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Matt Hatter Chronicles Licensing Agent for Middle East & Turkey

December 3, 2015

LONDON: Cartoon Network has been named licensing agent for the boys’ adventure series Matt Hatter Chronicles in the Middle East and Turkey. Under the deal, Cartoon Network will implement a cross-category licensing program throughout the Middle East next year to …

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Picture Box Distribution Acquires Scout & the Gumboot Kids

December 3, 2015

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution has picked up worldwide licensing rights to the stop-motion, live-action series Scout & the Gumboot Kids from Two Story Productions. Created for Kids’ CBC and endorsed by the David Suzuki Foundation and the UCLA Global Media …

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Kids & Family Distribution Arm for Federation Entertainment

December 3, 2015

PARIS: Federation Entertainment has launched a Kids & Family distribution division, with Monica Levy being appointed as senior VP of co-productions and sales. Levy will oversee the global sales of all kids' and family content produced by Federation's Cottonwood Media, …

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TeenNick Now Available on Sky in Italy

December 4, 2015

MILAN: As of today, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Italy has launched TeenNick, a Nickelodeon-branded channel for tweens and teens, exclusively on Sky Italia. TeenNick offers a wide variety of live-action programming focused on such themes as magic, mystery, music, …

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Production Begins on Season Two of The Moblees

December 4, 2015

TORONTO/HALIFAX: Shaftesbury and Boulevard have started production on the second season of the preschool series The Moblees for Kids’ CBC. The 20×11-minute sophomore season of the live-action series will be in production in Halifax until December 18 and is slated …

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New Licensees On Board for Yo-Kai Watch

December 4, 2015

PARIS: ARAIT Multimedia has been appointed as the licensing agent for Yo-Kai Watch in Spain, while Plus Licens signed on to rep the Japanese animated property in the Nordics and CEE. Yo-Kai Watch is a top-rating show on TV Tokyo …

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MaxToon 
to Launch in Singapore via StarHub TV 


December 4, 2015

SINGAPORE: A new Mandarin-language kids’ channel, MaxToon, is set to air in Singapore on StarHub TV, and MyChinaChannel (MCC) has entered into a co-development deal for a new series. Primed to launch in the first half of 2016, the edutainment …

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Putnam Stern’s Bug Bites Lands on American Public Television

December 4, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS: U.S. syndicator American Public Television, Alegra Entertainment and Putnam Stern Enterprises have inked a distribution deal for the animated science series Bug Bites. Hosted by real-life entomologist Adam Lazarus alongside an animated cockroach named Gilbert, Bug Bites addresses …

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Greece’s ERT Picks Up Kids’ Shows Mouk & Louie

December 4, 2015

ATHENS: Greek public broadcaster ERT has secured the animated series Mouk and Louie via a donation from Millimages. Due to the financial crisis in Greece, ERT 1, 2 and 3 were closed down in June 2013. However, this past June, …

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New Teletubbies a Ratings Hit in the U.K.

December 7, 2015

HALIFAX: The reboot of the iconic preschool series Teletubbies has been a ratings hit for CBeebies in the U.K., with the show’s first week winning 66 percent of the target audience and boosting the network’s share by 27 percent. DHX …