TV News Bytes: DHX, Mediatoon

May 2, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

+ International indie toon house DHX Media has inked a deal with Viacom Media Networks for the sixth season of its wacky animated action-comedy Johnny Test to air on Nickelodeon Germany. The deal also includes renewals of seasons 1 and 2. The acquisition of season six brings the total to 117 [...]

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Development President Marjorie Cohn Quits Nickelodeon

April 15, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments

Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon’s president of content development, is leaving the cabler. Nickelodeon Group president Cyma Zarghami announced her departure in a company-wide email on Monday, according to Deadline.com. The 24-year veteran of the kids cable network oversaw the development of animated series such as The Penguins of Madagascar and Fanboy [...]

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Creator Scott Fellows Pens 100th ‘Johnny Test’

February 4, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Indie kids’ entertainment producer/distributor/licensor DHX Media has revealed a few snippets from the storyline of the 100th episode of its hit 2D animated comedy-adventure series Johnny Test, which is being written by the show’s creator Scott Fellows (also creator/EP of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide and Big Time Rush). “When [...]

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New Nick Toon Episodes for MLK Weekend

January 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend, kicking off January 13, tune in to Nickelodeon to catch all-new episodes of top-rated series featuring special guest star appearances! Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Penguins of Madagascar and T.U.F.F. Puppy will offer spanking new laughs and thrills over the three-day [...]

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