Tag "Channel 4"

The Mill Shuts Down TV VFX Department

March 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Another day, another troubling news item about the beleaguered vfx industry. This time it’s London-based studio The Mill which revealed that it will close its TV visual effects unit, with a possible loss of 25 jobs. Best known for its effects work for BBC shows such as Doctor Who, Merlin [...]

Marvel Toons to Stream on Amazon’s LoveFilm U.K.

January 30, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Amazon.com-owned streaming video service LoveFilm has signed a deal with Disney in the U.K. and Ireland to air animated shows featuring Marvel characters. U.K. and Irish subscribers of amazon.com’s LoveFilm, which has nearly 3 million users across Europe, will be able to stream hundreds of shows featuring the likes of [...]

The Return of a Seasonal Friend

December 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Channel 4 and Lupus Films revive Raymond Briggs’ beloved characters in a new animated special The Snowman and the Snowdog. It’s been 30 years since audiences around the world fell in love with the animated adaptation of the children’s book The Snowman. Produced by the late British animation veteran John [...]

Channel 4 Offers More Info on ‘Snowman’ Sequel

August 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Channel 4 in the U.K. has revealed a few more details on the upcoming sequel to its classic animated special The Snowman, which is co-produced by Lupus Films. Based on the popular children’s book by Raymond Briggs, the new show finds the Snowman introducing a new best friend The Snowdog [...]

MIPTV: Aardman Secures ‘Snowman 2' TV Rights

March 28, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Aardman Rights, the distribution arm of the Bristol-based animation powerhouse, has partnered with the U.K.’s Channel 4 as international TV distributor for the brand new sequel to classic Christmas toon The Snowman (1982), based on the novel by Raymond Briggs which Dianne Jackson directed and John Coates produced. Channel 4, [...]

Lupus and Channel 4 Prep ‘Snowman’ Remake

January 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Lupus Films and Channel 4 are planning a new version of the classic animated holiday special The Snowman, according to The Daily Mirror. Based on a hugely popular book by Raymond Briggs, the John Coates-produced special has been a staple of TV holiday programming around the world ever since it [...]