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Teletoon Order Includes New ‘Inspector Gadget’ Series
Teletoon Canada is resurrecting Inspector Gadget. A new CG version of the beloved series from DHX Media was one of two new series commissioned by the network, with the other being a new series called Pirate Express, from Atomic Cartoons. Teletoon also renewed Rocket Monkeys and Endangered Species for second [...]
Global TV News Bytes
+ Magic Light Pictures, the U.K.-based company behind the success of film and licensing properties The Gruffalo and Room on the Groom is building up its operation with two key appointments. Daryl Shute, who joined the company in 2006 and oversaw the marketing and merchandising of Magic Light’s flagship brands, [...]
Breakthrough/Atomic’s ‘Rocket Monkeys’ Fly to Nick
The animated space monkeys of Breakthrough Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons are jumping with joy today as they’ll be heading over to Nickelodeon worldwide this spring. The 26 x 26 2D toon centers on halpless simian astronaut brothers Gus and Wally who have hilarious intergalactic adventures in space. Rocket Monkeys will [...]
‘Rocket Monkeys’ Ready to Take Off on Teletoon
Breakthrough Entertainment’s cheeky Rocket Monkeys will make its Teletoon debut this week on Thursday January 10 at 6:30 p.m. The show, which is created by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson and developed by Alex Galatis and Mark Evestaff, follows the adventures of two inept monkeys who spend their days wreaking [...]
Breakthrough Launches ‘Rocket Monkeys’ Web Games
The digital media division of Breakthrough Entertainment has started production on a series of online games for the company’s upcoming animated series Rocket Monkeys, which is set to premiere on Teletoon next year. Through three games titled “Monkeys vs. Gorillas,” “Monkey Business” and “Monkeys on a Mission” – Rocket Monkeys Online [...]
Breakthrough, Teletoon Launch ‘Rocket Monkeys’ Sales
Canadian toon house Breakthrough Entertainment will introduce its new Flash-animated series Rocket Monkeys to the MIPCOM market this week, president of distribution Nat Abraham announced. The 26×30 show is produced in association with Teletoon Canada and acclaimed studio Atomic Cartoons and follows the oddball adventures of two monkeynaut brothers, Gus [...]
The Tooning Up of ‘Car Talk’
Here’s a pop-quiz for pop culture geeks: what do Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, and Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, from NPR’s Car Talk, all have in common? Give up? They all started out as radio stars, and at one point or other they were transformed into cartoon form; [...]
The Kinder, Gentler Robots Are Here!
The Hub’s Transformers Rescue Bots opens the door to a more peaceful universe for younger fans of the franchise. Just when you thought the masters of the Transformers franchise had pretty much exhausted all possible spin-offs and reboot possibilities, a new animated twist pops up on The Hub network to [...]
Pixie Award Winners Are Announced
The Third Annual Pixie Awards, honoring outstanding work in animation, effect and motion-graphics, has unveiled its list of winners for the 2012 edition. The Pixies received a record number of submissions this year—750—and honored 213 entries from across the U.S. and Canada. 113 Gold Awards and 100 Platinum Awards were [...]
McCarron Is Atomic Cartoons’s New Head of Production
Vancouver-based Atomic Cartoons (Atomic Betty) has brought in Jennifer McCarron to head up production at the studio, supervising in-house production teams. Over the past 15 years, Jennifer has produced or executive produced dozens of animated television series, video game cinematics, and direct to DVD features, including the popular Barbie Princess franchise with Mattel [...]
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