News brief: German kids net wants to B-Daman

German children’s service YEP! has acquired rights to B-Daman Crossfire, a boys action toon from the team behind anime title Beyblade.

YEP!’s parent, brand management firm m4e, has scored the deal, which gives it rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The show is based on a marble game and will launch on YEP!, which is a programming block on German free TV channel ProSieben MAXX that launched early September.