Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, creators of DRAWN TOGETHER, have signed a development deal with FOX. According to sources, the deal is in the seven-figures and will last two years. During that time, the duo will be developing new comedies as well as working on FOX series already in production.
Source: AWN
ABC Kids has acquired 52 eleven minute episodes of Alien Clones from Outer Space, based on the books by Simon and Schuster, which follow twins Barton and Nancy Jamison and their adventures with alien clones who land in their hometown and end up living in the attic. The series will premiere in October 2008.
Source: AWN
Fans of Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 will soon be able to ride around town in their very own Ben 10 bicycles thanks to a new deal formed with Huffy and Bell Sports.
Huffy will produce a line of Ben 10 inspired bicycles for the United States and Canada. Bell Sports will develop a full line of helmets and protective gear including knee and elbow pads as well as wrist guards.
CNE has also partnered with Bravo Sports, which will manufacture Ben 10 skateboards.
Ben 10 launched in January 2006. The series was recently approved for a fourth season and can be seen on Cartoon Network Tuesday through Friday at 4 p.m.
Aardman International has sold Shaun the Sheep to Nickelodeon Benelux, Spain, India, Australia and New Zealand. The series will launch in Benelux in April, Spain and India in May and Australia and New Zealand later in the year once it has broadcast on ABC and TVNZ.
Alix Wiseman, head of sales at Aardman International says: “We are thrilled that Nickelodeon has made such a commitment to Shaun the Sheep and that the new series will be seen by their viewers across the globe.â€
Source: Toy News
In 1991 Troy Walker created Bob Spongee, a sponge who had eyes, legs and arms. He lived on Apple Street with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Bubbles.
He also produced 1,000 dolls that he sold in flea markets and through the mail.
“They took all of it,” Walker said this week. “I sold the Bob Spongees all throughout Northern California. It obviously fell into the hands of one of the producers of the show. It’s a clear pattern of duplication.”
Walker has demanded $1.6 billion in damages. Nickelodeon will not comment on pending litigation, a spokeswoman wrote in a statement.
Source: Inside Bay Area
Nickelodeon has announced it is adding three new animated series to its 2008 schedule: The Umizumiz, Bubble Guppies and Making Fiends. Nick also announced new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, and Dora the Explorer.
“Our goal is always to give preschoolers, kids and tweens the very best programming in television, and to combine fresh new creative ideas with enduring hits that kids love,” said Tom Ascheim, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Nickelodeon Television. “SpongeBob is number-one with kids and Dora is tops with preschoolers, so we’re going to give them more, as well as new episodes of their favorite live-action and animated shows. And we are very excited about the new shows that will be joining the lineup this year.”
Beginning tomorrow, fans of South Park are going to experience the first-ever high definition episode “Good Times With Weapons.” COMEDY CENTRAL has partnered with Microsoft to offer Xbox 360 owners the HD episode free for two weeks. The episode will be available via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Best Buy will also offer free HD-DVDs of the “Good Times With Weapons” episode with the purchase of any Xbox 360 console or HD-DVD drive from March 20 through April 3.
The 11th season of South Park kicks-off on Wednesday, March 7. For the first time ever, the newest episodes from Season 11 will be available uncensored on Xbox LIVE beginning March 13.
Nick Jr. will be premiering 4 new GO, DIEGO, GO! episodes March 5-8 at 9:30 am. In addition, the theatrical tour, Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue, will be making it way to Minneapolis (March 7-11). The tour, which began Feb. 1, features Diego and his cousin Dora the Explorer doing what they do best.
The GO, DIEGO, GO! premiere week will consist of:
March 5: “The Great Roadrunner Race”
March 6: “Tapir’s Trip Home”
March 7: “Jorge the Little Hawk Learns to Migrate”
March 8: “Giant Octopus to the Rescue!”
March 9: “The Great Roadrunner Race” (encore)
Source: AWN
Verizon has just launched V Cast Mobile TV in 20 markets. Why should you care? Its got Nickelodeon!
Customers will be able to watch live TV 24/7 on eight channels: CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox Mobile, MTV, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go, and Nickelodeon. Of course, it isn’t free. All those wanting some portable SpongeBob will have to shell out between $15 and $25, depending on extras.
Source: Mobile Mag
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim set basic cable monthly records in total-day delivery in adults 18-34 (460,000, up 28% compared with February 2006), adults 18-24 (280,000, up 32%), males 18-34 (283,000, up 25%) and males 18-24 (169,000, up 20%).
Cartoon Network attributed the boost to marathons of Family Guy and Futurama and not the Aqua Teen Hunger Force incident in Boston.
Source: Brand Week
Spider-Man is set to swing onto the Kids’ WB! on The CW in early 2008 in a new animated series tentatively titled THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.
Greg Weisman will be the supervising producer while Victor Cook will be a producer/supervising director.
Source: AWN
Nickelodeon’s latest show, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, is set to debut this Saturday at 10:00AM with two back-to-back episodes. The show will then continue to air every Saturday at 10:30AM. El Tigre is Nick’s first Flash animated comedy series and was created by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua.
Source: AWN
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