Entertainment Archive

Season 2 of popular animated series ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ to premiere on April 5

A second season of the popular animated series Mira, Royal Detective will premiere on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW on Monday, April 5 at 5 p.m. New episodes of the show will debut on consecutive Mondays. Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and...

Epic Story Media partners with Milkcow Media for ‘Piper Pony’s Tales’

Epic Story Media Inc. (ESM) and Milkcow Media have teamed up to co-produce a new short form series Piper’s Pony Tales, created by Milkcow Media’s Alexander Bar (Ricky Zoom, Wolf Joe, Ranger Rob, Mike the Knight). The series, targeted at preschoolers, brings the world of ponies to...

San Diego Comic-Con announces dates for the in-person event

Following confirmation earlier this month that its usual summer mega-gathering was once again off the table, San Diego Comic Convention announced dates for their November convention. Comic-Con Special Edition will be held as a three-day event over Thanksgiving weekend — Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 26-28 —...

‘Black Widow’ ‘Cruella’ to release in theatres and on Disney+ Hotstar simultaneously

Black Widow, Cruella, and Pixar’s Luca are headed to Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar but this time they are landing differently. On Tuesday, Disney announced that the Scarlett Johansson-led Black Widow, the next Marvel movie, had been deferred for two months. It will now release on 9 July in cinemas...

‘Archer’ actress Jessica Walter dies at 80

Jessica Walter, an Emmy-winning actress and Golden Globe nominee known to animation fans as the voice of mom/boss Malory on Archer, has died at 80 years old in the sixth decade of her remarkable career. The stage, screen and V.O. booth performer passed away in her sleep in...

TeamTO and CAKE to co-produce fifth ‘Angelo Rules’ series

Creative content studio TeamTO and top kids entertainment specialist CAKE have greenlit the fifth Angelo Rules series with co-production partners France Télévisions, Canal+ and Super RTL. The launch of Angelo Rules Season five (1 x 60’ + 46 x 11’) will kick off with Angelo’s first-ever Christmas comedy special which will...

Portfolio Entertainment announces new deals for the hit series ‘The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!’

Portfolio Entertainment has secured a raft of new deals for the hit 2D animated series The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! and additional sales for the holiday movie The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas! New broadcast partners for The Cat In The...

Graphic India announces a new business subsidiary TOONSUTRA

Graphic India, announced the launch of a new business subsidiary, TOONSUTRA which will become the webtoon comics platform for mobile devices exclusively for India for free download on both iOS and Android devices. TOONSUTRA will launch in April to bring Indian audiences hundreds of high-quality webtoon formatted...

Sony Music Kids announces association with Eklavya Foundation for ‘Chakmak Kathayein’

Sony Music Kids, a pioneer in creating and curating high-quality kids and family-oriented digital content, have associated with Eklavya Foundation, to bring 67 Chakmak Kathayein, for the first time, in the form of audio stories and podcasts. Providing a modern twist to these classic tales of information and...

French animation studio Xilam Animation launches new animated series ‘Oggy Oggy’

Academy Award nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation will launch its brand-new preschool series Oggy Oggy (156 x 7’) during its second Virtual Showcase event for TV channel and platform commissioners and buyers, which will run from 7 to 9 April. Additionally, building upon its inaugural Virtual Showcase last...