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BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have unveiled Dinotrux 5 Minute Favorites, a series of five-minute videos meant to help parents with their bedtime-stalling kids. The idea behind the new 5 Minute Favorites is that parents can satisfy children’s requests …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has licensed the preschool series Trucktown and Mike the Knight into Latin America and French Canada. Discovery Latin America has acquired the 80×11-minute series Trucktown. The broadcaster also picked up the third season of Mike the …

SANTA MONICA: Full episodes of the Japanese anime Yo-Kai Watch have launched on LEVEL-5 abby’s dedicated YouTube channel. The premiere episode was posted today, with more being added throughout the week. Subsequent chapters will air next Friday, with more going …

GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation’s revenues for the third quarter surged 43.3 percent to $259.2 million, with strong performances across all operating segments. "DreamWorks Animation delivered solid third quarter results, highlighted by strong top-line growth and meaningful segment gross profit across all …

MELBOURNE: Film Victoria, the ABC and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation have aligned in a new initiative to boost the production of live-action children’s series for multiple platforms. Dubbed Eureka, the initiative is calling on content creators from Victoria to …

MUNICH: Studio 100 Media has started production on a second Maya the Bee movie, which is planned for release in 2017-18. Maya the Bee 2: The Honey Games will be co-produced by Studio 100 Media with Australian production company Studio …

MONTREAL: Several showrunners, including Scott Fellows (Big Time Rush, Johnny Test), are set to take part in two sessions at the Children, Youth & Media (CYM) Conference, to be held at the St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre in Toronto …

TORONTO: Independent rights management company ole has inked a worldwide co-publishing and futures deal with film and TV music company Jamerica and its founder, Danish music director and composer Jeppe Riddervold. Under the terms of the deal, ole will become …

NEW YORK: Joe Tedesco, the senior VP and general manager of DHX Television, talks to TV Kids about what viewers can expect from all the channels in the bouquet and the types of programming that best fit each brand. Three …