King Features Celebrates Popeye’s 90th Anniversary with New Digital Series
New ‘Popeye’s Island Adventures’ series on the Popeye and Friends Official YouTube Channel will introduce the classic character to younger audiences.
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DreamWorks Debuts Final Season Trailer for ‘Voltron Legendary Defender’
Critically acclaimed interstellar saga concludes December 14 only on Netflix.
Disney Junior Travels to India with New Animated Series ‘Mira, Royal Detective’
Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, new animated series developed by Becca Topol and executive produced by Sascha Paladino in production at Wild Canary.
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Passes Away at 57
Bikini Bottom mourns as the creator of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series succumbs to ALS.
‘Woody Woodpecker’ Reboot Headed to YouTube
Brand new 10-episode series created for Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English YouTube channels launches in December.
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Sneak Peek: SpongeBob SquarePants Takes a Trip to the Moon in New Holiday Special
SpongeBob SquarePants Holiday Special premiering Sunday, November 25 features Lewis Black as the voice of Santa Claus.
SAG-AFTRA Approves Two New TV Animation Agreements
New agreements, ratified by over 95% of union voters, run through June 30, 2020.
CLIPS: ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ Now Streaming
First 13 episodes of DreamWorks Animation Television’s new animated series executive produced by Eisner Award-winning writer and comic artist Noelle Stevenson arrives on Netflix.
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Conan O’Brien’s ‘Final Space’ Finds Exclusive SVOD Home on VRV
TBS sci-fi comedy adventure, along with WarnerMedia’s ‘Mike Tyson Mysteries’ and ‘Jabberjaw,’ to launch on Ellation’s fan-focused streaming platform.
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Ramsey Naito Joins Nickelodeon as EVP, Animation Production and Development
Oscar-nominated producer to take charge of the network’s animation content across all formats and platforms spanning digital, TV and film.
Hulu Now Streaming ‘King of The Hill’
New deal with 20th Century Fox Television locks in exclusive streaming rights to ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘The Cleveland Show’ and ‘Futurama.’
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Boomerang Channel Launching on VRV November 13
Huge library of classic cartoons from Hanna Barbera, Looney Tunes and MGM will soon be available on Ellation’s fandom-focused SVOD platform.
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DreamWorks Animation TV’s ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ Shifts Premiere Date
In response to fan anticipation, new animated series executive produced by Eisner Award-winning writer and comic artist Noelle Stevenson shifts Netflix debut to November 13.
Netflix Orders Third Season of ‘Castlevania’
Frederator Studios’ dark medieval fantasy series written by Warren Ellis and directed by Sam Deats is renewed for an additional 10 episodes.
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New Voice Talent Spotted for Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatian Street’
Paloma Faith, Miriam Margolyes, Ben Bailey Smith, Tameka Empson and Bethan Wright take guest ‘spots’ on brand new original animated series inspired by Walt Disney’s 1961 classic ‘101 Dalmatians.’
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Nickelodeon Names Participants of 19th Annual Writing Program
Global outreach program expands to include first-ever preschool focused path.
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Sneak Peek: ‘LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars’ Debuts October 29
New series of animated shorts and full-length episodes from Wil Film, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm to roll out on Disney XD and DisneyNOW through December 8.
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Fox Orders Animated Comedy ‘Duncanville’ from Amy Poehler and Mike & Julie Scully
Poehler, Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa to voice characters of family comedy set to premiere during the 2019-2020 season.
CBS Boldly Ventures into ‘Toons with Animated Comedy ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
From ‘Rick and Morty’ writer and ‘Solar Opposites’ co-creator Mike McMahan, new series to be produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment marks the network’s first foray into animation.
FIRST LOOK: ‘Bee & PuppyCat: Lazy in Space’ Heading to VRV in 2019
Extended season of fan-favorite series from the team behind ‘Castlevania,’ ‘Adventure Time,’ and ‘The Fairly OddParents’ to air the Cartoon Hangover Select channel on VRV with longer, half-hour episodes.
British Academy Announces 2018 Children’s Awards Nominees
Winners of the British Academy Children’s Awards celebrating the best in global children’s media to be unveiled on Sunday, November 25.
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Disney Television Animation Ups Jay Francis, Angi Dyste
Francis promoted to Vice President, Current Series and Diversity; Dyste upped to VP Production and Artist Management.
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Spain’s Quirino Awards Issues 2019 Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to second annual event recognizing Ibero-American animation is December 8; award ceremony to be held April 6, 2019 on the island of Tenerife.
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Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchantment’ Renewed Through 2021
Netflix returns to the medieval kingdom of Dreamland with new episodes in 2019, orders more episodes for 2020 and 2021.
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Zodiak Kids Takes on More ‘Horrid Henry’
Further sales secured for first four seasons of three-time BAFTA-nominated animated kids series.
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