HIT Entertainment and Nelvana greenlight a second season of the preschool show, “Mike the Knight.”

Warner Bros. Animation Supervisor Bruce Timm teps down and is replaced by James Tucker.

Treehouse launches the new series, “Toopy and Binoo Vroom Vroom Zoom,” premiering April 6.

“Pet Pals” heads to the Baltics as Gruppo Alcuni signs a new Pay TV deal with Baltic Media Alliance.

Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker makes a special guest appearance as super-villain Carnage on Disney XD’s “Ultimate Spider-Man” on Sunday, March 31 (11:00-11:30AM ET/PT).

The world’s longest-running and largest animation festival, Annecy, announces short film and TV selections for its 2013 edition, taking place this year June 10-15.

Disney releases three new animated shorts featuring the characters from Pixar’s “Cars.”

The Jim Henson Company signs new international broadcast deals for “Sid the Science Kid” and “Dinosaur Train.”

Nelvana will showcase two new properties, “Mike the Knight” and “Zack & Deuce,” at MIPTV.

"New Eden,” an indie web comedy, launches on the adult cartoon channel HuHa!

BRB announces that it has become the newest global animation aggregator on YouTube.

Relativity and Reel FX announce that the formerly-titled animated project known as “Turkeys” has officially been titled “Free Birds,” with a release date of November 1, 2013.

Henson Independent Properties, The Jim Henson Company’s third party media distribution and consumer products banner, acquires YouTube sensation “I Love Egg” from Korea’s D&H Inc.

Tricon Films & Television and Mercury Filmworks announce the development of a new animated children 4-7 bridge series, “Go Away Unicorn!” based on the popular children’s book written by author and illustrator Emily Mullock.

Redrover and ToonBox ink a deal with Disney Junior Latin America for the interstitial series “The Beet Party.”

The Warner Archive Collection heads to WonderCon with two exciting panels, “Pulp Heroes of Film and TV: Tarzan, Doc Savage, Bomba & More” and “Saturday Morning Extravaganza.”

Hisko Hulsing receives the first Grand Prix prize in Dutch animation for his film, “Junkyard,” at the 2013 competition for the Holland Animation Film Festival.

Chocolate Liberation Front announces new global deals for “The Adventures for Figaro Pho” and the release of an app based on the show for iOS and Android devices.

New domestic and international trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo” arrive online.

The largest animation film festival of the Netherlands announces finalists for the Grand Prize for Dutch Animation award along with winners of the VNAP Trade Award for Dutch Animation.