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NEW YORK: Roku has added the Oznoz Video Channel for kids to its offering, featuring cartoons in more than ten languages.

MONTREAL: Canada's TELETOON has given the go-ahead to Chop Chop Ninja, a new animated series based on the locally created game franchise, that is being produced by Sardine Productions and Gamerizon Studio.

LONDON: FremantleMedia Kids & Family (FMK) has secured a range of licensing and retail deals for the rebooted Danger Mouse in Australia and New Zealand.

HOLLYWOOD: HIP (Henson Independent Properties), The Jim Henson Company’s third-party licensing and distribution label, has secured broadcast and digital license deals for the preschool series Elias: Rescue Team Adventures and Lily’s Driftwood Bay.

LONDON: Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK and Ireland (WBCP UK and Ireland) has announced its official licensed-merchandise program for Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

NEW YORK: 4K Media, the brand management and production subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment, has appointed Michelle Zamora Dean as the senior manager of licensing and marketing.

LONDON: CBeebies is set to launch April 1 as a linear channel in the Middle East and North Africa exclusively to subscribers of beIN.

DINGLE: The fourth annual Animation Dingle Festival, celebrating creativity and excellence in Irish and international animation, is planning two days of keynote speeches, conferences and more, featuring industry executives from Disney and Amazon Studios, among others.

DUBAI: CJ E&M and UNESCO have partnered to support UNESCO's girls' education global campaign with Rainbow Ruby, CJ E&M's new animated preschool series.

BURBANK: Two new VPs of original movies and series are in place at Disney Channel and Disney XD.