Hasbro and Disney renews contract for making ‘Marvel’ and ‘Star Wars’ toys
Hasbro will continue to be the toy licensor for Walt Disney’s Marvel and Star Wars franchises, the toy behemoth announced on 21 February. Disney’s and Hasbro’s relations dates back to decades, and they extended a pact back in 2013 which was supposed to expire in 2020. “We...
Aardaman announces ‘Shaun the Sheep’ to join Netflix from March this year
Aardman has announced Shaun and the Flock will return for a brand new 20 x 7’ series, causing more mayhem in Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom. The beloved character will start getting into new pastoral pickles on Netflix in the U.K., U.S., Canada and Latin America...
American toy company Mattel launches Olympics inspired toy collection
Mattel revealed their first products collection across brands to celebrate the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The collection includes items from the toyco’s Barbie, Hot Wheels and UNO brands. Mattel collaborated with the IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to create licensed toy products,...
Russian production studio Red Carpet signs deal with Beijing Joy Culture Media
Russian television and film production studio, Red Carpet Studio, has signed a deal with Beijing Joy Culture Media for the toy show Space Dr. Cat and animated web series Blinky and Knobby. Launched in October 2019, Space Dr. Cat is a toy show with 2D-animated elements and tells a story of a...
Disney Junior announces the voice cast of its upcoming animated series ‘Mira, Royal Detective’
Disney Junior has announced the voice cast for its animated series Mira, Royal Detective which will premiere in the U.S. on 20 March, Friday, at 11:00 am EDT/PDT on Disney Channel and 7:00 pm EDT/PDT on Disney Junior. Disney Channel India will also be showing a sneak-peek on the...
Netflix announces new animated series ‘Mighty Express’, to debut in September
Netflix has picked up Spin Master Entertainment’s new CG-animated series Mighty Express. The 52 x 11-minute series will debut globally (excluding Canada) on the SVOD in September. Executive produced by Spin Master Entertainment EVP Jennifer Dodge and co-CEO Ronnen Harary, with Vancouver-based animation company Atomic Cartoons providing animation...
Snap Games launches a new game, ‘Color Galaxy’
Color Galaxy, a new game featuring Bitmoji has come to Snap Games and is available now. Developed by Gismart, the game allows Snapchatters to invoke their inner galactic conqueror, in a fast-paced multiplayer game. “We’re thrilled to join the Snap Games platform and introduce players to the...
Netflix releases the new teaser for its hit original ‘Stranger Things 4’
Netflix has released the first teaser for Stranger Things 4, the upcoming fourth season of its breakout series, and it features a surprise reappearance of a fan-favourite character. The teaser doesn’t reveal too many details about the upcoming season, but it seems like the promise that the series...
Nominations for the prestigious British Animation Awards revealed
The finalists for the prestigious British Animation Awards 2020 have been revealed. Recognizing the very best in British animation across a variety of categories, the British Animation Awards (BAAs) – now in their 24th year – attract the great and the good from across the industry to...
Unilever announces to stop the advertising of food and beverages targeting children below 12
Unilever has announced to be discontinuing all marketing and advertising initiatives of its food and beverage brands which are primarily targeted to children. The company will not market the products to children under the age of 12 across traditional media channels, and below the age of 13...