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Television

Guru Inks Pre-Sales for New Original ‘Big Blue’ Ahead of MIP Debut

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Ahead of this year’s MIPCOM Online+ market, Toronto-based children’s content producer Guru Studio announced new, pre-sale broadcast deals with ABC ME (Australia) and CTC...

North America

Disney Junior Starts Building ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’ for 2021

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Production has begun on Disney Junior's Mickey Mouse Funhouse, a whimsical animated series for preschoolers and their families featuring Disney's #1 star, Mickey Mouse,...

North America

Netflix Sets All-Star Cast for Snyder Spin-off Anime ‘Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas’

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Netflix has announced a new cast of the upcoming anime series, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, a spin-off series that serves as a...

North America

Nickelodeon Channels the Halloween Spirit with Spooktacular October Premieres

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Nickelodeon is celebrating Halloween with a "HallowScream" lineup of spooktacular premieres of its live-action, animation and preschool series beginning Friday, October 2. Viewers will...

Features

Bad Robot Embarks on ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’ Movie in Expanded Warner Animation, Dr. Seuss Partnership

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. announced plans to greatly expand their partnership...

Streaming

‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ Series Heads to Netflix from Chris Nee and Higher Ground

Mercedes Milligan - October 1, 2020

Netflix announces Chris Nee and Higher Ground Productions’ animated preschool series Ada Twist, Scientist, based on the best-selling book series by author Andrea Beaty...

Home Entertainment

Watch: Warner Bros. Unmasks ‘Batman: Death in the Family’ Opening Sequence

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has unveiled the opening title sequence to Batman: Death in the Family -- the company's first venture into interactive storytelling...

North America

TVOkids Greenlights S3 of ’16 Hudson’ from Big Bad Boo

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

Lili, Sam, Amala, Luc, and the rest of the 16 Hudson gang will be returning to TVOkids for a whole new season of adventures...

Features

Chinese Animated Epic ‘Jiang Ziya’ in Select US Theaters Thursday

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

U.S. fans of breakout smash Ne Zha finally have a chance to catch the follow-up film Jiang Ziya, which opens in select theaters across...

Mexico & Central America

‘Mafalda’ Creator Quino Dies Aged 88

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

Argentinian cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, known professionally and since childhood as "Quino," died Wednesday in his hometown of Mendoza. The prizewinning creator was best...

Television

GoldieBlox Inks First Animation Deal with Toonz Media JV

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

GoldieBlox and Toonz Media Group today announced a multi-year partnership to develop a kids and family animation slate that includes GoldieBlox’s iconic characters, Goldie...

Festivals & Events

Send in Your Recommendations for the 48th Annie Juried Awards!

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

ASIFA-Hollywood announced that it will begin accepting recommendations for this year’s Juried Award nominations -- including the prestigious Winsor McCay Award -- honoring career...

Europe

Natalie Llewellyn Appointed MD of Jellyfish Originals

Mercedes Milligan - September 30, 2020

Jellyfish Originals, the children’s animation original production division of multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures, today announced the appointment of Natalie Llewellyn to...

Features