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Cartoon Network Rocks with Freemantle’s ‘Grojband’

June 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Freemantle Media Ent. has announced a new distribution deal with Cartoon Network, for the U.S. broadcast rights to the animated comedy series, Grojband. Grojband follows Corey and his three best friends, Laney and twin brothers Kin and Kon, as they work to propel their garage band to international stardom. The band [...]

Turner Greenlights ‘Team Toon’

March 29, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a new live-action/animation hybrid series titled Team Toon (26 x 30), which it is co-producing with FremantleMedia Enterprises and Larry Schwarz and His Band for Cartoon Network EMEA. The show has been greenlit for Cartoon Network channels in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. FME is handling worldwide distribution [...]

Cookie Jar and Fremantle Stomp with ‘Ella the Elephant’

February 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Cookie Jar Entertainment and FremantleMedia Enterprises have joined forces to launch the 26 X half-hour animated preschool show Ella the Elephant. The series is award-winning Ella The Elegant Elephant books created, illustrated and written by Carmela D’Amico and Steve D’Amico. Ella the Elephant will make its U.S. debut in 2013 [...]

Nicktoons Debuts ‘Monsuno’ Feb. 23

February 6, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

Nickelodeon’s Nicktoons channel will launch its new action-adventure animated series Monsuno Thursday, February 23 at 8 p.m. (ET). The 52 x half-hour series focuses on a group of heroic kids with the fate of the world in their hands and the power to control and battle creatures known as Monsuno. [...]

New ‘Max Steel’ to Reboot on Cartoon Network

January 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

A new animated version of Max Steel will launch on Cartoon Network Latin America, it was announced today by produces Freemantle Media and Mattel at the NATPE confab today. The action-adventure CGI animated series is co-produced by Mattel and FME, with Nerd Corps Entertainment serving as the animation production studio. [...]

Shout! & FremantleMedia Bring ‘M.A.S.K.’ to Home, Digital

March 31, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Shout! Factory and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) have announced a deal to bring popular ‘80s animated series M.A.S.K. to the home entertainment market. Under the multi-year agreement with FME, Shout! will be the exclusive home entertainment distributor with digital rights to the first 65 episodes of the action-packed series in North [...]