Tag "The Fred Rogers Company"

‘Peg + Cat’ PBS Premiere Announced

May 15, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

PBS KIDS has revealed the premiere date for its brand new preschool toon Peg + Cat. The 2D-animated show will join the PBS KIDS lineup Monday, October 7 and kick off with a special one-hour, two-episode broadcast. Produced by The Fred Rogers Company and created by Billy Aronson (Broadway’s Rent) [...]

9 Story to Launch ‘Peg + Cat’ at MIPTV

February 26, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

9 Story Entertainment’s new animated preschool show Peg + Cat will make a splash at the MIPTV market in France in April. The 80 X 11 series was created by Emmy-winning creative director, animator and children’s writer Jennifer Oxley (Little Bill, The Wonder Pets!) and Billy Aronson (Rent, Postcards from [...]

PBS Counts on ‘Peg + Cat’ for Fall 2013

January 15, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

This week at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS KIDS announced production of the newest addition to its lineup: Peg + Cat, which will premiere this fall. The animated preschool series centers on spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures and learn fundamental math concepts [...]

A Tiger Cub Gets His Own Show!

October 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Daniel Tiger continues the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood legacy in a beautifully mounted, new animated series on PBS. It’s not easy to follow in the footsteps of beloved children’s media figure Fred Rogers, but this fall, a friendly animated tiger cub will bring back some of the old neighborhood magic to [...]

PBS Kids Offers New ‘Daniel Tiger’ App

August 31, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

PBS Kids is getting kids ready for the premiere of its new animated series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood on September 3 with the launch of a new tie-in app. Created for iOS devices (the app is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) and aims at kids age two to four. [...]

PBS to Produce Animated ‘Mister Rogers’ Spin-off

August 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The legacy of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will continue on PBS, thanks to a new animated preschool show, slated for fall of 2012. The show, which is called Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood centers on the world of four-year old Daniel Tiger and is based on the next generation of the original characters from [...]