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PARIS: Federation Kids & Family and sister company Cottonwood Media have secured a host of presales for the animated preschool series The Ollie & Moon Show, with the new deals set to bring the show to 150-plus countries.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has sold several kids’ series, including the award-winning Odd Squad, to broadcasters in Asia.

LONDON: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has revealed that as of July 1, 2017, there will be no more advertising of high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) food and drink in U.K. children's media.

LONDON: According to SuperAwesome's second annual Kids Digital Insights Report for ASEAN and Australia, children's preference for short-form digital content has increased to 65 percent, up from 61 percent in 2015.

ATLANTA: Turner’s Cartoon Network has launched a new board comprised of industry and academic experts who will advise and inform its efforts related to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math).

TEL AVIV: KIDOZ, a content discovery platform for children, has partnered with Rovio Animation's ToonsTV to expand the global presence of the multi-channel video entertainment service.

LONDON: The Children's Media Foundation (CMF) and Save Kids' Content UK have penned an open letter to Viacom's Channel 5, asking the network to commission new and original U.K. content for its Milkshake! block.

NEW YORK: Mattel Creations has secured the first Latin American distribution deal for WellieWishers from American Girl, with the all-new animated series being picked up by Mexico’s Televisa.

LONDON: Entertainment One's (eOne) animated preschool series PJ Masks is set to premiere on free-to-air broadcaster Rai YoYo in Italy this month.

DUBAI: Nickelodeon Land is one of several attractions headed to the new IMG Worlds indoor theme park, IMG Worlds of Legends, which is slated to open in Dubai, UAE.