Xilam’s ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ Heads to Germany, Switzerland & Austria
Disney Channel licenses seasons 3, 4 & 5 of the beloved cartoon produced by France’s Xilam for broadcast in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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Nominations Announced for 69th Emmy Awards
Five series are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program, including FX’s ‘Archer,’ FOX’s ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘The Simpsons,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Sofia The First’ and Comedy Central’s ‘South Park.’
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‘Hotel Transylvania: The Series’ Premieres on Disney Channel June 25th
Three new animated ‘Hotel Transylvania’ shorts will air leading up to the premiere of the new Nelvana-produced 26 x 22-minute television series.
‘Pat the Dog’ Finds a U.S. Home
Disney Channel picks up French-Italian cartoon for summer U.S. premiere.
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Disney’s ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ Lands on DVD April 11
DVD release of all-new Disney Channel original movie with original theatrical voice cast members Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi includes four new animated shorts, ‘Tangled Short Cuts.’
Disney Channel Orders Third Season of ‘Elena of Avalor’
Episodes from the second season of the award-winning animated series created and executive produced by Craig Gerber begin airing this fall.
Disney Greenlights Second Season of ‘Tangled: The Series’ Ahead of Highly Anticipated Debut
New series from Disney Television Animation debuts March 24 following the March 10 premiere of the ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ TV movie.
Disney Promotes Nancy Kanter
Emmy Award-winning exec who oversaw the launch of Disney Junior expands role to content and creative strategy across the Disney Channels worldwide portfolio.
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eOne Signs New North American Partners for ‘PJ Masks’
New partners in the U.S. and Canada for CG animated series produced by eOne and Frog Box in collaboration with French animation studio TeamTO to begin rolling out products April 2017.
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Disney’s ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ Premieres March 10
Debut of original movie ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ leads to the highly anticipated premiere of ‘Tangled: The Series’ on March 24.
Disney Acquires ‘Sunny Bunnies’ Preschool Series
Sale of the non-dialogue CGI-animated comedy series from Belarus covers the U.S., CEE, Middle East, Africa, Spain and Japan.
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Disney Channel Picks Up ‘Camp Lakebottom’ Season 3 for Latin America
Additional international territories for the animated series produced by 9 Story Media Group for Teletoon Canada include Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Benelux and MEA, and Japan.
‘The ZhuZhus’ to Premiere on Disney Channel January 7
New episodes of Nelvana’s animated series inspired by the successful toy phenomenon will premiere on the Disney Channel every Saturday and Sunday between January 7-29.
‘Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special’ Airs Tonight!
Holiday special directed by Alonso Ramirez Ramos and Dave Wasson and executive produced by Paul Rudish is part of the Emmy Award- and Annie Award-winning ‘Mickey Mouse’ cartoons.
WGA Announces 2017 Television Nominees
‘BoJack Horseman,’ ‘Elena of Avalor,’ ‘Star Wars Rebels’ and ‘The Simpsons’ nominated for Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in an animated television series.
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Disney Junior Orders Fifth Season of ‘Doc McStuffins’
Disney Junior orders a fifth season of the Peabody Award-winning series produced by Academy Award-nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films.
‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’ TV Special Premieres November 20
Jane Fonda voices the Evil Sorceress Shuriki in special television movie event from the creative teams behind ‘Sofia the First’ and ‘Elena of Avalor.’
‘Counterfeit Cat’ Goes Global on Disney XD and Disney Channel
U.K./Canada co-production between Tricon and Wildseed Kids was originally commissioned by Disney XD EMEA and Canada’s Teletoon.
CG Supervisor Andrew McPhillips Joins Spin VFX
Veteran visual effects talent most recently worked on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ for Sony Picture Imageworks and ‘The Maze Runner’ and ‘Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb’ for Method Studios.
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Nelvana Signs Multi-Territory Broadcast Deal for ‘Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets’
New animated series based on the ZhuZhu Pets phenomenon is set to debut on Disney Channel in the U.S. on September 12 followed by a wide rollout across many international markets.
Jam Filled Entertainment Acquires Arc Productions
Boat Rocker Media’s newest acquisition takes over production of key projects at the recently-shuttered Toronto studio.
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Squeeze Animation Unveils ‘Monkey Beat’ Short
Québec City-based animation studio behind TV series ‘Cracké’ tests out new characters and a sick beat in new 3D-animated short employing 2D effects.
Disney Announces Season 2 of ‘Elena of Avalor’
Princess Elena character debuts today at Walt Disney World in Orlando, and will debut at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim this fall.
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Toronto Animation Studio Arc Productions Locks Out Staff in Receivership Crisis
Roughly 500 employees are locked out at the Toronto-based animation studio behind ‘Thomas and Friends,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Elena of Avalor,’ and the upcoming Netflix series ‘Tarzan and Jane.’
Disney Announces Second Season of ‘Descendants’ Short-Form Series
Animated short-form series, ‘Descendants: Wicked World,’ reaches more than 30 million total viewers in the U.S., delivering upwards of 100 million consumer engagements on the Disney Channel app, VOD and YouTube.
