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Kickstart Entertainment recruits former Cartoon Network Studios exec Nicole Rivera

Former Cartoon Network exec Nicole Rivera has joined Hot Wheels Monster Trucks producer Kickstart Entertainment as VP of development. Based in LA, she will head up the kids & family development slate for the firm, which is also behind animated titles including YouTube’s American Girl and Angry Birds: Summer Madness for Netflix, as well as […]

Exclusive: Cartoon Network Studios’ original series development VP exits

Nicole Rivera, VP of original series development at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cartoon Network Studios, is exiting the company after five years. TBI understands that Rivera, who worked on titles including Battu and the upcoming HBO Max series Adventure Time: Fionna And Cake, is currently looking for new work. The exec first joined the studio in […]

HBO Max orders ‘Adventure Time’ spin-off

WarnerMedia streamer HBO Max has ordered a new spin-off to Cartoon Network’s fantasy animation series Adventure Time, following the characters of fearless hero Fionna and her talking cat Cake. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the 10 x 30-minute YA animation Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (working title) will explore the friends’ relationship and the mysterious […]

Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco appointed to lead Warner Bros. anime push

Warner Bros. has handed Adult Swim exec Jason DeMarco an expanded role as SVP of anime and action series/longform for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. He will continue with his current responsibilities as SVP, head of anime and action series for adult animation division Adult Swim, reporting to both Sam Register, president of […]

Cartoon Network adds Aussie toon originals

Cartoon Network’s Asia Pacific division has commissioned four Australian-made animated programmes for its 2016 line-up. These are short-form shows Bill & Tony and The Sketchy Show out of Brisbane; Lasso & Comet, which is coming through the Cartoon Network Studios’ shorts programme; and a pilot of Monster Beach: The Series (pictured), which follows on from […]

New Ben 10 for Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is looking to an old favourite to join attract a new generation of viewers. The Turner Broadcasting System channel is launching a new Ben 10 series in 2016, with production collective Man of Action executive producing the show for Cartoon Network Studios. The animated series is based on the popular franchise that has […]

News brief: Cartoon Network poaches content boss from NBCU

Cartoon Network has recruited Brian Robillard as vice president, content business operations for its Cartoon Network Studios division. Robbilard joins from NBC Universal where he was director of product strategy and development, content distribution working on the company’s TV Everywhere service. At Cartoon he will report to chief content officer Rob Sorcher. He said: “We’re […]

Cartoon Network goes Over the Garden Wall

Cartoon Network has unveiled it latest programming, which includes its first ever animated event miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. The mini stars voice talent including Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), Collin Dean (The War at Home) and Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men) and is billed as a fantasy series about two brothers […]

Cartoon Network builds Lego partnership

Cartoon Network has partnered with the Denmark-based Lego Group to launch a multiplatform franchise titled Mixels. Next year, the pair will launch the franchise, which will comprise animated shorts of Cartoon Network’s flagship US cable channel, low priced Lego building block sets and an online app. The pair first unveiled its partnership with Lego last […]