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Little Tugboat Academy Offers Course on Preschool Series

May 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Little Tugboat Academy is kicking off its offerings with a three-day course titled “How to Make a Great Preschool Series,” to be held July 8-10 at Cuppa Coffee Studios in Toronto. The course is designed both for professionals and beginners who want to learn what it takes to make and [...]

Nelvana Goes for Laughs at MIPTV

March 31, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Canada’s Nelvana Enterprises is putting the spotlight on its animated comedies at the MIPTV market next week. Three new toon series Sidekick, Spliced and Scaredy Squirrel will be joined by live-action sitcom Mr. Young. Sidekick follows Eric and Trevor on their not-so-heroic adventures training to be superhero sidekicks. With access [...]

Nelvana’s ‘Scaredy Squirrel’ Debuts April 3 on Canada’s YTV

March 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Scaredy Squirrel, the star of Melanie Watt’s popular books, is set to premiere April 3 in a new animated series on Canada’s YTV. A Canadian production from Nelvana Studio, the first of 26 half-hour episodes will air at 9:30 a.m. ET/PT on the channel. “Corus is delighted to take our [...]

France’s TF1 Acquires ‘Mike the Knight’

February 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Mike the Knight looks like he’s on his way to France. Co-producer Nelvana is finalizing a deal with TF1 for the French channel to air the CG-animated series for preschoolers. Ready for delivery this fall, the 52 x 12 minute series was created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc [...]

Execs and Producers Talk TV Toon Biz at Kidscreen Summit

February 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It’s a busy week for TV development execs, buyers and producers at they gather for the annual Kidscreen Summit held at New York City’s Hilton (Feb. 15-19). The confab features packed panels on the state of the TV business, interactive content, one-on-one sessions with buyers and programming execs from around [...]

Franklin Celebrates 25 Anniversary with New Animated Series

February 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Popular preschool character Franklin is turning 25 this year, and Corus Entertainment, Nelvana Studio and Treehouse are getting ready to celebrate with a new animated series titled Franklin and Friends. The new series will debut on Canada’s Treehouse channel March 4 at 6 p.m. ET, and is part of a [...]

Teletoon Retro Reaches 8 Million Homes in Canada

January 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

You can’t say that Canada doesn’t love cartoons: The Teletoon Retro channel, which airs classic cartoons ranging from Tom & Jerry and The Flintstones to Spider-Man and The Transformers, has become the first all-digital speciality network to reach a total 8 million homes through its English and French outlets. Not [...]

Hasbro, Corus Strike Output Deal

November 10, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Hasbro Studios and Canada’s Corus Entertainment have agreed to a comprehensive output deal for programming and marketing. The deal covers a number of Hasbro-produced series such as Transformers Prime, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, G.I. Joe: Renegades, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends and Pound Puppies, airing on Corus [...]