• Scholastic Media is readying stop-motion preschool series Dragon for its second season on newcomer kidsnet qubo. Thirteen new eps of the Cité-Amérique/scopas medien/Image Plus co-pro about a curious blue dragon created by author Dav Pilkey will go to air in September.
• American Greetings Properties and Twentieth Century Fox have expanded their current partnership with a long-term deal, which grants Fox exclusive home entertainment marketing and distribution rights in North America for the all new Care Bears, Sushi Pack and Twisted Whiskers series.
• Walt Disney Records‘ T-Squad and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums will kick off a nine-stop national tour of Disneymania! Concerts for Conservation on July 10 at the Sacramento Zoo. Build-A-Bear Workshop is presenting the concerts being held to benefit the participating zoos.
• Alliance Atlantis preschool property Lunar Jim has added five additional UK licensees to its growing roster. Territory agent BBC Worldwide has just signed deals with Club Rugs (rugs), Brand New International (craft and activity), William Lamb (footwear), Rainbow Productions (costume character) and Zap Ltd. (bedding/domestics).