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Mediawan Kids & Family, a leading European youth animation studio working with filmmakers Sylvain Chomet (“The Triplets of Belleville”) and Joann Sfar (“The Rabbi’s Cat”), is ramping up its international distribution pipeline with the acquisition of three premium series: “Maddie + Triggs,” “The Specials” and “Idefix and the Indomitables.”

“Maddie + Triggs” is an inclusive preschool musical comedy series produced by Turnip + Duck, an award-winning Irish studio. A spinoff of a popular podcast aimed at children aged 4 to 7, the series was pitched at Cartoon Forum in 2022 and commissioned by the BBC’s kids’ network CBeebies in the U.K. and RTÉjr Ireland’s Children’s broadcast service. The series is animated by the Bristol-based indie Sun & Moon Studios. “Maddie+ Triggs” follows the adventures of Maddie, a visually impaired 7-year-old girl, and her dog Triggs, who find music through the sounds of everyday life.

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Britain’s lawmakers debated on Monday whether the government should ban Donald Trump from entering the U.K., taking sharp jabs at the Gop frontrunner for president at every opportunity. The lively debate came in response to a petition signed by more than 570,000 Britons demanding that the government block the business mogul from setting foot on their shores. The petition was launched last month by Scottish freelance journalist and activist Suzanne Kelly in response to Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S. following the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernadino, California, last year. Also Read: British...