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Nickelodeon Leads the Daytime Emmy Animation Race


May 1, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The list of Daytime Emmy nominations were announced earlier this morning (Wednesday, May 1). Nickelodeon was the clear leader in the Children’s Animated Program race, with four out of five nominated shows (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Penguins of Madagascar, Robot and Monster, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) going [...]

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PBS ‘SciGirls’ Announces Multi-platform Plans


August 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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PBS series SciGirls, which aims to engage girls 9-13 in science, technology, engineering and math has announced comprehensive multimedia plans for its second season, kicking off in October. Shot in reality TV’s verité-style, SciGirls’ bright, curious, real girls get the new season off to a splashy start with an underwater [...]

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Toon Legend June Foray Wins Her First Emmy


June 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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. [...]

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Illumination Plans a ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ Movie


May 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford the Big Red Dog will be wagging his tail on the big screen again, thanks to the team at Illumination Entertainment and Universal. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Illumination is planning a live-action/CG animation hybrid pic based on the books by Norman Bridwell, which were adapted into [...]

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Patton Oswalt to Host 39th Annual Annie Awards


January 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Patton Oswalt, the voice of Remy, everyone’s favorite rat chef in Pixar’s Ratatouille, will be the host of this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, Feb. 4 at UCLA’s Royce hall. “The Annies are where the real weirdos hang, and it’s a visual feast just to have a drink [...]

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‘WordGirl’ to Fight Bullying on PBS Kids Go!


January 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Scholastic Media’s Emmy-winning series WordGirl is taking a stand against bullying in the new one-hour episode “The Rise of Miss Power.” Featuring the voice of popular actress Jane Lynch (Glee), the special explores the power of words to help and to harm and is slated for a Feb. 20 airdate [...]

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PBS KIDS Expands Video App to iPhone & iPod touch


December 6, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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PBS KIDS is now offering its popular Video app for iPhone and iPod touch. The app gives families free, streaming access to more than 2,000 videos, including clips and full episodes of shows such as Curious George, Dinosaur Train, The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That, Wordgirl and [...]

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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Leads Daytime Emmy Race


May 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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