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‘Fraggle Rock’ Preps 30th Celebration
The Jim Henson Company is gearing up for its hit children’s puppetry series Fraggle Rock’s 30th Anniversary in 2013 with plans for celebrations, events and new products for fans of all ages! You can keep up to date with ongoing announcements at Henson.com, on Twitter (#hensoncompany) and Facebook (/hensoncompany). To [...]
‘Futurama’ Season 7 Blasts Off in June
Comedy Central is bringing back Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the Planet Express crew for a seventh adventurous season of the Emmy Award-winning series Futurama this summer! The two-episode premiere will launch on Wednesday, June 20 at 10 / 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Futurama was created by Matt Groening [...]
‘Motorcity’ Ready to Burn Rubber on Disney XD
The futuristic Motorcity explores a bizarro car culture on Disney XD. Die-hard animation fans who have been watching cool shows such as Metalocalypse, Megas XLR and MTV Downtown have known about the talent and creativity of Chris Prynoski for many years. In April, more audiences can jump on the Prynoski [...]
Millimages and BBC Sign Licensing Deal for ’64 Zoo Lane’
European animation house Millimages has signed a licensing and merchandising deal with BBC Worldwide for its hit preschool show 64 Zoo Lane (104 x 11’). BBC Worldwide has taken global licensing rights to the show, excluding French-speaking World. John Reynolds, group commercial director at Millimages says, “The stories in 64 [...]
Anime Version of Stitch Still Big in Japan
Huggable blue alien buddy Stitch from Disney’s Lilo & Stitch is returning to Japanese televisions in an all-new one-hour TV anime special titled Stitch! to Suna no Wakusei (Stitch and the Planet of Sand) this June. Planet of Sand is a follow-up to three previous Stitch! TV series that aired [...]
‘My Little Pony’ Wedding A Ratings Record
The Hub TV network scored a record high audience with the much-buzzed about two-parter wedding special of their in-house produced My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on Saturday, April 21. The Royal Wedding Event delivered best-ever numbers for any series in The Hub’s history in the 2-11, 6-11 and Households [...]
Fox to Adapt Viral Comic ‘Axe Cop’
Fox has given the go-ahead to an animated series version of Axe Cop, the comic-book franchise created by seven-year-old Malachai Nicolle and his older brother and chief illustrator Ethan, according to Vulture.com. The comic centers on a very earnest police officer who uses a firefighter’s axe as a weapon and, [...]
Spain’s Neptuno Announces Post-MIPTV Sales
Barcelona-based toon house Neptuno Films has signed a host of deals for its animated series including Rupert & Sam, Dougie In Disguise, Balin, Connie The Cow, The Ugly Duckling, The Three Bears, Bandolero, Gravediggers Squad, Tork, 2020 and The Gloops, as well as a co-production deal with Evergreen Entertainment for [...]
‘The Simpsons’ Snubs Fox News
Well in line with its tradition of subtle (and not so subtle) irreverence, Matt Groening’s The Simpsons blasted its host channel’s Fox News during the network’s 25th anniversary special programming on Sunday. The dig came at the end of a re-run of the toon’s first episode, when an end card [...]
Cartoon Network HD Launches in Indonesia
Turner has launched Cartoon Network HD in Indonesia on leading national cable platform First Media this week. This is part of a regional rollout plan for CN that kicked off in the Philippines in January. The new channel complements Turner’s existing portfolio of news and entertainment channels currently available in [...]
Dusty Fest Winners Announced
The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City (NYC) has announced the...
‘Rise of the...
As expected, DreamWorks Animation made an early splash at the Cannes Film...
