Cartoons

Little Airplane's Small Potatoes Rolls Into MIP With Pre-Sales

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Little Airplane Productions' new short form animated series "Small Potatoes" has been pre-sold in Europe, Australia and Canada.

Pokemon Arrives on Boomerang

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When Pokémon first arrived in the United States in 1998, little did anyone know it would be one of the most enduring animated series of all time.

South Park Scores Highest Ratings in a Decade

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SOUTH PARK's 14th season premiere scored the highest ratings for a premiere since 1999, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Imira Ent. Finds Herd Of New Buyers For Tangerine And Cow

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Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has scored a number of sales of the Normaal Animation-produced animated ‘cow-medy’ TANGERINE & COw (78x7’) in advance of MIPTV 2010.

Zinkia secures Italian TV deal for Pocoyo

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Following a deal signed by Zinkia Entertainment and RAI 2, the animated preschool series Pocoyo (104 x 7 minutes), co-produced by Zinkia and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, is to debut this month on the Italian state channel RAI 2.

Moonscoop’s Dive Olly Dive Fishes For Buyers

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Moonscoop, the worldwide brand management and entertainment company representing properties from some of the leading animation producers across the globe, has scored presales in key territories for the second season of its hit series Dive Olly Dive!

Dr. Toon: Revisionism Revisited (Or How to Make Something Out of Nothing)

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Dr. Toon revisits the brilliant revisionism of Mighty Mouse.

Virgien Talks Curious George 2 DVD

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Director Norton Virgien (RUGRATS GO WILD) tells us about making CURIOUS GEORGE 2: FOLLOW THAT MONKEY, the new made for DVD animated feature from Universal Studios Home Ent. Universal Animation Studios did the animation and the production company was Imagine Ent.

Bill Desowitz: So what was your experience like with Curious George?

Gaga-like Miss Piggy in Muppets Remake?

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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES picked up a report saying Lady Gaga might serve as a model for the Miss Piggy character in the upcoming MUPPETS reboot.

Cartoon Egg Voice Role Taken by Dave Spikey

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Multi award-winning Dave Spikey, one of the most sought-after comedy talents in the UK today is to voice BIG BAD EDDIE, one of the Bad Eggs in the new kid’s animation Shelltown.