Creative Focus :: Cartoons

Hasbro & Corus Reach Broad Animation, Live-Action Programming Deal

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Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution division of Hasbro, Inc., has reached a comprehensive programming and marketing agreement with Canada's leading kids and family TV broadcaster, Corus Entertainment.

Stoked To Make Waves In Germany

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Leading kids’ and family entertainment specialist, CAKE has today announced it has secured the sale of FRESH TV’s animated surf comedy Stoked (26 x 22’) to KI.KA.

Jack Black To Produce Animated Tiny Monsters

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Jack Black and writer Ali Rushfield are exec producing a new animated project for FOX titled TINY MONSTERS, reports Variety.

Anderson, Bullwinkle, Rocky and Me

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Alexander Anderson Jr., who along with Cal frat brother Jay Ward created Rocky & Bullwinkle and Dudley Do-Right among other cartoon characters, passed away last Friday at age 90. A few words of his impact on my family as well as generations of fans.

Disney’s A Goofy Movie (or at least part of it) lives – Live!

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Disney’s 1995 backup animated feature A Goofy Movie – and one of its songs in particular – struck a chord with a generation of school kids who are now in college. Fan videos and mash-ups are nothing new, but one student took it a step – or two – further…

Rocky & Bullwinkle Creator Dies

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Alexander Anderson Jr., the creator of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

South Park Creators Apologize for Lifting Dialogue

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Matt Stone and Trey Parker have issued an apology to the unapproved lifting of dialogue from a CollegeHumor short, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Hetalia: Axis Powers, Season 1

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All right, I’ll keep this short. I love a good comedy. But despite its addictive theme song, Hetalia: Axis Powers is hardly noteworthy.

Genndy Tartakovsky Takes on Giant Robots

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Genndy Tartakovsky talks with Rick DeMott about his new series Sym-Bionic Titan, working in live-action and the Samurai Jack feature.

Teletoon Retro Programming Highlights November 2010

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Teletoon presents its Retro Programming Highlights for November

Teletoon at Night Programming Highlights November 2010

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Teletoon At Night is a special programming block on Teletoon for older teens and adult audiences who have an appetite for smart and culturally topical comedy shows.

Teletoon Programming Highlights: November 2010

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Teletoon Programming Highlights for the month of November

Ottawa - And then things got ugly

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I met with Linda Simensky, the Vice-President for Children’s Programming at PBS. We had strawberries and tea as she graciously shared her 20-years experience on the international scene in public broadcasting, what produced locally stays local and what gets to go international. (More about that later). But things got ugly when I asked her to define “edutainment”. Here was her response:

FOX Orders More American Dad! & Bob's Burger's Scripts

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FOX has called for additional script for the animated series AMERICAN DAD! and BOB'S BURGER'S, reports Deadline.com.

Cartoon Radio Show Joins Cartoon Radio

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Toon Radio announces the acquisition of Cartoon Carnival. The internet radio station Toon Radio(toonradio.net) has picked up Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev for broadcast on its audio stream.

Joanna Page to be the voice of Poppy Cat

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Coolabi has today announced that Joanna Page is to be the voice of Poppy Cat in the eagerly awaited new animated series for Nick Jr UK.

FOX Picks Up Napoleon Dynamite, Jonah Hill Toons

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FOX has greenlit two new animated series for next season, reports Deadline.com.

Disney XD Picks Up Kung Fu Magoo Feature

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Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, announced today that the animated feature, Kung Fu Magoo, starring the iconic Quincy Magoo and the voice talents Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Kenny Mayne, Chris Parnell, and Alyson Stoner, will make its broadcast debut on the Disney Channel’s Disney XD Channel in key markets across the U.S., Germany, and Italy.

Cartoon Network, TV5 Ink Deal for Asia Pacific

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Turner Content Solutions Asia Pacific today announced a landmark deal to provide free-to-air channel TV5 in the Philippines with a dedicated Cartoon Network branded block, the first agreement of its kind in the region.

4Kids Hungry for WordWorld Deal with Subway

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4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (KIDE:PK), the children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing organization and WordWorld, have entered into a promotional partnership with SUBWAY Restaurants for the multiple Emmy Award-winning preschool series.