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Festivals & Events

Disney Celebrates Lion King 3D Premiere

Mercedes Milligan - August 29, 2011

Walt Disney Studios celebrated the stereoscopic 3D re-release of their Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning animated feature The Lion King this Saturday, August 27...

Television

KidsCo Continues Indonesian Expansion

Mercedes Milligan - August 25, 2011

International children’s channel KidsCo has announced a new deal with PT. Global Comm Nusantara, an up-and-coming Indonesian DTH platform. A basic tier package consisting...

Television

‘Squidbillies’ Season 5 Starts Sept. 11

Mercedes Milligan - August 25, 2011

Late-night’s darling red necked cephalopods are back for more hooch-swilling, run-amucking, novelty-hat wearing adventure as the fifth season of Dave Willis (Aqua Unit Patrol...

Television

Hoho Bundles ‘Cloudbabies’ for CBeebies

Mercedes Milligan - August 24, 2011

London-based Hoho Entertainment has announced it is begging pre-production on Cloudbabies, a CGI 52 x 10’ preschool series set to air on CBeebies in...

Home Entertainment

‘An Elf’s Story’ Brings Holiday Cheer to TV, DVD

Mercedes Milligan - August 24, 2011

Back in 2005, mother and daughter team Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell, together with illustrator Coë Steinwart, created a new holiday classic with their...

Television

Mediatoon’s ‘Chicken Town’ to Hatch at MIP Jr.

Mercedes Milligan - August 23, 2011

French studio Mediatoon will have something to cluck about at the MIP Junior market (running in Cannes October 1-2) as it lets fly a...

Aniboom Animation Marketplace Launches

Mercedes Milligan - August 23, 2011

Aniboom Virtual Studio (aniboom.com) has released a new service: The Aniboom Animation Marketplace, which will address the needs of production studios and companies to...

Licensing

Lasseter Unveils Pixar Stamps at D23

Mercedes Milligan - August 22, 2011

Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter was joined by deputy postmaster general Ronald Stroman at top Disney fan...

Features

Christmas Miracle: Win Tix to ‘Arthur Christmas’ Premiere

Mercedes Milligan - August 22, 2011

Despite the sweltering summer heat, the holiday season is nearly upon us. To help you get into the spirit of the season, Sony has...

Licensing

The Collective Harvests ‘Annoying Orange’

Mercedes Milligan - August 22, 2011

Viral sensation The Annoying Orange is ripening for retail as leading entertainment management and production company The Collective announces a merchandise collection set for...

Features

Reel FX, Crest Propose 10-Pic Venture

Mercedes Milligan - August 18, 2011

India’s Crest Animation Studios and U.S.-based vfx studio Reel FX are looking to join forces in a proposed $220 million venture that would generate...

Festivals & Events

Circus Circus Celebrates Chuck Jones in Vegas

Mercedes Milligan - August 18, 2011

The legacy of toon town genius Chuck Jones will come to life in Sin City this October as Circus Circus Las Vegas opens The...

Television

Henson Alternative Launches New Adult Puppet Show

Mercedes Milligan - August 17, 2011

Chris Regan, a Daily Show with Jon Stewart alum, has been signed on to write and executive produce the pilot for a new adult-targeted...

Licensing

Jazwares Unwraps New ‘Adventure Time’ Toys

Mercedes Milligan - August 17, 2011

Cartoon Network Enterprises has unveiled a new slate of Adventure Time with Finn and Jake toys from Jazwares, set to hit Toys ‘R’ Us...

‘Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon’ Release Set

Mercedes Milligan - August 16, 2011

Comedy Central and Spike TV’s videogame banner 345 Games has announced it will release Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon for PlayStation Network on August 30 and...

Television

‘Clone Wars’ Season 4 Premieres Sept. 16

Mercedes Milligan - August 16, 2011

Cartoon Network will kick start the fourth season of the critically acclaimed CG series Star Wars: The Clone Wars with a bang next month with...

Television

TELETOON Unveils Fall Lineup

Mercedes Milligan - August 15, 2011

Canadian cabler TELETOON has revealed its fall broadcast schedule, featuring seven new series (The Looney Tunes Show, Hole in the Wall, Beyond Human, Young...

Festivals & Events

Factory Transmedia to Launch ‘Ribbit’ at Cartoon Forum

Mercedes Milligan - August 15, 2011

TV production house Factory Transmedia has announced it will unveil a new preschool series called Ribbit, Rabbit, Robot at the Cartoon Forum event in...

Television

Seth MacFarlane is Three-Time Roast Master

Mercedes Milligan - August 11, 2011

For the third consecutive time, the man behind modern animated comedy classics Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show will serve as emcee...

Television