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CBBC Embraces ‘Rubbish World’
“No matter how horrible things get for Dave, there’s always room for them to get worse!” That’s how artist/creator Ed Foster describes the hero of his new animated series, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. The 26 x 11-minute series is produced by the U.K.’s The Illuminated Film Company (The [...]
MIPTV News: ‘Camp Lakebottom’, ‘Filly’ and ‘Peppa Pig’
With only a few days left until the 50th edition of MIPTV market kicks off in Cannes next week, various TV distributors and producers are sending us their news of global TV sales and greenlights. Here is our latest wrap-up of pre-MIP news. The Mouse Likes Camp Lakebottom: First [...]
FishBowl Unveils ‘The Potts’ Pilot
FishBowl Worldwide Media has released a pilot episode for its original animated series The Potts–a 2D toon about a family obsessed with reality television. The pilot was written by How I Met Your Mother executive producer and TV veteran Chuck Tatham, whose last animation gig was as a consulting producer [...]
New on Nick: Latest ‘Turtles’, ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Launch
Nickelodeon has exciting plans for CG animation fans lined up this weekend with a brand-new episode of its breakout revamp of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, “Baxter’s Gambit,” airing Friday night, plus the series premiere of the DreamWorks Animation spin-off series Monsters vs. Aliens on Saturday. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – [...]
Disney Jr. Wags Bejuba’s ‘Fuzzy Tales’
Bejuba! Entertainment’s children’s short-form series Fuzzy Tales has landed on Disney Junior in the U.S. Produced by Brain Power Studios in Canada, the pre-school show features live-action animals re-enacting beloved fairy tales in a CGI-hybrid world. The series will begin airing on Disney Channel and Disney Junior in the US [...]
Zodiak Secures Range of ‘Ranch’ Deals
Zodiak Kids has nabbed a new slew of sales for Tele Images Productions’ The Ranch (26 x 26), which made its market debut at MIP Junior last year. The series, which launched on TF1 last fall, was earlier pre-sold to French broadcasters Teletoon+ and Equidia Life (an equestrian lifestyle channel), [...]
Atlantyca Fixes Up Global ‘Fixies’ Sales
Italy-based trans-media entertainment company Atlantyca Entertainment has announced new sales for Russia’s top toon series, The Fixies (104 x 6). The series has been acquired by Minimax in a Pan Eastern Europe deal, ERR in Estonia and D-Smart in Turkey. Atlantyca’s distribution arm took over rights for the show from [...]
‘Geronimo Stilton’ Catches More Global Buyers
Italy-based children’s entertainment house Atlantyca Entertainment announced new global sales for its animated series Geronimo Stilton in advance of the MIPTV market this month. Canal Panda (Portugal) acquired season 1, 2, and also season 3 which is currently in production. Additional sales include season 1 and 2 DVD rights to [...]
Toei Unveils New Seasons of ‘Saint Seiya’ and ‘Driland’
New seasons of Toei Animation’s top properties, Saint Seiya Ω (Omega) and Driland will debut internationally at MIPTV 2013 according to Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Toei Animation’s managing director. Previously available only inside of Japan, the debut of these new seasons are a response to high international demand. Saint Seiya Ω, the [...]
KISS and ‘Hello Kitty’ Collaborate on Hub Toon
Hub has optioned the rights to KISS Hello Kitty (working title), a new animated series based on the unlikely, yet successful KISS x Hello Kitty line of products from Sanrio. KISS, an iconic rock band known for its creative merchandising, and Hello Kitty, one of the most unique and popular lifestyle brands, [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
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Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
