Tag: BBC
Former Aardman and BBC Execs Launch New Org
Aardman Animations’ former head of broadcast Miles Bullough and former BBC creative executive Jesse Cleverly have founded Wildseed Studios, a next-generation entertainment content incubator...
Former Mill Artists Form New Milk VFX House
Six former members of vfx house The Mill have formed a new London-based vfx studio called Milk. The new shop will specialize in innovative...
Marc Craste & Studio AKA Deliver BBC’s Culture Spots
U.K.’s award-winning animation house Studio AKA has produced a 3x30 second spots highlighting BBC Radio 4’s new Cultural Exchange feature, which is billed as...
IDW to Publish New ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Comics
Here is a wonderful new comic-book venture we can all get behind. Over the weekend, we got word that San Diego-based IDW Publishing will...
Aardman Preps ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Movie for 2015
Following in the footsteps of Wallace and Gromit, another popular Aardman character is getting ready for its big movie adventure. The Bristol-based animation studio...
Double Negative Opens New TV Branch
VFX company Double Negative has launched Double Negative TV, a new division of Dneg dedicated to visual effects creation for television.
Dneg TV will be...
The Mill Shuts Down TV VFX Department
Another day, another troubling news item about the beleaguered vfx industry. This time it’s London-based studio The Mill which revealed that it will close...
‘Peter Rabbit’ Hops to Nickelodeon
A new CG-animated series based on the works of Beatrix Potter is high-tailing it to Nickelodeon as the preschool-targeted show Peter Rabbit debuts on...
CBeebies Launches New Math-Based Show
A new math-themed animated series is slated to debut on U.K’s children channel CBeebies and the BBC Worldwide Channels later this year. The show,...
Marvel Toons to Stream on Amazon’s LoveFilm U.K.
Amazon.com-owned streaming video service LoveFilm has signed a deal with Disney in the U.K. and Ireland to air animated shows featuring Marvel characters. U.K....
New on Disc Today
Plenty of family friendly toon goodies are out on home entertainment shelves this week. Here’s the rundown:
The Amazing World of Gumball – The Mystery...
‘Mike the Knight’ Is Google U.K.’s Top TV Trender
File this one under the special “Who Knew?” file. Mike the Knight, the CG-animated series from Hit and Nelvana has beaten such heavy-hitters as...
Aardman Delivers Gothic New Short Starring Morph
Everyone’s favorite Bristol-based studio, Aardman Animations, has unveiled a new gothic online film starring Morph, a classic character first introduced in 1977 in the...
‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ Gets U.S. Premiere on Sprout
Preschool television channel Sprout will offer the U.S. premiere of The Gruffalo’s Child on December 22nd. Based on the classic children’s picture book written...
New Peter Rabbit Christmas Special to Debut on Nick
Beatrix Potter’s classic character Peter Rabbit is set to make a comeback on Nickelodeon next month. The U.S. cabler will premiere Peter Rabbit’s Christmas...
And Now, For Something Completely Different…
A Liar’s Autobiography uses various animation techniques to shed light on the outrageous life and career of the late Monty Python player, Graham Chapman.
It...
British Animation Icon John Coates Dies at 85
We are saddened by the news that beloved British animator John Coates, the man behind such revered projects such as The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine...
9 Story, NCircle Partner on ‘Wibbly Pig’
9 Story Entertainment has announced a new partnership with NCircle Entertainment for home entertainment sales of its hit animated preschool show Wibbly Pig in...
BBC Unveils Animated Olympic Games Trailer
The BBC offered a sneak peek at the titles sequence and marketing campaign for the London 2012 Olympic Games this past weekend. A 60-second...
Tapping in to The Grid
Disney XD puts a fresh spin on a sci-fi classic with the new series TRON: Uprising.
You can’t keep a good franchise down: Two years...
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