Top Stories

JAKARTA: Turner Asia Pacific and Trans Media Corpora have secured a deal that sees a Cartoon Network-branded block launching on national free-to-air station Trans TV in Indonesia this week.

BUENOS AIRES: Smilehood Media has inked a licensing deal that will see the popular animated series Plim Plim premiere on Discovery in the Middle East and Africa early next year.

TEL AVIV: Nickelodeon Israel, operated by Ananey Communications, has been commissioned to produce the new live-action daily drama Spell Keepers exclusively for yes TV.

HALIFAX: DHX Media has secured seven additional broadcast agreements for its reboot of the preschool series Teletubbies.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH/BEIJING: m4e has partnered with WeKids Asia, which has acquired the rights to distribute the preschool series Wissper and Tip the Mouse in China.

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) is expanding its on-demand service Kid Genius Network by partnering with HeR Interactive to roll out its first branded channel, Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues, based on the new mobile game.

BURBANK: The music-themed animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku, co-created and executive produced by singer/songwriter Gwen Stefani, is due to debut on Nickelodeon early next month.

MADRID: Toonz Media Group's Imira Entertainment has appointed Gulshan David as the company's VP of media sales for the EMEA and North American markets.

TOKYO: Sesame Workshop and MetLife Foundation have launched in Japan the multimedia initiative Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families, featuring the Sesame Street muppets.

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled its first-ever BAFTA Kids Young Presenter Competition, which searches for a new host between the ages of 7 and 14.