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MELBOURNE: Cartoon Network is adding four Australian-made animation projects to its regional programming lineup in 2016. The Australian-originated comedies will sit alongside Cartoon Network originals such as Powerpuff Girls and Adventure Time. The new commissions include short-form comedy series Bill …

LONDON: YouTube Kids has rolled out in the U.K. and Ireland, on the heels of its strong performance in the U.S. Since the launch of YouTube Kids in the U.S., it’s been downloaded more than 10 million times. Now, a …

LOS ANGELES: Lawless Entertainment has partnered with d-rights to bring the animated series Nutri Ventures: The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms into the pan-Asian territory. The pact will see d-rights help develop the Nutri Ventures brand by handling TV distribution …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide and CBBC have launched ANIM8, the channel's first animation pilot scheme providing an open call that gives U.K. innovators the opportunity to pitch for funded development. ANIM8 aims to develop the next generation of U.K. animators and …

HALIFAX: DHX Media has signed seven broadcast and VOD distribution agreements around the world for the animated comedy series Endangered Species. CBBC in the U.K. snapped up Endangered Species for broadcast, as did Turner Broadcasting System Latin America for its …

LOS ANGELES: Splash Entertainment is set to attend Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) for the first time ever next month, where it will showcase its catalogue of award-winning children’s programming. The company will head to Singapore with a slew …

MUNICH: The kids' and family pay-TV channel Fix&Foxi has added new CGI-animated idents featuring the titular twin foxes and the other main Rolf Kauka characters in all of its broadcast territories around the world. Subscribers of Fix&Foxi in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, …

GLENDALE: Filmmaker Edgar Wright has been tapped by DreamWorks Animation to co-write and direct a new animated feature film. The untitled project will reportedly focus on the concept of shadows. It would mark the first feature-length animated project for Wright, …

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has licensed the second season of the animated comedy series Numb Chucks to Disney Channels Asia for broadcast in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and the Indian subcontinent. Numb Chucks follows the wacky adventures of …

LONDON: CBBC won channel of the year and production company Somethin’ Else took home three trophies, among them a win for independent production company of the year, at this Sunday’s British Academy Children’s Awards. This year marked the third time …