Tag: Babar
Three Companies Make Offers to Buy Financially Troubled French Studio, TeamTO
Three offers are on the table to buy Paris-based CG animation studio TeamTO, which declared insolvency las month. TransPerfect, Hildegarde and Gabriel Finance have...
Michael Hirsh Recalls Animated Life with Tintin, Babar, Berenstain Bears, Franklin and Beetlejuice
The following is an excerpt from Michael Hirsh’s new book Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire, an insightful memoir by the well-respected...
In Memoriam: ‘PAW Patrol’ Director Ted Bastien, ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Artist Jessie Romero Have Died
Ted Bastien, Canadian Screen Award-winning director on PAW Patrol and several of the hit franchise's animated specials for over seven years, has died from cancer....
Genius Brands Acquires WOW! Unlimited Media
Genius Brands International, Inc. and WOW! Unlimited Media announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Genius Brands will acquire WOW!...
Ellipsanime, TimpelPictures Team for Spooky Mystery Series ‘Under the School’
French studios Ellipsanime Productions and TimpelPictures are developing Under the School -- the first original animated series created by director Nicolas Bary (Little Spirou,...
Kartoon Channel! Celebrates First ‘Christmas in July’ Presented by Chuck E. Cheese
Genius Brands International announces the premiere of “Christmas in July” on Kartoon Channel!, presented by Chuck E. Cheese and featuring a bonanza of holiday-themed...
Northern Star: Nelvana Celebrates 50 Years of Memorable Animation
***This article originally appeared in the June/July '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)***
If you’re an animation fan, the image of a polar bear...
Delightful Cat-and-Mouse Games: Blue Spirit’s ‘Splat & Seymour’
Cats and mice have always made great subjects for both children’s books and animated projects. So, it’s not surprising that French animation house Blue...
Pluto TV LatAm to Launch with 55 Content Partners On Board
Pluto TV, the leading free-streaming television service in the U.S., announced Thursday they have entered into partnerships with over 55 major media and content...
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Producer Lee Mendelson Dies Age 86
Multi-Emmy-winning producer, writer and director Lee Mendelson, who brought the iconic Peanuts gang to animation in the classic 1965 special A Charlie Brown Christmas,...
Ameba TV Picks Up 59 Titles from Nelvana
Streaming service Ameba TV has signed a deal with producer/distributor Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana for a raft of celebrated animated titles. Ameba TV will be...
Cinedigm Snags Multi-Year Nelvana Library US Rights
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has inked a significant, multi-year home entertainment deal with Cinedigm, awarding the LA-based company DVD and transactional digital rights to more...
Big Bad Boo’s ’16 Hudson’ Lands in Canada
Big Bad Boo’s culturally diverse new animated series 16 Hudson has found a new home in Canada. The show’s 39 X 7-minute episodes and...
GHWA and Ellipsanime Team Up for ‘Akissi’
French studios Ellipsanime Productions (The Adventures of Tintin, Babar) has partnered with GHWA Productions to develop the animated series concept Akissi, introduced at Cartoon...
Nelvana Teams with Discovery for Global Kids Content Venture
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana and Discovery Communications have formed a venture to produce a new pipeline of content for the kids’ market in Canada, Latin...
BLE: Nelvana Strikes Exclusive UK Agreement with FMK
Nelvana Enterprises, the licensing and merchandising arm of Nelvana, has announced a strategic partnership with FremantleMedia Kids & Family (FMK) to represent its products...
Nelvana Toons Score Raft of VOD, Linear & In-Flight Deals
Corus Entertainment’s world-class kids’ content producer-distributor Nelvana has secured a range of new partnerships for several of its key animated series, plus live-action titles....
Michael Hirsh One-on-One Session Set for OIAF
Canadian toon titan Michael Hirsh will be participating at the 2016 Ottawa International Animation Festival in a unique One-on-One session: "The Executive Producer of...
Marie-Laure Marchand Named EVP Global Consumer at Xilam
Award-winning French animation company Xilam has appointed Marie-Laure Marchand to the position of Executive Vice President, Global Consumer Products. Marchand’s duties will include helping...
Oznoz Multilingual Toons Now on Roku
Roku customers in North America will now have access to a wealth of kids’ shows in a variety of tongues through the newly launched...
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