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NEW YORK: At the 16th Annual Toy of the Year Awards (TOTY), Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center scored two wins, including best toy of the year.

NASHVILLE: The animation outfit Magnetic Dreams has taken to Kickstarter to secure the financing for Planet Blue, a new series that encourages children to protect the environment.

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has renewed its agreement with Sesame Workshop that covers the home-entertainment rights to Sesame Street in Australia and New Zealand.

LONDON: The animated children’s series Hey Duggee is returning to CBeebies for a second season.

EL SEGUNDO: Playmates Toys has become the master toy licensee for DreamWorks Animation's Voltron: Legendary Defender, a reimagining of the classic property that is headed to Netflix.

MADRID: Nottingham Forest has picked up the licensing, merchandising and promotion rights for the animated series Sammy & Co from STUDIOCANAL, the property's master agent.

HALIFAX: DHX Media's revenues for Q2 2016 were C$81.48 million ($58.8 million), up 27 percent year on year.

NEW YORK: 4K Media, the New York-based brand management and production subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment, has been appointed by Crown Creative as the master licensee for the girls’ fashion brand Rebecca Bonbon in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

NEW YORK/TOKYO/PAWTUCKET: Sunrights and d-rights have partnered with Hasbro to relaunch the Beyblade franchise with a new generation of toys in North America this year.

NEW YORK/LONDON: Silvergate Media has signed a three-year master toy renewal agreement for the underwater-themed preschool property Octonauts with Mattel's Fisher-Price.