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Neptuno Films to Distribute Character Farm’s ‘Katakune’
Neptuno Films has signed a deal with Singapore’s Character Farm to distribute the 3D animated preschooler series Katakune in all territories except China. Katakune is an award-winning, educational, 3D-animated cartoon series created for children 2 to 5 years old. The intention of the show, which runs 260 two-minute episodes, is [...]
‘Tilly’ Makes New Friends With Nine TV, DVD Deals
Aardman Animation has secured nine new TV and DVD deals for Walker Productions and JAM Media’s preschool series Tilly and Friends. Having been appointed distribution partners for the brand in 2011, Tilly has launched in more 10 territories. Exciting new TV deals have been struck with CBeebies for their Asian, [...]
‘Daniel Tiger’ to Pounce on France Televisions
Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment has sold its award-winning animated preschool series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (40 x 22 mins. HD) to France Télévisions for Zouzous, the preschool programming block on channel France 5. The series launched this fall on PBS KIDS in the United States and on CBC in Canada. It [...]
Slap Happy Serves Up Shorts for Knowledge
Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons will produce a series of animated shorts for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network. The project will feature the network’s popular characters Luna, Chip and Inkie, part of the cabler’s commercial-free children’s block from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The three playful, and quirky young animal characters [...]
Disney XD’s ‘Randy Cunningham’ Announces Guest Voices
It’s not even a Sweeps Month, but Disney XD’s popular animated series Randy Cunningham, 9th Grade Ninja has lined up a colorful list of guest voices for its new episodes airing in March. Bobcat Goldthwait, Annie Potts, Sterling Knight, John Witherspoon and Jason Earles are guest starring in upcoming new [...]
‘Henry Hugglemonster’ Pops Up on Disney Jr. in April
A charming new monster family will be playing in the Mouse House this spring. Produced by Dublin’s star toon shop Brown Bag, the new preschool show Henry Hugglemonster is slated to premiere on Disney Junior in the U.S. on Monday, April 15 at 5 p.m. Based on the book series [...]
Guru’s ‘Dinopaws’ Is Ready to Roam
A new international co-production from Impossible Kids (U.K.), Kindle Entertainment (U.K.) and Guru Studio (Canada) has been given the go-ahead with commissions from U.K. kids’ channel CBeebies, the international CBeebies network (BBC Worldwide Channels) and Canadian kids’ broadcaster Treehouse. The series, called Dinopaws (52 x 11) kicked off production last [...]
FX Gives ‘Archer’ Season 5 Mission
Adam Reed’s hit animated spy comedy for Fox’s FX network has been given the greenlight for a fifth season of 13 episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will also be entered in the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy contest. The fourth season of the show, created by Reed and [...]
Third Season of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Is a Go!
Nickelodeon has officially picked up a third season of its hit animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The announcement was made at the cabler’s upfront presentation in New York City on Tuesday (Feb. 26). Nickelodeon Group president Cyma Zarghami acknowledged that 2012 had been a tough year for her company, [...]
Little Airplane’s ‘Sing It, Laurie’ Goes to Sprout
New York indie studio Little Airplane has hit another high note with a new animated, musical preschool show. Co-produced by best-selling kids’ recording artist Laurie Berkner and Little Airplane’s founder Josh Selig, the show is called Sing It, Laurie and will premiere on the 24-hour preschool channel Sprout on March [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
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