Canada-based animation studio Cuppa Coffee has started a new division called Lemon Squeezy Interactive that will focus only on mobile and online content. The new division’s debut product is an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch based on the Cuppa Coffee property Bruno and the Banana Bunch, debuting this [...]

It’s a big day for Muggles and Pixar fans alike, with the arrival of most recent Harry Potter movie and the high-def debut of The Incredibles. Up first on April 15 is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Warner Bros., $28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray), the penultimate chapter in [...]

HBO has ordered a third season of its animated series The Ricky Gervais Show. The series, which will air the final episode of its second season on April 15, is an animated version of the popular podcasts that featured Gervais and producer Stephen Merchant chatting with “round-headed buffoon” Karl Pilkington. [...]

The 15th edition of Italy’s popular Cartoons on the Bay festival drew to a close this past weekend in Rapallo. Among the animated TV shows honored with the top Pulcinella awards this year were Nickelodeon’s Planet Sheen (Best Children’s Series), Tiger Aspect’s Tinga Tinga Tales (Best Preschool Series) and Cartoon [...]

Rio opened big overseas, while domestic moviegoers made it clear that they prefer to see Russell Brand in animated movies over live-action remakes. Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio opened with an estimated $55 million in ticket sales in 72 foreign markets. The film played particularly well in Brazil, Russia, [...]