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Disney’s ‘Sofia’ Series Gets Premiere Date


November 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Following its highly watched movie premiere, Disney’s newest animated star, Sofia the First will begin its series run on Friday, January 11 on Disney Channel at 9:30 a.m. and on Disney Junior at 5:30 p.m. Created for kids 2-7 and their parents/caregivers, Sofia the First tells the story of an [...]

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Princess Sofia’s a Royal Hit on Disney Channel


November 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Sunday night’s [Nov. 18] premiere of Disney Junior’s animated special Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess brought in 5.2 million total viewers to Disney Channel. The animated movie was the top cable telecast of 2012 among kids 2-5 (1.5 million/9.1 rating) and girls 2-5 (954,000/12.2 rating). The show attracted [...]

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‘Almost Naked Animals’ Streak to CiTV for Season 3


November 13, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment has announced that CiTV U.K. has renewed the hit animated kids comedy series Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22) for a third season. The 2D-animated show which is produced and distributed by 9 Story was recently nominated for a BAFTA Kids’ Vote Award. The series blends [...]

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All Hail Sofia! New Clips From Disney Jr.


November 8, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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As Disney Junior prepares to welcome its first little girl princess in the lovely new CG kids’ series Sofia the First, which will launch with the TV movie Once Upon a Princess on Sunday, November 18 at 7 p.m. on Disney Channel, the Mouse House has released some super cute [...]

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Nick Hires Jill Sanford as VP of Animation Development


November 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Nickelodeon has named former Disney’s director of series animation Jill Sanford as its new VP of animation development. Sanford will be responsible for all aspects of development from concept to pilot, including all creative and production. The announcement was made by Jenna Boyd, senior VP of animation development, Nickelodeon Group, to [...]

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‘Monster’ Gallery Show Spotlights Disney Talent


October 23, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Check out these great photos from the opening of Disney Television Animation’s fall art gallery show, “Some Kind of Monster”! The show spotlighted submissions from Disney’s pool of talent including artists, executives and staff behind the original kids and family fare found on Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior. [...]

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Disney’s New Princess Sofia Sparks Controversy


October 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image
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It seems like yesterday when Disney’s Princess Tiana (Princess and the Frog) generated lots of debate over the depiction of multicultural characters in animated films and TV shows. Now, the studio’s latest princess Sofia the First, who stars in the Disney Channel movie on November 18 and will lead her [...]

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Disney’s Swampy the Gator Gets His Own Show


October 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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This past week, Disney Interactive premiered its first online short-form animated series based on its own popular game franchise. Swampy the Gator, the star the popular Where’s My Water? mobile game is now featured in Swampy’s Underground Adventures, which can be seen on Disney’s YouTube channel www.YouTube.com/DisneyShows. The studio will also [...]

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‘Toy Story of Terror’ Set for 2013


October 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Good news, toybox fans! More delightful Toy Story adventures featuring Buzz, Woody and the gang are set to come to the small screen in the coming years. While Pixar has kept the characters alive with a series of brilliant CG theatrical shorts (Hawaiian Vacation with Cars 2, Small Fry with [...]

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Disney Jr. Orders New ‘Small Potatoes’ Movie


September 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Disney Junior has acquired the rights to air the 45-minute movie special debut of the Small Potatoes—Meet the Small Potatoes—in the U.S. and Japan. The first animated movie from Little Airplane Productions, Meet the Small Potatoes stars the four popular singing spuds alongside legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell. The movie [...]

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