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Television

‘My Little Pony’ Season 5 Hoofs it to Discovery Family

Mercedes Milligan - March 5, 2015

An all-new season of Hasbro Studios’ smash hit animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic will debut on Discovery Family on April 4...

Digital Media

World Famous Toons Up Comedy Central’s ‘Pixelheads’

Mercedes Milligan - March 4, 2015

Seattle-based creative collective World Famous recently teamed up with Comedy Central for a new online animated series, Pixelheads. The geek-powered comedy features gameplay from...

Festivals & Events

American Cinematheque Sets Bakshi Retrospective

Mercedes Milligan - March 4, 2015

Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi is coming west for a two-day retrospective of his feature film work at the American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa...

Features

New ‘Avengers’ Trailer Teases Vision

Mercedes Milligan - March 4, 2015

A new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron offers a deeper look at the explosive and highly anticipated Marvel superhero sequel, including a first...

Television

Sarah Michelle Gellar Joining ‘Star Wars Rebels’

Mercedes Milligan - March 3, 2015

Just after the season finale of Star Wars Rebels wrapped up the first season on Disney XD, exec producer/supervising director Dave Filoni revealed that...

Television

‘Digimon Fusion’ Season Two Comes to Nicktoons

Mercedes Milligan - March 3, 2015

Nicktoons will premiere the second season of action-packed animated series Digimon Fusion with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, March 8 at 10 a.m. ET. The...

Licensing

Genius Brands Reaches Out with New Distribution Partners

Mercedes Milligan - March 3, 2015

Genius Brands International has picked up several new distribution partners for its growing portfolio of original content, including Stan Lee's Mighty 7, Thomas Edison's...

Television

Nick Premieres ‘Harvey Beaks’ March 29

Mercedes Milligan - March 2, 2015

A mild-mannered bird and his two wild best friends embark on a series of hilarious adventures in Nickelodeon's new animated series Harvey Beaks, which...

Festivals & Events

NFB-Produced ‘Me and My Moulton’ Takes CSA Animated Short Award

Mercedes Milligan - March 2, 2015

The National Film Board of Canada had a successful run at this year's Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema &...

People

Film London Introduces U.S. Execs to Local Animation Scene

Mercedes Milligan - March 2, 2015

Film London is bringing five high-profile U.S. animation executives to the British capital this week in an effort to promote the city's animation industry...

Television

One Animation Launches ‘Oddbods,’ Expands Team

Mercedes Milligan - February 26, 2015

Singapore-based One Animation has accomplished the launch of its award-winning CG comedy shorts series Oddbods on key broadcasters stateside and in Europe. In the...

Television

Turner Launches Toonami in India

Mercedes Milligan - February 26, 2015

Turner Broadcasting has announced a dedicated Toonami channel chock-full of high-octane animated action for kids and families across India. The 24-hour programming will include...

Features

Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne on Board for ‘Thomas’ Film

Mercedes Milligan - February 26, 2015

Mattel subsidiary HIT Entertainment has announced a new CG-animated home entertainment feature for the Thomas & Friends franchise: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure,...

Technology

3D Digitization with Autodesk Memento in Beta

Mercedes Milligan - February 25, 2015

Software giant Autodesk has moved its digitization program Memento into the next phase, launching a worldwide free public beta. Memento is an end-to-end solution...

Television

Zodiak Scores Presales for ‘Get Blake’

Mercedes Milligan - February 25, 2015

Zodiak Kids has secured presales for new animated series Get Blake! (52 x 11), from its production company Marathon Media. Agreements have been inked...

Digital Media

Kabillion Takes on Cyber Group’s ‘Ozie Boo,’ ‘Mademoiselle Zazie’

Mercedes Milligan - February 25, 2015

Top 10 kids free On Demand network Kabillion has finalized a deal with France’s Cyber Group Studios for its animated series Ozie Boo (78...

Digital Media

Hopster Inks DreamWorks Classics Deal

Mercedes Milligan - February 24, 2015

Preschool targeted TV and learning platform Hopster has inked a multi-territory content deal with DreamWorks Classics, which will give it distribution rights to seven...

Television