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PBS to Produce Animated ‘Mister Rogers’ Spin-off

August 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed Comment! divider image

The legacy of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will continue on PBS, thanks to a new animated preschool show, slated for fall of 2012. The show, which is called Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood centers on the world of four-year old Daniel Tiger and is based on the next generation of the original characters from [...]


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Kavaleer and Dinamo’s ‘Abadas’ Begins Production

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Production has begun on Abadas, a 52 x 11 minute TV series that Irish toon house Kavaleer Productions  is co-producing with Welsh studio Dinamo Productions. The series is described as a a multi-layered interactive word and sound association series for preschool viewers which offers a mixture of animation and live-action. [...]


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Nick Orders Third Season of ‘T.U.F.F. Puppy’

July 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed Comment! divider image

Butch Hartman’s hit animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy has been picked up for a third season with a 20-episode order by Nickelodeon.  The clever series, which premiered in October of 2011, has been a ratings smash for the cabler, averages 2.6 million viewers, taking the Number 2 spot, right behind SpongeBob [...]


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Disney XD Debuts ‘Tron: Uprising’ Clip

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To the delight of Tron fans everywhere, Disney XD has made an early clip of its upcoming new animated series Tron Uprising available online. Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen and Bruce Boxleitner, the series will premiere on the cabler in the [...]


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Smurfs and the City – ‘The Smurfs’ in 3D

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Peyo’s beloved little blue creatures come to CG life in Sony’s Smurfalicious 3-D hybrid extravaganza. It’s been 53 years since Belgian artist Pierre “Peyo” Culliford came up with the idea of a pastoral village inhabited by The Smurfs (or Les Schtroumpfs as they are called in French) who were only three [...]


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In This Issue!

  • Monsters University
  • Blue Sky's Epic
  • Sanjay and Craig
  • Annecy's Highlights
  • Summer VFX
  • Legends of Oz




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Amazon’s LoveFilm and...

LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...

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Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of...

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Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3...

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‘Oggy’ Producer...

French animation producer Marc du Pontavice, who presented his latest project...

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Disney Release Plans Include...

Updates to the Walt Disney Studios’ release schedule have revealed plans...

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Disney Channel Provides New...

Mickey Mouse is ready for his major comeback. On Friday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m.,...

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FremantleMedia Releases New...

FremantleMedia Kids and Family and Nerd Corps released new information about...

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Vortexx on The CW Unveils New...

Vortexx on The CW, an affiliate of Saban Brands, will be kicking off a new...

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Global TV News Bytes

+ Little Airplane Productions has sealed a series of deals for its spud-tastic...

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DreamWorks Signs Multi-Year...

It’s official: Netflix loves the green ogre and everyone else in the...

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Italy’s View Conference...

Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...

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Annecy Announces 2013 Edition...

The 2013 edition of the prestigious and very well-attended Annecy Festival and...

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Nick’s ‘Kung Fu...

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards were held at the Beverly...

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Academy Brings Marc Davis...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bring the Marc Davis...

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Animation Block Party:...

I’ve told the evolution of ABP story before, but for readers foreign to...

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Gorman Upped to President at...

Sean Gorman has been promoted to president of American Greetings Properties. He...

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Geary to Head Production,...

Animation and transmedia company FlickerLab has appointed Jordan Geary as its...

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An Interview From Abroad with...

Academy Award winning writer and director Brenda Chapman recently gave a...

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Carl England Assumes MD Role...

Nigel Stone, CEO of U.K.-based indie film and kids’ TV production studio...

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Disney Publicist Denise...

We were saddened by the recent death of longtime Disney publicity exec Denise...

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Here's your chance to win Adventure Time Season 2 on Blu-ray!

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