Tag: Corus
Aircraft Pictures Buys Back Stake from Corus
Corus Entertainment's recent cost-cutting measures have provided an opportunity for Oscar- and Emmy-nominated scripted content producer Aircraft Pictures to buy back the shares previously...
OIAF: Panel Discusses How to Thrive During Downturns in the Animation Business
How do you say resilient and productive during a tough period in the animation industry? That was the timely topic of a panel discussion...
Corus Ent. Sells Toon Boom Animation to Integrated Media Company for $147.5 Million
Canadian mass media company Corus Entertainment has sold its Montreal-based animation software subsidiary Toon Boom Animation to New York-based private equity firm Integrated Media...
Corus Makes Milestone Investment in Oscar-Nominated Aircraft Pictures
Corus Entertainment Inc. has purchased a majority stake in Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated production company Aircraft Pictures Limited, founded in 2005 by Canadian...
Nelvana/Kids Can Press Talent Incubator Calls for ‘Black Write Edition’ Applicants
Leading international producer and distributor Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Nelvana and Kids Can Press, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed children's book publisher, announced today the Nelvana/Kids...
Sinking Ship, Scott Bros. Tap Nelvana to Distribute ‘Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory’
Leading global kids' entertainment company Sinking Ship Entertainment (Odd Squad, Dino Dana) and international entertainment production company Scott Brothers Entertainment (Property Brothers: Forever Home,...
MIPCOM Market News Round-Up
***This article originally ran in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 294)***
If you work in the animation content business, you’ll probably end...
Guru Original ‘Pikwik’ to Launch on Treehouse in Canada
Toronto-based children’s content producer Guru Studio is sending its latest original preschool series, Pikwik, to Canadian screens, as Corus Entertainment has acquired national broadcast...
Vladimir Gorbulya Upped to CEO of Animaccord Group
Vladimir Gorbulya, the former Head of Licensing & Vice President of Animaccord, has been promoted as the new CEO of Animaccord Group, effective from...
Sonar Names Jazwares Global Master Toy for ‘Go Away Unicorn!’
Sonar Entertainment has named Jazwares the global master toy partner for its new series Go Away Unicorn!, which premiered on Corus’s YTV (Canada) in...
‘Total DramaRama’: Toon Reality Stars Return in Daycare Adventures
***This article originally appeared in the November ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 284)***
Has it really been more than 11 years since Fresh TV’s...
Yeti Farm and Surprise Bag Form Strategic Partnership
Yeti Farm Creative of Kelowna, BC, has formed a content partnership with LA- and Vancouver-base Surprise Bag, Inc. Leveraging Yeti Farm’s state-of-the-art 2D/3D animation...
Joan Lambur Forms New Prodco with Sinking Ship Ent.
Respected and established producer Joan Lambur is launching a new production company, Lambur Productions, with Sinking Ship Entertainment (Dino Dana, Annedroids) taking a minority...
Greg De Winter to Head Production for WOW!’s Rainmaker
WOW! Unlimited Media has appointed Greg De Winter as Director of Production & Planning for its Rainmaker Studios -- one of the business’ core...
Sonar Takes Over Tricon Programs Including ‘Counterfeit Cat’
TV production house Sonar Entertainment (The Shannara Chronicles) is making its first venture into the non-scripted and kids & family content spheres with the...
Deirdre Brennan Named GM for Sprout
Deirdre Brennan has been tapped as General Manager of 24-hour preschool network Sprout, overseeing all aspects of Sprout’s programming, marketing, business strategy and performance....
Nelvana Inks Multi-Territory Disney Deal for ‘ZhuZhu Pets’
Corus Entertainment's animation producer-distributor Nelvana has sold multi-territory broadcast and on-demand rights for upcoming kids series Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets to Disney Channels...
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Antitrust Officials Clear Comcast’s $3.8B DreamWorks Animation Acquisition
It’s smooth sailing for the major Toon Town takeover as far as the Justice Department is concerned....
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Watch: Incredible Animation Breaking Down The Hobbit Trilogy in Less Than 3 Minutes
Mashable's "Too Long; Didn't Watch" tackles the eight-hour Tolkien adaptation, scripted and...
Pam Westman Appointed Head of Nelvana
Industry veteran Pam Westman has been tapped to fill the role of Head of Nelvana Enterprises, tasked with overseeing global brand development and management...
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