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BURBANK: Nancy Kanter has been elevated to executive VP of content and creative strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide, while also remaining general manager of Disney Junior Worldwide.

HALIFAX: DHX Media has made a number of immediately effective senior appointments as part of the company's plan to combine its studio and distribution management teams and drive global growth strategies.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal's 24-hour preschool channel Sprout has given the go-ahead to Remy and Boo, a new CGI-animated original series.

MATANE/LOS ANGELES/PARIS: Groupe PVP and Cyber Group Studios have signed a joint worldwide license agreement with Zorro Productions for the interactive rights for Zorro the Chronicles.

PARIS: Superights has licensed the animated comedy series Pat the Dog to Turner for Boomerang across EMEA and the Asia Pacific, where it will also air on Turner's POGO and Cartoon Network channels.

BARCELONA/MONTREAL: Nickelodeon has acquired the brand-new animated comedy series ToonMarty for its channels and digital platforms internationally (excluding North America, China and Japan).

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International has been ramping up the programming offer on its Kid Genius Cartoon Channel, which this month debuts the bilingual animated children's series LaGolda.

LOS ANGELES: Shout! Factory has inked a deal with DHX Media for the exclusive home-entertainment distribution rights (DVD and Blu-ray) to all 26 episodes of Gwen Stefani's Kuu Kuu Harajuku in the U.S. and Canada.

HOLLYWOOD: The Jim Henson Company has appointed Sarah Maizes to the newly created position of VP of children's entertainment.

BARCELONA: Planeta Junior is partnering with m4e on the co-production and distribution of The Beatrix Girls, a new hybrid comedy series based on the multimedia brand.