The winners, including Kate & Mim-Mim (pictured) from DHX Media, will each receive $25,000 from the youth programming fund.
The U.K. broadcaster has ordered 25 more episodes of Ragdoll Productions and DHX Media’s preschool series.
On the positive side, the media co has signed a raft of distribution deals with Chinese VODs.
With production on the children’s animation currently underway in Halifax, the companies also greenlit a third season of Fireman Sam.
An additional 13 episodes of the underwater adventure series have been greenlit.
Television revenues declined slightly for fiscal 2016, while the company posted significant increases across its distribution and L&M businesses.
Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. and Germany has licensed dozens of DHX titles including Teletubbies and Looped (pictured).
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The deals bring the number of broadcasters worldwide for the popular preschool series up to 23.
The companies will launch Teletubbies, In the Night Garden and Twirlywoos rides and entertainment centres in the U.K., Europe and the Middle East.