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Gorman Upped to President at AG Properties


June 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Sean Gorman has been promoted to president of American Greetings Properties. He will remain based in Los Angeles. Previously, Gorman was VP of entertain production and development for the Cleveland, OH-based company. As president, Gorman will be responsible for the strategy, creative and overall operation of American Greetings Properties, including [...]

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Lionsgate to Release New ‘Care Bears’ Series


January 9, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Lionsgate and American Greetings Properties announced a new home entertainment distribution agreement for the new CGI Animated TV series Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. The agreement gives Lionsgate packaged and digital rights in both the U.S. and U.K. to all 26 episodes of the series, which debuted on The Hub in 2012. In [...]

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Deals for ‘WotWots,’ ‘Green Squad,’ ‘Pirates,’ ‘Fuzzy Tales’


September 19, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Sales and commissions are on the rise ahead of next month’s MIPCOM and MIP Jr., with Pukeko Pictures’ The WotWots, Alphanim’s The Green Squad, DHX Media’s Pirates, Adventures in Art and Brain Power and Bejuba!’s Fuzzy Tales all making waves. Here’s how it breaks down: Agents have been appointed for [...]

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The Hub Launches New ‘Care Bears’


May 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Those lovable, magical belly-badged Care Bears return to the small screen in a new CG animated series just in time for their 30th anniversary with Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. The half-hour series targeting kids and families will debut its all new adventures on The Hub starting Saturday, June 2 [...]

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The Hub Reveals 2012-13 Slate


March 1, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Kids and family network The Hub will be launching four original series as part of its 2012-13 programming line up, president and CEO Margaret Loesch announced. “With the momentum of our successful first year, we’re building a slate of programs for the 2012-’13 season that continues our strategy of presenting [...]

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‘Care Bears’ Ready for TV Reboot


February 14, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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American Greetings Properties, holder of such popular ‘80s toy & toon lines as Transformers, ThunderCats and The Smurfs, is preparing a new television reboot of cuddly favorites The Care Bears just in time for their 30th anniversary, according to Variety. The new animated TV show will target girls 2-7 with [...]

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New Season of ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ Sweetens The Hub


October 20, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The half-hour animated series Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures is set to return for another season on The Hub beginning, Saturday, November 5 at 9 a.m. The CG-animaed series features Strawberry Shortcake and her friends (Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Torte, Plum Pudding, Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue) in Berry Bitty City [...]

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Preschooler Series ‘the WotWots’ Wins Parents’ Choice Award


July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The animated preschooler series the WotWots has been honored with a Parents’ Choice Award in the television category for spring 2011. The category selects content based on being age appropriate and learning based with a sense of fun. Currently in production of its second series and with a broadcast deal [...]

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New ‘Care Bears’ Animated Series Gets Green Light


by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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It’s been almost 30 years since the Care Bears first starting, well, caring — and to celebrate, American Greetings Corp. is bringing them back to TV. The company has given the green light to an all-new CGI-animated series for the Care Bears that will start airing next year to coincide [...]

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Deals Announce Impending Start of Licensing Expo


June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The annual Licensing Show is set to open its doors Tuesday for three days of licensing (or licencing, if your British) craziness in Las Vegas. There’s always a ton of announcements related to animation properties coming out of the show, so here’s a rundown of some of the pertinent deals [...]

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