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Cartoon Network, Adult Swim coming to Canada

February 6, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Teletoon Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. announced Thursday a partnership that will bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canadian television later this year.

Rod Parkes, 70, was animator on "Charlotte's Web"

February 6, 2012 · Mr. Clevland

Rodney Barton "Rod" Parkes, an animator on the 1973 feature film Charlotte's Web and other Hanna-Barbera Studios productions, died Tuesday. He was 70. Parkes worked on the series Hardy Boys (1969); Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down and Archie's Fun House (all 1970); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); and Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976).

Warren Lockhart, 71, produced "Peanuts" specials

February 3, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Warren Landry Lockhart, the producer of several Peanuts TV specials and an Oscar-winning documentary film, died suddenly January 19 in his Culver City, California office. He was 71.

"Tintin" wins award for Best Animated 3D Feature

February 3, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Three animated feature films received Lumiere statuettes from the International 3D Society at a black-tie ceremony Wednesday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The Adventures Of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn(Paramount Pictures) was named Best Animated 3D Feature. Puss in Bootswas honored for Best Stereography - Animation, while The Lion King(Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) -- originally released in 1994 -- received an award for Best 2D to 3D Conversion.

Five animated films up for Quebec's Prix Jutra

February 2, 2012 · Paul Anderson

]Two National Film Board of Canada releases are among the five nominees for Best Animated Film announced Wednesday by the Prix Jutra, Quebec's movie awards. The NFB nominees are Patrick Doyon's Sunday (Dimanche) and Dominique Étienne Simard's Paula. Sunday has been nominated for this year's Oscar for Best Short Film (Animated).

Animator, artist Al Rio dies in apparent suicide

February 2, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Brazil-based animator and "good girl artist" Al Rio died Tuesday morning. He was 49. The cause was apparent suicide by hanging, said comics-centric international art agency Glass House Graphics, which Rio joined in the mid-1990s.

"The Beatles" writer Bruce Howard dead at 86

February 2, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Emmy-nominated TV writer Bruce Howard, an uncredited story man for all 39 episodes of King Features Syndicate's 1965-67 The Beatles cartoon

Leslie Carter, 25, was member of musical family

February 2, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Aspiring singer Leslie Carter, the sister of performers Nick and Aaron Carter, died Tuesday in upstate New York, a family spokesperson confirmed. She was 25. No further details on her death were immediately available.

Nick Brings In "Mike The Knight"

February 1, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Nickelodeon unveils Mike the Knight, a brand new CG-animated preschool series that invites viewers into a fantastical world of castles, missions, dragons and trolls, on Friday, Feb. 3, at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT). The half-hour, adventure series teaches kids about friendship, loyalty, and determination as they join Mike, a young knight-in-training, on his missions to protect his kingdom, serve his Queen and become a full-fledged knight.

Hudson, Gad, Hader star in "Me & My Shadow" cast

February 1, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Kate Hudson will make her animation debut as a member of the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation fantasy feature film Me and My Shadow. Also signed are The Book of Mormon star Josh Gad and Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader. The studio has scheduled a November 13, 2013 release date.