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Welcome to Vinyl Toy High

May 9, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Strange Hill High, the new tween show from the CBBC, FremantleMedia and Factory Transmedia, has a wicked sense of humor and knock-your-socks-off visuals. Once in a blue moon, all the right ingredients for a cool kids show come together, and the final product ends up being better than anyone had [...]

‘Strange Hill High’ Gets Season 2 OK Ahead of Premiere

February 5, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor has ordered the students of multi-media comedy series Strange Hill High to return for a second term ahead of its broadcast premiere on the channel this spring. The 13 x 30 series is a co-production of FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment and CBBC in association with [...]

Factory Transmedia Takes Over Hullabaloo Studios

August 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Factory Transmedia has launched its production company at the former facilities of post-production house, Hullabaloo Studios. Based in Altrincham, Factory TM now employs over 30 staff working on CBBC’s Strange Hill High—a half-hour comedy series produced with a technique combining puppets, stop-motion and CG, dubbed “hypervynorama.” FT has also been working with Chapman [...]

Deals Announce Impending Start of Licensing Expo

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The annual Licensing Show is set to open its doors Tuesday for three days of licensing (or licencing, if your British) craziness in Las Vegas. There’s always a ton of announcements related to animation properties coming out of the show, so here’s a rundown of some of the pertinent deals [...]