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Double Negative Opens New TV Branch
VFX company Double Negative has launched Double Negative TV, a new division of Dneg dedicated to visual effects creation for television. Dneg TV will be headed up by 20-year VFX veteran Jonathan Privett, previously head of Film & TV/VFX supervisor at Rushes, VFX producer Louise Hussey and VFX supervisor Hayden [...]
Pukeko and Weta Set to Fly with ‘Thunderbirds’ Reboot
New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures and Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop are working on a new reboot of Gerry Anderson’s legendary puppet-animated children’s series Thunderbirds for U.K.’s ITV. Slated for broadcast on ITV’s kids channel CITV in the U.K. in 2015, the 26 x half-hour series will use a combination of CG animation [...]
‘Thunderbirds’ Creator Gerry Anderson Dies at 83
British puppetry pioneer Gerry Anderson died peacefully at a nursing home near Oxfordshire, England this Wednesday (December 25). The creator of the sci-fi hit Thunderbirds died at 83 after being diagnosed with mixed dementia two years ago. His son Jamie said his condition had deteriorated dramatically over the past six [...]
‘Matt Hatter Chronicles’ Finds a Home on TVNZ
New Zealand’s national broadcaster, TVNZ has ordered the first season of the new adventure comedy series Matt Hatter Chronicles for its free commercial channel TV2. The 26 x 30-minute HD CGI animation, which targets five to 10-year-olds, will premiere in 2013 as part of TV2’s Spring line-up on 2Kids weekend [...]
Happy Films’ ‘Bookaboo’ Booked in Canada
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced two new Canadian deals for Happy Films’ award-winning pre-k show Bookaboo. The first deal will have Happy Films’ co-producing a new 28 x 11 series with Cite Amerique in English for CITV and ITV in the U.K. and CBC in Canada. The second is a [...]
Miss Piggy and Kermit Ready for ‘Muppet’ Sequel
It was really a no-brainer. After Disney made over $154 million at the box office worldwide, the studio would be crazy not to order a follow-up. Variety reports that the Mouse House has greenlit a sequel to The Muppets with the film’s original director James Bobin and co-writer Nicholas Stoller. [...]
Arc Is on Board HIT’s ‘Thomas & Friends’
HIT Entertainment has signed Toronto-based Arc Productions (formerly Starz) to animate the new season of its CG-animated preschool hit Thomas & Friends. This deal marks the first global television series the studio will produce, following a series of successful theatrical movies including Gnomeo and Juliet and 9. Airing in over [...]
Aardman Creates Promo for ITV’s Text Santa
ITV has begun airing a new animated promo for its charity initiative Text Santa created by Aardman. ITV Creative worked alongside industry experts Lambie-Nairn and Aardman Animations to bring the campaign to life. The promo uses the concept of using joy as currency to send happiness to those who need [...]
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