Oznoz Bringing Multilingual Nelvana Toons Online
Online multilingual channel Oznoz has signed a deal with Canada’s Nelvana Enterprises that will bring 400 half-hours of programming from its acclaimed kids’ content library to U.S. customers in a range...
View ArticleGKIDS Announces Ghibli Doc Release
GKIDS has announced it will be bringing the intriguing Studio Ghibli documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness to New York’s IFC Center on Friday, November 28 — a much better use of one’s Black...
View ArticleImira Shops Xilam Properties for LatAm at NATPE
Imira Entertainment has inked a deal with French studio Xilam Animation for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic Free TV and VOD rights to a slew of titles. A number of these will debut on Imira’s NATPE...
View ArticleGenius Brands Reaches Out with New Distribution Partners
Genius Brands International has picked up several new distribution partners for its growing portfolio of original content, including Stan Lee’s Mighty 7, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab and the Baby Genius...
View ArticleNCircle Plans NoAm Launch of Russian Toon ‘Alisa’
NCircle Entertainment has picked up VOD and home video rights in the U.S. and Canada for Russian-produced CG kids series Alisa Knows What to Do!, according to Screen Daily. The show is produced by...
View ArticleNCircle Nabs ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab’ for NoAm
Genius Brands International has licensed North American home entertainment rights — including DVD and specific digital rights — for its animated science-inspired series Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab to...
View ArticleGKIDS Picks Up ‘Extraordinary Tales’
New York-based distributor GKIDS has acquired North American rights to the five part Edgar Allen Poe anthology flick Extraordinary Tales from Melusine Productions. Directed by award-winning animator...
View Article9 Story Signs Three-Toon Hulu Deal
9 Story Media Group has licensed three animated kids’ programs to Hulu in the U.S. The streaming service will take on subscription VOD rights to Get Ace (52 x 11), Nerds and Monsters (40 x 11) and...
View ArticleVOD Market Projected at $265 Billion by 2016
Analysts at Future Market Insights (FMI) have projected that the rising popularity of video on-demand and the growth of online platforms internationally will mean that the VOD market will reach a value...
View ArticleMedia I.M. Reps Belarus Toon ‘Sunny Bunnies’
London-based Media I.M. has taken on representation for Belarusian producer Digital Light Studio’s Sunny Bunnies (26 x 3’5″) and appointed Julia Oginska to head up its sales push into CEE markets. The...
View ArticleKids Streaming Platform Ameba Updates Xbox 360 App
Canadian-based kids only on-demand service Ameba is expanding its North American reach with an updated streaming app for Xbox 360. Available February 16 in the U.S. and Feb. 18 in Canada, the newest...
View ArticleThose Licensing People Take on ‘Zou’
Cyber Group Studios has appointed Those Licensing People to handle U.K. and Eire licensing rights for Zou. Broadcast in the U.K. on Disney Junior, Zou is a top performing show centered on a zippy...
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Four Live-Action Films That Need Animated Remakes Rotoscopers weighs in on the silver screen icons overdue for a toon treatment — if Hollywood is listening? Fuji TV Shows to Stream on Amazon Japanese...
View ArticleDebra Pierson Appointed GM of Kid Genius Channel
Genius Brands International has named former Kabillion executive and respected distribution, production, licensing and merchandising expert Debra Pierson as General Manager of its Kid Genius...
View ArticleStudio 100, Svensk Filmindustri Ink ‘Heidi’ Deal
Studio 100 Media has secured a home video and VOD distribution agreement with Svensk Filmindustri for the revived CG animated Heidi series. The show is proving a broadcast success across Scandinavia on...
View ArticleAmazon Launches First Global Anime Acquisition
As of Thursday, April 7, Amazon Prime Video customers in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan will have unlimited streaming access to new series Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress — the VOD service’s first...
View ArticleNick Launches ‘Shimmer and Shine’ Season 2 June 15
Preschoolers are in for a magical summer with brand-new Shimmer and Shine content launching on every Nickelodeon platform. This includes the back-to-back episodes season two launch on air Wednesday,...
View Article‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ Racks Up Global Streaming Deals
4K Media and Cinedigm have secured several new SVOD and VOD partners for animated action franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! across Europe and other international territories. “4K Media has been embracing digital...
View Article‘Belladonna of Sadness’ Arrives on BD & VOD July 12
One of the great forgotten gems of Japanese animation will get its first U.S. home entertainment release as Eiichi Yamamoto’s Belladonna of Sadness arrives on Blu-ray and VOD July 12. The newly...
View Article‘Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom’ Arriving Sept. 27
Shout! Factory will be unleashing some eldritch horrors on the home entertainment scene this fall, with the new animated movie Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom arriving on disc and digital on...
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