Thursday, July 31, 2014
Saturday Morning Fab Four Flashback
One of the hard truths about animated cartoons is that many of them simply do not stand the test of time very well. For every Bugs Bunny there are multiple Flip the Frogs, characters ... Continue Reading →
Spielberg to Produce Microsoft’s ‘Halo’ Series
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular video game franchise Halo for Microsoft’s new console Xbox One. The series will include exclusive interactive ... Continue Reading →
Double Negative Opens New TV Branch
VFX company Double Negative has launched Double Negative TV, a new division of Dneg dedicated to visual effects creation for television.
Dneg TV will be headed up by 20-year VFX veteran ... Continue Reading →
MIPTV News: ‘Camp Lakebottom’, ‘Filly’ and ‘Peppa Pig’
With only a few days left until the 50th edition of MIPTV market kicks off in Cannes next week, various TV distributors and producers are sending us their news of global TV sales and ... Continue Reading →
MIPTV: Nelvana Invites ‘Zack’ & ‘Mike’
Corus Entertainment’s Canadian toon studio/distributor Nelvana Enterprises will be hyping two animated series in production at MIPTV this year–the new oddball comedy Zack ... Continue Reading →
9 Story’s ‘Camp Lakebottom’ Scores New Sales
9 Story Entertainment’s new children’s animated comedy Camp Lakebottom (26×22’) has been acquired by Canal+ for Canal+Family (France), TELETOON+ (France), ABC (Australia) ... Continue Reading →
DVD Find of the Week: ‘The Goode Family’
You’ll be able to check out Mike Judge’s short-lived primetime animated series The Goode Family on DVD this week. Shout! Factory’s cool new release features all 13 episodes of ... Continue Reading →
Henson’s ‘Pajanimals’ Lands on Disney Jr., EMEA
The Jim Henson Company has licensed all 52 x 11’ episodes of its new preschool series, Pajanimals to Disney Junior platforms in France, Italy, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, ... Continue Reading →
The Grinch Wins Over Audiences Again
ABC had a big night with its annual airing of the animated special How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Tuesday (Nov. 27). The evergreen special surpassed original episodes of several ... Continue Reading →
Australia’s ABC Nabs Two DQ Series
DQ Entertainment International has announced an exclusive deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to broadcast two of the studio’s 3D animated series, Iron Man: Armored ... Continue Reading →
