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Contois’ ‘Frog’ Wins 2012 Pitch Party Contest


June 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 11 Comments divider image
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Many of the popular animated shows we see on the air today began their life as a simple vision, a vivid image paired with a clever concept that stood out from the rest of the material out in the creative world. Our annual Pitch Party contest is our way of [...]

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Cartoon Network Re-Ups ‘Ninjago’


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Cartoon Network’s animated LEGO ninjas will be back for a second season, set to kick off July 18 at 8 p.m. The first season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu broke records for the network, nabbing #1 ratings for Wednesday night as well as key kids and boys’ demographics. In the [...]

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BRB Reveals NATPE Budapest Slate


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Spanish production, distribution and licensing house BRB Internacional has big plans for the NATPE Budapest event taking place this week, with plans to present its completed productions Canimals (52 x 7), Kambu (52 x 7) and Zoobabu (104 x 2), as well as first looks at two new productions: Khuda-Yana, [...]

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Everything You Need to Know About Pixar’s ‘Brave’


June 21, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 5 Comments divider image
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Pixar breaks the toon and tech molds once again with its 3-D Scottish princess adventure tale. Move over, Cinderella: There’s a new princess in town, and she’s got more than a time-sensitive pumpkin to worry about. Meet Merida, the red-headed, bow-and-arrow-toting teen heroine of Disney-Pixar’s latest animated adventure, Brave, which [...]

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Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Go Canuck


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TELETOON Canada has revealed the Canadian launch schedules for Cartoon Network and its late-night block Adult Swim, which will begin airing in the country Wednesday, July 4. Some of the hit programs featured will be Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show and Level Up and Adult Swim [...]

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Cartoon Network & Adult Swim at Comic-Con


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It’s just a Cartoon Network-y kind of day! The comedy cabler has revealed its line-up of events for popular animated and live-action fare on CN and late-night block Adult Swim for the Comic-Con International confab in San Diego next month! Meet the creators, producers and talents behind your favorite shows [...]

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New ‘Futurama’ Delivery Tonight


June 20, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Hang on to your jet packs, kids! All new episodes of Futurama kick off with a two episode back-to-back season premiere tonight (Wednesday, June 20) at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central! Following the doubled-up season launch, Comedy Central will regularly air the rest of the 13 all-new Futurama Season 7 [...]

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Aardman’s ‘Pirates’ Set Sail on Disc


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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is offering a real swashbuckling good time on DVD and Blu-ray this summer, with The Pirates! Band of Misfits set to hit shelves on August 28. The film will be available on DVD ($30.99), Blu-ray/DVD combo ($40.99) and 3D Blu-ray/DVD ($45.99) combo packs—all with UltraViolet. Based [...]

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DreamWorks Opts for Shanghai Base


June 19, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Oriental DreamWorks, the new joint venture from DreamWorks Animation and a Chinese state-backed consortium, will be the flagship company at a new high-tech media center being developed in Shanghai’s West Bank Media Port, according to Variety. Chen Chengquan, chief of the district’s culture bureau, made the announcement at a news [...]

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Atlantyca Cuddles Up to Millimages’ ‘Mouk’


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Italian trans-media company Atlantyca Entertainment has been appointed by leading European producer/distributor Millimages as the exclusive licensing agent in Italy for its charming new toon star, Mouk. Atlantyca’s CEO Claudia Mazzucco announced the agreement, which was finalized at this year’s Licensing Show in Vegas and brokered by Atlantyca’s licensing manager [...]

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