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Baboon Animation to Work on ‘Heroes of the City’
Popular CG-animated preschool series Heroes of the City has tapped Baboon Animation to work on the new season of the show. “We’re so charmed by the Heroes characters and their whimsical world,” says Mike de Seve, CEO of Baboon Animation. “We’re thrilled to assemble a team of some of the [...]
Nick’s ‘Bubble Guppies’ App Hits Top Spot
Nickelodeon is reporting that its latest educational app, Bubble Guppies: Animal School Day, skyrocketed to the number-one educational app list in the U.S. and Canada and number-two paid app list domestically during its first 48 hours of release. The app, which was released on Nov. 1, brings to life a [...]
Nickelodeon Greenlights New Animated Series
Nickelodeon has greenlit over a dozen new live-action, animation and TV movie projects that will begin production this fall and into 2013. Among the new projects on tap are the CG-animated series Monsters vs. Aliens and 2D-series Sanjay & Craig which are based at Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif. [...]
Sykes to Star in ‘Bubble Guppies’ Special
Multiple Emmy-winning actress and comedian Wanda Sykes is set to make a splash guest starring in the first ever hour-long special for Nickelodeon’s top rated preschool series, Bubble Guppies. The special, titled Bubble Puppy’s Fin-tastic Fairytale Adventure, will premiere Sunday, February 19 at 8 p.m. Series regularly airs weekdays at [...]
Guru Launches Justin Time’s Interactive Push
Toronto’s animation studio Guru Studio is partnering with award-winning zinc Roe design to create online and mobile games based on the popular children’s brand. Three new apps that bring the Justin Time characters to life through creative interactive play have been designed for the iPhone and iPad. The new Squidgy [...]
Disney Jr., Guru Nab New Territories for ‘Justin Time’
Guru Studio and Disney have announced a new deal for Guru’s 26 x 11 preschool series Justin Time, which will see the show licensed to Disney Junior channels in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Italy. Justin Time launched on the new Australia and New Zealand channels this June, with Italy [...]
‘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 [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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