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Creator Scott Fellows Pens 100th ‘Johnny Test’
Indie kids’ entertainment producer/distributor/licensor DHX Media has revealed a few snippets from the storyline of the 100th episode of its hit 2D animated comedy-adventure series Johnny Test, which is being written by the show’s creator Scott Fellows (also creator/EP of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide and Big Time Rush). “When [...]
Pukeko and Weta Set to Fly with ‘Thunderbirds’ Reboot
New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures and Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop are working on a new reboot of Gerry Anderson’s legendary puppet-animated children’s series Thunderbirds for U.K.’s ITV. Slated for broadcast on ITV’s kids channel CITV in the U.K. in 2015, the 26 x half-hour series will use a combination of CG animation [...]
Watch a New Clip from Disney’s ‘Minnie’s Bow-Toons’
We’re happy to share an exclusive clip from one of the new Minnie’s Bow-Toons episodes that will premiere on Disney Junior next week. These five new shorts will be premiering daily beginning Monday, Feb. 4 thru Friday, Feb. 8 on Disney Channel (9:55 a.m. ET/PT) and Disney Junior (3:55 p.m. [...]
Gruppo Alcuni Signs Global Deals for Key Props
Italy’s Gruppo Alcuni has announced three new deals which will take key TV properties Pet Pals and Symo & Rose as well as their feature length toon Pet Pals: Marco Polo’s Code to all new territories around the world. Alcuni’s hit series Pet Pals will now be available on AMEBA, the [...]
Hub Plans Celebrations for New ‘Pony’ Princess
Dust off your tiara and pick your fancy pants up from the dry cleaners! On Saturday, February 16 at 10:30 a.m. The Hub will introduce the newest addition to the royal family with a special coronation episode of its hit animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (produced by [...]
Zodiak Seals ‘Totally Spies’ Deals, Adds New COO
Zodiak Kids has secured a raft of sales for the brand new sixth season of its hit 2D comedy series Totally Spies!, with Teletoon Canada, DeA Kids Italy and MBC (Middle East) now on board. The new season, produced by Zodiak Kids company Marathon Media for TF1, brings the series [...]
Amazon Studios Greenlights Five Kids’ Show Pilots
Amazon Studios, the original movie and series production arm of Amazon.com, announced today that five children’s test pilots have been greenlit for production. This announcement follows the first pilot production commitment in December, which signed six comedy pilots. When completed, the 11 pilots will be posted on Amazon Instant Video, [...]
9 Story Sells over 50 hours of Toons to Super RTL
Toronto’s toon powerhouse 9 Story Entertainment announced the sale of its animated children’s series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (40 x 22’), Camp Lakebottom (26 x 22’) and Wild Kratts (24 x 40) to Germany’s Super RTL. The network also airs all three seasons of 9 Story’s Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22’). [...]
ABC Australia Commissions ‘Vic the Viking’ Series
ABC TV in Australia has commissioned the new animated series Vic the Viking, a 78 x 11-minute Australian/French co-pro between ASE Studios and Studio 100 Animation in association with Flying Bark Productions. The show was originally titled Vicky the Viking, but the title was changed for English-speaking audiences since the [...]
CBeebies Launches New Math-Based Show
A new math-themed animated series is slated to debut on U.K’s children channel CBeebies and the BBC Worldwide Channels later this year. The show, which is called Numtum Adventures, is animated by A Productions and is a spinoff of a series of five-minute shorts which currently air on CBeebies in [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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