Tag: DIC
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Spot Spoofs Local Ads, Complete with Hip Hop Jingle
Amid the flurry of live-action blockbuster trailers and tweetable commercials debuted during Sunday's Big Game, Universal dropped a delightfully retro-style promo for Illumination's fully-animated The...
Fred Ladd, Producer Who Introduced Anime to North America, Dies Age 94
Fred Laderman (known professionally as Fred Ladd), a television and film writer/producer who helped introduce and popularize Japanese anime in North America through classic...
‘Zoonicorn’ CG Series Names Writing Team, Composer
As production moves into high gear in anticipation of the 2021 global launch of 52 original seven minute episodes, Zoonicorn, the multiplatform animated preschool...
Hasbro Acquires Saban Brands ‘Power Rangers,’ ‘Popples’ & More
Hasbro has inked a definitive agreement to purchase Saban Properties entertainment brands including Power Rangers, My Pet Monster, Popples, Julius Jr., Luna Petunia, Treehouse...
‘Roger Ramjet’ Creator Fred Crippen Dies Age 90
Fred Crippen, the prolific animator, writer, producer, director and founder of Pantomime Pictures who created the famous 1960s series Roger Ramjet, passed away March...
Sony Confirms Sonic Live-Action Hybrid Flick
Interesting news for fans of iconic videogame star Sonic the Hedgehog: Sega president & CEO Hajime Satomi has confirmed in an interview with The...
World Animation Summit: Michael Hirsh Master Class
In the world of animation production few names inspire as much awe and respect as Michael Hirsh, co-founder of Nelvana, Cookie Jar, and current...
Len Uhley to Receive WGA Animation Award
Veteran television animation writer Len Uhley (Ben 10, Static Shock, Duck Tales) is set receive the Writers Guild of America, West Animation Writers Caucus'...
Anybody Here Seen Our Old ‘Friend, Martin?’
I am writing this blog on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and I know what a lot of you are thinking: this is very...
The University of DIC
Having just packed my son Brendan off to college, the subject of higher education is big on my mind this week. I'm reminded that...
The Hub to Air Moonscoop’s New ‘Sabrina’ Show
Moonscoop and Archie Comics have brought new Indian and Irish co-production partners on board for the animated series Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch,...
‘Real Ghostbusters,’ ‘Cryptkeeper’ Return on FEARnet
Two animated blasts from the past are arriving on an unlikely cable destination—FEARnet. The horror-themed channel will begin airing The Real Ghostbusters and Tales...
Saban to Refresh ‘Popples’
Saban Brands has announced plans to reintroduce popular 1980s brand Popples, with a wide array of merchandise—including apparel, accessories, mobile and tablet apps, plush...
Penguins’ ‘Operation Blowhole’ Arrives on DVD
Penguins of Magadascar, Nickelodeon’s CG-animated spinoff of its popular movie series has slowly been building up steam and picking up various awards since it...
DIC Announces Post-MIP Int’l Toon Sales
DIC Ent. recently inked deals with top networks for international distribution of popular animated shows. Properties such as Super Duper Sumos, Madeline, Mary-Kate and...
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