Spielberg to Produce...
Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
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Margaret Loesch Fights for Marvel
Stating that the animation biz has changed big-time over the last two decades could probably earn one the Nobel Prize in Obviousness. But animation is still a part of the overall show business industry, and within the toon trenches or without, there is one thing that has not changed: the [...]
Toon Legend June Foray Wins Her First Emmy
Dynamic voice actress June Foray finally took home her first Emmy last night at age 94. The animation legend, who is best known for voicing Rocky the Flying Squirrel in the Rocky and Bullwinkle series, took home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for playing Mrs. [...]
Pitch Party 2012: Nickelodeon’s Jenna Boyd Named Judge!
We have another exciting Pitch Party Judge announcement! Coming in under the wire for the 2012 contest is Nickelodeon’s SVP of animation development, Jenna Boyd! Online voting for the Pitch Party is now live, with our judges’ top picks to be announced in the Comic-Con issue of Animation Magazine. For [...]
June 21 WIA Panel to Explore the Green Light Process
Women in Animation’s next general meeting will include a special panel discussion titled “The Green Light: Who Says ‘Yes’ and Why?” The panel will include executives who work in development, production and consumer products, and will be held June 21 in the second-floor meeting room of The Animation Guild, 1105 [...]
Pitch Party ’12: Adult Swim’s Manning Joins Judges’ Table
Animation Magazine is pleased to announce that Adult Swim programming honcho Kim Manning has joined our judges line-up for the 2012 Pitch Party competition! Entries to our annual animation concept contest, which puts your toon ideas in front of top industry decision makers, will be closed to entries after June [...]
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 [...]
The Hub’s ‘Kaijudo’ to Premiere at ATX Festival
The Hub’s new animated series Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters will make its world premiere at the first annual ATV Television Festival in Austin on Saturday, June 2nd. Actor Scott Wolf (Party of Five, V), who stars in the series, will host the screening of the half-hour series with [...]
New Judges Confirmed for Pitch Party ’12!
Animag’s 2012 Pitch Party grows ever nearer! We have two new judges to announce that have agreed to lend time out of their busy schedules to Pitch Party: The annual competition that gets YOUR toon ideas in front of top industry decision makers and offers the chance to win a [...]
2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations Are Announced
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The nominations were announced live this morning by Kathy Lee and Hoda on the Today Show. The Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television [...]
‘My Little Pony Wedding’ DVD to Ship in Aug.
Here’s some good news for those of you who missed out on The Hub’s special My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding episode a couple of weeks ago. Shout! Factory has plans to release the special two-parter on DVD on August 7, along with three other episodes for [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
Global TV News Bytes: Guru,...
+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
