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LONDON: Since launching last year, the Peppa Pig consumer program in Mexico has expanded to include 50 licensees across 16 categories, according to new figures released by Entertainment One (eOne). Televisa Consumer Products manages the program in Mexico. eOne reports …

PARIS/BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE: French CGI producer TeamTO is opening up a brand-new production studio in Bourg-lès-Valence, France. The launch sees the company's existing operation in the French commune being upgraded to a world-class, state-of-the-art facility. The new 11,000-square-foot building doubles the current …

MELBOURNE: Nickelodeon Australia has rolled out Nick Play, a branded app experience that lets children interact with the network wherever they go. The app, which is available for iOS and Android, offers kids access to hundreds of Nickelodeon-themed videos, original …

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has secured exclusive distribution rights for Animundi Studio’s animated series Jurassic Cubs for all of Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, with sales set to launch at ATF. Jurassic Cubs is a co-production of Rai and Animundi …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures has inked a development deal with China's Guangdong Huawen Century Animation Company to produce Kiddets, a sister series to the animated preschool hit The WotWots. Kiddets is being developed as an official TV co-production under …

NEW YORK: HBO has set a January premiere date for the 46th season of Sesame Street, which moves to the premium network from pubcaster PBS with a revamped set, a shorter running time and a new character. Two new episodes …

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution has licensed the career-themed preschool series Can You Imagine That? to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the U.S. for its Curious World learning app. Can You Imagine That? combines real children with their own artwork as they …

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a third season of Girl Meets World, a comedy series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly. Girl Meets World follows the adventures of Riley, the teenage daughter of the main characters from Boy Meets …

DUBLIN: The hybrid live-action/animated series Little Roy, a joint CBeebies and CBBC commission, has secured presales with broadcasters in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Belgium. The 52×14-minute series is headed to NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland and …

SINGAPORE: A house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors takes center stage in Nature Cat, a new animated series that 9 Story Media Group is showcasing at this year’s ATF. “Nature Cat is not only incredibly funny, it …