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LONDON: Entertainment One’s (eOne) preschool show Peppa Pig is debuting on South Korean animation channel CJ Tooniverse this month, coupled with the launch of a licensing program for the brand in the country.

LOS ANGELES: Licensing veteran Al Kahn, founder of 4Kids Entertainment, has become chairman of the board at Toon Goggles, an on-demand entertainment service for kids.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE), the U.K. licensing agent for One Animation’s animated kids’ comedy series Oddbods, has secured the first deals for the brand in the territory.

MADRID: Imira Entertainment has acquired more than 300 half-hours of new product that it will present at MIPJunior and MIPCOM.

CANNES: The kids’ comedy series Pat the Dog is about the friendship between a young girl named Lola and her beloved pup, who would do anything to save her day.

CANNES: A mysterious digital villain steals the @ symbol and brings electronic correspondence to a grinding halt in the comedy series Mojicons, which INK Group is representing at MIPCOM.

CANNES: The daily live-action series Paris Opera is being promoted by Federation Kids & Family for international buyers at the market.

CANNES: The non-dialogue animated series Harry & Bunnie, one of Animasia Studio’s MIPCOM highlights, follows an aspiring magician and his mischievous stage rabbit.

LONDON: Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products (FCP) has secured new licensing deals and partnerships for the Ice Age film franchise around the world.

LONDON: FremantleMedia Kids & Family (FMK) is introducing at MIPJunior and MIPCOM the animated comedy series Tasty Tales of the Food Truckers, the first project to result from its co-production pact with Shellhut Entertainment.