Pixel Corps Extends Goals for 2007

May 1, 2007 by Claire Webb No Comments divider image

The new year should prove to be another important period for Pixel Corps, the organization that has created a community for aspiring and professional digital media artists worldwide and is developing a standardization process for its members and helping up-and-coming artists navigate the biz. When we last spoke with Pixel [...]

AniBOOM Announces Winners

January 31, 2007 by Claire Webb No Comments divider image

Today the folks at aniBOOM.com announced a total of six winners in their first-ever awards contest. The site offers a large online collection of cartoons from around the world and strives to create a leading, cross-media animation hub to allow both professional and amateur animators to connect and gain exposure. [...]

BKN Titles to Shine for Morningstar

January 22, 2007 by Claire Webb No Comments divider image

Canada’s Morningstar Entertainment expands its library of over 1,000 DVD titles with exclusive licensing deals with global animation entity BKN International AG as well as deals with Montreal-based film company Atopia. The new partnership will boost the company’s roster of animated and feature films and aims to increase Morningstar’s profile [...]

Nick Jr. Grabs Yo Gabba Gabba!

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This fall, a colorful group of TV puppets will be ready to sing, play and dance along for preschoolers! Produced by W!LDBRAIN and The Magic Store, Yo Gabba Gabba! mixes live action puppets and animation in a magazine-style format and has been picked up by Nickelodeon’s preschool block Nick Jr. [...]

Fantastic Four Flexes Sales Muscle

December 8, 2006 by Claire Webb No Comments divider image

Following the blockbuster 2005 film the recent launch on French channel M6, Marvel’s animated series Fantastic Four has captured the attention of broadcasters worldwide. Marvel, in conjunction with Taffy Entertainment, has just announced a slew of new deals to sell this popular comic book family outside the U.S. Broadcasters in [...]

Aardman Animations Partners with Egmont

December 7, 2006 by Claire Webb No Comments divider image

Wallace & Gromit have a new publishing partner. The Bristol-based stop-motion animation studio has teamed up with the number one publisher of children’s books in the UK to produce literature for Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit. Egmont Publishing has just received rights that cover a tie-in with Aardman’s [...]