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‘Korra,’ ‘Raving Rabbids,’ ‘MvA’ Highlight Nick Slate

March 14, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Nickelodeon announced at its annual upfront presentation in New York a roster of more than 300 new animated episodes in 2012, including premiere dates the for the highly anticipated series The Legend of Korra, a series based on the Raving Rabbids video game and another collaboration with DreamWorks Animation on [...]

‘Rescue Bots,’ ‘Secret Millionaires’ Among Animated Hub Pickups

March 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Hub has announced five new animated series — including a new series from the creators of Yo Gabba Gabba, an animated version of Warren Buffett, and a Transformers spinoff tentatively called Rescue Bots —and eight returning favorites at its annual upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The new original [...]

CN Upfronts Spotlight ‘Dragon,’ ‘DC Nation,’ ‘Problem Solverz’

March 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Cartoon Network announced 13 new animated series at its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York, including the TV series version of How to Train Your Dragon, a new DC Nation block spotlighting the superheroes of DC Comics, The Problem Solverz, The Looney Tunes Show, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and [...]

Nick Unveils Toon-Heavy Schedule, New Series

March 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Kids’ network Nickelodeon is increasing its commitment to animation, announcing at its annual upfront presentation to advertisers and press in New York that it will roll out 45 episodes of animation in the next three years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Those plans include more episodes of such current hits [...]