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North America

Gary Kurtz, ‘Star Wars’ Producer, Dies Age 78

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Producer Gary Kurtz, who helped shepherd George Lucas’s now iconic Star Wars to smash hit status, died of cancer on Sunday at age 78....

Festivals & Events

Biggest Ever VR/AR/MR Art Show Coming to sp[a]ce gallery

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Pasadena, California’s spce gallery at Ayzenberg has announced its fifth exhibition will be “Spatial Reality: Artists Explore the Future of XR,” curated by VRScout...

Mexico & Central America

MarVista Sets ‘Yo-Kai Watch’ S3 Up with Disney XD LatAm

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

MarVista Entertainment has sold the broadcast licensing rights to season three of the popular animated series Yo-Kai Watch to Disney XD Latin America, continuing...

Europe

BLE Announces Six License This! Finalists

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Brand Licensing Europe (London, Oct. 9-11) has announced six finalists in the 2018 License This! competition following a record number of entries and an...

North America

Disney TV Premieres ‘Resistance’ and Happy Haunts All Month

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Fans will finally get to meet Lucasfilm’s newest heroic squad when Star Wars Resistance makes its one-hour series premiere with “The Recruit” on Sunday,...

North America

CN Lines Up ‘OK K.O.!’ Superhero Crossover, Halloween Specials

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

It’s gonna be a superheroic smash-up when Cartoon Network premieres OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes “Crossover Nexus” on Monday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m....

Europe

D360 Bringing 19 New Series to MIPJunior

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Distribution360 has added 19 new titles to its preschool and kids’ series portfolio, and will introduce them to buyers at MIPJunior next month. The...

Europe

Roger Mainwood, ‘Ethel & Ernest’ Director, Dies at 65

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

Roger Mainwood, an admired and respected figure in animation whose works include some of the best-known and most enduring titles produced in the U.K.,...

North America

Watch: CN’s Stop Bullying: Speak Up PSAs by Kids, for Kids

Mercedes Milligan - September 24, 2018

As part of its pro-social initiative "Stop Bullying: Speak Up," Cartoon Network has unveiled six new animated PSAs starring fan-favorite characters modeling behaviors that...

North America

41E Powers Up New Kids’ ‘Superhero’ Franchise

Mercedes Milligan - September 23, 2018

41 Entertainment LLC has announced a new franchise featuring two related action-comedy series for kids, Superhero Summer Camp (52 x 11') and Superhero Pets...

Features

Disney Reanimates ‘Ralph’s Tiana After Colorism Criticism

Mercedes Milligan - September 23, 2018

Walt Disney Animation Studios is taking another pass at the CG interpretation of its first black princess, following wide backlash to the character Tiana's...

Europe

TF1 Teams with VIZ to Bring ‘Captain Tsubasa’ & ‘My Hero Academia’ to France

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

VIZ Media Europe, the continent’s leader in Japanese entertainment, has partnered with TF1 Group to broadcast two international hit anime series across France: Captain...

Features

News Bytes: Disney LA Casting News, ‘Big Mouth’ S2 Trailer, ITFS Call for Entries & More

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Adrian Martinez Joins Disney’s ‘Lady and the Tramp’; ‘Mulan’ Adds Chen Tang Martinez (I Feel Pretty) will place Elliot the dog-catcher in streaming-first flick directed...

Television

‘Earth to Luna!’ Rockets ‘Round the World, S4 Set for MIPJunior

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Monster Entertainment has secured a raft of sales for science-based animated preschool series Earth to Luna!, prior to season 4 blasting off at MIPJunior...

Television

BES Animation Greenlights ‘Kitty Is Not a Cat’ S2

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Award-winning Melbourne-based studio BES Animation has greenlit a second season of their hit kids’ series, Kitty Is Not a Cat. The new 52 x...

Festivals & Events

The Fine Art of Jorge R. Gutiérrez Exhibits in ‘Border Bang 2’

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Coagula Curatorial Art Gallery in Los Angeles will present the Border Bang 2 art show from October 20 to December 30, featuring original new...

North America

‘DuckTales’ to Hatch Third Season; S2 Premieres Oct. 20

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Disney Channel has ordered a third season of the Emmy-nominated series DuckTales, ahead of its season 2 premiere on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30...

Digital Media

Nick Hit Launches First ‘The Loud House’ Original Global App

Mercedes Milligan - September 21, 2018

Nickelodeon has today launched the first-ever original, global app based on its hit animated comedy series The Loud House. Dubbed Loud House Ultimate Treehouse,...

Europe