Monday, June 26, 2017
Watchdog Group Barks About Toons’ Adult Content
Activist group the Parents Television Council has called for a sweeping reform of the TV content rating system in order to combat what it calls “shocking levels of sex and drug references” ... Continue Reading →
Disney Channel Preps ‘Fairies’ Special and Contest
Get ready for a new special featuring Tinker Bell and her other Fairy friends as Disney Channel premieres Pixie Hollow Games this fall. The special, which is part of the successful ... Continue Reading →
Canada’s Treehouse Sprouts New Animated Shows
New arrivals Mike the Knight, My Big Big Friend and returning shows such as Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Franklin and Friends, Max & Ruby, The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About ... Continue Reading →
Turner Acquires Endemol’s ‘The 99′
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has picked up Endemol’s children’s series The 99 and will air the show on Cartoon Network’s Indian and Southeast-Asian feeds.
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DVD Rush: ‘Idiots & Angels,’ ‘The Gruffalo’
The dog days of summer may be ruling on TV, but there are plenty of new, exciting toons debuting on DVD and Blu-ray this week. First up, Bill Plympton’s wonderful movie Idiots & ... Continue Reading →
Comedy Central Greenlights Tosh Toon
Stand-up comedian and TV host Daniel Tosh (Tosh.0) will exec producer and voice a new animated series for Comedy Central, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming ... Continue Reading →
’3rd & Bird!’ Ready to Fly on Disney Junior
The hit BBC preschool series from Josh Selig and Little Airplane Productions, will have its U.S. premiere Monday, September 26, at noon on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior block. Disney ... Continue Reading →
Experimental Animator Robert Breer Dies at 85
We are sad to report that pioneering experimental animator Robert Breer passed away on August 12 at the age of 85. Born in Detroit, Mich., Breer, moved to Paris after graduating from ... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter Dethroned by Smurfs Overseas
It looks like Peyo’s little blue guys have dethroned Harry Potter from the top of the global box office chart this weekend. Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid movie delivered over $60 ... Continue Reading →
MarVista Nabs More Capital, Brings In New Execs
L.A.-based indie distributor and producer MarVista’s CEO Fernando Szew announced recently that his company has secured new investment capital from Brian N. Sheth’s Investment Group. ... Continue Reading →
