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LONDON: Sunrights has named Ink ALC as representative of the Beyblade boys’ property in the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia/CIS across media, consumer products, promotions and publishing.

MAINZ: ZDF and ZDF Enterprises are teaming up with Australia’s Werner Film Productions to co-produce a feature film based on the live-action teen series Dance Academy.

LOS ANGELES: A new partnership between Shout! Factory and Legacy Classics will see the production and distribution of a slate of new family movies based on best-selling classic and contemporary children's book series.

QUEBEC CITY: Disney EMEA has acquired the 3D-animated comedy series Cracké for Disney Channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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DUBLIN: Brown Bag Films has opened its new 30,000-square-foot animation studio in Smithfield, Dublin, as it plans to expand its team to 255 creative and production staff by 2018.

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead to a 14-episode sophomore season of the new animated series The Loud House.

HALIFAX/SANTA MONICA: DHX Media has inked a global deal with Dentsu Entertainment USA to develop, co-produce, distribute and jointly manage the licensing for Mega Man, a new animated show based on the Capcom video-game franchise.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has added 14 new licensing agents to represent its CGI-animated preschool brand Trucktown across Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

LONDON: The award-winning medical show Operation Ouch! is returning to CBBC for a fifth season, bringing viewers behind-the-scenes of Alder Hey, one of the largest European children’s hospitals.