‘Batman’ Actress Joan Staley dies at the age of 79
Joan Staley, the film, TV and stage actress whose memorable film roles included opposite Don Knotts in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, alongside Elvis Presley in Roustabout, and on TV in series including Perry Mason and 77 Sunset Strip, died November 24. She was 79. Her first husband, onetime TV director Chuck Staley, announced the news on social media...
‘Black Widow’ to be released in India before US
Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow will release in India on April 30, 2020, a day before its release in the US. Marvel Studios’ Black Widow will open in India in six languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. “Over the last few years, Marvel movies have...
3D Sparrow and Bejuba! to bring ‘Booba’ on screen
3D Sparrow, the global animation studio and content creator behind children’s series Booba announces a new partnership with international children’s distributor Bejuba!. The partnership will see Bejuba! premiering the new season 3 for the broadcast community and will be promoting Booba’s broadcast presence through season 1 and...
Celebrate holidays with ‘Bluey’ & ‘Gigantosaurus’
Just after Thanksgiving, Disney Junior will be getting in the winter holiday spirit with new, special episodes of international preschool favourites Bluey and Gigantosaurus. Premiering Saturday, November 30, Bluey “Verandah Santa” takes place during Christmas, and Bluey is very focused on being extra good to get more presents. But when a game...
Cyber Group wins record deals
Following a successful MIPCOM, Cyber Group Studios, the multi-award-winning company that produces and distributes animated series for kids and families, has secured a raft of international deals with leading broadcasters. “We are thrilled that the market has so warmly welcomed our programs around the world,” said Raphaelle...
Nickelodeon approves for season 2 of ‘Blue’s Clues & You’
After the successful November launch of the all-new Blue’s Clues & You, Season 2 has received the green light from Nickelodeon with an order for an additional 20 episodes. The series took the number one spot for preschool shows in its first week on air (11/11/19-17/11/19). The...
GKIDS and Fathom to screen ‘Promare (Redux)’ in 4DX
In September, GKIDS and Fathom Events continued their collaboration to bring exciting, all-new animated features to U.S. cinemas with Promare premiere events. Due to overwhelming fan demand, the companies announce the action-packed anime will return for a special two-night encore showing in December with Promare (Redux). The...
Disney launches ‘Owl House’
Disney Channel has ordered a second season of animated fantasy-comedy The Owl House ahead of its series premiere Friday, January 10 2020 (8:45 p.m. EST), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Created and executive-produced by Dana Terrace (DuckTales), the series follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who stumbles upon a...
CBS All Access launches Kid’s content
CBS All Access, CBS’ digital SVOD and live streaming service, began its rollout of children’s programming on Monday. The service also announced that a library of Nickelodeon programming will be available to subscribers, starting with select titles in January. Subscribers can now stream original children’s series including...
Netflix to release ‘Alien X’Mas’
Stop-motion artists Charles, Stephen and Edward Chiodo are working on a new half-hour holiday special titled Alien Xmas which will premiere on Netflix in the fourth quarter of 2020. The news was announced at CTN Animation Expo’s Netflix Animation Preview panel on Saturday, November 23. Hosted by Netflix head...