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Hulu releases first look of new animated series ‘M.O.D.O.K’
Hulu has revealed the first look and logo for Marvel’s upcoming adult animated series –M.O.D.O.K., to air on Disney’s Hulu streaming service. This announcement comes right in time ahead of the virtual New York Comic Con panels. Along with the logo and first look, the official social...
Nickelodeon to make season 6 of its hit animated series ‘The Loud House’
Nickelodeon has greenlit a 26-episode sixth season of its hit animated series The Loud House, which currently ranks as the number-one animated show across all television and Nickelodeon with Kids 6-11 year-to-date. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, season six finds the Loud family embarking on even more wild adventures...
Mother Dairy’s Safal partners with comic character Chacha Chaudhary to promote frozen products
Safal, the horticulture brand from the stable of Mother Dairy and the pioneer in fresh and healthy frozen products has collaborated with the iconic character Chacha Chaudhary for a new talking comic book – Chacha Chaudhary Aur Safal Ke Sath Swadisht Khana. Created in association with Diamond Toons,...
Famous Russian animator and children’s cartoon ‘Kikoriki’ creator Anatoly Prokhorov Dies at 72
Anatoly Prokhorov, creator of internationally beloved Russian children’s cartoon Kikoriki (known as Smeshariki at home), died August 30 from leukaemia at age 72. The writer, director, producer and educator was also a co-founder of Pilot — the first private independent animation studios established in the Soviet Union– and of...
APC Studios kids division, APC Kids signs international deals for CTC’s ‘KID-E-CATS’
APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of APC Studios, has inked several deals across all three seasons of CTC Media’s hit preschool animation KID-E-CATS. New partners include Minika (Turkey) taking seasons one and two free TV rights, Chilean SVOD VTR and Nordic platform SF (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland,...
TEAMTO, France Télévisions and SUPER RTL join hands for animated series ‘Jade Armor’
Kids entertainment company, TeamTO has partnered with leading kids platforms France Télévisions (France) and SUPER RTL (Germany) for its animated action-comedy, JADE ARMOR (26 x 22). The series, now in full production at TeamTO’s Paris and Valence studios, and slated to roll out in 2021 Fall, will introduce a...
Vancouver based Arcana Studios psrtners with Gasolina Studios for ‘My Brother, The Monster’
Vancouver-based IP house Arcana Studio has partnered with international development and production company Gasolina Studios in Mexico City on the upcoming television series My Brother the Monster. Arcana Studio and the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE) are both equity investors in this Canada-Mexico co-production. Created by Ernesto Molina, Arcana CEO...
Sony Pictures ropes in actress Olivia Wilde for a new Marvel superhero movie
Sony Pictures has roped in actress-director Olivia Wilde to direct and develop an untitled film around a female superhero, based on Marvel Comics character. The company is not only smartly growing its slate of Marvel Characters, but building strong female characters. According to a report in Deadline,...
Novel Entertainment to host its first-ever Horrid Henry ‘Summer of Slime’ Festival
Novel Entertainment is hosting its first-ever virtual Horrid Henry ‘Summer of Slime’ festival to be held over the weekend, 29 to 31 August. Available to fans worldwide through a curated playlist on Horrid Henry’s YouTube channel and on the brand’s social media channels, the festival will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes content,...
‘Scooby Doo’ co-creator Joe Ruby dies at 87
Animator, writer and executive Joe Ruby — who, with partner Ken Spears, created beloved Saturday morning cartoons such as Hanna-Barbera’s Jabberjaw, Dynomutt and the enduringly popular Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? — died on Wednesday of natural causes at age 87 in Westlake Village, California. The highly driven creator stayed imaginative into...