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Global TV Bytes: BRB, DHX Media, Toon Goggles
BRB/Dracco’s Filly Funtasia Staffs Up: BRB and Dracco’s upcoming new animated series Filly Funtasia has put together a top-notch writing team: Dean Stefan (The Penguins of Madagascar, The Octonauts, Jake & The Never Land Pirates), Noelle Wright (Doc McStuffins, Sofia The First), Jymn Magon (Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures), Johnny [...]
Oasis to Produce New Season of ‘Martha Speaks’
Montreal-based Oasis has struck a deal with Boston pubcaster WGBH and the PBS Network for the production of 16 new episodes of the popular animated series, Martha Speaks. Oasis will provide the preproduction, digital animation and postproduction services on the series, from its Montreal studios. Martha Speaks is based on [...]
Writing Terrific Toons with Allan Neuwirth
We recently had the chance to chat with the very talented and prolific New York-based animation writer Allan Neuwirth, whose many credits include The Octonauts, Jelly Jamm, Arthur, Martha Speaks, Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, Cyberchase, Jungle Junction, Between the Lions, Courage the Cowardly Dog and [...]
Hulu Kids Offers 43 Shows for the Family
U.S. kids have a new children’s programming platform this week as Hulu debuts its kids and families portal Hulu Kids (www.hulu.com/kids) in its Hulu Plus subscription section. At launch, the Hulu Kids section features 43 shows—including commercial-free series episodes from Nickelodeon as well as series from PBS and Lionsgate. Hulu [...]
DHX Media to Buy Cookie Jar for $112 Mil
Canadian children’s entertainment giant DHX Media will buy rival animation giant Cookie Jar in a deal worth $112 million. Halifax-based DHX Media, which is headed by Michael Donovan, will take over Cookie Jar’s library of over 6,5f00 half hours of programming like Arthur, Caillou and Care Bears by offering 36 [...]
‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Leads Daytime Emmy Race
The National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. Leading the race is Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar with eight nominations, followed by The Hub’s Transformers Prime which earned six noms. The Daytime Emmy Awards will be telecast on June [...]
Fourth Season of ‘Martha Speaks’ Greenlit
WGBH Boston and DHX Media have begun production on the fourth season of the popular PBS KIDS animated preschool show Martha Speaks. The first episodes of the new season will be delivered in December 2011 and are set to air on PBS KIDS in Winter 2012. This brings up the number [...]
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Cartoon Network has announced the premiere date of it’s brand-new CG...
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Those crazy, irreverent kids on FOX TV’s Family Guy team have done it...
