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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) and Noga (Israel). The series is produced by 9 Story Entertainment for TELETOON Canada and has also been licensed to Super RTL (Germany) and Luk International for Spain and [...]
9 Story Unveils MIP-TV Slate
Toronto-based creator/producer/distributor of kids content 9 Story Entertainment has announced its slate of new series and new episodes of returning series for MIP-TV 2013, taking places in Cannes, France April 8-11. NEW SERIES: Nerds and Monsters (40 x 11’) Animated comedy aimed at 6-11 year olds that tosses a group [...]
An Aardvark’s Road to Animated Success
To paraphrase Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, there remains one fixed point in an ever-changing world of television animation: the desire to sell a show. Those (you know who you are) who are busy creating their series bibles and storyboards for their projects, with the hope of securing a pitch to [...]
9 Story to Launch ‘Peg + Cat’ at MIPTV
9 Story Entertainment’s new animated preschool show Peg + Cat will make a splash at the MIPTV market in France in April. The 80 X 11 series was created by Emmy-winning creative director, animator and children’s writer Jennifer Oxley (Little Bill, The Wonder Pets!) and Billy Aronson (Rent, Postcards from [...]
9 Story Sells over 50 hours of Toons to Super RTL
Toronto’s toon powerhouse 9 Story Entertainment announced the sale of its animated children’s series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (40 x 22’), Camp Lakebottom (26 x 22’) and Wild Kratts (24 x 40) to Germany’s Super RTL. The network also airs all three seasons of 9 Story’s Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22’). [...]
Baboon Animation to Work on ‘Heroes of the City’
Popular CG-animated preschool series Heroes of the City has tapped Baboon Animation to work on the new season of the show. “We’re so charmed by the Heroes characters and their whimsical world,” says Mike de Seve, CEO of Baboon Animation. “We’re thrilled to assemble a team of some of the [...]
Oasis to Produce New Season of ‘Martha Speaks’
Montreal-based Oasis has struck a deal with Boston pubcaster WGBH and the PBS Network for the production of 16 new episodes of the popular animated series, Martha Speaks. Oasis will provide the preproduction, digital animation and postproduction services on the series, from its Montreal studios. Martha Speaks is based on [...]
Writing Terrific Toons with Allan Neuwirth
We recently had the chance to chat with the very talented and prolific New York-based animation writer Allan Neuwirth, whose many credits include The Octonauts, Jelly Jamm, Arthur, Martha Speaks, Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, Cyberchase, Jungle Junction, Between the Lions, Courage the Cowardly Dog and [...]
Hulu Kids Offers 43 Shows for the Family
U.S. kids have a new children’s programming platform this week as Hulu debuts its kids and families portal Hulu Kids (www.hulu.com/kids) in its Hulu Plus subscription section. At launch, the Hulu Kids section features 43 shows—including commercial-free series episodes from Nickelodeon as well as series from PBS and Lionsgate. Hulu [...]
9 Story Brings New ‘Camp Lakebottom’ to MIPCOM
Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment will offer at MIPCOM new episodes of such hit animated series as Camp Lakebottom, and will debut its new primetime animated comedy Fugget About It. Here’s how the studio described its lineup: Camp Lakebottom (26×22’ or 52×11’), launching full new episodes of the animated children’s series [...]
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