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The Hot Sheet: Eight Shows to Track Down at MIPJunior

September 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

You’ll find a lot of TV industry heavyweights mingling at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes during the first weekend in October for the annual MIPJunior market. Here are some of the hot new animated series that will be making some waves during the season: Me and My Robot Produced [...]

More ‘MAD,’ ‘Thomas’ Spin Out on DVD

January 16, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

There’s no week that can’t be brightened up with a DVD release from the Usual Gang of Idiots. Leading this week’s home entertainment releases is MAD: Season 1, Part 2 (Warner Bros., $19.97). This collects the second half of the hit Cartoon Network series based on the famous humor magazine. [...]

Animation Writer and Historian Earl Kress Dies at 60

September 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We were saddened to learn of the recent death of beloved animation writer and historian and Animation Guild VP Earl Kress passed away recently at age 60 due to complications from liver cancer. Kress’s numerous animation credits include The Fox and the Hound, DuckTales, Ewoks, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Transformers, Pound Puppies, Taz-Mania, [...]

Turner Expands Cartoonito to Europe, Mideast, Africa

April 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Turner Broadcasting has announced it will rollout its U.K. preschool channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, increasing the brand’s distribution to 125 million homes in 112 territories. Cartoonito launched in the U.K. in May 2007 and since its debut has become the U.K.’s most widely distributed pay [...]