BabyFirst’s new EVP Ad Sales, MJ Cavanagh, has a bunch of new shows to tout as she leads the network through its first Upfront. Beginning this summer the network, now in 40 million homes, will roll out four additional original series and one acquisition. Lazoo and KneeBouncers are both based on two of the company’s […]
Cupcake Digital app production is in high gear. This week, Cupcake and DreamWorks Animation released a deluxe story adventure based on Cartoon Network series Dragons: Defenders of Berk. Featuring dragon trainer Hiccup and his fire-breathing pal Toothless, the app features two professionally narrated, full-length stories based on favorite eps of the series. Images are pulled […]
Think all kids animation is happening on the West Coast? Think again. NY-based studio FlickerLab is brewing up a bevy of content for children’s media outlets, including a new Dora the Explorer game for Nickelodeon that will hit the market later this year. “We’ve been doing a lot of inventing and expanding,” says FlickerLab founder […]
The second season of Tree Fu Tom launched yesterday on Sprout, just in time for Earth Day, and will continue airing at its regularly scheduled times of weekdays 8a, 11a and 2:30p; and weekends at 6:30a, 11a and 2:30p.
First Lady Michelle Obama guest stars in an ep of Disney Channel’s Jessie in a storyline aimed to raise awareness about the service and needs of military families. The episode, airing May 16 at 8p, will be accompanied by a PSA also featuring Mrs. Obama. In “From the White House to Our House,” Jessie and […]
Wicked Cool Toys been named Master Toy Licensee for Garfield, the result of a deal brokered by Bulldog Licensing Inc., Garfield’s US licensing representatives on behalf of Paws Inc. The agreement grants Wicked Cool worldwide rights to develop and market a line of figures, plush, vehicles, play sets, role play and seasonal products based on […]
Ariana Grande and Austin Mahone are on board to perform Saturday night at Radio Disney’s RDMAs. Becky G, Zendaya, R5 and Fifth Harmony are also scheduled to perform at the event, which will air on Disney Channel Sunday, April 27, at 8p. The RDMA Red carpet will feature Mark Cuban, Kelly Osbourne, Julianne Hough, The […]
Disney is priming the pump for the upcoming Star Wars Rebels series on XD, and Star Wars Episode VII, hitting theaters in December 2015. As part of the Star Wars film love, Disney Publishing Worldwide will release of four new books based on the original film trilogy, with adaptations by children’s authors Tom Angleberger, Tony […]
The Bahamas will once again be way more animated this summer when Cartoon Network returns for a fourth year to the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort May 30-Aug. 23 for a deep integration that includes a 9,000-square-foot Adventure Time-themed inflatable obstacle course on the beach and Paradise Lagoon, nighttime outdoor screenings, premieres of Cartoon shows, a […]
Saban Brands’ Digimon Fusion is launching on Clan TV in Spain. The series, which currently airs on Nicktoons, The CW and Vortexx in the States, has seen global growth since its U.S. debut in fall 2013. Digimon Fusion will premiere on Cartoon Network Latin America this summer. The deal was negotiated by international distributor MarVista […]
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