Childrens’ series

‘Puffin Rock’ Returns with A New Movie, New Friends, and More to Come

Director Jeremy Purcell and Assistant Director / Sequence Director Lorraine Lordan talk about their animated feature, ‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends,’ from Cartoon Saloon and Shout! Studios, based on the award-winning preschool series, that follows puffins Oona, Baba, May and Mossy, with new friends Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin, in a race to save a lost egg before a storm hits their rock island home; available today, April 16, on Google TV, Prime Video and Apple TV+.

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2024 British Animation Awards Open for Entries, Adds Int’l Animated Series Category

Also announced is the separation of long format project honors into Best Long Form Animation and Best Feature Film awards.

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‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends’ Voice Cast Revealed

The animated feature, based on the Kidscreen Awards and Royal Television Award-winning preschool series ‘Puffin Rock,’ will feature the voice talents of Chris O’Dowd, Amy Huberman, Beth McCafferty, and Eva Whittaker.

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‘Animaniacs,’ ‘Go! Go! Cory Carson’ Big Winners at Daytime Emmy Awards

‘Hilda,’ ‘The Adventures of Paddington,’ ‘Elena of Avalor,’ and ‘Baba Yaga’ also take home multiple awards at the 48^th annual awards ceremony.

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Nominees Announced for 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

The Disney Channel’s ‘Elena of Avalor’ leads all animated shows with eight nominations; awards for Children’s & Animation categories will be presented in a standalone show streaming July 17, 2021 on the Emmy OTT platform.

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Please Be Mine! Headline News

Will You Be My Valentine-Themed Specials on Disney NOW and PBS Kids

‘Gigantosaurus - I Heart Giganto’ now streaming on Disney NOW; One-hour special ‘Pinkalicious & Peteriffic - Cupid Calls it Quits’ airs February 10-14 on PBS Kids.

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Guru Studio Appoints Lauren Leinburd Senior VP & General Counsel

Seasoned legal and entertainment professional will be tasked with overseeing legal operations across all departments and productions.

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Bardel to Co-Produce ‘The Dragon Prince’ Seasons 4-7

Wonderstorm’s award-winning Netflix Original animated children’s series, just renewed for four more seasons.

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WildBrain and Alpha Group’s ‘Rev & Roll’ to Stream Across the Globe

Original CG-animated preschool series to air and stream in more than 25 international territories.

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Daily Madness Productions Releases ‘Pins and Nettie’

Animated mini-series provides coping techniques for young viewers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Awards Headline News

‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaggedon’ Tops British Animation Awards

Aardman Animation picks up four awards; Sally Hawkins wins Best Voice Performance for ‘Snail and the Whale’; Coldplay’s ‘Daddy’ named Best Music Video

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‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ Travels the World with New Broadcast Deals

Netflix new content rollout paves the way for global demand of Guru’s popular kids’ series.

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‘Puffin Rock’ Gets Greenlit for the Big Screen!

Based on the award-winning preschool series, film will be the first animated feature produced in Northern Ireland.

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Eryk Casemiro Named Nickelodeon Preschool VP

Emmy Award-winning producer will continue to serve as executive producer of Nick’s reboot of the iconic series, ‘Rugrats.’

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Television Events

MIP Junior is Back October 12 – 13

Begins: October 12, 2019

Cannes, France hosts the world’s leading kids’ entertainment industry event.

The Jim Henson Company Headline News

Amazon Prime Now Streaming Popular Series & Specials from The Henson Company

Massive collection of critically acclaimed productions including award-winning specials and beloved preschool and fantasy series from The Jim Henson Company’s catalog now available on Amazon Prime Video.

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Cyber Group Studios Teams with Future Today to Launch YayToons

New free app for kids featuring content from Cyber Group Studios now available in the U.S. across OTT Platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.

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Broadcast Headline News

‘Animanimals’ Awarded Germany’s 2019 Grimme Prize

Distributor Meta Media Entertainment secures international sales for the award-winning preschool series produced by Studio Film Bilder.

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BFI Headline News

BFI Launches £57M Young Audiences Content Fund

Led by Jackie Edwards, newly-announced YACF team includes John Knowles as Production Executive, Harriet Williams as Development Executive and Hesham Sabry as Business Affairs Executive.

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JAM Media, Amazon Studios Co-Producing Hybrid Series ‘Jessy & Nessy’

New mixed-media preschool series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019, with new episodes into 2020 & 2021.

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Paper Panther Productions Scoops Top Prizes at 2019 Irish Animation Awards

Nora Twomey, the Oscar-nominated director of Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner,’ presented with the prestigious Murakami Award.

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TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.

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Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity

Third biennial ceremony to be held in Dingle, Ireland on March 23.

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Guru Studio Headline News

Guru Studio Promotes Rachel Marcus to VP, Creative Development

Development exec to expand her role to lead the company’s overall development of new original IP, as well as oversee creative partnerships, co-productions and features.