Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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‘Peppa Pig’ on the Hoof in Asia
Entertainment One (eOne) has announced new broadcast and licensing agreements for its preschool property Peppa Pig that will see the little oinker increase her hoof-fold in the Asian market by launching in Korea this year. The company has also announced a dedicated territory manager, Daniela Flower, has been appointed to [...]
40th Annie Nominations Reveal Cluttered Field
The 40th Annie Award nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 3) and it looks like ASIFA voters decided to spread the wealth among many of this year’s animated features and TV shows. In the crowded Best Animated Feature category, eight pictures—Pixar’s Brave, Disney’s Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph, Sony Animaton’s Hotel [...]
‘Snow White’ Gets Extended; Complete ‘Terra Nova’ on DVD
What’s old is new again this week, as hot home video releases re-imagine the classics and take a high-tech trip to prehistoric times. Getting the extended edition treatment is the hit fantasy movie Snow White and the Huntsman (Universal, $29.98 Extended Edition DVD, $34.98 Blu-ray-DVD-Digital Copy Combo Pack). The re-take [...]
24-Hour Disney Jr. Channel Launches This Friday
Disney Junior, the multiplatform brand aimed at kids age 2-7 and their parents and caregivers, will become a 24-hour channel this Friday (March 23). The new channel (which will be available on Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision, Bright House and Verizon), will be the home of classic Disney preschool shows and [...]
Foothill’s MIPTV Toon News
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Foothill Entertainment has announced new toons and development updates just in time for the April MIPTV market in France. These include second series production for Spike Team, the broadcast launch of Iconicles, upcoming new animation for Raz & Benny and Boy and the Dinosaur and new script [...]
2011 Licensing Wish List
Our annual run-down of what to expect from top toon and vfx blockbuster franchises at this year’s Licensing International Expo held in Las Vegas, June 14-16. Old Pals and New Faves Rave at DCP This year at the show, Disney Consumer Products, the world’s largest licensor, will be focused on [...]
‘Tron,’ ‘Tron: Legacy’ Race Onto DVD, Blu-ray
Greetings, programs! Time to fire up your DVD and Blu-ray players and get ready for the return of the classic Tron and the home video debut of the sequel, Tron: Legacy. Fans have their choice of formats when it comes to Tron: Legacy (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray and DVD [...]
CBeebies Picks Up Third Series of ‘Chuggington’
CBeebies has signed on for a third round of Chuggington, the popular train-themed preschooler series from Ludorum. The deal will inflate the number of episodes to 104 10-minute segments, plust 52 four-minute episodes of the miniseries Badge Quest. The new series will debut on the network in spring 2012. “The [...]
Classic ‘Tom & Jerry,’ New ‘Chuggington’ Lead DVD Sets
A lot of classic characters are arriving in this week’s delivery of home entertainment releases. It doesn’t get more classic than Tom & Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures, Vol. 1 (Warner Bros., $14.97), collecting 14 classic cartoons — many of them directed by William Hanna and Joe Barbera themselves. Included episodes include Guided [...]
Disney Junior to Board Season 2 of ‘Chuggington’ Feb. 14
The second season of Ludorum’s popular train-based kids series Chuggington is scheduled to debut Feb. 14 as part of the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel in the U.S. The series will debut at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT on the block designed for kids ages 2-7 with the first of 13 [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
