9 Story Promotes Tanya Green to VP Production
9 Story Entertainment promotes Tanya Green to the role of Vice President, Production, reporting to president & CEO Vince Commisso.
Category: Television
‘Frozen,’ ‘Gravity’ Take PGA Honors
The Producers Guild of America announces this year’s winning motion picture and television productions unveiled during the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 19.
Independent Animation Director Michael Sporn Dies at 67
Animation director and Academy Award nominee Michael Sporn is dead at the age of 67 following illness due to pancreatic cancer.
ABC Announces New ‘Toy Story’ Holiday Special
Following the success of Toy Story OF TERROR!, Disney•Pixar’s new Christmas special, Toy Story That Time Forgot, is set to air during the holidays this year on ABC.
In Business, Cartoons, Films, People, Television, Voice Acting | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Hasbro’s ‘Transformers Prime: Ultimate Bumblebee’ Releases Feb. 25
Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, releases Transformers Prime: Ultimate Bumblebee on DVD on February 25, 2014.
Adult Swim Enrolls ‘China, IL’ for Junior Year
The worst school in America Returns with deranged faculty and misguided students.
Every Shape and Size
Art Director James McDermott riffs on the colorful creatures of 'Rick and Morty.'
Bent Image Lab Expands Into Europe
Led by creative director Javier Leon, award-winning U.S.-based animation and visual effects production company Bent Image Lab opens offices in Barcelona, Spain.
In Commercials, Films, People, Places, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
‘Wallykazam’ to Premiere on Nickelodeon Feb. 3
Words come to life in Wallykazam!, Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated preschool literacy series, premiering Monday, February 3.
12th Annual VES Awards Nominees Announced
Gravity leads the feature film nominations; Frozen and The Croods are top animated film contenders; Game of Thrones leads the broadcast field.
In Commercials, Films, Games, Television | Headline News | Special Events: VES Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Kate Schlomann Joins HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment appoints Kate Schlomann to the role of VP, Global Brand Management.
Grant Dekernion Talks ‘Chozen’
A gay, white, rapping ex-con is coming to FX. Word.
2014 Animation Production Day Issues Call for Entries
Animation Production Day, hosted by the FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia and the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, takes place April 24-25, 2014; the deadline for submissions is February 28.
In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Event, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Short Films, Television | Headline News | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: Europe
Official ‘Simpsons’ LEGO Set Available Feb 1.
LEGO unveils the official Simpsons LEGO brick set, available Feb. 1.
Steve Macallister Appointed Zodiak Rights CEO
Steve Macallister is appointed CEO at Zodiak Rights; he succeeds Matthew Frank, who is stepping down after 20 years.
Adam Reed, Adult Animation and the Brilliantly Naughty ‘Archer’
Christmas comes early this year as the hit FX animated series begins its Season 5 run.
Hulu Announces Second Season of ‘The Awesomes’
Hulu announces its original programming lineup for 2014, including a second season of Seth Meyers’ hit animated series The Awesomes.
In Business, Cartoons, Interactive, People, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
‘Adventure Time: The Complete Third Season’ Heads to Disc February 25
Cartoon Network announces the release of Adventure Time: The Complete Third Season on DVD and Blu-ray February 25.
CN Announces New ‘Ninjago’ Specials for 2014
The knockout series NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu returns to Cartoon Network with four one-hour specials slated for 2014.
‘Kids on the Slope’ Debuts on Neon Alley January 17
VIZ Media’s Kids On The Slope, a new series from the team behind Cowboy Bebop, will premiere on Neon Alley January 19.
Galaxy Pop’s 'Get Ace’ Braces for World Premiere
Get Ace, Galaxy Pop’s latest animated series, is set to make its world premiere January 19 on ELEVEN.
Disney Junior Picks Up New Seasons of ‘Sofia,’ ‘Jake’ and ‘Doc McStuffins’
Disney Junior orders new season pickups for hit animated series Sofia the First, Doc McsStuffins and Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
CUT OFF AT THE PASS
If you’re a writer you are familiar with the word. You just wrote an Academy Award-quality screenplay or an Emmy-quality series development, put together a solid pitch, gave it to the producer or exec with passion, and he or she responded with the most painful one-word epithet in the English language—Pass.
Troika Rebrands A&E Network
Troika rebrands A&E developing a brand platform and identity around the tagline ‘Be Original.’
Cartoon Network Wins App Store & iTunes Recognition
Cartoon Network Watch and Play has been featured in the “Best of 2013” selection of innovative kids apps by the App Store and iTunes.
