Nickelodeon releases a nine-minute “Sanjay and Craig” featurette, available now on iTunes.

Disney XD’s new animated series, “Marvel's Avengers Assemble,” will premiere July 17 with a special one-hour preview on May 26.

Blue Sky Studios moves ahead on two new animated feature projects, Anubis and Ferdinand .

DeamWorks Animation moves the release dates for two of its forthcoming features.

Disney Channel announces an all-new animated series, “Star War Rebels,” to premiere in fall 2014.

eOne acquires the global distribution rights for “Simon’s Cat.”

Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media’s new film division, launches “Maya the Bee” animated feature.

Gaumont Animation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Calimero” by hosting the opening night party of MIFA on June 12.

U.K. based sales agent Moviehouse Entertainment seeks foreign buyers for Frank Gladstone's The Hero of Color City.

D3Publisher and Cartoon Network announce three new game titles based on the “Regular Show,” “Ben 10: Omniverse,” and “Adventure Time.”

The animated preschool series “Peg + Cat” will premiere Monday, October 7 on PBS Kids.

Cartoon Network announces an all new DVD, “Ben 10 Omniverse: Heroes Rise,” available July 9.

Twentieth Century Fox releases a new teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated “Rio 2.”

“Sofia the First” season premiere June 10 kicks off Disney Junior’s multi-platform summer event, Pirate and Princess Programming.

In one of most high-profile deals of the year, Sony Pictures Entertainment wins the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated “Angry Birds” animated film.

Hornet releases a new trailer for “Caveirão,” a short film directed by Guilherme Marcondes utilizing live-action, 2D animation and 3D VFX.

ABC announces “Toy Story of Terror” special from Pixar, based on the hit film and starring the original cast.

Disney Junior launches “Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Check Up!” app for iOS systems.

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.