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Sid and Ty Set Playdate for Online Store

animation_magazine - June 2, 2009

Sid the Science Kid has a whole new toy box to play in. Ty's Toy Box.com will launch July 1 an online store for the...

Video Games

Microsoft Motion Rig, Beatles Kick off E3

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Getting back to the glitz and attention-grabbing glamour of past E3s, Microsoft kicked off the video game industry's annual confab by reuniting the surviving...

Television

KidMangoTV Block Debuts on MyFamilyTV

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

KidMangoTV, a syndicated block of Porchlight Entertainment children's programs, debuts today on ValCom Inc.'s MyFamilyTV network. The four-hour weekday block is expected to reach more...

Television

Disney Preps More Manny Content, Products

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Handy Manny's building himself a media empire. Disney Channel is expanding the popular animated series with new programming and a new consumer products line. The character...

Television

New Heathcliff Content in Development

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

FitzRoy Media and Magic Lantern Entertainment have forged a joint venture to bring Heathcliff, the mischievous feline star of the long-running comic panel, to...

Television

Comedy Central Airs New Atom TV Episodes

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Atom TV returns June 15 to Comedy Central with four new late-night episodes of sketches from the online video site. Each episode of Atom...

Licensing

Warner Bros. Expands PUCCA Deal to North America

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has expanded its master licensee agreement for the popular property PUCCA to include the United States, Mexico and Canada. PUCCA began...

Licensing

4Kids Reps WordWorld Around the Globe

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

4Kids Entertainment has been named the global licensing agent for WordWorld, the Emmy-winning animated series airing on PBS Kids. WordWorld has earned praise from critics,...

Licensing

Nick-Branded Electronics Go Global

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products are for the first time extending their successful consumer electronics line beyond the United States, signing deals with Linmark...

Features

Up Rises to top of Box Office

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Up surprised no one by climbing to the top spot at the weekend box office. The highly anticipated Pixar-Disney 3-D animated feature took in an...

Features

Teaser Gives First Look at Toy Story 3

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

The teaser trailer has hit for Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3, offering the first look at the classic characters since 1999's Toy Story 2. Reports are...

Home Entertainment

1980s Vintage Jetsons Out on DVD

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

It's back to the future this week as The Jetsons, Season 2 Vol. 1 comes to DVD. The new release (Warner Bros., $34.98) features...

People

Diplomatic Promotion Shuffles Execs at Wildbrain

animation_magazine - June 1, 2009

Charles Rivkin, CEO of the animation studio Wildbrain, has been tapped by President Obama to be the United States' ambassador to France. The move has...

Video Games

Space Ace Returns Call to Action on iPhone

animation_magazine - May 29, 2009

Space Ace, the classic 1980s animated arcade game follow up the groundbreaking Dragon's Lair, has come to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Created by...

Features

Totally Spies! The Movie Sells in Europe, Latin America

animation_magazine - May 29, 2009

Distributors throughout Europe and Latin America have picked up the rights to Totally Spies! The Movie, a feature-length animated movie based on the popular...

Video Games

Schoemann, Habibipour Join Titmouse

animation_magazine - May 28, 2009

Animation and game studio Titmouse has added two executives to its roster. Sam Schoemann joins the company as VP of sales and marketing. Schoemann brings...

Licensing

Chorion Signs Global Partners for Mr. Men

animation_magazine - May 28, 2009

Chorion has signed new licensing agreements in the United States, Europe and Down Under for the animated preschooler series The Mr. Men Show. In the...

Licensing

UNESCO Taps Olly for Educational Campaign

animation_magazine - May 28, 2009

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has picked the Moonscoop animated preschool series Dive Olly Dive! to part of its new educational...

Features

Rogen to Voice Alien in Pegg’s Paul

animation_magazine - May 28, 2009

Actor Seth Rogen has been cast as the voice of the titular alien character in the road trip comedy Paul. The film was written by...

Features

Up Looks to Soar at the Box Office

animation_magazine - May 28, 2009

Animation fans can rejoice this weekend with the release of Pixar's 10th feature film, Up. The studio's first 3-D film, directed by Pete Docter and...

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