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‘VeggieTales’ Goes Mobile with Sprint TV Channel

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Big Idea Entertainment announced its popular animated faith-based series VeggieTales is coming to mobile devices via a channel on Sprint TV. The VeggieTales channel features complete shows of Big Idea Entertainment’s best-selling silly songs and DVD content including, Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn’t, Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God’s [...]


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Nick Picks Up Global Rights for Rainbow’s ‘PopPixie’

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Nickelodeon has bought the broadcast rights to Rainbow’s animated girls series PopPixie for many of its channels around the world. The deal will see the series, aimed at ages 4-10, air on Nick channels in the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, Benelux, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Eastern Europe, [...]


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Four Join English Cast of ‘Delhi Safari’ Feature

April 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean Comment! divider image

Actors Brad Garrett, Vanessa Williams, Christopher Lloyd and Jane Lynch have agreed to join the English voice cast of the 3D animated feature Delhi Safari, reports Variety. The quartet will join Cary Elwes and Jason Alexander as voice performers in the Fantastic Films project about a leopard cub and his [...]


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‘Dapper Men,’ DC Lead 2011 Eisner Awards Nominees

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The nominees have been announced for the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards, with DC  Comics and its imprints earning a leading 14 nominations plus three shared, while Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee was the most-nominated book with five. Following DC were Image [...]


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Henson, Sprout, Sixteen South Co-Produce ‘Pajanimals’

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The Jim Henson Co., the preschool TV channel Sprout and Northern Ireland-based Sixteen South Ltd. have teamed up to co-produce a new series called Pajanimals. The series will consist of 26 half hour episodes, and will air exclusively on Sprout in the United States starting in the fall and went [...]


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In This Issue!

  • The Croods
  • MIPTV Highlights
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • Henry Hugglemonster
  • The VFX of Oz
  • The Venture Bros.




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Blue Sky’s...

Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...

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Vertical Ent. to Distribute...

New arrival Vertical Entertainment has picked up the U.S. distribution rights...

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Warner Bros. Offers...

Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim has...

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Nexus Partners with...

London-based animation studio Nexus as announced an exclusive partnership with...

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Disney Releases Info on...

Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Monsters University will feature music from...

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Nick Soars to Comedic Heights...

Sanjay and Craig, Nickelodeon’s eccentric and hilarious new animated...

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PGS Sells Method/DQE’s...

Global distributor and brand management company PGS has announced the sale of...

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Check Out New...

While we all steel our hearts and wait for the (second) final season of Matt...

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Nick Releases ‘Sanjay...

Nickelodeon has released a nine-minute featurette about its new animated series...

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Spielberg to Produce...

Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...

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Sherman, Menken Team Up for...

A special musical treat is in store for attendees of this year’s D23...

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Cartoon Digital Announces...

Cartoon Masters’ Digital and Transmedia event has announced its slate of...

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Aardman, Sony &...

British BAFTA-winning social website BinWeevils.com has joined forces with...

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Academy Makes Animation...

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...

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Bradford Animation Fest Open...

The Bradford Animation Festival–the U.K.’s longest running toon...

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BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...

U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...

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John Knoll Upped to...

Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative...

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Imira Appoints Elena Mera...

Spanish youth programming production and distribution house Imira Entertainment...

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Chapman Responds to Misguided...

Brenda Chapman, the Oscar-winning writer and director of Brave has responded to...

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Method Studios Hires de Boer,...

Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today...

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'Totoro' Contest

Here's your chance to win Totoro & Howl's Moving Castle on Blu-ray!

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