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NEW YORK: Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Jazwares as the U.S. master toy licensee for its preschool property Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom.

BURBANK: Girl Meets World, a spin-off of the 1990s hit Boy Meets World, is coming to an end after its third season wraps later this month on Disney Channel.

LONDON: DHX Media-owned WildBrain, an online children's network, has entered into an agreement with Turner International to manage a selection of Turner Kids’ YouTube channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America.

FOSHAN: Sanshui New Town Management Committee, Hong Kong Elite Global Group and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) are kicking off construction on the Foshan Cultural and Ecological Coastal Project, which includes Nickelodeon Cultural Resort, China's first Nickelodeon theme park.

BURBANK: Freeform has slated a weekend-long lineup of classic Disney movies, including Frozen, that will air during its Funday programming event later this month.

SINGAPORE: Mediacorp has produced Junction Tree, Singapore's first-ever bilingual show for preschoolers, and is due to debut the series on its Okto channel next month.

LOS ANGELES: Cyber Group Studios has launched a North American subsidiary, with former Jim Henson Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment exec Richard Goldsmith tapped to serve as president and CEO.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured broadcast deals with Cartoon Network in France and Belgium and OUFtivi in Belgium for the new animated comedy series Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong.

KUALA LUMPUR: Animasia Studio's Chuck Chicken has been licensed to new Asian broadcasters, including MediaCorp Suria Channel in Singapore and Media Prima Channel 9 in Malaysia.

LONDON: The Copyrights Group has tapped Maurizio Distefano the Evolution of Licensing (MD Licensing) to represent the popular brand Paddington Bear in Italy.