Orange Peels Toei Titles for VOD

Popular anime series Captain Harlock and Ken the Great Bear Fist (also known as Fist of the North Star) are coming to video on demand and mobile video on demand in French territories.

The deal was struck by rights holder Toei Animation Europe and Orange.

The VOD will be available on PC and IPTV formats through Orange’s 2424video. The mobile o... more

Cookie Jar Joins Harlem Globetrotters for Licensing, New TV

The Harlem Globetrotters got one giant step closer to returning to TV animation by signing on with Cookie Jar Group for a global licensing and entertainment deal.

Under the deal, Cookie Jar Entertainment will develop animated entertainment based on the Globetrotters brand, while the company’s licensing arm, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group launches a worldwide, m... more

Chorion Hooks Simon & Schuster U.K. on Octonauts

Simon & Schuster U.K. has struck a licensing deal with Chorion to publish a full line of tie-in books based on the preschool animated series The Octonauts.

The publisher’s rights cover the United Kingdom and Commonwealth territories for the series, which has been pre-sold to CBeebies in the U.K., TF1 in France and ABC in Australia for a planned 2010 premiere.
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