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Television

First Digital Nick Series ‘Welcome to the Wayne’ Greenlit for TV

Mercedes Milligan - April 23, 2015

Nickelodeon has put in a 20-episode production order for comedy-adventure toon Welcome to the Wayne, making it the network’s first digital short-form series to...

Playing Fairy Godmother

Mercedes Milligan - April 23, 2015

How MPC conjured up the magic for Disney’s live-action Cinderella. The break-out success of last year’s Maleficent was merely the prow of Walt Disney Pictures’...

Features

‘Little Prince’ Trailer Reveals 3D, Stop-Motion Blend

Mercedes Milligan - April 21, 2015

First introduced to young readers in 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince has captivated generations across the world for decades -- and the...

Digital Media

Powerhouse Animation Expands in Austin

Mercedes Milligan - April 21, 2015

Powerhouse Animation, one of the largest toon production studios in Texas, is growing its operations with a new 9,000 square foot office at Austin's...

Television

Awesome Inc. Builds Princess Kingdom for CN LatAm

Mercedes Milligan - April 21, 2015

Fans of Cartoon Network have likely caught the colorful promos for Cartoon Network Latin America's month-long "Kingdom of Awesome" programming stunt, celebrating its fiercely...

Television

Discovery Kids Picks Up ‘Wild Kratts’ Season 4 for Asia Pacific

Mercedes Milligan - April 20, 2015

9 Story Media Group has licensed an additional 26 x 22 season of animated action-adventure series Wild Kratts to Discovery Kids in Asia Pacific....

Home Entertainment

Scooby-Doo Meets KISS in ‘Rock and Roll Mystery’

Mercedes Milligan - April 20, 2015

One of the most legendary rock bands of all time, KISS will take center stage as animated stars in the latest feature-length Scooby-Doo! release....

People

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Receive Texas Avery Award

Mercedes Milligan - April 20, 2015

Reel FX, the Texan studio behind the Golden Globe-nominated The Book of Life, has presented the 9th annual "Texas" Avery Animation Award to Phil...

Features

Patty Jenkins Takes Over ‘Wonder Woman’ Helm

Mercedes Milligan - April 17, 2015

Just two days after news got out that Breaking Bad and Walking Dead director Michelle MacLaren had ditched the upcoming Wonder Woman film project...

Digital Media

Frederator Picks Up Two Korean Toons

Mercedes Milligan - April 17, 2015

Online animation destination Channel Frederator has added to its preschool-targeted offerings by picking up two titles from South Korea: cut-out/stop-motion series Cloud Bread (156...

People

Disneyland Producer Greg Smith Dies

Mercedes Milligan - April 17, 2015

Greg Smith, who for nearly three decades helped produce special live entertainment for Anaheim, California’s iconic Disneyland theme park, died March 12 from complications...

Digital Media