Munich-based brand management and media company m4e AG has acquired the available back catalogue of former TV Loonland AG out of the bankruptcy trust. The extensive package of rights was purchased directly from the insolvency administrator by its subsidiary m4e Television  and contains more than 1,400 episodes of animation and [...]

It appears that release dates are a lot like dominoes: knock one over and the rest follow. DreamWorks Animation has moved the release date for its animated comedy The Croods back three weeks from March 1, 2013, to March 22, 2013. The move was made possible by Disney’s decision to [...]

Disney has been juggling release dates and the music has stopped with the animated features Reboot Ralph and Monsters University swapping dates. According to Variety, Reboot Ralph now moves up to a Nov. 2, 2012, release and Pixar’s Monsters University falls back to June 21, 2013. Little is known about [...]

Spain-based Zinkia Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in the award-winning children’s entertainment company Cake Entertainment. Both companies will maintain their own management, teams and identities under the deal, which will allow the companies to amalgamate their knowledge, expertise and creativity. Zinkia has has been successful in implementing brand management [...]

BBC children’s channel CBeebies has commissioned the new series Tree Fu Tom from CBeebies In House Productions and FremantleMedia Enterprise. Designed to help children’s movement development, Tree Fu Tom (26 x 22 mins) will follow the adventures of a boy with magical powers as he takes viewers to an enchanted world [...]