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DWA Guns it for ‘Turbo’ App with $1m Contest
DreamWorks Animation is redefining a “snail’s pace” by launching a new action-packed app based on its upcoming (July 17) super-speedy mollusk movie, Turbo Racing League. The company is also making mobile games history with $1 million in prizes to be snapped up in the Shell-Out Contest presented by Verizon—the first [...]
Silver Dolphin Launches ‘Little Critter’ Apps
Little Critter, the ambiguously rodent-like character from children’s author Mercer Mayer’s beloved series, has come a long way since his publishing debut in 1975. Stepping into the 21st century, Little Critter is starring in new interactive adventures for young children thanks to kids’ educational/activity books publisher Silver Dolphin Books. The [...]
Fuhu Signs Deal for Nick Tablets, Content
Nickelodeon and kids’ consumer products developer Fuhu Inc. have announced a multi-year deal that will see Fuhu produce and distribute Nickelodeon-themed table accessories and nabi Jr. tablets pre-loaded with the network’s content. The first product of the partnership is the recently released touch-screen nabi Jr. tablet, which comes with educational apps, games [...]
TV Bytes: Calimero, Pac-Man & Bubble Guppies
As international companies gear up for the MIP-TV market in France next month, we are getting bombarded with news about about global franchises. Here are today’s latest TV toon newsmakers: UK broadcaster Channel 5 has picked up the broadcast rights for the Nick Jr. preschool series Bubble Guppies. The series, [...]
‘The Croods’ gives DreamWorks Shares a Boost
Finally, there’s some good news for the folks at DreamWorks Animation, who had a rough period after Rise of the Guardians didn’t perform as projected at the box office and the upcoming Me & My Shadow had to be pushed back to 2014 instead of the original 2013 opening date. [...]
Rovio and DreamWorks Collaborate on ‘Croods’ Game
DreamWorks Animation has teamed up with Angry Birds powerhouse Rovio Entertainment to deliver a new mobile game based on its upcoming pic The Croods. The game finds the family breaking out of the Stone Age with the use of a new revolutionary tool: the IDEA! The Croods will hunt and [...]
‘Sesame Street’ Apps Now on Kindle Fire, Amazon
Sesame Workshop has announced the launch of three of its most popular Sesame Street apps on the Amazon Appstore for Android; Elmo Loves 123s, Another Monster at the End of This Book and Potty Time with Elmo are among the first Sesame Street apps available for Kindle Fire. The programs [...]
Cyber Group’s ‘Zou’ Gets Interactive
French indie Cyber Group Studios has announced the simultaneous release of new interactive projects starring the cuddly striped zebra hero of its HD CG preschool series, Zou (52 x 11). Aimed at extending the brand, the digital Zou goodies include an animated ebook, apps and a dedicated website. The ebook is [...]
Anima Estudios to Co-Pro Vodka’s ‘Bugsted’
Children’s content and entertainment brands creator Vodka (Jelly Jamm) has secured a co-production partnership with Ánima Estudios for their new multi-platform project Bugsted. Founded in 2002, Ánima currently produces the animated series El Chavo, top-rated in Latin America, and recently released Top Cat: The Movie. Last year, Spanish-language TV producer [...]
Mattel Launches Multiplatform ‘Max Steel’
The newest superhero IP from Mattel, Max Steel, will be kicking off his global, multiplatform adventures in March with the debut of its CG animated series on Disney XD in the U.S. and other major networks internationally. The entertainment franchise will also introduce an interactive web destination—as well as a [...]
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