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Hub Launches ‘SheZow,’ ‘Wizards vs. Aliens’ June 1
The Hub will be launching two newly acquired series this summer as the network imports “she-larious” animated comedy SheZow from Oz and live-action hit Wizards vs. Aliens from the U.K. Both shows will have their U.S. debut Saturday, June 1 on the kid-centric network. Premiering at 12:30 p.m. ET, SheZow [...]
Netflix & Hasbro Sign Multi-Year Kids Programming Deal
Netflix and Hasbro announced an expanded agreement making two of the new Hasbro Studios shows, Littlest Pet Shop and Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, available to Netflix members in the U.S. Kaijudo is available now and Littlest Pet Shop will be available summer 2013. Through this agreement, Netflix becomes the [...]
The Hub Announces Six New Shows
The Hub Network announced a slate of new programming for its 2013-’14 season that includes four new series, two Hub Original Family Movies, and nine returning series. The announcement was made today by Margaret Loesch, president and CEO of The Hub, the fastest growing children’s cable network. The new programming [...]
The Hub Brings Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Back
If you’ve been missing the popular Amblin/Warner Bros. animated series Animaniacs since it went off the air in 1999, we have some good news for you. The Hub is bringing the show back in December. The series will premiere with a four-hour marathon on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24 (4-8 [...]
Hub’s ‘Pound Puppies’ Earns Humanitas Prize in Writing
The Hub’s animated series Pound Puppies has received the Humanitas Prize for excellence in writing for children’s television animation. Writer Joe Ansolabehere was honored in the category of Children’s Animation for the episode “I Never Barked for My Father.” The Humanitas Prize was created in 1974 to honor film and television [...]
Compassionate Creatures Rule on The Hub’s ‘Kaijudo’
Kaijudo, The Hub’s new incarnation of Duel Masters, brings a sense of emotional maturity and artistic integrity to the classic property. It certainly looks like The Hub has quickly become the go-to destination to bring older brands to dynamic new life. After having great success with rebooting shows such as [...]
Hub Adopts ‘Pound Puppies’ Season 2
Those lovable mutts from Pound Puppies will return to The Hub network for an all new season of adventures starting Saturday, June 2 at 9 a.m. ET. The half-hour 2D animated series based on the beloved kids and families property follows a gang of shelter dogs dedicated to finding homes [...]
Hasbro Signs Multi-Year Deal with Netflix
Hasbro Studios, the L.A.-based TV production and distribution division of has made a multi-year deal with Netflix to make its content available for streaming beginning today. Transformers Prime, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, G.I. Joe: Renegades and The Adventures of Chuck & Friends are now available to instantly watch on [...]
Five Hasbro Series Set for Turkey’s ATV
Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution division of Hasbro, Inc, has sealed a deal to supply five of their new animated kids’ series based on their popular franchises to ATV’s new Turkish kids network, Minika. The Hasbro-produced series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The Adventures of Chuck [...]
Animation Writer and Historian Earl Kress Dies at 60
We were saddened to learn of the recent death of beloved animation writer and historian and Animation Guild VP Earl Kress passed away recently at age 60 due to complications from liver cancer. Kress’s numerous animation credits include The Fox and the Hound, DuckTales, Ewoks, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Transformers, Pound Puppies, Taz-Mania, [...]
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U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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