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SHEFFIELD/HANGZHOU: Next month, the Children's Media Conference (CMC) is expanding into the Chinese kids' media market through a partnership with the China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF).

LONDON: CAKE is heading to MIPTV with Angry Birds Blues, a brand-new comedy series featuring the bluebirds and the hatchlings from The Angry Birds Movie.

LONDON: Sir David Attenborough has signed on to narrate Attenborough’s Adventures, a new interactive series of animated stories for the CBeebies Storytime app.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon, which is enjoying a creative and ratings surge, has unveiled an all-new brand refresh of its on-air and online look and feel, meant to reflect the playfulness and imagination in the lives of children.

SAN FRANCISCO: Social video platform Twitch has lined up a 17-day marathon of Saban’s Power Rangers that will span 23 seasons and feature all 831 episodes.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has ordered a third season of the Kids’ Choice Award-nominated competition series Paradise Run, with Daniella Monet (Victorious) on board to return as host.

BURBANK: Cartoon Network has given the go-ahead to the new animated series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, which will be complemented by an integrated console game.

PARIS: Millimages has secured several deals with broadcasters across the Asian region for a host of titles, including the non-dialogue short Molang.

Joanna Padovano Tong checks in with leading distributors about what’s new in preschool content.

MILAN: Viacom International Media Networks Africa, Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products and Character Licensing & Marketing (CLM) South Africa are prepping a consumer products rollout for the preschool series Shimmer and Shine in South Africa that will launch this summer.