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The Return of a Seasonal Friend
Channel 4 and Lupus Films revive Raymond Briggs’ beloved characters in a new animated special The Snowman and the Snowdog. It’s been 30 years since audiences around the world fell in love with the animated adaptation of the children’s book The Snowman. Produced by the late British animation veteran John [...]
Henson to Distribute The Collective’s ‘Annoying Orange’
Entertainment management and production company The Collective has appointed Henson Independent Properties, The Jim Henson Company’s third party licensing banner, as the exclusive international distributor of the Annoying Orange broadcast series. The Annoying Orange deal marks HIP’s first third-party property for media distribution and will include television, home entertainment and [...]
‘Julius Jr.’ Tops MIP Jr. Most-Screened List
MarVista Entertainment’s animated preschool series Julius Jr. was the most-screened series at this year’s MIPJunior market in France (Oct. 6-7). Produced by Saban Brands and animated by BrainPower Studio, the 52 x 11 show follows the adventures of a younger version of Paul Frank’s well-known monkey and his friends Worry [...]
Aardman Goes Global with ‘Science Fiction’
Aardman Rights has partnered with Kite Entertainment as international distributor for mixed-media animated series Science Fiction, a science-themed comedy targeting kids 8-12 which is proving successful on Ireland’s RTE network and has recently launched on CBBC. The exclusive deal includes global TV, DVD and publishing rights for the 33 x [...]
New Outlets Sign Up for Zodiak Kids’ ‘The Ranch’
Zodiak Kids has secured more pre-sales for its Télé Images-produced animated series The Ranch, which will debut at MIPJunior. New broadcasters snapping up the 26 x 26-minute horse-themed series include Norway’s NRK Super, Belgium’s VRT and Germany’s Bridge Rights and France’s TF1 Video have both acquired DVD rights. Set to [...]
Disney Jr. Orders New ‘Small Potatoes’ Movie
Disney Junior has acquired the rights to air the 45-minute movie special debut of the Small Potatoes—Meet the Small Potatoes—in the U.S. and Japan. The first animated movie from Little Airplane Productions, Meet the Small Potatoes stars the four popular singing spuds alongside legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell. The movie [...]
PGS Tells Tales of ’1001 Nights’
Paris-based brand manager PGS Entertainment has signed on to distribute Canadian toon house Big Bad Boo Studios’ most popular series, 1001 Nights, which is based on the famous series of Arabian tales including the exploits of Ali Baba and Sinbad with a modern, family-oriented comedy twist. The show is already [...]
Finalists Set for MIP Jr. Competitions
The finalists list for this year’s MIP Jr. competitions have been chosen from 250 applications. Six finalists have been selected to pitch their multiplatform project for the MIPJunior International Pitch. The jury members will be looking for the next big brand in kids entertainment. The live pitch sessions are set for [...]
The Hot Sheet: Eight Shows to Track Down at MIPJunior
You’ll find a lot of TV industry heavyweights mingling at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes during the first weekend in October for the annual MIPJunior market. Here are some of the hot new animated series that will be making some waves during the season: Me and My Robot Produced [...]
BRB, Sony to Present ‘Invizimals’ Series at MIP Jr.
BRB and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will present at MIPJunior the pilot for Invizimals, an animated series based on the hit videogame. Based on the PSP game created by Novarama, the series will incorporate enhanced-reality techniques that will allow viewers to do things like unlock additional content via PlayStation Vita portable [...]
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