Won 2 ADDYs - Best of Category!

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The new My Mini Peeps virtual world for kids is in the works. Stay tuned for the launch of the 3D world but for now you can read this article on the company creating it, Masher Media, and its founder, Sherry Gunther. Animax Entertainment worked with Masher on the upcoming site. We also have one of those things in the foreground of the photo.Labels: client, emmy, game, press, virtual worlds

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Yes, it's Groundhog's Day today and the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means six weeks more of winter. Little Pim also had a little debut when Wired's Geek Dad shadowed Pim in a nice app review of Little Pim's Word Bag (Okay, we stretched the Punxsutawney-Pim correlation a little).
Animation Magazine postponed Toon Town 2.0 due to logistics issues. We'll let you know when it get rescheduled. As far as we know, the Film Finance Summit is still on. We're also headed to Kidscreen Summit, NY Toy Fair and the Engage Expo, so contact us if you're available to meet with Animax Entertainment.Labels: conference, press



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Animax's Michael Bellavia is speaking at Animation Magazine's upcoming event: Toon Town 2.0. The January 26, 2010 event has a cross section of companies in the LA animation industry leveraging new media platforms for the creation and distribution of their animated programming -- from shorts to games to ecards and even old-timey stuff like TV. Labels: animation, animax, bellavia, conference, event, press
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Animax Entertainment has been running the numbers lately. First we #402 on the Inc. 500 list. Then we were #3 on the list of fastest growing private companies in LA. And now we just found out we are #2 on the list of fastest growing private companies in the San Fernando Valley.Labels: animax entertainment, award, press
The Los Angeles Business Journal ran a profile article on Animax Entertainment in association with our being added to a top 3 spot on the list of the fastest growing companies in Los Angeles.
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CBS Interactive's SmartPlanet.com features an interview with Animax's Tucker Aaron that gives the Top 5 tips to making sure a video has the best chance possible of hitting it big. Solid advice.
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Congrats to @animaxent for their MarCom Award for the Slotcar series produced for @Hardees and @CarlsJr. Good job! http://ow.ly/15Ya1rThe series got over 2 million views on FunnyorDie alone and is still ranked in the top 100 of their most watched series ever.

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Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas is featured in Adam Carolla's latest podcast from JackFM here in Los Angeles. The subjects ranged from Godspell to Palm Springs to falling asleep on Letterman (which could be risky nowadays) to an update on Popzilla.
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Animax Entertainment's Michael Bellavia will be speaking at two conferences next week about the nexus of digital and entertainment.
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Kidscreen Magazine was in the sporting mood and included Animax Entertainment's Tim Jones in an article about how entertainment is leveraging interest in professional sports to reach tween and teen boys. The article talks about our work on Slotcar - a bit edgy for the younger end of the spectrum - and some of the other sports entertainment content we have in the works.
Animax Entertainment was profiled by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. The article gives a brief history on the company, covers Popzilla and talks about some of the other projects we're working on. It's also nice to have some kind words in there from our favorite client: Starlight Children's Foundation. Read the full article here.
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Examiner.com had a total love fest with Animax Entertainment and covered us, Popzilla and FunNugget. Read the article here.
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In addition to a ton of very positive Twitter comments about our new MTV TV show called Popzilla, there has been an enormous amount of press about the show. Here's a sampling:
As part of Advertising Week in New York City, Animax Entertainment's Michael Bellavia will be participating on a panel entitled Animation and Advertising. The panel will explore the current and future state of animation, storytelling and visual effects on Madison Avenue. Ask a provocative question Wednesday, September 23 at the Paley Center for Media.Labels: advertising, animation, conference, press
Home Media Magazine asked Animax's Michael Bellavia six questions about the future of digital distribution, streamed content and home entertainment. Get the answers to the future here.
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In addition to CHF, the latest Popzilla video about Radiohead has gotten picked up by a bunch of other sites including: Joystiq, The Daily What, and GoNintendo.
Cold Hard Flash did Animax a solid and covered Popzilla's latest episode. You've heard of Rockband Beatles, well now get ready for the best video game ever: Rockband Radiohead.
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Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas is a Featured Guest at this weekend's Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction and anime event in the country. Dave is headed there to support Global TV's Bob & Doug animated show. Hunt Dave down for an autograph.
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Yes, a shameless reference. Animax Entertainment's Tim Jones talks about Branded Entertainment in a new article by Gennefer Snowfield in Tubefilter.
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Wow. Forbes went a little deeper on Animax than it did in its article from last week. This week, Sramana Mitra who writes for Forbes covers us on her blog, highlighting our thoughts and work in the a deeper dive on social gaming, viral video, virtual worlds, and MMOs. Check out the new article.
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Forbes, in its Intelligent Tech section, has an article by Sramana Mitra covering the rapidly growing virtual goods market. Animax gets a nice call out in the article, but we're a little perplexed about why Mitra finds the trend to be a disturbing one. It's like we commented:
"Not sure why you find the rising virtual economy a disturbing trend. A virtual good is really no different than a physical good -- it's just comprised of pixels instead of plastic. These new forms of goods can be anything from an emblem of status to an emotional expression -- basically they aren't too different from real world baubles and trinkets ... Animax Entertainment http://animaxent.com helps our clients take advantage of some of the opportunities around virtual goods and virtual worlds to unlock new revenue streams."But you guys already knew that, so we're basically preaching to the choir.
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Animax Entertainment is featured in a slide show on Inc. Magazine's site. This is as a result of Animax being added to the 2009 Inc. 500 list.
Animax's Tucker Aaron wrote an article for iMedia Connection about how you can ensure your content goes viral. He highlights the ways you can help make sure your campaign gets maximum exposure and becomes a viral success.
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Huge news for Animax Entertainment! The Inc. 500 list came out today and Animax is number 402. This honor ranks right up there with our Emmy Award. The Inc. 500 is an annual ranking of the fastest growing companies in America. We truly see it as recognition of the collective effort of so many people. Getting on the list is absolutely 100% due to the efforts of all the folks we've worked with over the years at Animax. We give a tremendous amount of thanks to Animax Entertainment's past, present and, hopefully, future clients, employees, partners, friends and family for helping us to achieve this honor. THANKS!Labels: animax entertainment, award, press
iMediaConnection features an article from Corey Torrence entitled "5 Ways to Inject Storytelling Into Your (Ad) Campaign." The article highlights how the traditional means of advertising aren't nearly as impactful as story-driven, branded entertainment ones.
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This December 2009, Second City is going to be celebrating it's 50th Anniversary. As part of the slate of shows, panels, and activities, there is going to be a reunion of the cast of SCTV. Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas will be live on stage along with appearances by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, and Martin Short. Labels: dave thomas, mckenzie, press, sctv
Animax Entertainment's Michael Bellavia is speaking at the upcoming Engage Expo in San Jose. The conference features speakers from the worlds of Virtual Goods, Social Media, Games and more. If you register by August 14th and use the special discount code SPEAKERVIP you will get in for a measly $395. Labels: conference, press
Lots of new news for Animax today.
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Planet Color by Todd Parr will be debuting in Nordstroms around the country. In particular, Todd will be in the four Chicago area Nordstroms to introduce the Planet Color t-shirts and clothing. He’ll also read from his books, draw and autograph.Labels: planet color, press
ColdHardFlash generated some digital press pixels about Animax, MTV & Popzilla and Bob & Doug today.
Animax Entertainment's Dave Thomas is one of the Featured Guests at the upcoming Fan Expo Canada in Toronto August 28-30, 2009, the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction and anime event in the country. Dave is headed there to support Global TV's Bob & Doug animated show.
Last Week, Crave Online said Bob & Doug was one of the top shows to watch. Now comes word that Bob & Doug is one of the top 10 shows watched, period! It made the Top 10 on Global TV and is in the Top 20 overall in the 18-34 demographic. That means the core audience for the show were practically just getting out of diapers when Bob & Doug McKenzie first debuted on SCTV nearly 30 years ago. Animax is happy to see the McKenzies connect with any generation of hosers.
Virtual Worlds News went a little deeper on Planet Color, the virtual world that Animax is working on with SupperTime Entertainment and NY Times best-selling children's author Todd Parr. Read the article here.
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Virtual World News and License Magazine picked up on a press release about the pending launch of Planet Color. Animax is developing an online playground for kids to interact with a new brand from NY Times bestselling children's author and illustrator, Todd Parr, and marketing partner SupperTime Entertainment. More info to come in the future.Labels: client, planet color, press
Tim Jones, Animax COO, was quoted in a recent Mediaweek article about how YouTube is playing a role in the future of branded entertainment.
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Animax CEO Corey Torrence is going to be speaking at the upcoming The Mobile & Broadband Forum in Boston. He's on a panel entitled: Music, Video, and Games—Making Money (Finally?) in Digital and Mobile. The event is invite only, so inquire about attending here.
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SLOTCAR, Animax Unplugged's branded entertainment series for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, was covered by SHOOT magazine.
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The San Fernando Valley Business Journal released the nominees for the Valley’s best Human Resources professionals and Animax's very own Lawrence Monaco is on the list. Congratulations! The winners will be announced on March 19, 2009.
Episode 3 of SLOTCAR achieved immortal status on Funny or Die. First Animax wins an Emmy and now we are Highlander! What more could you ask for?
Animax Entertainment retained Media Link Partners as a business development consultant to accelerate opportunities in branded entertainment. Media Link is a strategic advisory firm whose clients include Microsoft, AT&T, Unilever, Home Depot, Colgate-Palmolive, The Walt Disney Company, Viacom, Comcast, Fremantle and Sony. Michael Kassan, Media Link's founder and managing principal, and former President/Chief Operating Officer and Vice-Chairman of Initiative Media Worldwide, will be the lead on the engagement.
Animax announced the winners of its Canucks Cartoon Script Contest at KidScreen Summit today. Congratulations go out to:
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Animax Entertainment is headed to the KidScreen Summit next week and there is a lot going on:
Animax Entertainment announces the launch of a new division dedicated to the wellness market: Animax Health. Animax Health will provide innovative technology coupled with engaging front-end design to change the way healthcare providers, educators, pharmaceutical firms and non-profits connect and communicate with their patients. The division will provide strategic solutions to help improve language accessibility and cultural competence across diverse communities of care.
If you're going to NY Toy Fair then it's your lucky day. You're invited to a mixer for everyone interested in Online Toys & Gaming. Come mingle with folks interested in virtual worlds, online games, interactive toys and games, video games, elearning, computer software, USB and web connected toys, etc.
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Animax participated in the Virtual Worlds Management Industry Forecast 2009 issued by Show Initiative. The survey collects responses from over 60 industry execs, analysts, observers and thought leaders on what the coming year holds for the virtual worlds industry. An interesting read especially for those interested in youth, entertainment and toy driven virtual worlds.
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Animax's animated holiday card featuring Bob & Doug McKenzie singing the "12 Days of Christmas" got nice write ups in Animation Magazine and Cold Hard Flash.

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Animax announced at the Virtual Worlds Expo that we've partnered with RocketOn to produce and develop parallel virtual worlds. Read the coverage in Animation Magazine and Kidscreen.
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Animax won four awards in the 38th Annual Creativity Awards, including two Platinum level awards. The wins included client work for the Ad Council and SocialVibe as well as wins for self-promotional material. Congrats team!
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Animax's announcement of the launch of KID KONCEPTS has been picked up by a few different news outlets.
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Leading up to next week's Virtual Worlds Expo in Los Angeles that we are sponsoring, Animax announced the launch of its new KID KONCEPTS initiative. Read the press release.
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Animax is a sponsoring the upcoming Virtual Worlds Expo here in sunny Los Angeles. We'll have a table in the expo area - booth 117 so feel free to drop by.
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Animax is a Bronze Sponsor of the upcoming Casual Connect Seattle 2008 event. So if you are looking for a development house to work with to produce casual games, virtual worlds or MMOs, look no further than Animax. Please contact us to set up a meeting.
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Animax Entertainment issued a spanking new press release on the upcoming Bob & Doug McKenzie animated series and the recent announcement about Fox joining on board the TV pilot. Check out the trailer.