Italy’s View Conference...
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New Speed Racer and Avatar: Book 3 DVDs Roll Out Today
Riding the wave of publicity building up to this Friday’s release of the Wachowski brothers’ live-action Speed Racer, Lionsgate is releasing Speed Racer the Next Generation: The Beginning DVD today. The single-disc Speed Racer: The Next Generation focuses on a new racing academy cadet who learns that he is the [...]
Henson’s Sid the Science Kid to Debut on Labor Day
The Jim Henson Company announced recently that it’s deep in production of the new digital puppet-animated series Sid the Science Kid. Produced with Los Angeles PBS station, KCET, the 40 half-hour series will premiere September 1 on PBS Kids. Billed as the Henson Company’s first curriculum-based series, the series uses [...]
Daytime Emmys Show Love for Toons
The nominating committee for the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards did a fine job of spreading the wealth among animated contenders yesterday. PBS, Disney Channel, Discovery Kids, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Cartoon Network, National Geo Kids and Kids’ WB! were all well-represented in the nominations list. The June 20 ceremony will [...]
Buster Animates Sweet Mrs. Butterworth
L.A-based conceptual design studio Buster has created two new animated ads featuring classic syrup matriarch, Mrs. Butterworth. Buster’s new 2008 version of the toon spokeswoman stars in an ad for Butterworth syrup as well as a creative spot for Geico insurance. Jonas Morganstein, Buster’s executive creative director, oversaw the concurrent [...]
GDH’s Online Anime Hennako-chan Premieres Today
Anime fans can look for a new series about an elementary schoolgirl with special telekinetic powers online today. Based on a popular manga by Fujio Akatsuka, the new adaptation is titled Hennako-chan and is produced by Tokyo’s animation powerhouse GDH and its subsidiary Gonzo Rosso. The comic-strip original ran in [...]
Sedelmaier Goes Back to Future with Jetsons Ad
The Jetsons, Hanna Barbera’s beloved family of the future are having a healthy second career as TV ad spokespeople. You can catch Geroge Jetson, wife Jane, Rosie the Robot and family dog Astro in a new 30-second Tums spot, animated by the talented team at J.J. Sedelmaier Productions. In the [...]
Ubisoft Looks East to Beef Up Staff
French gaming publisher Ubisoft is looking to add 900 new employees to its business in the next 12 months. With emphasis on growing its new studios in Singapore, India and China, the gaming powerhouse told Next-Gen that it plans to take its total headcount from 3,600 to 4,500. Founded in [...]
H2V Media Sees Future in Astrology.com
Canada-based H2V Media announced last week that it’s partnering with Astrology.com for the distribution of H2V’s mixed media documentary series Astro 12: The Collection & Other Esoteric Traditions. Mixing live-action footage and various types of animation, the high-definition 12-episode series about personal growth and spiritual evolution will be released this [...]
Diego Shrinks for Nick’s Bug Week
Kids will be extra careful not to step on a new mini-sized version of Diego during Nick Jr.’s special bug-themed week, beginning May 12. The bi-lingual preschool star will shrink to bug size in a new Go, Diego, Go! Half-hour special airing May 12 at 9:30 a.m. ‘It’s a Bug [...]
Black Maria Introduces Hot Latina Toon
Spain’s animation studio Black Maria is shopping Yenny, a new teen-targeting series about a beautiful 22-year-old aspiring model who has one minor flaw’she has huge feet. The 26 x 11 High-Def toon follows Yenny’s adventures in the seaside Puerto Rican town of Villa Los Kubos, where she lives with her [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
