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Global TV News Bytes: Dive Olly Dive & Rastamouse
Atlantyca Brings Olly to RSI: Moonscoop’s animated preschool show Dive Olly Dive will be making a splash on Italy’s RSI, Italy’s Swiss Italian broadcaster thanks to a new deal made by Moonscoop’s distribution partner Atlantyca Entertainment. The second season of the CG, High Def 52 x 11 show follows the fun-filled [...]
Lucky 13: MIPTV 2013 Toon Highlights
The spring TV season is officially in full swing when the annual MIP-TV content market returns to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. You can get a good feel for what animation producers have in store for broadcasters and viewers around the world by checking out the goods at the [...]
Stadermann to Direct ‘Maya the Bee’ Movie
Flying Bark Productions’ managing director Jim Ballantine has announced the director, producer and line producer for the CG-animated feature, Maya the Bee. Alexs Stadermann has been confirmed as director, Barbara Stephen will be the movie’s producer and Alexia Gates-Foale will be the line producer of the stereoscopic project. The trio [...]
ABC Australia Commissions ‘Vic the Viking’ Series
ABC TV in Australia has commissioned the new animated series Vic the Viking, a 78 x 11-minute Australian/French co-pro between ASE Studios and Studio 100 Animation in association with Flying Bark Productions. The show was originally titled Vicky the Viking, but the title was changed for English-speaking audiences since the [...]
‘Woodlies Movie’ To Air on Australia’s Seven
The Woodlies Movie, a special feature-length episode of the popular 2D series, will be broadcast on Australia’s Seven Network on Saturday, February 23 at 12 p.m. The special will round off the lively adventure series for kids 6-12, The Woodlies, which ran on the network last year. Already sold to [...]
Flying Bark Launches ‘Maya the Bee’ Movie
Australia’s Flying Bark Productions announced that it’s working on a new animated feature based on the popular Maya the Bee character. The 3-D stereoscopic feature, co-produced by Studio100 will combine CG environments with natural landscapes and will follow the character’s desire to escape her heavily regimented existence in the hive [...]
STUDIO 100's ‘Heidi’ Travels to Austria
Studio 100 Media has signed a license agreement with Austrian public broadcaster ORF for the new animated series Heidi (39 x 22’). The deal, which was finalized at MIPCOM in October, gives ORF exclusive FreeTV rights for the newly re-mastered 3-D/CGI animation series in Austria and South Tyrol. First introduced [...]
Michael Hefferon Named President of Rainmaker Ent.
Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment has appointed veteran feature film and television executive Michael Hefferon as president and executive producer, it was announced by Craig Graham, newly appointed chair and CEO of the CGI animation studio. The appointment of Hefferon reflects Rainmaker’s expansion into both areas of client CGI animation services as [...]
MIPCOM Day 2 Wrap: More Toon Deals and Pick-Ups
More new animated shows announced pick-ups from international broadcasters and cablers on the second day (Oct.9) of the MIPCOM content market. Studio 100 Media’s rebooted 3-D classics Maya the Bee (78 x 11’), Vicky the Viking (78 x 11’) and Heidi (39 x 22’) will be distributed by Montreal-based DVD [...]
More Outlets Are Bushytailed for ‘The Woodlies’
Studio 100 and Flying Bark’s colorful new animated series The Woodlies has found a new home on Australia’s Seven Network this year. Described as “nuttier than a squirrel’s lunch,” the toon follows the adventures of a group of woodland creatures who are on a mission to protect their forest from [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
Global TV News Bytes: Guru,...
+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
