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BELLEVUE: The Pokémon Company International, in association with Build-A-Bear Workshop, is set to release early next year an exclusive stuffed version of its Pikachu character. Pikachu will be available at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores throughout North America, Europe and Australia, as …

BARCELONA: Spain’s Neox Kidz has set an October 31 premiere date for the animated kids’ comedy Mutant Busters. The 52×11-minute series is a co-production between Planeta Junior, toy manufacturer Famosa and animation studio Kotoc. Geared toward kids 6 to 8, …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has signed a trio of new licensing agents and two broadcast partners in Europe for its preschool brand Little Charmers. Representing the brand’s licensing and merchandising program in France will be francetv distribution, with the show …

TORONTO: Walmart Canada has teamed up with Corus Entertainment and Traffik for Walmart Toy Testers, a special televised event spotlighting the retailer's annual toy testing, the second part of which is slated to air on YTV early next month. Hosted …

LONDON: Disney is planning to launch its own streaming service in the U.K. next month, making a slew of animated shows, live-action series and movies available on iOS and Android devices. Titled DisneyLife, the app will give up to six …

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the nominations for the 20th British Academy Children’s Awards, with the animated series Peppa Pig up for two honors. Peppa Pig, Operation Ouch!, Sam & Mark’s Big Friday …

UTRECHT: The m4e Group has signed up ODMedia to prep its library of children’s content for digital distribution. Through the deal, chapters of shows such as Mia and me, Tip the Mouse, Lizzie McGuire and Miffy will be digitized for …

LONDON: The Rastamouse Company has signed a new five-year deal with the BBC. The deal sees the relicensing of the first 52 episodes of the animated stop-motion children’s series Rastamouse, which premiered on CBeebies in January 2011. Rastamouse has been featured on the …

NEW YORK: At MIPJunior, Nickelodeon’s Jules Borkent, Lagardère Active’s Caroline Cochaux, Disney’s Karen K. Miller, Cartoon Network’s Adina Pitt and KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin talked acquisitions, co-productions, brand values and more in conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The …

PARIS: A deal between francetv distribution and Turner Broadcasting will see shorts based on Charles M. Schulz's classic Peanuts comic strip premiere on Boomerang in the U.S. The 500 shorts will debut with promotional crossover on Cartoon Network and the Cartoon Network …