Halifax, Small Yet Growing, Is A Hidden Gem Of The Canadian Animation Industry
How can Halifax compete with the likes of Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal? Key players in the city give their views.
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Netflix Reveals Slate Of Upcoming Preschool Series, Including ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Spinoff
With new competitors on the way, the streaming giant Netflix is turbocharging its preschool content production.
DHX Media Bolsters Animation Slate With Two Executive Appointments
Stephanie Betts and Todd Brian will oversee the creation of original animated series for the Canadian content titan.
DHX Media Will Launch A New Kids SVOD Service
DHX Media’s extensive library of children’s content will be available on its new service, Kids Room.
Amir Nasrabadi Appointed EVP/GM Of DHX’s Vancouver Animation Studio
Nasrabadi will play a key role at DHX’s animation operation, which currently employs around 500 people in Vancouver.
TV ROUNDUP: New Series For Hulu, Netflix, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon Int’l
A look at new and upcoming animated series.
Apple Will Produce New ‘Peanuts’ Animation For Its Streaming Service
The new animation will be produced by DHX Media, which is also the majority-owner of the property.
TV ROUNDUP: Rooster Teeth First, Disney Junior, Netflix, Cartoon Network
Rooster Teeth expands the slate of animation projects for its streaming service, and Netflix teams up with some key creative members of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
Sony Buys Stake In ‘Peanuts’ For $185 Million
It’s konnichiwa, Charlie Brown.
‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture
This marks only the second time in the history of the award that an animated film has been nominated for the top prize.
New Job Openings At Animation Studios This Week
Don’t miss this new positions in the animation industry.
First Look at Cartoon Network’s 2D ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’ Series [Clip]
Even cartoonier than before…
DHX Acquires Nerd Corps To Create 700-Employee Canadian Mega-Studio
The Canadian animation scene became more consolidated today with the news that Halifax-based DHX Media will buy Vancouver-based animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment for a cash-and-stock deal worth CAD$57 million.
Traditionally-Animated ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’ Series in Development
Halifax, Canada-based media company DHX Media has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Animation to adapt “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” into a “traditionally-animated” TV series.
W!LDBRAIN Entertainment To Extend “Battle Bears” Brand
W!LDBRAIN inks TV Deal with SkyVu to turn Battle Bears into a major television series and consumer products line. Battle Bears To Be …
DHX Media To Acquire Cookie Jar Entertainment, Creating The World’s Largest Independent Library of Children’s Entertainment Content
Transaction significantly enhances DHX’s scale and digital distribution capabilities Halifax, Canada – (August 20, 2012) – DHX Media …
