2nd Screen Global Con presents “Everything Small Screen,” a family-friendly expo and conference featuring kids’ entertainment, animation, second-screen, tech, and CGI.

Dr. Toon takes a look at how kiddie show hosts spread the animation meme in the analog days.

Adult Swim serves up eight new series/specials, nine pilots and 16 returning series.

Seth MacFarlane will guest-voice on the season finale of “The Simpsons,” airing May 19.

“The Venture Bros.” returns June 2, for a fifth season on Adult Swim.

Coolabi announces new licensing deals in the UK, Ireland, and Finland for “Poppy Cat.”

The 2013 Asian Animation Summit will take place on the tropical island of Phuket in Thailand December 9-11, 2013.

Winners are announced for the 2013 edition of the New York School of Visual Art’s Dusty Film & Animation Festival and Awards.

Recording star Beyoncé creates an original song, “Rise Up,” for the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios motion picture, “Epic,” for which she also voices one of the lead characters.

Disney officially announces “Big Hero 6,” the first Disney animated feature based on a Marvel Comics property.