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m4e Acquires TV-Loonland Properties
Munich-based brand management and media company m4e AG has acquired the available back catalogue of former TV Loonland AG out of the bankruptcy trust. The extensive package of rights was purchased directly from the insolvency administrator by its subsidiary m4e Television and contains more than 1,400 episodes of animation and [...]
DreamWorks Moves ‘The Croods’ Release Back Three Weeks
It appears that release dates are a lot like dominoes: knock one over and the rest follow. DreamWorks Animation has moved the release date for its animated comedy The Croods back three weeks from March 1, 2013, to March 22, 2013. The move was made possible by Disney’s decision to [...]
‘Monsters University,’ ‘Reboot Ralph’ Swap Release Dates
Disney has been juggling release dates and the music has stopped with the animated features Reboot Ralph and Monsters University swapping dates. According to Variety, Reboot Ralph now moves up to a Nov. 2, 2012, release and Pixar’s Monsters University falls back to June 21, 2013. Little is known about [...]
Zinkia Buys Majority Stake in Cake Entertainment
Spain-based Zinkia Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in the award-winning children’s entertainment company Cake Entertainment. Both companies will maintain their own management, teams and identities under the deal, which will allow the companies to amalgamate their knowledge, expertise and creativity. Zinkia has has been successful in implementing brand management [...]
CBeebies Commissions ‘Tree Fu Tom’ Series
BBC children’s channel CBeebies has commissioned the new series Tree Fu Tom from CBeebies In House Productions and FremantleMedia Enterprise. Designed to help children’s movement development, Tree Fu Tom (26 x 22 mins) will follow the adventures of a boy with magical powers as he takes viewers to an enchanted world [...]
Investment Group Buys FUNimation for $24 million
FUNimation has new owners. The anime importing company has been sold for $24 million cash by the Navarre Corporation to an investment group lead by FUNimation president and CEO Gen Fukunaga and includes John A. Kuelbs. Under the deal, Navarre has agreed to act as FUNimation’s exclusive distributor in the [...]
‘Tron,’ ‘Tron: Legacy’ Race Onto DVD, Blu-ray
Greetings, programs! Time to fire up your DVD and Blu-ray players and get ready for the return of the classic Tron and the home video debut of the sequel, Tron: Legacy. Fans have their choice of formats when it comes to Tron: Legacy (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray and DVD [...]
New ‘ThunderCats,’ ‘Green Lantern’ WonderCon Trailers
WonderCon has come and gone — but not without offering up some amazing highlights from the return of ThunderCats and the big-screen debut of Green Lantern. First among them is a new trailer for the return of the ThunderCats as a new animated series that will air on Cartoon Network. Based [...]
Schwarzenegger Set for ‘Governator’ Series, Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to showbiz with a new animated property called The Governator. Unveiled at MIP-TV in Cannes, The Governator will include an an animated TV series, comic books, games and a movie. It is being developed a partnership between the former governor of California, Andy Heyward’s A Squared [...]
Russia’s CTC Buys More ‘Winx Club,’ ‘PopPixie’
The fairies of Winx Club are becoming more popular every day in Russia, leading to a major new deal between the series’ owners at Rainbow and broadcaster CTC. The deal builds on the show’s long-term ratings success in Russia, where it is the most popular girls property, and will see [...]
Cartoon Digital Announces...
Cartoon Masters’ Digital and Transmedia event has announced its slate of...
Spielberg to Produce...
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
