Friday, April 20, 2018
Kids Producer Jocelyn Stevenson to Receive BAFTA Special Award
Accomplished children’s television producer and writer Jocelyn Stevenson will be honored with a BAFTA Special Award at the British Academy Children’s Awards ceremony taking ... Continue Reading →
9 Story Names Scott-Hanson VP of Distribution
9 Story Media Group appointed Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen to the new position of vice president, distribution.
Reporting to managing director Natalie Osborne, Scott-Hansen will be responsible ... Continue Reading →
Eddie Redmayne, John Hurt Board ‘Thomas’ Feature
Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne, along with prolific actor John Hurt and Jamie Campbell Bower, are all aboard the cast list for the latest Thomas the Tank Engine movie: Thomas & ... Continue Reading →
New-Look ‘Bob the Builder’ Set for PBS, YouTube
Bob the Builder will return to PBS in November with a brand-new look for Bob, updated CG animation and a new character for young viewers to admire, Wendy, voiced by Downton Abbey’s ... Continue Reading →
The Animag 250: Executives to Watch
The Animation Magazine 250th issue celebration continues, this time with our list of executives to watch.
They are:
Pierre Belaïsch — CEO, Gaumont Animation
Melissa Boag — VP ... Continue Reading →
HIT Greenlights Second Season of New ‘Bob the Builder’
HIT Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., has greenlit a second season plus a 60-minute special for its new CG-animated Bob the Builder series. The 52 x 11 season 2 package is ... Continue Reading →
Oznoz to Stream Splash Series in Multiple Languages
Oznoz.com has struck a deal with Splash Entertainment that makes Oznoz the host of Chloe’s Closet, Dive Olly Dive, Cosmic Quantum, Pet Alien, ToddWorld and The DaVincibles in ... Continue Reading →
Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne on Board for ‘Thomas’ Film
Mattel subsidiary HIT Entertainment has announced a new CG-animated home entertainment feature for the Thomas & Friends franchise: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure, set for ... Continue Reading →
YouTube to Unveil New Kids App Feb. 23
YouTube is set to roll out Feb. 23 a standalone app for children.
The app will connect young users with age-appropriate video content and channels, organized into categories: shows, ... Continue Reading →
Kylie Ellis Upped to VP Production at Mainframe
Vancouver-based animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment has promoted its Director of Production, Kylie Ellis, to the newly created position of Vice President of Production at its television ... Continue Reading →
