Geographical Region: North America
Syfy Renews Sanctuary For Season Four
Syfy has greenlit production on a fourth season of Sanctuary, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President, Original Programming, Syfy & Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions.
Cartoon Network Travels to Hong Kong International Licensing Fair
Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) announced today at Hong Kong International Licensing Fair plans to further expand its business in Asia, after the licensing and merchandising arm of Asia's number one kids’ channel saw a 56 percent year-on-year growth in 2010.
Autodesk Entertainment Software Shines on Television
The visual effects and post-production teams behind top-rated television programs such as "Glee," "NCIS," "Bones," "Fringe," "The Good Wife," "No Ordinary Family" and "Dexter" and new midseason additions "The Cape," "Chicago Code" and "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" regularly turn to Digital Entertainment Creation software from Autodesk, Inc. to help raise the bar in episodic television.
It’s An All-New “Hare” Raising Easter Adventure with VeggieTales Easter Themed DVD
Big Idea Entertainment, the leading faith-based studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands, announced today they will release their first new Easter holiday DVD in seven years, VeggieTales®: ‘Twas The Night Before Easter, on March 5 and March 8, 2011 in Christian and general market stores respectively.
Climb Aboard with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in UNSTOPPABLE Hitting Blu-ray and DVD on February 15th
With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, all hope rides on the shoulders of two courageous men to prevent a catastrophe. UNSTOPPABLE is a high-intensity, action-packed thriller coming to Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on February 15th.
UTV Ignition Entertainment Consolidates US Offices with UTV True Games
UTV Ignition Entertainment Ltd., A leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, announced today that it has consolidated its West and East Coast operations to a central office in Austin, Texas with on line micro transaction gaming studio, UTV True Games.
The Hub President & CEO to Keynote Banff Kids & Animation
The Banff World Media Festival is pleased to welcome Margaret Loesch - President and CEO of The Hub television network - as the Kids & Animation Keynote at this year's Festival in June, 2011.
THIRTEEN Inspires Students to Solve Real-World Problems With Algebra
Hip-hop duo DobleFlo, season two Project Runway winner Chloe Dao, and Julia Detar, developer of popular video games played on Facebook, inspire teens to solve real-world problems using algebra in Get the Math, a new multimedia project from THIRTEEN and the team behind the hit PBS series Cyberchase.
Montreal Studio Serves as Lead Facility for Next Duncan Jones Thriller
Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX served as the lead facility for Duncan Jones' upcoming action thriller Source Code, scheduled for release on April 1.
Rob the Robot Set to Blast Off on SVT
Amberwood Entertainment is pleased to announce that SVT has licensed the broadcast rights for its newest pre-school series, Rob the Robot, for Sweden.
Green Hornet Buzzes to Box Office #1
Columbia's THE GREEN HORNET had enough buzz to top the U.S. box office for the weekend of Jan. 14-16, 2011.
Fox Moves Apes Prequel, Mr. Popper's
Being Human Debuts on Syfy Tonight
To support the premiere of its new original scripted series Being Human, premiering Monday, January 17, at 9PM (ET/PT), Syfy has developed a diverse nationwide marketing campaign called Being Human is Harder Than it Looks.
Spider-Man Musical Delayed Another Month
Broadway musical, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, has had its opening pushed another month, reports Variety.
Pac-Man Chases Reality Show
Merv Griffin Entertainment and Namco Bandai Games America are developing a new PAC-MAN themed reality show, reports Deadline.com.
Wonder Pets Creator Has Time Out with Live-Action Short
Little Airplane Productions Founder and President Josh Selig will have his short, live-action film “The Time-Out Chair” featured in The Museum of Modern Art’s Family Films series.
Nickelodeon Debuts Power Rangers Samurai on Feb. 7
Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, introduces a new generation of kids to the legendary Power Rangers franchise with the prime-time premiere of Power Rangers Samurai, on Monday, Feb. 7, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
Relativity Becomes Immortal on 11-11-11
Relativity Media announced today that it will theatrically market and distribute its 3-D epic Immortals, in association with Universal Pictures International, in North America.
Disney’s D23 Expands Member Discounts and Benefits for 2011
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, today announced a host of new and continuing money-saving discounts and special offers, all designed to bring fantastic opportunities to D23 Members throughout the coming year.
Razer Announces New Mobile PC Gaming Concept Design
Razer, the world’s leading brand of high-end precision gaming products announced today the development of an innovative concept design, based on the Intel Atom processor, bringing traditional PC desktop gaming to a portable form factor.
Mimoco Joins Forces With Warner Bros. Consumer Products For DC Comics Inspired Designs
Mimoco, creator of the MIMOBOT line of designer USB flash drives, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, announce their partnership through a license agreement at the 2011 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show).
2nd Generation Intel Core Processors Introduced to NextComputing’s Radius
NextComputing, a leading provider of portable and small footprint workstations and servers, announces the addition of the 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family to its Radius all-in-one portable workstations.
Jake And The Never Land Pirates Anchors Disney Junior
Disney Junior, a new multiplatform destination for kids age 2-7, one that reflects the emotional connection generations of consumers have to Disney storytelling and Disney characters, both classic and contemporary, will debut MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (8:30 a.m., ET/PT), anchored by the new animated series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates."
Nick's Bubble Guppies Debuts Monday, Jan. 24
Bubble Guppies, Nickelodeon’s new interactive CG-animated preschool series, makes a splash on Monday, Jan. 24, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).