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Hub Announces Truly Outrageous ‘Jem’ Marathon
Glamour and glitter, fashion and fame await fans of the classic ‘80s animated rock adventure series Jem and the Holograms as Hub Network celebrates the pink-haired heroine with a five-episode marathon Sunday, May 26, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. No need to fret about which Memorial Day weekend barbeque invitation [...]
Hasbro’s ‘Equestria Girls’ to Premiere at L.A. Festival
Hasbro’s new full-length animated movie Equestria Girls will have its world premiere at the L.A. Film Festival in June, followed by a 200-theater rollout nationwide. Directed by Jayson Thiessen and produced by Sarah Wall, the new movie follows the adventures of the popular My Little Pony characters, reconceived as teenagers [...]
IDW to Publish New ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Comics
Here is a wonderful new comic-book venture we can all get behind. Over the weekend, we got word that San Diego-based IDW Publishing will be launching a new series featuring Jay Ward’s beloved characters Rocky and Bullwinkle, in conjunction with DreamWorks Classics and Bullwinkle Studios. The new venture will feature [...]
Netflix May Say Buh-Bye to SpongeBob
Remember a few years ago when Nickelodeon was blaming its diminished ratings on Netflix and the popularity of its animated series SpongeBob SquarePants on the disc/streaming service? Well, the absorbent yellow dude might have to find a new culprit soon as Netflix announced that it plans to let its deal [...]
U.K.’s Clear Vision Rides with Hasbro’s ‘My Little Pony’
L.A.-based Hasbro Studio’s has signed an extensive multi-territory deal with leading independent home entertainment label Clear Vision. The U.K.-based company has acquired home video distribution rights to the first and second seasons of the kids’ hit My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic [...]
Netflix & Hasbro Sign Multi-Year Kids Programming Deal
Netflix and Hasbro announced an expanded agreement making two of the new Hasbro Studios shows, Littlest Pet Shop and Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, available to Netflix members in the U.S. Kaijudo is available now and Littlest Pet Shop will be available summer 2013. Through this agreement, Netflix becomes the [...]
‘G.I. Joe’ Knocks ‘The Croods’ Off the Top Spot
Hasbro’s durable action figure, first introduced to consumers in 1964, proved to be force to reckon with this Easter weekend. The new feature G.I. Joe: Retaliation made an estimated $51.7 million at the U.S. box office. The Paramount release was the number one release of the week and also made [...]
The Hub Taps Reed as New Senior VP of Programming
Nikki Reed, a former VP of original series for Disney Channel and Disney XD, has joined The Hub in the role of senior VP of programming and development. In her new post, she will oversee the planning, directing and execution of the programming strategy for the network, a joint venture [...]
The Hub Serves Up ‘Hercules,’ ‘My Little Pony’ Marathon
What would New Year’s Eve be without awesome TV marathons? This year, the magical elves at The Hub network have planned a special 10-episode marathon of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys that kicks off Monday, December 31 (8 p.m.-6 a.m. ET) with back-to-back favorite episodes of the internationally renowned fantasy-action series [...]
Hasbro Announces Production Partners for ‘Rescue Bots’
Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro has signed a deal with Malaysia’s Vision Animation and Australia’s Moody Street Kids to produce 26 half-hour episodes for the second season of Rescue Bots. The pact comes as the new animated Transformers franchise series has debuted to strong ratings both [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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