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Moonscoop Nabs Toonzone’s ‘Action Dad’, ‘YooHoo’


October 3, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Worldwide brand management and entertainment company Moonscoop will be adding two Toonzone Studios shows to its distribution roster. Moonscoop will have exclusive worldwide rights (excluding U.S.) to distribute the Flash-animated kids & family series Action Dad (26 x 22), and will be bringing Toonzone’s YooHoo & Friends to French and [...]

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‘South Park’ New Eps Start Wednesday


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All-new episodes of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s hit series South Park return to Comedy Central Wednesday, October 5 at 10 p.m. New season 15 episodes will also be available in HD exclusively on Xbox LIVE, iTunes, Sony PlayStation Network and Amazon Video On Demand. New episodes will also appear [...]

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Sparky Announces ‘One Stormy Night’, ‘Tocori’ Partners


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Singapore’s Sparky Animation has announced two new TV project team-ups at the MIPCOM market in Cannes: One Stormy Night and Tocori the Ghost. These new partnerships fall on the heels of Sparky’s recent co-pro successes Dinosaur Train (with The Jim Henson Company) and Mr. Moon (with U.K.’s Skaramoosh and Canada’s [...]

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Five Hasbro Series Set for Turkey’s ATV


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Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution division of Hasbro, Inc, has sealed a deal to supply five of their new animated kids’ series based on their popular franchises to ATV’s new Turkish kids network, Minika. The Hasbro-produced series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The Adventures of Chuck [...]

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‘Lion King’ Makes Top Grossing Films List


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The stereoscopic 3-D re-release of Disney’s The Lion King has launched the well loved toon to No. 10 on the list of all-time top grossing films at the domestic box office. It joins only two other animated films: Shrek 2 ($441.2 million) and Toy Story 3 ($415 million). The top [...]

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eOne Nabs Solos Rights for ‘Rob the Robot’ S2


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The U.K.’s Entertainment One (eOne) has been appointed sole distributor for the second season of Amberwood Entertainment and One Animation’s hit preschool show Rob the Robot. The deal builds on eOne’s existing joint TV and Home Ent. rights with Amberwood for season one, giving the indie brand management house exclusive [...]

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CTNX Preps for Third Edition


September 29, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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The CTN Animation Expo invites the toon industry to come celebrate their third edition November 18-20 at the Burbank Marriott. This year’s theme is “The Chain of Inspiration: Where Do We Go From Here?” and the show will feature over 150 sessions, exhibit floor, recruiting, book signings, gallery shows, live [...]

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Classic Media to Debut ‘Hoops&Yoyo’ Special at MIP


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Classic Media is adding another top brand to its family entertainment portfolio by announcing a new relationship with Hallmark that will launch with a new holiday special: hoops&yoyo Ruin Christmas (1 x 30). Classic Media will oversee worldwide distribution (excluding U.S. and Canada DVD) and plan to unveil the special [...]

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‘Making of South Park’ Docu Premieres Sunday


September 28, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Comedy Central and South Park Digital Studios continue their “Year of the Fan” celebrations of South Park’s 15th season by premiering the new behind-the-scenes look 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park by renowned documentarian Arthur Bradford (How’s Your News) on Sunday, October 9 at 10 p.m. on [...]

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Country Legend George Jones Records ‘Squidbillies’ Theme


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Legendary country music singer George Jones has taken part in an apropos pop cultural exchange by recording the theme song for an upcoming episode of Squidbillies, premiering Sunday, October 2 at 11:45 p.m. on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block. The show, now in its fifth season, is a surreal take [...]

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