Kidscreen Announces Final Hot50 Rankings
Netflix, DHX Media, LEGO and Cartoon Network all secure number-one spots.
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Moonbot Battles Bullying With New Interactive Film, ‘I Am A Witness’
Interactive film from the animation studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ is scored by composer and DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh.
Houghton Mifflin Launches Curious World
Interactive content service invites kids to tap into wonder with engaging, customized content curated by early childhood experts and aligned with eight key learning areas.
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Boomerang Launches New Digital Experience in Asia Pacific
Turner’s second global flagship kids’ brand debuts app and websites.
VIEW 2015 Celebrating LAIKA’s 10th Anniversary
Special presentations on the future of video games and ‘Everest’ planned for remarkable gathering of talent in Turin, Italy.
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Universal Launches Kids Production Unit
Former Nickelodeon executive Teri Weiss to lead production of kid and family-focused original content for all platforms leveraging the studio’s existing portfolio of IP.
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Pokémon Signs New International VOD Partners
The Pokémon Company International inks multiple deals with international SVOD platforms for the animated series and standalone TV specials.
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Ankama Launches New Transmedia IP, ‘Abraca’
Commissioned by France Televisions, 26-episode slapstick series taking place in the magical realm of Imagi is set to air in France mid-2017.
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Mondo Launches ‘Night Sweats’ on Adult Swim Canada
Hosted by comedians Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen, new series is a compilation of comedy shorts sourced from independent Canadian animation teams.
Disney Junior’s ‘Goldie & Bear’ Headed to Digital
Fairytale-inspired animated series set to debut on WATCH Disney Junior platforms beginning Saturday, September 12.
The CW's Animated ‘Vixen’ Pilot Now Online
Based on the DC Comics character first created in 1981, six-episode web series ‘Vixen’ is written and executive produced by ‘Arrow’ producer Marc Guggenheim.
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5th Annual Streamy Awards Nominees Announced
Nominees in the Animated Series category include Frederator’s ‘Bee and Puppycat,’ PBS digital studios series ‘Blank on Blank,’ webcomic ‘Cyanide & Happiness,’ Rooster Teeth’s ‘RWBY’ and YouTube animator ‘sWooZie.’
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Psyop’s ‘Grandma’s Cats’ Launches on DreamWorksTV
New short-form web series, ‘Grandma’s Cats Are Trying to Kill Her!’ marks commercial production company Psyop’s first foray into original programming.
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Disney Launches ‘Descendants’ Short-Form Series
Animated short-form series executive-produced by ‘The Pirate Fairy’ producer Jennifer Magee-Cook and Aliki Grafft set in the fantastical world of Auradon and Isle of the Lost, is set to premiere September 18.
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DreamWorks Animation Reports Second Quarter Losses of $38.6M
DWA head Jeffrey Katzenberg calls the studio’s second quarter financial results “solid,” bolstered by the theatrical release of ‘Home’ and expansion of the company’s television and new media businesses.
leftchannel Adds Character to ‘Brussels + Muscles’ Wellness Spots
Working with agency Karsh Hagan, award-winning design studio animates ‘Brussels + Muscles’ campaign for the University Of Colorado Health and Welfare Plan initiative.
‘Pickle and Peanut’ Premieres September 7
Premiere episode available on Tuesday, September 1 on WATCH Disney XD, Disney XD on Demand, and DisneyXD.com.
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Nickelodeon Names James Stephenson Senior VP, Animation & Games
Newly created position of Senior Vice President, Animation and Games adds animation production and development to Stephenson’s current responsibilities of digital content creation.
Kidscreen Summit Expands 2016 Program
Kidscreen Summit 2016 is back in Miami with a full four-day conference program; registration is now open at summit.kidscreen.com.
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We Are Royale Celebrates 8 Years
Los Angeles-based design, animation, digital and production studio We Are Royale celebrates its eighth anniversary with a refreshed logo & website.
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Animafest Zagreb 2015 Kicks off with Site-Specific Animations
Croatia’s Museum of Contemporary Art unveils the 2015 edition of Animation Goes MSU! with site-specific animations from international artists such as Max Hattler, Simona Galizia and Nikki Schuster.
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U.K.’s Hopster Launches on Apple TV
Kids TV & learning platform launches on Apple TV, offering users hundreds of episodes of the best preschool shows from around the world, including ‘Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom,’ ‘Thomas & Friends’ and ‘Max & Ruby.’
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Disney Reports Q2 Revenues of $12.5 Billion
Fuelled by the company’s parks and resorts, Disney beats analysts’ predictions, pushing the company’s shares to new highs of more than $113.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – NYU Media Research Lab’s Ken Perlin
NYU Department of Computer Science Media Research Lab Professor Ken Perlin discusses the extensive use of graphical user interface technology in our daily lives and what types of innovative GUI applications he envisions for the future.
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‘Golan the Insatiable’ to Premiere on FOX May 31
Half-hour animated comedy created by Joshua Miller and developed by Matt Silverstein is the first ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF series to land a primetime series order.
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