Spielberg to Produce...
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Teleclub Nabs JUNIOR Rights for Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Studio100′s German language JUNIOR Channel will be broadcast over premium pay TV channel Teleclub in Switzerland and Liechtenstein as part of a new deal as Teleclub, a subsidiary of leading Swiss film rights & content trading company Cinetrade AG has acquired the corresponding rights. JUNIOR will be available in these [...]
‘Maya the Bee’ Buzzes Back to Studio 100
Studio 100 is buying back the property rights to Maya the Bee in France from Planeta Junior. The company was previously in charge of all TV and licensing rights in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece for the EM Entertainment catalogue, which included brands such as Maya the Bee, Vicky [...]
How to Create a Spanish Gem
Director Ignacio Ferreras discusses the joys and challenges of adapting the graphic novel Arrugas (Wrinkles) into a 2D animated film. First-time reactions of audiences to an animated movie can be very telling. Just ask Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, who is getting a lot of attention this year because of his [...]
Must-Sees at the MIPCOM Market
Each October, thousands of TV programming execs, buyers, animation producers and children’s entertainment pros gather at the MIPCOM market in France (Oct. 3-6) to buy and sell programming for the never-ending global appetite for content. We surveyed some of the new shows and developments and put together a brief wrap [...]
Studio100 Wins Deals for Re-Mastered Classics
Studio100 Media, a subsidiary of Belgium’s leading family entertainment group Studio100, has entered into an agreement with French/Swiss broadcaster RTS for several of its library series. The agreement gives RTS exclusive FreeTV rights for the newly re-mastered 3D animation series Maya the Bee (78 x 11), Vicky the Viking (78 [...]
L.A. Turns Japanese with Anime Expo, AM2 Weekend Events
With the Independence Day holiday upon us, many animation fans in Los Angeles are going to celebrate by turning just a little bit Japanese. The city is host to a pair of anime-themed events this weekend, starting with Anime Expo, running July 1-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center; and [...]
Studio100 Licenses Classic Series to Turkish Radio TV Corp.
Germany’s Studio100 Media has licensed three of its remastered classic kids series to Turkish Radio Television Corp. The deal made in Istanbul by TRT Director General Ibrahim Sahin, Deputy Director General Dr. Zeynel Koc and Managing Director of Studio100 Media Patrick Elmendorff, covers the series Maya the Bee (78 x 11 [...]
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...
