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Television

Disney Junior Announces Launch Date, Line-Up

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2012

Disney Junior, a 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel created for kids age 2-7 and their parents and caregivers, will launch Friday, March 23 at midnight...

Television

Moonscoop’s ‘Chloe’s Closet’ Gets a Second Season Order

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2012

Global entertainment house Moonscoop has greenlit a second season of its preschool show Chloe’s Closet. Moonscoop will co-produce a further 52x11’ episodes of the...

Home Entertainment

Fox to Release Bakshi’s ‘Wizards’ Blu-Ray in March

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2012

Fox Home Ent. will release Ralph Bakshi’s influential animated feature Wizards in a special 35th Edition Blu-ray and book tie-in package on March 13....

Television

‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Kicks Off Disney XD’s Marvel Block

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

Disney XD will launch Marvel Universe, a dedicated Marvel programming block, with the new series Ultimate Spider-Man as its centerpiece, on Sunday, April 1....

Festivals & Events

Tintin Leads the Pack with Six VES Noms

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin picked up six Visual Effects Society Award nominations on Monday. The Paramount release was nominated for outstanding vfx...

Television

Fox TV to Launch Latenight Animation Block

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

Fox TV is expanding its animation domination plans to late Saturday nights by launching a 90-minute block in Jan. 2013. "It's something that we've...

Home Entertainment

Penguins’ ‘Operation Blowhole’ Arrives on DVD

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

Penguins of Magadascar, Nickelodeon’s CG-animated spinoff of its popular movie series has slowly been building up steam and picking up various awards since it...

Television

CBeebies Launches New Children’s Short Series

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

BBC Worldwide has signed deals with children’s publishers Barefoot Books and Ladybird Books to commission a series of short films based on eight popular...

Features

New Updates on ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘Maleficent’

Ramin Zahed - January 9, 2012

It's been a heavy news period regarding Warner's upcoming live-action adaptation of Pinocchio and Disney's Sleeping Beauty. First up, director Tim Burton has expressed...

Festivals & Events

Five Animated Features Make the BAFTA List

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2012

The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures...

People

Comic-Con Co-Founder Richard Alf Dead at 59

Ramin Zahed - January 6, 2012

Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 59, reports The Associated Press. Friend and...

Television

Johnny Knoxville Visits SpongeBob and Friends

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2012

Famous Jackass star Johnny Knoxville recorded a voice this week for a role on Nickelodeon's animated series SpongeBob. In the special episode, "Extreme Spots," Knoxville plays...

Television

‘WordGirl’ to Fight Bullying on PBS Kids Go!

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2012

Scholastic Media’s Emmy-winning series WordGirl is taking a stand against bullying in the new one-hour episode “The Rise of Miss Power.” Featuring the voice...

Television

‘Peztronauta’ Swims to Discovery Familia

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2012

Discovery Familia will premiere the new animated, eco-friendly series Peztronauta (Fishtronaut) on January 16, at 6:30p. The series, which will air daily, follows the...

People

The Scoop on ‘Frankenhole’s’ Second Season

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2012

Animated People Dino Stamatopoulos, Creator Moral Orel, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole We couldn’t resist the chance to catch up with the talented and always-quotable Dino Stamatopoulos on the...

Festivals & Events

Gallery Nucleus Celebrates Work of Ronald Searle

Ramin Zahed - January 4, 2012

In what turns out to be quite a serendipitous event, Alhambra, Calif-based Gallery Nucleus is offering an exhibition featuring the work of world-renowned cartoonist...

Festivals & Events

ToonSeum Offers Tribute to ’70s-Era Black Animation

Ramin Zahed - January 4, 2012

Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum is offering a unique retrospective of original production cels and drawings from the 1970s that promoted positive African American characters and storylines....

Tippett FX Group Takes a Bite Out of The Bakery

Ramin Zahed - January 4, 2012

Tippett Studio has chosen French-based 3D CG company Bakery Relight software for its FX group production pipeline. Founded in 2007 by veteran motion picture...

Festivals & Events

Producers Guild Reveals Five Animated Movie Nominees

Ramin Zahed - January 3, 2012

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the five titles nominated in the Best Animated Feature Award category. In what many awards watchers...

Home Entertainment

‘Sammy’s Adventures’ Swims to U.S. Shores

Ramin Zahed - January 3, 2012

Director Ben Stassen’s 2010 CG-animated feature A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures arrives in the U.S. on DVD this week. The Studio Canal movie, which...

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