Tag: BBC
New iQIYI Original ‘Deer Squad’ Set to Air on Nickelodeon
Innovative Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI announced that its original CG-animated series Deer Squad Season 1 will premiere July 15 on the platform. The...
Belfast’s ALT Animation Secures Dev Funding for ‘Lugi – The Brodgar Boy’
ALT Animation has secured development funding from Creative Europe for its animated feature film project Lugi - The Brodgar Boy, becoming the only animation...
BBC Taps Turner’s Patricia Hidalgo as Director of Children’s & Education
Patricia Hidalgo, currently Senior Vice President, Chief Content and Creative Officer at Turner EMEA and International Kids strategy, and a well-established figure in the...
UYoung Launches Ukids Educational & SVOD App
UYoung, China’s leading children’s and family entertainment media company, has today announced Ukids, its new, safe one-stop service of global children’s programming for Chinese...
NYICFF: Triple Win for ‘My Life in Versailles’, ‘Grab My Hand’ Takes Animation Prize
Despite moving online for its final weekend, the New York International Children's Film Festival still celebrated an inspiring lineup of shorts and features for...
Ronan McCabe Named Animation Ireland Chief Exec as Industry Booms
Animation Ireland, the trade body representing Ireland’s animation studios, has announced that it has appointed Ronan McCabe as its new Chief Executive.
The appointment comes...
Shaun the Sheep Special ‘Winter’s Tale’ Set for BBC, Netflix
With his latest feature film adventure about to bow on Netflix in the U.S. and Latin America, Aardman Animations has announced that Shaun the...
Red Kite, Once Were Farmers Form Wild Child Animation JV
Leading Scottish production companies Red Kite Animation and Once Were Farmers are joining forces to create a brand new combined studio: Wild Child Animation....
Maxon and Red Giant Combine Post-Prod Powers in Merger
Maxon, the developers of professional 3D software solutions, and Red Giant, creators of unique tools for editors, VFX artists and motion designers, cooperatively announced...
George Takei Joins Scary Good Cast for ‘Love Monster’ Series
Screen legend George Takei has joined some of the finest actors and voiceover talents in the U.K. for Love Monster, a new 54 x...
Jean-Pierre Morillon Named Superprod Animation Head of Story
Superprod Animation has appointed Jean-Pierre Morillon to strengthen its creative team. As Head of Story, Morillon will be in charge of leading the literary...
Aardman Hatches Holiday Special ‘Robin Robin’ for Netflix
Bristol-based stop-motion animation studio Aardman Studios is working on its first project for Netflix— a new 30-minute special title Robin Robin, which will debut...
‘Clangers’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Episodes, Special Events
BAFTA-winning preschool brand Clangers is celebrating its 50th anniversary this Saturday (Nov. 16) with the launch of brand-new episodes on CBeebies, limited edition illustrated...
Clip: Get to Know ‘Bluey’ on Disney Junior
One of the most popular pups in all of Down Under (and her Blue Heeler family) is happily making her U.S. home on Disney...
Framestore Conjures VFX for ‘His Dark Materials’
The first episode of His Dark Materials aired on November 3 (BBC) and Nov. 4 (HBO), debuting with a splash with 7.2 million viewers...
MIPCOM Market News Round-Up
***This article originally ran in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 294)***
If you work in the animation content business, you’ll probably end...
Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Diana Rigg Set Sail with ‘The Snail and the Whale’
Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, The Highway Rat, Revolting Rhymes) is continuing its tradition of providing animated holiday specials for the...
Acamar & CBeebies Get Hopping on New Series of ‘Bing’
Acamar Films has signed a significant new content deal with the BBC for a new series of its award-winning preschool property Bing. A further...
BBC Prepares Animated ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ for Xmas
The U.K.'s BBC One will premiere a new half-hour animated special based on Michael Morpurgo's children's book Mimi and the Mountain Dragon this Christmas....
Beloved Animation Legend Richard Williams Passes at Age 86
Beloved animation director Richard Williams passed away on Friday evening at age 86 in his home in Bristol. Williams is best known for being...
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