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Nick Picks Up Global Rights for Rainbow’s ‘PopPixie’
Nickelodeon has bought the broadcast rights to Rainbow’s animated girls series PopPixie for many of its channels around the world. The deal will see the series, aimed at ages 4-10, air on Nick channels in the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, Benelux, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Eastern Europe, [...]
Four Join English Cast of ‘Delhi Safari’ Feature
Actors Brad Garrett, Vanessa Williams, Christopher Lloyd and Jane Lynch have agreed to join the English voice cast of the 3D animated feature Delhi Safari, reports Variety. The quartet will join Cary Elwes and Jason Alexander as voice performers in the Fantastic Films project about a leopard cub and his [...]
‘Dapper Men,’ DC Lead 2011 Eisner Awards Nominees
The nominees have been announced for the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards, with DC Comics and its imprints earning a leading 14 nominations plus three shared, while Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee was the most-nominated book with five. Following DC were Image [...]
Henson, Sprout, Sixteen South Co-Produce ‘Pajanimals’
The Jim Henson Co., the preschool TV channel Sprout and Northern Ireland-based Sixteen South Ltd. have teamed up to co-produce a new series called Pajanimals. The series will consist of 26 half hour episodes, and will air exclusively on Sprout in the United States starting in the fall and went [...]
Cuppa Coffee Launches Lemon Squeezy Interactive
Canada-based animation studio Cuppa Coffee has started a new division called Lemon Squeezy Interactive that will focus only on mobile and online content. The new division’s debut product is an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch based on the Cuppa Coffee property Bruno and the Banana Bunch, debuting this [...]
‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Incredibles’ Released on Blu-ray
It’s a big day for Muggles and Pixar fans alike, with the arrival of most recent Harry Potter movie and the high-def debut of The Incredibles. Up first on April 15 is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Warner Bros., $28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray), the penultimate chapter in [...]
HBO Orders Season 3 of ‘Ricky Gervais Show’
HBO has ordered a third season of its animated series The Ricky Gervais Show. The series, which will air the final episode of its second season on April 15, is an animated version of the popular podcasts that featured Gervais and producer Stephen Merchant chatting with “round-headed buffoon” Karl Pilkington. [...]
‘Planet Sheen,’ ‘Sym-bionic Titan’ Win Top Pulcinellas
The 15th edition of Italy’s popular Cartoons on the Bay festival drew to a close this past weekend in Rapallo. Among the animated TV shows honored with the top Pulcinella awards this year were Nickelodeon’s Planet Sheen (Best Children’s Series), Tiger Aspect’s Tinga Tinga Tales (Best Preschool Series) and Cartoon [...]
‘Rio’ Conquers the World, While ‘Hop’ Repeats in U.S.
Rio opened big overseas, while domestic moviegoers made it clear that they prefer to see Russell Brand in animated movies over live-action remakes. Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio opened with an estimated $55 million in ticket sales in 72 foreign markets. The film played particularly well in Brazil, Russia, [...]
Fox Gives ‘Bob’s Burgers’ a Second Season
Fox has ordered a second season of the animated comedy series Bob’s Burgers. “Bob’s Burgers has proved to be a perfect neighbor to our slate of fan-favorite animated families this year,” said Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co. “The series has found its own really unique, irreverent voice [...]
Adobe’s Creative Cloud...
Adobe announced that a major update to Adobe Creative, the company’s flagship...
‘Kung Fu Panda 3'...
Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3...
