Youtube Unveils Slate Of Original Kids’ Programming, Including Dozens Of Shows In Development
The slate also includes eight acquisitions and 25 further projects in development.
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Warnermedia To Launch 50 Preschool Series, Announces “Redraw Your World” As New Cartoon Network Slogan
Warnermedia Kids and Family has come up with a multi-pronged approach to take on Netflix, Disney, Youtube, and Nickelodeon in the highly competitive kids’ space.
‘The Great North’ Reviews: Fox’s Alaska-Set Sitcom Warms Critics’ Hearts
The sitcom shares writers — and an animation studio — with “Bob’s Burgers.”
Fox Orders Animated Series From Dan Harmon As It Shapes Its Strategy Post-Disney Sale
The “Rick and Morty” co-creator is cooking up an adult series set in ancient Greece.
‘Hilda’ Studio Mercury Filmworks Unveils ‘BloopyMerps,’ Its First In-House Original
The Ottawa-based service studio announced last fall that it is branching out into originals.
Watch An In-Depth Doc On The Making Of The Seminal ‘Batman: The Animated Series’
“The Heart of Batman” is an unusually informative documentary about an exceptionally influential show.
‘Deer Squad,’ Nickelodeon’s First Original Chinese Show, Is Debuting In The U.S.
The series is part of a Nickelodeon initiative to back the creation of Chinese content.
Report: Canadian Kids’ TV Animation Nears Racial Equality, Lags Behind On Gender
In the series studied, 51% of main characters were white and 63% were male.
Denmark’s New Animated Hit Is A Kids’ Show About A Man With A Super-Long, Acrobatic Penis
In Danish children’s animation, size definitely matters.
A Former ‘Simpsons’ Writer Is Explaining The Show’s Most Confusing Jokes On Twitter
Josh Weinstein wants to know which gags you didn’t get.
All The Animated Titles Presented At Disney’s Investor Day
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios are moving into series production, “Star Wars” and Marvel get spin-offs, and African creators come onboard…
Indian Audiences Are Loving Tom And Jerry’s New Localized Commentary-Style Narration
The local programmers of “The Tom and Jerry Show” are road-testing a new idea: the “thoughtover.”
Ken Spears, ‘Scooby-Doo’ Co-Creator And Titan Of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Dies At 82
Spears’s death comes only four months after the passing of his long-time business and creative partner Joe Ruby.
‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Review Roundup: Critics More Impressed With The Visuals Than The Humor
Reviewers like certain elements of the show, but many say it’s not firing on all cylinders.
New Animation Categories Created For Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards; Netflix Leads With 14 Animation Noms
The new show is a spin-off from the Critics Choice Awards, with a greater focus on genres and animation.
Jermaine Turner Leaves Disney To Oversee Adult Animated Series At Netflix
Turner was most recently vice president, development at Disney Television Animation.
‘Hilda’ Studio Mercury Filmworks Puts New Focus On Original Content
The studio currently has 15 original series concepts in its pipeline.
Toronto’s Swaggering Animation Scene Is In A Golden Age, But Faces Challenges Old And New
So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?
2021 New Animated TV Series For Broadcast, Streaming & Cable
We’ve compiled a list of all the animated series that are expected to premiere in 2021 on U.S. broadcast, cable, and streaming services.
CBS All Access’s ‘No Activity’ Switches From Live Action To Animation For Fourth Season
“We love drawing and have always wanted to express ourselves creatively in that medium,” say the show’s developers.
Giant Pimples, Headless Chickens, And Paris’s Queer Scene: 3 Highlights From Cartoon Springboard
Springboard is where Europe’s young generation of animation creators come to pitch their brightest ideas.
