Jeremy Dickson

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Disney XD gets more Mr. Young

The second season of the tween comedy series, produced by Vancouver’s Thunderbird Films in association with YTV, will air this summer.

Mountain Road debuts interactive web/TV series

The Ottawa-based prodco has launched Totally Random, a skit comedy series and social networking site for kids ages seven to 11 that lets web users generate content.

Justin Time to bow on Sprout

The CGI adventure series from Toronto-based Guru Studio will air on the 24-hour preschool channel in the U.S. starting Apr. 22.

DHX picks up new series from Turner

The Toronto-based TV and interactive producer has acquired worldwide TV, home entertainment and North American licensing rights to live-action kids series Ha Ha Hairies.

Mike the Knight gets publishing deal

The deal for the animated preschool property, co-produced by Toronto-based Nelvana Studio and HIT Entertainment, is set to launch products from Simon & Schuster imprint Simon Spotlight in 2013.

9 Story inks new TV sales for Almost Naked Animals

Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment has sold its boy-skewing animated series to a number of broadcasters.

Canadian nets ink deals for Nickelodeon series

YTV, along with French-language broadcasters Telequebec, TVA/Yoopa and VRAK TV, have acquired and renewed licenses for several series from the U.S. children’s channel.

Kidobi acquires rights for Amita of the Jungle

The Canadian online video platform has secured digital and VOD rights to the first season of the Italian-Chinese animated series.

Bejuba! secures new TV sales for Stella and Sam

The Canadian producer/distributor has sold the series, produced by Toronto-based Radical Sheep Productions, into France, Scandanavia and Estonia.

Cookie Jar and DISH to expand kids programming

The streaming deal with the U.S. pay TV provider will let Blockbuster @Home subscribers access almost 400 kids TV series episodes from the Toronto-based kids entertainment co on-demand.

Ladybird debuts Peppa Pig Me Books app

Young readers will be able to personalize titles from the eOne-owned brand, including recording their own narration and sound effects.

CBeebies greenlights Rastamouse second season

The UK pubcaster has picked up the stop-motion preschool series from DHX Media and Wildbrain Entertainment for another 26 11-minute episodes, to be produced and animated in the UK by Three Stones Media.