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‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Ends Run on Cartoon Network


March 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars has ended its run on Cartoon Network. “As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming,” the company wrote on its website Monday. “We are exploring [...]

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Alphanim Rebrands as Gaumont Animation


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French toon studio Alphanim, which was established in 1997 and has been part of the Gaumont Group since 2007, is being rebranded as Gaumont Animation. The first deal to be unveiled under the new Gaumont Animation banner is a development and production agreement with France Televisions and DreamWorks Classics for [...]

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Summer Debuts on Disney XD for New ‘Hulk,’ ‘Avengers’


March 8, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Two new Marvel animated series will premiere this summer on Disney XD, with Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. to debut Aug. 11 and Avengers Assemble on July 7. Here’s how Marvel describes the new series:   “In Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Hulk has long fought alone [...]

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Slap Happy Serves Up Shorts for Knowledge


March 1, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons will produce a series of animated shorts for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network. The project will feature the network’s popular characters Luna, Chip and Inkie, part of the cabler’s commercial-free children’s block from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The three playful, and quirky young animal characters [...]

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Disney XD’s ‘Randy Cunningham’ Announces Guest Voices


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It’s not even a Sweeps Month, but Disney XD’s popular animated series Randy Cunningham, 9th Grade Ninja has lined up a colorful list of guest voices for its new episodes airing in March. Bobcat Goldthwait, Annie Potts, Sterling Knight, John Witherspoon and Jason Earles are guest starring in upcoming new [...]

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‘Phineas and Ferb’ Celebrates Platypus Day


February 4, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Groundhogs are sooooo last millennium, guys. The coolest mammal on the block is the platypus, as evidenced by the popularity of Disney’s Phineas and Ferb and its secret agent animal, Perry. The celebrations have begun with the release of the “O.W.C.A.” disco anthem (inspired by “Y.M.C.A.”) on Disney Channel, XD [...]

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9 Story Picks Up Slap Happy’s ‘Nerds and Monsters’


January 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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9 Story Enterprises is expanding to include acquired programming in its catalog, beginning with the international distribution rights to Slap Happy Cartoon’s new animated series Nerds and Monsters (40×11’). The series was recently greenlit by Corus Entertainment’s kids and family network YTV in Canada for a January 2014 premiere. “This [...]

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Mattel Launches Multiplatform ‘Max Steel’


January 28, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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The newest superhero IP from Mattel, Max Steel, will be kicking off his global, multiplatform adventures in March with the debut of its CG animated series on Disney XD in the U.S. and other major networks internationally. The entertainment franchise will also introduce an interactive web destination—as well as a [...]

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‘Dude, That’s My Ghost’ Arrives on Disney XD


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French animation studio Alphanim has finalized deals with Disney XD Latin America and Disney Southeast Asia for its clever new animated series Dude, That’s My Ghost! (52 x 11’). A co-production with Disney XD EMEA, Dude, That’s My Ghost! will premiere on Disney XD U.K. on Saturday, February 2nd at 8:00am. Dude, That’s My [...]

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Disney Stars, BGCA Kick Off Marvel Literacy Campaign


January 9, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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On Saturday, January 12, young stars of hit Disney TV series will join local Boys & Girls Club kids—and everyone’s favorite web-slinger, Spider-Man—at the Burbank Public Library to kick off “Reading With: Marvel Comics Close-Up,” a new initiative to champion children’s literacy. In attendance will be Disney XD/Disney Channel stars [...]

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