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LOS ANGELES: Kirk Fogg has joined the cast of Nickelodeon's upcoming action/adventure TV movie Legends of the Hidden Temple, based on the channel's hit game show from the 1990s.

LIVERPOOL: The preschool properties Bob the Builder, Thomas & Friends and Fireman Sam have joined the Albert Dock family entertainment center in Liverpool to form Mattel Play!, an indoor experience meant to inspire play and activity.

The CEO offers insight into how the company is seeking out and developing innovative new shows like the upcoming Dot., adapted from the book by Randi Zuckerberg.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon is introducing new toy lines from Playmates Toys and Mega Bloks, inspired by the upcoming Paramount Pictures theatrical movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

ROME: Mondo TV has unveiled its lineup for MIPTV 2016, including a range of upcoming co-productions and planned or ongoing third-party titles, with Adventures in Duckport and Cuby Zoo among the key offerings.

LONDON: The message from Patricia Hidalgo, Turner’s senior VP and chief content and creative officer for kids, EMEA, and international kids’ strategy, is that the company’s trove of in-house U.S.-produced content needs to be backed by complementary third-party shows.

NEW YORK: Sprout, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's 24-hour preschool network, has named Kristen Campolattaro as its VP of brand marketing.

SEATTLE: Amazon is due to debut the animated kids' series Thunderbirds Are Go as an Amazon Original on Prime Video in the U.S. next month.

CANNES: Currently in production on its third season, Mia and me, one of m4e/Telescreen’s MIPTV highlights, has been a worldwide hit.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: As part of its efforts to expand its animation division, Gaumont has appointed former Splash Entertainment co-CEO Nicolas Atlan as president of animation, and Terry Kalagian as VP of creative for animation.