Friday, August 1, 2014
MGM Vet Steve Hendry Joins Rainmaker Board
Vancouver’s Rainmaker Entertainment has appointed former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive Steve Hendry to its board of directors. The decision was announced by Rainmaker’s ... Continue Reading →
Christina Miller Named Prez of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang
Turner Broadcasting has tapped Christina Miller as the new President and General Manager for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang, as well as their digital brand extensions including ... Continue Reading →
Michael Carrington Named CEO of The Foundation
Kids entertainment veteran Michael Carrington is leaving his post as VP of global content & executive producer at London’s HIT Entertainment to become Chief Executive Officer ... Continue Reading →
HIT Appoints Christopher Keenan Global Head of Content & Production
Leading preschool entertainment company and Mattel subsidiary HIT Entertainment has announced the appointment of Christopher Keenan as new VP, Creative & Executive Producer. Based ... Continue Reading →
HIT Ent. Adds to Senior Exec Roster
HIT Entertainment is continuing its expansion efforts with the new appointments of Karen Davidsen as Director of Production – Global Content, Phil Molloy as Senior Creative Manager ... Continue Reading →
Fisher-Price Green Lights ‘Little People’
Fisher-Price and its affiliated HIT Entertainment have announced they are in pre-production on a new CG-animated series based on the popular preschool brand Little People. The show, ... Continue Reading →
Amazon Gets Exclusive U.S. Rights to ‘Fireman Sam’
HIT Entertainment has announced that web giant Amazon will be the exclusive U.S. home to the popular preschool franchise Fireman Sam, encompassing TV episodes, eBooks and retail products. ... Continue Reading →
HIT Taps Universal for Home Entertainment Distribution
HIT is going with Universal for distribution of its library in home entertainment, streaming video and video on demand for the United States and Canada.
The multi-year partnership between ... Continue Reading →
‘Nut Job’ Looks to Crack Home Video Debut
It’s a heist gone wild with the home video release of the hit animated feature The Nut Job (Open Road Films, $29.98 DVD, $34.98 Blu-ray, DVD and digital copy, $49.98 3D Blu-ray, ... Continue Reading →
Mainframe to Animate HIT’s New ‘Bob’ Series
HIT Entertainment has tapped Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment’s Mainframe division to animate a new CG-animated Bob the Builder series.
Now in production, the series is ... Continue Reading →
