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Moshi Monsters Partners with GREE

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Mind Candy partners with gaming giant GREE to bring Moshi Monsters to mobile.

Science Channel Makes Fringe Syndication Deal

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The Discovery Communications-owned Science Channel will air the sci-fi cult drama “Fringe.”

Developing With Construct 2

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We recently talked to Ashley Gullen, a director at Scirra, who provided a few tips on working with Construct 2.

Exim Licensing Launches Everything's Rosie in Latin America

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V&S Entertainment and Exim Licensing Group announced their partnership in the “Everything's Rosie” licensing program for the Latin America region.

Universal to Develop Lego Hero Factory Feature

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Universal is in negotiations to acquire the screen rights to Lego’s line of robotic toys called Hero Factory.

BabyFirst Launches Spanish Language Network

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Over the next week, BabyFirst Americas will launch on Comcast’s Xfinity TV in various US markets.

Zinkia Renews Pocoyo DVD Deal

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Zinkia Entertainment has renewed its home entertainment agreement with NCircle Entertainment to release additional “Pocoyo” DVD titles for another five years.

3,800 Really Cool Animation Jobs Posted in April, Though Only 17 Are For Pay

The U.S. Depart of Labor reported yesterday that last month, animation industry employers posted 3,800 really cool job openings, though only 17 were for paid positions.

Wild Kratts Arrives in Germany

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9 Story Entertainment announced the sale of season one of animated children’s series “Wild Kratts” to Germany’s Super RTL.

Voice Cast Set for Dark Knight Animated Feature

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Peter Weller, Ariel Winter and David Selby are among the actors lending their voices to the Jay Oliva-directed “Dark Knight” animated film.

Toon Goggles Partners with Everloop

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Online kids channel Toon Goggles and Everloop.com have announced a partnership making the entire library of Toon Goggles’ safe, age-appropriate kids’ programming available to Everloop members.

Laika Taps The Foundry’s Katana

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Visual effects software developer The Foundry announced that animation studio LAIKA has purchased a site license of KATANA and plans to fully implement the software on its next feature film production.

Know It Now: Five Great Questions to Ask a Recruiter

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If you have not changed your job interview repertoire in awhile, try a new approach and ask some tough questions that may put you in the lead to become the perfect candidate.

Rod Perth to Head NATPE

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Rod Perth, co-founder and former president of ReelzChannel, has been named the new president and CEO of NATPE.

Absolute Throws a House Party for Britvic

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Absolute, BBH and Pretty Bird joined forces to deliver “A Bottle of Togetherness,” creating a world where dogs and cats can resolve their differences over a bottle of Britvic J2O.

Captive Breeding Offers Hope for Malaysian Animation Studios

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Seamus, a 33-year old male Irish animator in his prime, captured by authorities while bus touring through Kuala Lumpur in 2007, is one of the reasons hope remains for the Malaysian animation industry.

Digital Domain to Launch Abu Dhabi VFX/Animation Facility

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Digital Domain Media Group announced that it will establish a new animation/VFX Studio and Digital Domain Institute at Abu Dhabi’s twofour54.

Box Office Report: Avengers Sinks Battleship

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Led by the debut of big-budget board game adaptation “Battleship,” three new nationwide releases tried and failed to unseat “The Avengers” this weekend.

Box Office Report: Avengers Crosses $1 Billion

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Disney and Marvel Studios' “The Avengers” became the sixth-biggest film of all time Thursday as it upped its worldwide total to $1.07 billion.

AND MY READERS' FAVORITE CARTOON SERIES IS...

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Last month I asked my readers what their favorite animated series of the last 50 years were. Now the votes are in...