Rainbow announces a strategic game deal with Tsumanga Studios, with the first title based on global kids brand “Winx Club.”

Hasbro Studios strikes production deal for second season of “Rescue Bots” with Malaysia’s Vision Animation and Australia’s Moody Street Kids.

Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons secures a commission from Corus Entertainment’s YTV for the production of animated series “Nerds and Monsters.”

Nickelodeon rings in the holiday cheer with the original “It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!” special, which drew 4.8 million total viewers.

Hasbro announces the integration of all of its content initiatives, including television, film, commercial productions and short-form content, under Stephen Davis, president of Los Angeles-based Hasbro Studios.

Genius Brands announces it has started development on an animated television series for 6-9 year olds based on the Company’s well-known Genius brand of intellectual properties

“Rastamouse” is going from strength to strength this festive season with momentum continuing into 2013.

eOne Family announces that it has secured a Canadian broadcaster, Corus Entertainment, for its hit pre-school TV show “Peppa Pig.”

Six Point Harness and Titmouse team up to launch animation YouTube channel Rug Burn.

Malaysia’s Young Jump Animation announces the company’s first children’s animated co-production venture, “Pumpkin Reports.”

Nominations for television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation are announced for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards.

Henson Awards New Licenses for critically-acclaimed preschool series “Pajanimals” to Disney Junior for EMEA and Latin American territories.

Dr. Toon examines why so few European animated series hit it big in the States.

Co-directors Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero discuss the making of the Rankin/Bass styled stop-motion TV special, It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!

SpongeBob celebrates the holiday in the first full-length stop-motion animated special “It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!” premiering December 5.

Kidscreen Summit unveils its full 2013 conference agenda.

Axis creates CGI episodic content for “Halo 4 Spartan Ops: Season One.”

New animated comedy series written by David A. Goodman and Jason Ruiz to debut during the 2013-2014 season.

The new PBS KIDS series from The Fred Rogers Company, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” leaps to #3 among children ages 2-5 across all networks.

Toon Goggles signs an agreement with Multimedia Development Corporation to bring the animated action-adventure children’s property “Saladin” to Toon Goggles.