animated math series produced by Thirteen. Cyberchase follows the educational adventures of three kids and their bird friend as they use math …

HOLLYWOOD: Jeremy Nocon has been promoted to VP of business development at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Nocon is taking on an expanded role that sees him tasked with the development of third-party business opportunities as well as with financial and …

DUBAI: The free-to-air kids’ channel Spacetoon is set to debut its first co-production, an animated series titled MIA.