‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ to Debut in 2017
Mickey Mouse and his pals to star in new Disney Television Animation preschool series from the creative talent behind ‘Jake and the Never Land Pirates’ and ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.’
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Amazon Studios Orders Two New Original Kids Series
Amazon orders ‘Bug Diaries,’ based on the children’s books by Doreen Cronin, and ‘Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,’ based on the classic 1970s television series.
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Kid Genius Cartoon Channel Expands Reach in the U.S.
Genius Brands International partners with Future Today to deliver Kid Genius Cartoon Channel to 20 million additional homes, bringing the video on demand channel’s total reach to 42 million U.S. households.
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‘Peanuts By Schulz: Snoopy Tales’ Collection Headed to DVD
Classic ‘Peanuts’ prints come to life in ‘Peanuts by Schulz: Snoopy Tales,’ available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on January 24.
Art Show from the Creative Minds Behind ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Opens December 1
Art from 16 Bento Box artists who work on the series will be on display through December 10 at Los Angeles pop-up restaurant space Unit 120. Don’t forget to ask about the burger of the day!
Framestore Pioneers New Path to ‘MARS’ for NatGeo
Groundbreaking hybrid genre epic from executive producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer brings together contemporary documentary footage and VFX-heavy drama to transport audiences to a not-so-distant Martian future.
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Pathé Live Kids Bringing Animated Series to the Big Screen
New initiative bringing kids shows including ‘Fireman Sam,’ ‘Bob the Builder,’ and ‘Masha and the Bear’ to theaters across Europe kicks off in France, Switzerland and Belgium.
‘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.
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Nelvana Announces New Partners for ‘Little Charmers’
Nelvana’s global consumer products program for its popular animated preschool series adds 10 new international retail partners.
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9 Story Secures Multiple Agreements Across Asia
Broadcast deals for animated series including ‘Nature Cat’ and ‘Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare’ span India, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Qwire Launches qwireMusic 2.0
New version of the qwireMusic cloud platform expands collaboration, licensing and cue sheet capabilities with redesigned user interface and support for Windows OS.
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CBeebies Commissions New ‘Twirlywoos’ Episodes
New commission brings total number of episodes of stop-motion and live action series from DHX Media and Anne Wood’s Ragdoll Productions to 100.
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Visegrad Animation Forum Announces New TV Co-Production Subsidies
For the first time, Slovak Audiovisual Fund opens call for proposals of minority co-productions of animated TV series.
Cuppa Coffee Studios Launching New ‘Prez!’ Series
Stop-motion satire series from the makers of ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ to reimagine roles within the White House as well as America’s place in the world.
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Sprout Unveils New Original Holiday Specials
Sprout celebrates the season with ‘Holiday Unwrapped’ campaign featuring holiday specials based on five of its newest and most watched series.
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Hulu Nabs Streaming Rights to CN’s ‘Powerpuff Girls’
Hulu lands exclusive streaming rights to Cartoon Network’s Emmy-nominated global hit franchise created by Craig McCracken.
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Award-Winning Producer Lawrence Cumbo Joins Pixeldust Studios
New Senior Vice President of Development & Content is charged with expanding Emmy Award-winning digital animation and broadcast production studio’s entertainment division.
Portfolio Entertainment Secures Raft of Global Deals
Portfolio announces new acquisition agreements with National Geographic Channel and PlayKids for first season of ‘DOKI,’ and new SVOD deals for ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!’
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eOne Prepares to Launch ‘PJ Masks’ Merchandise in France
‘Peppa Pig’ agent France TV Distribution to manage the consumer products program for ‘PJ Masks’ with merchandise to begin debuting January 2017.
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Silvergate Launches First ‘Octonauts’ App
Silvergate partners with Night & Day Studios to release the first-ever mobile app based on the popular 3D-animated preschool series.
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Film Roman Launches New Production Facility in Tijuana, Mexico
Film Roman teams with Boxel Studios to launch full-service animation and VFX studio Film Roman Baja; new facility overseen by Uriel Reyes Botello and Andres Reyes Botello to service all of Film Roman’s productions.
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Mattel Signs on as Master Toy Partner for UYoung’s ‘BattleClaw’ Series
Historic deal marks the first time a Chinese property has been signed to a global master toy license.
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Asia TV Forum Adds Industry Speakers to 2016 Lineup
PT Media Nusantara Citra’s David Fernando Audy & D’Live and iHQ’s Yong-Ju Jeon to kick off C-Level Summit; MNC Animation’s Seung-Hyun Oh to deliver Keynote Address.
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Boat Rocker Media Promotes Samantha Traub, Michel Pratte
Toronto-based global entertainment company ups Samantha Traub to Chief Operating Officer and Michel Pratte to Chief Revenue Officer.
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‘Bob the Builder’ Returns to PBS Kids
Re-imagined series returns to PBS with eight all-new half-hour episodes beginning November 12.
