Stephanie Sperber Named President and CCO at Lion Forge Entertainment
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.
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‘Beyblade Burst Quadstrike’ Coming to Disney XD and Hulu
The 7th Season of the popular anime franchise, featuring a theme song by alt-metal band ‘Our Last Night,’ kicks off in the U.S. April 3 on Disney XD and May 8 on Hulu before rolling out globally.
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Guru Studio and Future Today to Launch ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ Fast Channel
The dedicated channel will deliver content from the hit animated preschool series across major connected CTC and OTT platforms.
Disney TV Renews ‘Firebuds,’ ‘SuperKitties’ and ‘Pupstruction’
Second season pickups are the order of the day for Disney Branded Television at the 2023 Winter Television Critics Association press tour.
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Toho Acquires 50% Stake in Key Frederator Network Shows
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.
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Bill Plympton Returns… With Some Holiday Cheer!
The Academy Award-nominated animator’s School of Animation relaunches next month; meanwhile, check out his store for his latest artwork, a personalized caricature, or check out his upbeat short ‘No Snow for Christmas’ for a climate change Xmas celebration.
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Ukrainian-Produced ‘Brave Bunnies’ Returns with Season 2 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.
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Xilam Animation Announces ‘Lupin’s Tales’ Season 2
The French animation studio continues its partnership with Youku on a new season of the popular series about the impetuous wolf-cub Lupin, who dreams of being like his storybook heroes; coming to the streamer and France Télévisions in early 2024.
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FuturumKids and Toonz Media Group Ink Co-Production/Distribution Deal
Companies currently in production on the animated preschool series ‘Charlie’s Ark,’ which follows a 5-year-old boy who goes on magical adventures with his toy animals.
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Boat Rocker’s ‘Dino Ranch’ Renewed for Third Season
Season 3 of the preschool animated series set to launch on Disney Junior and Disney+ in Fall 2023.
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First Autistic Character Joins ‘Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go’ For New Season
Mattel’s iconic franchise introduces a positive, neurodivergent role model, Bruno, as a joyful, pun-making brake car, voiced by Chuck Smith, an autistic actor, who makes his debut during the Season 26 premiere September 12 on Cartoon Network’s Cartoonito.
Nick Serves Up a ‘Tiny Chef Show’ Trailer
The stop-motion animated Chef welcomes live-action celebrities to chat it up about food and friendship; show premieres in September on Nick’s preschool platforms in the U.S., as well as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels.
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Frederator Studios Developing Corgi Duo ‘Hammy and Olivia’ Hybrid Series
Launched on Tik Tok during the COVID shutdown, the social media darlings / adorable canine team are making the big showbiz leap with a new live-action/animated show.
Honoring a Pioneer’s Memory: The Max Fleischer Cartoons Restoration Project
Max’s granddaughter Jane Fleischer and Rockin Pins CEO Mauricio Alvarado are heading to San Diego ComicCon to share their efforts at tracking down and restoring famous Fleischer Studios cartoons, starring characters like Betty Boop, Superman and Popeye, to bring them to the screen before they are lost forever.
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Crunchyroll and Toei Animation Ink ‘One Piece Film Red’ Distribution Deal
The highly anticipated movie comes to theaters in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand this fall; Toei Animation announces special ‘One Piece’ events slated for next month’s Anime Expo 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Silvergate and Tencent Bringing ‘The Creature Cases’ Animated Series to China
Animated by TeamTO and recently launched on Netflix, the animated action comedy is coming soon to families in the Middle Kingdom through Tencent Video.
Netflix Releases ‘Octonauts: Above & Beyond’ Season 2
Silvergate’s ‘Octonauts’ spin-off returns to the streamer with all new episodes; new season special ‘Rainforest Rescue’ finds the team on an adventure in the Amazon.
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Rainshine and Animasia Team on ‘Young Captain Nemo’ Blockchain Fan Community
Using the RainBlox blockchain platform, companies plan to expand on the upcoming animated feature film trilogy with Web 3.0 multi-format content including a spinoff series, NFTs, video games, merchandise, and an original soundtrack; the franchise is slated for release in late 2023.
Disney+ Renews ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’
Streamer announces Season 2 of its popular series is in production at Disney Television Animation ahead of its April 20 Season 1 finale.
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Hello Einstein Studios Issues Open Call for Pitches
Kids media and entertainment company seeks original IP for expansion, development, and collaboration across streaming, music, and books; studio recently launched new animated series ‘The Sandbox’ on Roku with music distribution by Pandora.
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PBS Kids Greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie’ Season 2
The popular puppet series inspired by ‘Mister Rogers' Neighborhood’s characters is slated to hit Spring 2023; show is designed to help kids learn resilience, persistence, and problem solving.
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Quantum Storey and Hasbro Ink Multi-Year XR Content Deal
Company’s extended reality platform brings immersive and experiential storytelling to children’s entertainment company’s popular franchises; ‘My Little Pony-Virtual Magic’ will launch in spring 2022
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ABC Kids Greenlights ‘Kangaroo Beach’ Season 2
Produced by Cheeky Little Media, the Australian animated series explores water safety themes for preschoolers and their families; all-new episodes coming Summer 2023.
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Nickelodeon Greenlights ‘HexVet’ Animated Series
Based on the popular graphic novels by Sam Davies, the series follows 2 best friends apprenticing to be magical veterinarians for fantastical creatures; show set to launch in 2023.
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Nickelodeon Greenlights ‘Bossy Bear’
The new animated preschool series follows the misadventures of a ‘Bossy Bear’ and his bestie, Turtle; the show is slated to debut in 2023 on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and Nick Jr. channels internationally.
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