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Superights Inks Package Deal with Télé-Québec

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

French distributor Superights has secured a TV and digital package deal with French Canadian broadcaster Télé-Québec for five of its kid-target series. The entertaining...

North America

Boomerang Celebrates Extra-Spooky Scoob-tober

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Streaming service Boomerang is doubling down on hilarious scares for its second annual Scoobtober programming event! All month long, fans can binge more than...

Features

‘Lilo & Stitch’ Catches Disney Live-Action Remake Wave

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

The latest beloved Disney animation masterpiece to undergo a live-action/hybrid remake will be 2002’s alien-Hawaiian-vacation adventure Lilo & Stitch, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

North America

ABC Alternative Division Sets ‘Ink & Paint’ Docuseries for Disney OTT

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

ABC Studios has launched a new Alternative Division to deliver unscripted content, led by former head of Universal Television Alternative Studios Fernando Hernandez. One...

North America

VRV Rolls Natural 20 for ‘HarmonQuest’ S3

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Ellation’s VRV will welcome a fresh campaign of animated tabletop gaming hilarity next year when season 3 of HarmonQuest arrives exclusively on the fan-focused...

North America

‘Witch’s Night Out’ Makes 40th Anniversary Return to TV

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Magical mischief is on the way to the small screen as Canadian studio Cross/Rogers prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of treasured Halloween special...

Asia

Headstart Teams with Turner for ‘Best Furry Friends’ Series

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Australia-based global toy company Headstart International has made a playdate with Turner Asia Pacific to produce a new animated series based on the Best...

Television

Atomic Toybox Acquires Fuel Ent. IP for Development with Pukeko Pics

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Atomic Toybox Entertainment, headed by four-time Emmy nominee Michael Polis (Yo Gabba Gabba!), has acquired 100% of Fuel Entertainment’s library of IP assets and...

North America

Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen Named SVP Global Distribution for Jim Henson Co.

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

The Jim Henson Company has appointed Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen as Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, reporting to Chris Lytton, COO & Exec Vice President...

Home Entertainment

Shout! Factory & ELEVEN Arts Forge Anime Distribution Pact

Mercedes Milligan - October 3, 2018

Multi-platform media co. Shout! Factory and ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio have inked a multi-year distribution agreement granting the former North American home entertainment rights...

Features

News Bytes: Rob Paulsen Updates “Yakko’s World,” ‘LEGO Villains’ Meet Darkseid, Humanoids Makes Key Appointments & More

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

WIA and Sony Pictures Animation Present “Women in Animation of Color” Panel On October 10, WIA members (join here) can take part in this illuminating...

Television

Big Jump Options Rights to ‘Big Words, Small Stories’ from Kids Can Press

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

Big Jump Entertainment has optioned the worldwide rights to the Big Words, Small Stories books from Kids Can Press, authored by Judith Henderson and...

Television

Dandelooo Snags Global Rights to ‘Pompon Little Bear’

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

Paris-based animation production/distribution company Dandelooo has picked up worldwide distribution rights to animated preschool series Pompon Little Bear (39 x 7’), currently in development...

North America

Jim Henson’s ‘Dinosaur Train’ Roars to 100th Episode with S5 Order

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

The Jim Henson Company is producing a 22 x 11’ fifth season of its Emmy-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor series Dinosaur Train, pulling...

Asia

Chinese Animation Leader Fantawild Launches New Slate ahead of MIP

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

Fantawild Animation opened its Fantawild Animation Expo 2018 on September 25, with a grand ceremony at the Fantawild Resort in Zhengzhou, China. During the...

Europe

Manchester Animation Fest Full Program Revealed

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

The U.K.’s largest dedicated toon meet, Manchester Animation Festival has announced the full program for this year’s three-day edition, taking place November 13-15 at...

Features

Trailer: Worlds Collide in Sony’s Comics-Styled ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

In case you weren’t 100% stoked to see Sony Pictures Animation’s new stunningly animated, action-packed, comical and dimensionally mixed-up feature film Spider-Man: Into the...

North America

Brian Robbins Named President of Viacom’s Nickelodeon Group

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

Brian Robbins, a co-founder of AwesomenessTV who joined Viacom a year and a half ago to head Paramount Players, has been tapped to succeed...

North America

Marvel Powers Up Additional ‘Marvel Rising’ Special: ‘Chasing Ghosts’

Mercedes Milligan - October 2, 2018

Following the successful launch of the Marvel Rising: Initiation shorts and the movie Secret Warriors, Marvel Entertainment has announced more adventures for the animated...

North America