Tag: Bob the Builder
CBeebies Picks Up ‘Hettie Makebelieve’
U.K.'s 1973 Films has announced that their new stop-frame animated series Hettie Makebelieve (52 x 7) has been pre-bought by preschool outlet CBeebies. The show...
FremantleMedia Kids Welcomes Rick Glankler
FremantleMedia has appointed Rick Glankler, previously of Mattel/Fisher-Price where he was in charge of HIT Entertainment brands, to the role of EVP/General Manager of...
CBeebies, Coolabi Will Bring Back Classic ‘Clangers’
It looks like another classic British children's series is making a comeback. The cult class show The Clangers, is ready for a revival on...
Komixx Ent. and MacKinnon & Saunders Form New Studio
UK animation studios Komixx Entertainment and Mackinnon & Saunders have partnered to launch a new digital 2D animation studio. Mackinnon & Saunders Digital will...
DreamWorks Acquires Chapman Library
DreamWorks Animation acquired the library of Chapman Entertainment, including well-known preschooler properties Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary the Racing Car, Raa Raa the Noisy...
BAF 2013 Lineup Celebrates Event’s 20th Anniversary
The Bradford Animation Festival — the United Kingdom's longest-running animation festival — and its sister event, BAF Game 2013, announced their full programs, featuring...
Technicolor to Bring ‘Chamelia’ to Forum, MIPCOM
Technicolor and Mercury Filmworks, will unveil their new 2D animated preschool series Chamelia at the upcoming Cartoon Forum (17-20 September) and MIP Jr./MIPCOM (5-10...
Welcome to Vinyl Toy High
Strange Hill High, the new tween show from the CBBC, FremantleMedia and Factory Transmedia, has a wicked sense of humor and knock-your-socks-off visuals.
Once in...
‘Peppa Pig’ on the Hoof in Asia
Entertainment One (eOne) has announced new broadcast and licensing agreements for its preschool property Peppa Pig that will see the little oinker increase her...
Mind Candy Hires Jocelyn Stevenson As Exec Producer
Mind Candy, the entertainment company behind the popular brand Moshi Monsters has hired Jocelyn Stevenson as the exec creative producer to lead creative on all...
Komixx’s ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’ Is Set for Cannes
Komixx Entertainment will take its new children’s stop-motion animated series, Toby’s Travelling Circus (52x10’) to this year’s MIPJr and MIPCOM. The show follows the...
‘Jake and the Pirates’, ‘Batman’ Help Mattel’s Bottom Line
Toy giant Mattel reported an overall entertainment product sales drop of 36 percent, but posted a profit of $96.2 million (up from $80.5 million)...
‘Mike the Knight’ Gallops onto Nick
Nickelodeon is suiting up its latest CG preschool hero as Mike the Knight premieres this Friday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m. The 26 x...
Aardman’s Bullough Warns About Plight of U.K. Animation
Speaking to the BBC and Deadline.com, Aardman Animations’ head of TV Miles Bullough warned that the Bristol-based shop may have to produce its beloved...
Mattel Buys Hit Ent. for $680m
It’s official. Thomas the Tank and Bob the Builder have a new home. London’s Financial Times is reporting that toy powerhouse Mattel has bought...
Bob’s Big Build a Big Hit in London
HIT Entertainment’s world-renowned handy man Bob the Builder attracted quite the crowd in London’s O2 Live Quarter as 2,500 fans came to attend Bob’s...
Chorion Chairman Waheed Alli Steps Down
Chairman of U.K. property house Chorion Waheed Alli has resigned after the business failed to renegotiate banking deals to fix its significant debt burden,...
New ‘Snoopy,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Bob’ Released on Home Video
It's going to be tough to pick from this week's relatively even batch of animation and visual-effects DVD and Blu-ray releases.
The animated releases run...
HIT Seals 51 Broadcast Deals for ‘Thomas,’ ‘Angelina,’ ‘Bob’ and More
HIT Entertainment has completed 51 sales of its preschool programs, including animated hits Thomas & Friends, Angelina Ballerina and Bob the Builder, to broadcasters...
‘Archer,’ Classic ‘Peanuts’ Lead DVD Releases
The week after Christmas is a great time to relax, catch up on some shopping and trade in those unwanted gifts for brand-new animation!
Released...
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