An animated ‘Stan Lee’ will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange June 26 – exemplifying continued expansion of the IP under the new corporate name; the event will stream live on Kartoon Channel!
Nelvana is delivering a number of series and films to kids’ networks YTV and Treehouse including ‘Best & Bester,’ ‘Thomas & Friends: The Great Bubbly Build,’ and ‘Millie Magnificent.’
Eric Ellenbogen steps down as CEO and Vice Chair; Jim Fielding moves from Chief Marketing and Brands Officer to Strategic Advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors.
The reimagined logo includes the iconic Splat; The ‘Portal to Fun’ launch campaign features the Splat as a gateway to new, unexpected experiences.
The Lithuanian IP, about a five-year-old girl and her wild imagination, continues to grow its licensing business that includes more than 100 publications, home market sales of over 1.9 million consumer products in 2022 alone, a live theatrical show, and a new movie; company looking to bring these and a planned series to new international markets.
The two companies will develop a new, character-driven animated kids’ show based on the game IP that launches on Roblox this June.
The studio’s latest ‘Momoguro’ franchise expansion launches on the global gaming platform this summer; also announced - Disney+ collaboration to adapt studio’s award-winning VR film ‘Baba Yaga’ and its workplace comedy ‘Intercats’ into animated series.
The series, which debuts its second season next month on NTV in Japan and on the ADN streaming platform, bolsters the distributor’s catalog of anime IP, including ‘Naruto,’ ‘Hunter X Hunter,’ and ‘Fairy Tail.’
Along with a name change, the Oscar-winning animation studio adds live-action to its production slate as well as a veteran family entertainment executive to lead the company.
Animagrad’s animated film, based on a Ukrainian fairytale, celebrates traditional Slavic music, costumes, and design, and will debut in over 80 countries this year.
Guadalajara, Mexico-based studio teams up with series creators Michel Montijo and Steve Skrovan on a new animated kids’ series about three young brothers who travel with their parents and a spirit guide, capturing scary legendary creatures so children everywhere can have sweet dreams.
Icon Entertainment International exec Ariel Veneziano tapped to helm group’s latest expansion; the division kicks off with ‘Little Emma,’ an animated feature in co-production with Gold Valley Entertainment.
David Soren (‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,’ ‘Under the Boardwalk’) will pen and direct the film based on the beloved Italian children’s book series about a journalist-turned-mystery-solving mouse.
New project will acquaint preschoolers with the cuddly bear and his old pals and new ones from the Hundred Acre Wood, coming later this year.
The Japanese media company makes multi-million-dollar investment in the animated series ‘Bee and PuppyCat’ and Frederator’s ‘Bravest Warriors;’ companies to co-produce new series’ content and develop global consumer products campaign.
‘Dragon Puncher & Spoony’ chronicle the adventures of a cute ruthless kitty and his sidekick Spoony as they battle evil dragons; ‘Korgi’ is a coming-of-age tale of a fairy and her magical puppy; and ‘Relic of the Dragon’ is a fantasy-adventure following an ordinary man searching for a relic with the power to change the fate of his nation.
Pair will lead the Japanese entertainment production giant’s U.S. expansion, including its first E-Commerce platform outside of Tokyo, launching in 2023.
New Wildbrain, Glowberry and Ánimas’ agreement ensures the continued production of the popular preschool animated series despite its disruption caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK propose 25% tax relief increase to better compete in an international market and incentivize industries to remain in the U.K.
Studio will leverage MGA’s IP developing content in concert with newly acquired animation studio, a collaborative partner on previous projects, including ‘L.O.L. Surprise! The Movie,’ ‘L.O.L. Surprise! House of Surprises,’ and most recently ‘L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show’ which premiered on Netflix in October.
Roster includes reboots of Emmy-nominated preschool series, ‘Jay Jay The Jet Plane,’ and Emmy-winning ‘Tutenstein’ along with original IP ‘Doots,’ ‘Earth to Eden,’ and ‘Rubbernecks.’
Finnish animator Robert Hanses and French animation art director Remy Chanfreau have teamed up to write and produce engaging original animated content for high-profile companies’ social media platforms.
Kids content distributor ramps up acquisitions with new 2D animated kids’ series from Paris-based animation studio, Samka; other recent additions to their content collection include the BAFTA Award-winning stop-motion series ‘Clangers’ in 2021 and ‘Alice’s Diary’ earlier this year.
Global kids and family content distributor bringing 760 half hours of character-driven, animated and mixed content to broadcast partners such as UK’s BBC Children, Norway’s NRK, IFC Media in the Czech Republic and TV Joj in Slovakia.
Transmedia creator and ‘SUMMER ISLAND’ author Steve Coulson discusses AI-generated content and the disruptive future of entertainment.
