Canada’s Nelvana Enterprises is putting the spotlight on its animated comedies at the MIPTV market next week. Three new toon series Sidekick, Spliced and Scaredy Squirrel will be joined by live-action sitcom Mr. Young. Sidekick follows Eric and Trevor on their not-so-heroic adventures training to be superhero sidekicks. With access [...]

In advance of the MIPTV market in Cannes, ToonBox Entertainment and CJ Entertainment have secured international deals for the Redrover Co. Ltd. & ToonBox animated comedy series Bolts and Blip. The sales include a home entertainment deal with Nelvana and broadcast with Nickelodeon on Israel’s Ananey Network, set for July [...]

Illumination Entertainment’s second feature film, Hop, jumps into theaters this weekend looking for a sweet payoff. The film, which mixes live action and CG animation, is set to open in an estimated 3,400 theaters. The film is directed by Tim Hill and features CG animation by Rhythm & Hues. It [...]

Rainmaker Entertainment has launched a new channel on YouTube featuring an original animated short feature, Zapped!, starring company mascots Ting and Juma. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/rainmakeranimation. Or, watch Zapped right here, right now: Zapped! is based on two characters originally devised as mascots for Rainmaker Entertainment, Ting and Juma. [...]

Cake Entertainment has signed on to distribute the kids’ animated series  Tom & The Slice of Bread with Strawberry Jam & Honey and will represent it at the MIP-TV market. Created by Andreas Hykade, the series is a co-production of Studio Film Bilder, SWR, BR and WDR. The series consists of [...]