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Mediatoon’s ‘Spirou’ Goes Global
French distributor Mediatoon Distribution has announced a spate of new international broadcasting sales for its 2D animated series Little Spirou (78 x 7). Additionally the Spirou brand is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with special events and project launches. Following the show’s presentation at MIPCOM last fall, Little Spirou [...]
Third Season of ‘Geronimo Stilton’ Goes into Production
Production has begun on the third season of Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop’s popular 2D-animated series Geronimo Stilton. The 78 x 23 series, which is produced with the participation of Rai Fiction, France TV and M6, will be available by fall of 2014. Atlantyca’s head of animation department and exec producer [...]
MIPJunior Introduces International Pitch Contest
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, international children’s global content market MIPJunior is launching a new competition. Designed to discover the next big brand in kids’ entertainment content, The MIPJunior International Pitch Contest will select projects based on the following: Potential for TV and multi-platform brand extension. Originality and overall appeal [...]
Lagardère Picks Up Zodiak Kids’ Package
Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Media’s children’s production and distribution arm, has secured a deal with the Lagardère media group for 80 hours of Zodiak Kids programming. Lagardère has acquired the cartoon series Atomic Betty (130×13’) plus specials (1×45’) for their free TV channel Gulli and renewed their license for both series [...]
Second Season of ‘Geronimo’ to Debut on Rai 2
The second season of Atlantyca Entertainment’s hit kids series Geronimo Stilton, which was a big ratings success when it premiered last October on Italian channel Rai 2, is returning to the network for a second run on weekday mornings, beginning February 29 at 7 a.m. New episodes are set to [...]
Tele Images Unveils Plans for ‘The Basketeers’
Tele Images, I Can Fly, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and basketball star Tony Parker have launched an exclusive collection of co-branded youth merchandise based on The Basketeers, an animated series airs on France’s M6 and Disney XD. The product line will first launch in France and will feature the [...]
‘Geronimo Stilton’ begins Sophomore Season on Rai2
Atlantyca’s brilliant mouse reporter Geronimo Stilton is ready for a second season of cheese-filled adventures on RAI 2, beginning this Monday (Oct. 24) at 7:19 a.m. (yes, that’s the very precise Italian airtime!). The second season will be stripped Monday through Friday at the same time. Based on the popular [...]
‘Petit Spirou’ to Get Harmony Treatment
Software company Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel (France), Luxanimation (Luxembourg) and Aranéo (Belgium) have opted for a Toon Boom pipeline to produce a new series titled Le Petit Spirou. Based on the popular comic books by Tome and Janry, the 78 x7 series will [...]
250 Buyers to Attend Cartoon Forum in Poland
If you have an animated project in the works, it might be a good idea to check out this year’s edition of Cartoon Forum, which takes place in Sopot, Poland, September 13-16. According to event organizer, 250 buyers and 700 participants will be attending the program, which allows animation producers [...]
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