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CN’s Snaptoons Hypes Southeast Asian Toons
Cartoon Network Asia’s Snaptoons, which seeks to peg the next generation of animation talent, has announced three finalists from Singapore and the completion of two animated shorts from Malaysia. The shortlisted finalists were chosen based on originality and creativity and must fulfill the Cartoon Network criteria of being fun, funny [...]
Turner Launches Virtual World Across EMEA
Turner Broadcasting has launched of a new online virtual world for kids called Toonix across EMEA, following a beta launch in the U.K. in the beginning of 2012. Available at www.toonix.com the site calls on kids to ‘Be Whoever You Want To Be’ by creating and customizing their own unique avatars [...]
‘Regular Show,’ ‘Danny Phantom,’ Elmo Hit DVD
Mordecai and Rigby are finally arriving on DVD with the release this week of Regular Show: Slack Pack (Warner Bros., $14.97), collecting 12 episodes of the series from the first and second seasons of its run on Cartoon Network. Meanwhile, Danny Phantom, Season 2, Part 1 (Shout! Factory, $19.93) gives fans [...]
‘Adventure Time’ First Season DVD Arrives in July
July is going to be a little bit hotter for fans of Jake and Finn and Cartoon Network’s glorious animated series Adventure Time. It was announced today that the complete first season DVD of the series (that’s 26 episodes plus lots of featurettes, commentaries and cool animatics) will be available [...]
Turner Greenlights ‘Team Toon’
Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a new live-action/animation hybrid series titled Team Toon (26 x 30), which it is co-producing with FremantleMedia Enterprises and Larry Schwarz and His Band for Cartoon Network EMEA. The show has been greenlit for Cartoon Network channels in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. FME is handling worldwide distribution [...]
Cartoon Network Reveals Dynamic New 2012-13 Slate
During its New York City upfront presentation, Cartoon Network announced today several new and returning series to its programming line-up including the world premiere of DreamWorks Dragons: The Series, Annoying Orange, Ben 10: Omniverse and Beware the Batman. Held at New York’s Roseland Ballroom, the presentation included live performances of [...]
CN Asia Hatches More ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’
Cartoon Network Asia Pacific and French animation studio Xilam (Zig and Sharko, The Daltons) have teamed up to produce the fourth season of the animated comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches. First launched in 1999, the series is fast becoming a popular phenom in Asia Pacific. The new season of [...]
9 Story’s ‘Naked Animals’ Makes Sale Attack
The second and third season of 9 Story Entertainment’s animated hit Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22 min) has been been picked up by Super RTL Germany and by Canal+ France for their Canal+ Family and TéléTOON+ channels. In addition, Luk International has picked up season 3 for Spain and [...]
Zodiak Re-Ups ‘Sally Bollywood’
Zodiak Kids, the children’s production and distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has announced the recommission of a second season of animated series Sally Bollywood; co-produced by Tele Images Prod. (part of Zodiak Kids) and Australia’s Three’s A Company. The new 52 x 11 season has been presold to Super RTL, [...]
Vodka Capital Serves ‘Jelly Jamm’ in Canada
Spanish indie production/distribution house Vodka Capital has finalized two major Free-to-Air broadcast deals with Canadian channels Télé-Québec and TVOKids (Ontario) for their CG animated preschool series Jelly Jamm. The 52 x 11 comedy celebrates creativity, music and friendship through the adventures of five wacky friends who live on the planet [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
