Tag: PBS
GLAAD Honors ‘She-Ra’, ‘Out’ & ‘Elmo’ in 32nd Awards
The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards premiered this week on GLAAD's YouTube channel, recognizing and honoring media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of...
Atomic Power! We Catch Up with the Popular Canadian Animation Studio
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 22 years since Trevor...
Roller Derby Graphic Novel Adaptation ‘Slam!’ Skates to HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth Studios announced development on a new animated series for HBO Max: Slam!, based on the critically-acclaimed BOOM! Studios graphic novels created...
‘Butterfly Academy’ Series Takes Wing with Pink Parrot
Montreal/Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has secured the acquisition of the new spin-off animated series based on Carpediem’s IP...
Craig Miller Named WGAW’s 2020 AWC Animation Writing Award Honoree
TV animation writer and WGAW Animation Writers Caucus Chair Craig Miller (The Smurfs, Curious George, Pocket Dragon Adventures) will receive the Writers Guild of...
Apple & PBS Team Up to Offer ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ & ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
Peanuts fans will have even more ways to watch Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang from Charles Schulz's beloved stories on their holiday adventures...
PBS, Disney Illuminate Voting for Kids with New Shorts
Beloved preschool toons are turning out for democracy, as both PBS KIDS and Disney Junior announced new shorts about the importance of voting on...
Fonda Snyder Joins Battat Co. as EVP of New Entertainment Division
Prominent global toy company Battat Co. is launching a new entertainment division. Company President and Owner Joe Battat announced that award-winning literary producer and...
Global Mechanic & ALT Animation Juggle ‘Class Clown’ from Ian Boothby
Award-winning Vancouver animation studio Global Mechanic, producer of the recently Emmy-nominated digital interactive story Scribbles & Ink (PBS/WGBH, has joined forces with Northern Ireland’s...
Animated ‘It Girl’ Betty Boop Turns 90 on August 9!
On August 9, an international celebration of beloved boop-oop-a-dooping star Betty Boop will kick off in a variety of tributes to the toon icon,...
‘PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism’ Special Premieres October 9
PBS KIDS announced a new special, PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism, will premiere October 9. The half-hour program will feature authentic conversations...
Musical ‘Daniel Tiger’ Special Response to COVID-19 Premieres Aug. 17 on PBS
PBS KIDS has announced a new special created in response to COVID-19 will open the fifth season of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, premiering Monday, August...
‘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...
Elizabeth Banks to Play Ms. Frizzle in ‘Magic School Bus’ Hybrid Feature
Scholastic Entertainment is joining forces with Brownstone Productions (Pitch Perfect franchise, Charlie’s Angels), Marc Platt Productions (La La Land, Legally Blonde) and Universal Pictures...
Under the COVID Sun: Italy-Based Animator Pete List Takes on Trump in New Short
Chances are, you are aware of the 45th POTUS' April 23 press conference in which he pondered some novel ideas about treating the novel...
‘DuckTales’ Gives Violet Gay Dads, Hate Group Calls for Disney Boycott
The third season of Emmy Award-winning animated update series DuckTales launched earlier this month on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, kicking off all new adventures...
All WarnerMedia Nets to Air ‘Sesame Street: Elmo’s Playdate’ Simultaneously April 14
WarnerMedia announced it will air the half-hour special, Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate, simultaneously across HBO, HBO Latino, TBS, TNT, truTV, Cartoon Network and Boomerang...
‘American Masters’ Spotlights 26 Women Trailblazers in ‘Unladylike2020’
As part of Women's History Month, American Masters has been illuminating the inspiring stories of little-known American heroines from the early years of feminism...
Sesame Workshop Launches ‘Caring for Each Other’ Coronavirus Initiative
In response to the unprecedented uncertainty facing young children and families, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is offering a broad...
Vancouver’s Global Mechanic Celebrates 20 Years
Boutique Canadian animation studio Global Mechanic celebrates its 20th anniversary in March 2020, while looking towards the future. After making advertising for clients like...
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