Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen have signed on to star in the AMC's reinterpretation of the 1960's cult classic, THE PRISONER.
AMC is co-producing the six-part mini-series with ITV Productions and Granada International, with a worldwide premiere slated for 2009. THE PRISONER, AMC's second original mini-series, combines espionage, thriller and sci-fi genres.
Fish Eggs' motion graphics helped WIPEOUT make a major splash in its debut Tuesday night, scoring a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, easily winning its timeslot and securing its place as the best premiere for a new summer show this season. It was ABC's best premiere for a summer show since 2005, and the network's top summer series in the Tuesday 8 p.m. slot since 2001.
Turner Broadcasting has acquired the new CG series starring fat cat Garfield from French producer Dargaud Media, due for broadcast on Cartoon Network in 2009.
The (52x11) episodes of THE GARFIELD SHOW will be shot on HD and bring to life the famous orange cat in a new medium for new TV audiences.
The series is timed to coincide with the celebration of Garfield's 30th anniversary and will air in territories across Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Tiger Aspect Productions will go into production on TINGA TINGA TALES, a brand new animation series (52x11) with leading children's broadcasters, CBeebies in the U.K. and Playhouse Disney in the U.S.
Entertainment Rights (ER) is managing worldwide distribution rights for the brand across all media and it will form an integral part in ER's continued global business development over the longer term. The series is currently being produced in Kenya for delivery from autumn 2009 into 2010.
S4 Studios, the Hollywood-based design, branding and animation studio, has completed its first independent short animated film.
IFC is bringing all 26 episodes of the popular anime supernatural thriller series HELL GIRL from Aniplex as a television exclusive available on IFC FREE, the IFC VOD channel, starting July 3 with the network television premiere to follow later in the year on Friday, October 3 on IFC.
Beyond the veil of midnight lies a website, HellCorrespondence.com. Type in the name of one upon which you desire retribution, and it will be served.
Against all cable telecasts in 2007/08, Disney's CAMP ROCK premiere on Friday became the No. 1 entertainment telecast in Total Viewers (8.9 million), and No. 1 telecast overall in Tweens 9-14 (3.4 million).
CAMP ROCK debuted as Disney Channel's No. 2 original movie of all-time in Total Viewers (8.9 million), behind only last summer's record-setting HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2." In fact, CAMP ROCK opened as the net's No. 1 non-sequel DCOM of all-time in Total Viewers besting the premiere telecast of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
While best recognized as the informal educators of ABCs and 123s, beloved children's television series SESAME STREET (www.sesamestreet.com) also has the power to educate children beyond cognitive skills.
Step right up and get your ticket! Motion graphics and live action company Solid recently completed a main title and show package depicting the search for fame as a carnival ride for VH1's new reality show, I KNOW MY KID'S A STAR, hosted by former child star Danny Bonaduce.
Drawing from the experience of a thrill ride, the main title sequence epitomizes the drama behind the show, featuring a parent and child together taking a zany, erratic funhouse ride, navigating the treacherous, spontaneous road to stardom in hopes of reaching the fame and fortune of Hollywood.
On Monday, June 23, the cartoon series that injects the "Guys vs. Gals" theme with a clever touch of humor -- and hailed by critics for its originality -- will air for the first time in open-broadcast format in Spain on Televisio de Catalunya.
African pay-TV operator MultiChoice Africa has signed a multi-year distribution deal with MTV Networks International to carry leading kids' entertainment brand, Nickelodeon, in southern Africa.
Starting July 1, 2008, Nickelodeon will launch as a 24-hour English language channel, broadcasting to more than 1.5 million DStv subscribers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Toronto-based production and distribution studio 9 Story Ent. and Canadian film producer Darius Films are partnering to produce a pilot entitled FUGGET ABOUT IT, a prime-time animated sitcom about the misadventures of a powerful former New York mob boss and his family, who enter a witness protection program and are relocated to a sleepy Canadian town.
The pilot has been commissioned for The Detour on Teletoon, the network's teen and adult programming block.
Nicktoons Network will air THREE DELIVERY, a new modern-day superhero tale packed with martial arts, high-speed bike races, paranormal mystery and kid-relatable comedy, beginning Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
The new animated 26-episode series, produced by the New York-based Animation Collective, follows three Kung Fu fighting teens as they strive to balance studying, delivering food for Wu's Garden Chinese restaurant and protecting ancient Chinese recipes from the evil Kong Li. The series will air regularly Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
On Friday, Sci Fi Channel's critically-acclaimed drama series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA wrapped a record-breaking 10 weeks with its powerful mid-season finale episode, "Revelations." The one-hour episode scored a 1.4 Household rating, 1.8 million total viewers, 1.2 million Adults 25-54 and 1.2 million Adults 18-49, ending a phenomenal half-season.
qubo's Space-Age Summer will defy the laws of gravity, as it transports kids from a continent ruled by elephants all the way to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. The TV and online entertainment service for children kicks off its third quarter programming with two new additions to its broadcast line-up and a new schedule.
The WGA writers and writer/producers of Fox's SIT DOWN SHUT UP, a primetime toon from Sony/IATSE, received breach of contract letters Friday night, according to Nikki Finke's DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD DAILY.
Finke reports that the writers never signed contracts to begin with. Finke's Thursday night post, with the breaking news that the writers had walked out of work, says that Sony misinformed the writing staff about the show being under IATSE jurisdiction.
Take back the first season of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (T:SCC) this August on Fox. Beginning Sunday, August 10, encore episodes of the entire first season of T:SCC will air Sunday through Wednesday. The action-packed season finale cliff-hanger that left Cameron's fate unknown will air Sunday, August 24.
The Season One reboot kicks off the countdown to the Season Two premiere Monday, September 8 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) on Fox.
Toei Animation's popular animated series, DIGIMON DATA SQUAD and DRAGONBALL GT are back to RTL2 in Germany. RTL2 has acquired 48 half hour episodes of DIGIMON DATA SQUAD and 64 half hour episodes of DRAGONBALL GT.
DIGIMON DATA SQUAD is the fifth season of Toei's animated series of DIGIMON. The renowned DIGIMON franchise has achieved major global success and currently airs in 40 countries throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
Preschoolers will become superhero sidekicks to their favorite Nick Jr. friends as Nickelodeon unveils three new superhero-themed episodes from THE BACKYARDIGANS, GO, DIEGO, GO! and THE WONDER PETS! Nick Jr. will premiere the new half-hour action-packed adventures full of robots, flying squirrels and extra-terrestrials during a new superhero play date on Friday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to Noon (ET/PT).
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Nick Jr. has picked up a second season of the hit animated preschool series NI HAO, KAI-LAN.
The network has ordered 20 new half-hour episodes of the series that introduces preschoolers to Mandarin language and Chinese culture as they go on interactive adventures in Kai-lan's beautiful, culturally-rich world. Production on the second season, scheduled to premiere on Nick Jr. in winter 2009, will kick off in August in Burbank, California, USA.
Building on the phenomenal success of Teletoon Retro, Teletoon Canada will launch a French language version of the classic cartoon channel this September. The launch will see the total number of Canadian homes receiving Teletoon Retro grow to more than 5.8 million.
Portfolio Ent. cracks the case with its first ever primetime animated show, CHINATOWN COPS. The project was green-lit by the Detour on Teletoon Pilot Project and is earmarked for primetime. Created by award-winners Howie Shia and Dave Wolfe, the series focuses on two self-proclaimed super-cops, Jay Walker and Rick Xia (SHAW) who dish out their own brand of ginseng-justice on a nightly basis.
What do you do when alien invaders land in your backyard? You call the MONSTER BUSTER CLUB to bounce them out of town.
MONSTER BUSTER CLUB, the new original animated series, is set to premiere on Toon Disney's Jetix action-adventure block tonight (Monday, June 9) at 7 p.m. (ET). MONSTER BUSTER CLUB is the first 3-D animated series from Marathon Media, the producers and creators of the hit shows TOTALLY SPIES!, and MARTIN MYSTERY. With a budget of $21 million, MONSTER BUSTER CLUB has the biggest budget for a CG series this year.
Kim Cattrall has signed on as the voice of Dee in the highly anticipated animated sitcom PRODUCING PARKER, slated to premiere in spring 2009 on E! in Canada. The announcement was made Thursday by Kevin Gillis, Ira Levy and Peter Williamson, the Executive Producers at Breakthrough Animation.
Ovation TV will salute the art of animation with a week-long programming event, "Unreal Worlds: The Art of Animation," June 15-22. The special event will feature some of the most innovative and provocative animation, highlighted by the world television premiere of the unconventional animated feature film DANTE'S INFERNO, Thursday, June 19 (8 p.m. ET/PT).
