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DHX Sells 13 Series’ Global SVOD Rights to Amazon
Butch Hartman to Create Three Series for pocket.watch
Creator of ‘Fairly OddParents,’ ‘Bunsen is a Beast’ to develop original series based on HobbyKidsTV.
Melissa Cobb to lead Netflix Kids & Family content team
Former Oriental DreamWorks chief will head up the streaming giant’s creation and acquisition of series and movies for children.
Polygon Pictures Launches Official ‘Airtone’ Site
Mixed Reality Takes Off in the Middle Kingdom
‘Super Wings’ Launches on YouTube
New York Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Inaugural Award Winners
Canada’s ‘Super Science Friends’ by Brett Jubinville received award for Best Animation Film at inaugural event featuring more than 50 science fiction, horror, supernatural and fantasy films.
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Launch Interactive Storybook
‘Radio Jones and His Robot Dad’ storybook app was created by Oscar-nominated duo Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes alongside Nexus executive creative director Chris O’Reilly.
‘Pocoyo’ Moves to YouTube for Season 4 Debut
Global preschool sensation created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla debuts its fourth season exclusively on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
CAKE, Diagonal View Launch Popcorn Digital
‘Talking Tom’ creator Paul Nunn joins new joint venture aimed at producing kids content for global online media platforms.
Warner Bros. Entertainment to Acquire Machinima
Programming service focused on fandom and gamer culture to become part of recently-formed Warner Bros. Digital Networks.
‘Ratchet & Clank’ Now Available on Blu-ray
Home entertainment release of Rainmaker Entertainment’s adaptation of the iconic video game franchise includes interviews with cast and crew, including veteran director Kevin Munroe.
Cartoon Network Expands the World of ‘Mighty Magiswords’
Linear series debuts Thursday, September 29; 400 pieces of original content to be connected by a forthcoming mobile app for a fully engaged fan experience.
Grid, Hoho Sign Co-Production Agreement for ‘Mimi and Bibi’
Belgium’s Grid Animation to co-produce animated vlogs for multimedia girls fashion brand from ‘Whissper’ and ‘Waybuloo’ creator Dan Good.
Cartoon Network Launches Digital TV Network in SE Asia
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.’
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.
ANIMA MULTI Issues Call for Entries
Marvel & Netflix Join Forces
Disney’s Marvel and Netflix join forces to develop historic four-series epic, plus a miniseries event based on renowned Marvel characters; landmark deal brings Marvel’s flawed heroes of Hell’s Kitchen, led by ‘Daredevil,’ to the world’s leading internet TV network in 2015.
‘Happy Tree Friends’ Arrives on DVD
With over 2 billion views on YouTube, ‘Happy Tree Friends: Complete Disaster’ is the first time the entire series is available in one package.
NFB Launches Free ‘Get Animated!’ Online Screening Series
In commemoration of International Animation Day, the National Film Board of Canada launches the seventh edition of ‘Get Animated!,’ a free online screening series including a selection of recent films, two filmmaker showcases, and six brand-new films.
Trunk & Peepshow Animate Cyber Safety for Kaspersky
Creative partners Trunk Animation and Peepshow collaborate on a new approach to cyber war infomercials for IT Security giant Kaspersky Lab.
Brand New School Spots Clear Internet
Bi-coastal directing collective Brand New School (www.brandnewschool.com) recently collaborated with agency Secret Weapon Marketing to create an intriguing new ad campaign for Clear Internet, the company that has blanketed several major cities with wireless Internet access.
Career Coach: The Internet is No Place to Fool Around
On this April Fool's Day edition of her column, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson warns us against posting foolish things to the internet.