Monthly Archive: April 2021

Cartoon Network unveils ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ to support the animation industry

Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) unveiled Cartoon Cartoons, the next evolution of its prolific animated shorts program, signalling the studio’s largest commitment to animated shorts production to date. Cartoon Cartoons will be the studio’s first dedicated shorts program in over a decade, with a mission to innovate the art of animated...

Activision announces ‘Call Of Duty: Mobile’ World Championship

Activision announced the return of the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship. Presented by Sony, and starting 3 June 2021, eligible players in Call of Duty: Mobile Ranked Mode can compete for in-game rewards and a share of the more than $2 million total prize pool. “The momentum worldwide for Call of...

Stan Lee’s last creation ‘Superhero Kindergarten’ to premiere this April

Genius Brands International announces the official launch of Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, which premiers on April 23, streaming exclusively on the company’s Kartoon Channel! new episodes of the 26 x half-hour series will debut each week. Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten is one of the last creations from the genius...

‘The Simpsons’ animator Edwin Aguilar dies at 46

Longtime The Simpsons animator and assistant director Edwin Aguilar has died following his hospitalization due to a massive stroke. The talented cartoonist, martial arts practitioner and father of three “passed peacefully” on Saturday, April 10, according to an update to the GoFundMe campaign set up to help cover his...

APC Kids secures international sales for new preschool series ‘DinoCity’

APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of co-production and distribution company APC, has inked several international sales for its new preschool series DinoCity, created and produced by Riki Group in partnership with Animax Production animation studio. The robust list of deals sees new partners for the 2D animated...

Sony Yay! to collaborate with Neela Film Productions to adapt ‘Tarak Mehta Kka Ooltah Chashmah’

In a category-first move to adapt a TV show, Sony YAY! welcomes the famous Gokuldham society and its characters into the animated realm with its mega summer release, Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah.  The show will bring all the fan-favourite characters of the live-action show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah...

Novel Entertainment secures global deals for ‘Horrid Henry’ with Yoto

Novel Entertainment has secured a new global deal for its internationally renowned Horrid Henry brand with dedicated kids’ audio platform Yoto. Under the partnership, five initial Horrid Henry audio titles will launch as cards for Yoto’s award-winning Yoto Player in June, including Ice Cream Dream, The Name Game, The Best Boys’...

Sony Pictures Animation releases a new short ‘Monster Pets’

To celebrate Pet’s Day, Sony Pictures Animation released a brand-new CG animated short, Monster Pets, the latest studio effort in their hit Hotel Transylvania franchise that will soon include a new feature film, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, set to hit theatres on July 23. In the new short, Drac’s lovable, monster-sized puppy,...

Kerala gaming community initiative AKEF announces a new Vishu festive event

AKEF, after the success of the Valorant Meta League 2020, is arraying yet again for a massive event. The organisation, operating under the Kerala gaming community, has announced its next event, “Clash of Clans Vedikettu”, termed as a Vishu Festive Special. The all-India event consists of 64 teams...

Netflix releases the official trailer of ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’

Netflix has just released the official trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy, their eight-episode live-action adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s epic graphic novel that premiered globally on May 7. After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children...