Television

Imaginary Forces Tackles MTV Movie Awards

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Imaginary Forces tackles the MTV Movie Awards with iconic and exhilarating blockbuster homages in 13 category animations.

Imira Signs New Global Sales Deals

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Imira signs new global sales deals in the wake of MIPTV in Cannes.

Nickelodeon Leads Daytime Emmy Animation Nominations

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Nickelodeon leads the pack in the Children’s Animated Program race, with four out of five nominated series -- “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Robot and Monster,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” -- up against PBS’ “Wordgirl.”

FX to Develop Animated Bigfoot Series

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to develop animated “Bigfoot” series at FX; "American Dad" writer Matt McKenna is on board to develop the project, which is based on the faux autobiography books by Graham Roumieu.

Comedy Central Orders Moonbeam City Pilot

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The animated project centers on a handsome yet moronic undercover detective who does everything in his power to avoid solving crimes.

Lalaloopsy Debuts On Treehouse Canada

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MGA Entertainment and Corus Entertainment join forces to launch a new animated series based on the award-winning, best selling Lalaloopsy line.

Coolabi Appoints New Head of Digital

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Coolabi appoints Naomi Dare to Head of Digital.

Nickelodeon to Premiere New Season of Fairly Odd Parents

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The ninth season of animated series “The Fairly OddParents” premieres May 9 on Nickelodeon.

Disney Channel Updates Fish Hooks Mobile App

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Disney updates their iOS app “Fish Hooks” with new characters, game mechanics, and play levels.

Aniplex Launches New Online Channel

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Aniplex of America launches a new online channel powered by HULU.

AlphaDogs Provides Post Services for Bronies Doc

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Alpha provides post services for the feature length documentary, “Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans Of My Little Pony,” which follows the cultural phenomenon of “Bronies” around the world.

Guillermo del Toro to Develop Monster Series with HBO

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Guillermo del Toro temas with HBO on the development of a new series, “Monster,” based on the manga comic by Naoki Urasawa.

WB’s Teen Titans Go! Sees First Place Debut

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The debut of Warner Bros. Animation’s new animated comedy-action series “Teen Titans Go!” packs a ratings punch, ranking as the number one kids program of the day on basic cable among boys 2-11, 6-11, 9-14 and male teens.

Nickelodeon Debuts Sanjay and Craig

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Nickelodeon debuts new animated series, “Sanjay and Craig,” on Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT).

Double Negative Opens TV Division

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Soho-based VFX company Double Negative launches a television arm, with Showtime's "The Vatican," directed by Ridley Scott, as the new division's first project.

Cartoon Network Announces Second Season of Annoying Orange

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“Annoying Orange” is back for a second season premiering May 16 on Cartoon Network.

Syfy Launches First Mobile Game Lost Girl: The Game

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Syfy releases its first mobile game, “Lost Girl: The Game,” available for Android and iOS devices on April 22.

DHX Media Appoints Thom Chapman

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Thom Chapman is appointed as the new Territory Manager at DHX Media.

Amazon Studios Releases First Wave of Animated Pilots

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Amazon Studios releases 14 new pilots online, including pilot episodes for seven animated series, with audience reaction to help determine what gets ordered to series.

Turner Hires Edward Barnieh for APAC Acquisitions

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Turner International appoints Edward Barnieh as Programming and Acquisitions Manager, Asia Pacific.