All posts tagged in: rainbow

Takao · Nickelodeon

May 26

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Nickelodeon wrangles up 44 Cats

Rainbow’s hairball comedy 44 Cats has been picked up internationally by Nickelodeon. The children’s broadcaster has agreed to air the show globally, excluding the United States and Latin America, in 2019. Inspired by the 1968 Italian song “Quarantaquattro gatti,” the series follows Lampo, Milandy, Pilou and Polpetta, four homeless kittens who transform a garage into a ...

Neil Raymundo · Winx Club

Mar 15

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Netflix to Produce Winx Club Live Action Adaptation

According to a recent announcement, streaming service Netflix is getting ready to produce a live action adaptation of Rainbow Group’s popular animated franchise, Winx Club. The adaptation will allow fans of the Italian animated series to finally see the six fashionista fairies rendered onscreen as flesh and blood characters. The premise largely remains the same: the fairies are trying to hone ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Oct 30

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Regal Academy Returns to Nick Jr.

European studio Rainbow has recently announced that the animated fairytale remix Regal Academy will be returning to Nick Jr. in the U.S. for its second season. The debut for broadcast has been pencilled in for Sunday, November 5 at 1:30pm ET/PT, with a global rollout on various Nickelodeon platforms scheduled for 2018. Regal Academy is known for providing a contemporary comedic take on classic ...

Neil Raymundo · Winx Club

Nov 05

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World of Winx is Now on Netflix

Thanks go out to Toonbarn reader Jackie, who gave us the tip-off that the spin-off Winx Club WOW: World of Winx has just been released on Netflix. The spin-off was originally given the vague “Fall 2016” release date on the streaming service, but the exact date is no longer important as the show can now be watched to your heart’s content. There are plans to release two seasons’ worth of ...

Cecilia Cordero · Other Cartoons

Apr 06

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Winx Flies to India

Rainbow’s Winx Club will be flying to India trough a new deal with the leading national broadcaster Sun TV Network Ltd. for its kids’ entertainment channels. Four regional channels Kochu TV, Chintu TV, Kushi TV and Chutti TV will broadcast seasons 4 to 7 of the series starting in June across Southern India in 4 different languages. The broadcast deal in India adds to the huge existing global ...

Neil Raymundo · Winx Club

Jul 21

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Winx Club Makes its Way to South Africa

According to a recent announcement, Rainbow’s globally popular animated series Winx Club will be making its way to South Africa this month, courtesy of a landmark deal with one of the country’s leading free-to-air channels, ETV. The channel will be broadcasting the fifth and sixth seasons of Winx Club by July, with a broad multiplatform marketing campaign to follow across TV, press, and ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Jul 23

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Mia and Me to Start 2nd Season

Rainbow and Lucky Punch have jointly announced that a second season of Mia and Me have been commissioned for broadcast by the end of 2014/beginning of 2015, due to the strong international TV sales and impressive ratings garnered by the first season. ...

Neil Raymundo · Winx Club

Dec 16

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Rainbow and Tsumanga Studios to Develop WinX Club Game

Rainbow has entered into a partnership with Scotland-based game developer/publisher Tsumanga Studios in order to create a new girl-targeted virtual world game based on the Winx Club property. The planned Winx Club game will be made available in English, Italian, Russian, and French and will have ports in all the current generations of mobile phones, web browsers, and tablets. ...

Neil Raymundo · Winx Club

Oct 16

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New Licensing Plans for Winx Club Announced

Italian animation studio Rainbow has just announced a new batch of licensing agents for their popular brand Winx Club during London’s Brand Licensing Show. The new licensees consist of CPLG for Germany and Benelux; RBW for Brunei, Malaysi, Singapore and Thailand; Tuesday (Bates Group) Indonesia; License2Brand in Greece and FWD Licensing in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Jun 08

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Rainbow and Mattel Inks Mia and Me Partnership Deal

Italian distribution and licensing house Rainbow has recently entered into a licensing partnership deal with toy giant Mattel for the hit girls’ TV series Mia and Me. Mattel will be joining the list of international Mia and Me licensing partners, which includes Panini, Belltex, Ciementoni, Schmidt spiele, and Egmont. Mattel is planning to come up with consumer products by summer this year. ...

ToonBarn Rob · Other Cartoons

Oct 05

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Vivid Imaginations to make Cloudbabies toys for Hoho Entertainment

From the previews we’ve seen, the Cloudbabies look so soft and huggable, and now Vivid Imagination will give us the chance to play with them off the TV, courtesy of new plush toys, playsets, games, puzzles, role play items, and arts and crafts! Available for distribution throughout EMEA, the new master toy partner will work with Hoho Entertainment to produce the toys and gear based on the ...

ToonBarn Rob · Other Cartoons

Aug 28

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Hoho Entertainment and CBeebies float the Cloudbabies our way

Floating on a cloud, caring for the sky, and making friends with the Sun, moon, and stars. Sounds pretty relaxing, but what if it was your job? That’s what the Cloudbabies are tasked with; Baba Pink, Baba Blue, Baba Yellow, and Baba Green help look after the Sun, moon, Fuffa Cloud, Little Star, and Rainbow, ensuring the sky always provides what it needs to. Along with Bobo White, the ...