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Brown Bag Aims New Icehouse Imprint at Older Audience
Irish children’s animation studio Brown Bag Films is launching a new label called Icehouse that will make content for an older audience. “I grew up on a diet of comic books, computer games and sci-fi. Now I want to bring some of these ideas to the screen and share what [...]
Disney Jr. to Add Nightly Programming Block
Disney Junior plans to launch a nightly block of parent-targeted, kid-friendly short-form programming to air interstitially on the 24-hour channel Disney Junior, beginning Tuesday, September 4 (9 p.m. – 4 a.m.). Presented under the banner “Disney Junior Night Light,” the content is produced by Disney Interactive Family and the block [...]
Disney Junior to Launch on DIRECTV
Disney and DIRECTV have reached an agreement to add Disney Junior—the Mouse House’s 24-hour channel for kids 2-7 and their parents—to its programming lineup starting tomorrow on channel 289. The addition of DIRECTV means Disney Junior has distribution agreements covering approximately 55 million U.S. households. DIRECTV customers will now be [...]
Acker Dives into New Animated Feature ‘Deep’
Brown Bag Films’ co-founder Darragh O’Connell announced the launch of a new animated feature called Deep, about a post-apocalyptic undersea adventure, at the Annecy Festival on Friday. The pic, which will be directed by Shane Acker (9) and written by J. Barton Mitchell, will explore new gaming technologies to deliver [...]
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 [...]
Disney Channels Unveil Toon-Heavy Program Lineup
New animated programs from Craig McCracken, a new Marvel Universe programming block and preschooler series Doc McStuffins are front and center at Disney, which is unveiling this week its 2012-13 lineups for Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The programs will be presented this week in New York to [...]
Meet the Toy Whisperer
Disney Junior’s multinational project Doc McStuffins offers young viewers a charming heroine who helps cure stuffed animals. It looks like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Timmy Time and the rest of the cool animated shows on Disney Junior are getting a great new addition to the [...]
Question for the Week of February 27 2012
Which one of the new animated TV shows are you most excited about? The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon) Ultimate Spider-Man (Disney XD) Green Lantern: TAS (Cartoon Network) Transformers: Rescue Bots (The Hub) Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)
Disney Junior Announces Launch Date, Line-Up
Disney Junior, a 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel created for kids age 2-7 and their parents and caregivers, will launch Friday, March 23 at midnight in the U.S., it was announced yesterday at the TV Critics Assoc. Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Disney Junior was introduced as a daily programming block [...]
Disney Junior Greenlights ‘Hugglemonsters’
Disney EMEA has announced it has greenlit a new animated preschool series, The Happy Hugglemonsters. Set to premiere on Disney Junior in fall of 2012 and air in over 150 countries, the series follows the adventures of fun-loving five-year-old Henry Hugglemonster, the middle child in a wacky close-knit monster family. [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
