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Toei Animation Brings ‘Mazinger Z’ to Latin America
Mazinger Z the popular anime series from Toei Animation Co., Ltd., is making its official Latin American debut, with all 92 episodes now available to both television broadcasters and home video companies throughout the region. The announcement was made by Hiroyuki Kinoshita, CEO of Toei Animation Inc. The action-packed series [...]
Central, Eastern Europe Buy 350 Hours From Classic Media
Classic Media has completed deals across Central and Eastern Europe that place more than 350 hours of programming — including such hit shows as Tinga Tinga Tales, Postman Pat, Guess With Jess, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Voltron: Defender of the Universe — with terrestrial broadcasters, pay-TV outlets, home [...]
‘Cars 2′ Discs Ready to Roll on Home
Cars 2 crosses the home video finish line this week, bringing the most-recent feature from Pixar home in multiple formats and with plenty of extras. The first Pixar film to be released in the 3D Blu-ray format, Cars 2 (Disney-Pixar, $39.99 Blu-ray-DVD combo pack, $39.99 two-disc DVD, $49.99 five-disc Blu-ray [...]
‘Futurama’ Pays Homage to Different Animation Styles
The sixth season finale of Futurama has been generating a lot of interest among animation fans all over. The episode, which premieres this Thursday at 10 p.m. is titled “Reincarnation” and re-imagines the cast in three different animation styles. Similar in vein to the “Anthology of Interest” shows, the episode [...]
Deal Cut to Make Live-action ‘Voltron’ Movie
Voltron is taking a shot at the big screen, with property owners World Event Productions giving Relativity Media an option for a live-action feature film. The franchise, which debuted in 1984 as the animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, has making a big comeback of late, with the classic [...]
‘Voltron Force’ Debut Sets Ratings Record for Nicktoons
The return of Voltron is an electric ratings hit. The June 16 premiere of the 90-minute movie Voltron Force: New Defenders Trilogy set a record as the network’s highest-rated series premiere in all key children’s, tween and boys demographics. The debut also posted solid double- and triple-digit increases over last [...]
‘Voltron Force’ Debuts June 16 on Nicktoons
Nicktoons has set the date for Voltron’s return to television. The network has announced it will premiere June 16 the all-new animated series Voltron Force at 8:3o p.m. ET/PT with a commercial-free airing of a 90-minute movie titled Voltron Force: New Defenders Trilogy. The half-hour series is the first new [...]
Voltron Relaunch Adds Clothing, Publishing Licensors
The revival of Voltron is picking up some major heat. With the new animated series Voltron Force set to debut on Nickelodeon this year, Classic Media and World Event Productions have announced licensing deals with Extreme Concepts, Dreamwave, Rubie’s Costume Co., VIZ Media and Dynamic Forces. Extreme Concepts will create [...]
Toy Fair Offers Tantalizing New Deals, Sneak Peeks
Toy Fair opened its doors Sunday in New York City, giving fans of animated and VFX movies and TV shows a sneak peek at some of the cool stuff that will be vying for our cash in a few short months, as well as a platform for companies to make [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
