Animax Entertainment

Now We're #2!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:00 +0000

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.

Thanks again to our clients, employees, vendors, partners, contractors and friends and family - the last few years were very good to us. Here's to hoping the end of 2009 and 2010 is even half as kind and generous.

LA Business Journal article

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

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.

We're #3 out of Top 100

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +0000

Last night the Los Angeles Business Journal ran an event showcase the Top 100 fastest growing companies in Los Angeles for 2005-2008. Animax Entertainment placed #3 on the list.

It's been a nice awards stream for Animax:

LABJ: Ranked #3 in all of Los Angeles
Inc. 500: Ranked #402
Platinum MarCom Award

And there's more to come. Next week we find out from the San Fernando Valley Business Journal what our exact rank is on their Top 50 list and in another couple weeks we find out if we win the category as a Finalist in the DPAC Awards.

DPAC Awards Finalist

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Animax's branded entertainment division Animax Unplugged is a finalist in this year's Digital Publishing and Advertising Awards in the category of Best Video Campaign for our work on Slotcar. The award results gets announced in December so keeping fingers crossed. This comes on the heels of having just won a Platinum MarCom Award for the campaign.

Play the New iCarly Game

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Animax produced another new Nickelodeon Game of the Week. The game is a crazy new smash-up memory game called iCrush it with Spencer. Definitely true to Spencer's nuttiness, you have to quickly remember different objects and then smash them to pieces.

Earlier this year we'd produced a couple other Games of the Week for Nickelodeon including Tru Jackson's Fashion Fury and Barnyard's Battle for the Barn!

Animax Among Fastest in LA

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:24:00 +0000

First Animax was added to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America. Then we found out we were among the 50 fastest growing companies in the San Fernando Valley. Now we hear we were added to Los Angeles Business Journal's list of the 100 fastest growing companies in all of Los Angeles, again measuring our growth between 2005-2008. Catch us if you can.

Make Your Video Go Viral

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:26:00 +0000

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.

Pass Back Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +0000

As seen in Geek Dad, The Boston Globe had a nice overview article of the market for mobile apps specifically made for toddlers. An interesting factoid is that 60% of the Top 25 apps in the iTunes store's education category are target to the toddler set.

We're going to be launching the Little Pim iPhone app pretty soon - Animax will let you know when it's ready.

Secret Girlfriend

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +0000

We also wanted to mention that one of the stars of Slotcar, Derek Miller, is now a regular cast member of Comedy Central's new series Secret Girlfriend. Congrats, Derek, from Animax.

Hardee's & Carl's Jr. Tweeted Us

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000

Wow - the burger powers that be over at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's just tweeted us a nice note of congratulations on our MarCom Platinum Award for the series we produced for them called Slotcar. Thanks, guys, much appreciated.

Congrats to @animaxent for their MarCom Award for the Slotcar series produced for @Hardees and @CarlsJr. Good job! http://ow.ly/15Ya1r

The series got over 2 million views on FunnyorDie alone and is still ranked in the top 100 of their most watched series ever.

Platinum Award Winning

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Animax just won a Platinum MarCom Award for Web Video for our work on Slotcar. The awards recognize achievements in creative excellence in marketing and communications programs. Slotcar is the branded entertainment video series we developed and produced for CKE's Hardee's and Carl's Jr. The award-winning series garnered over 2 million views during it's run.

Psychedelic Girls

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:55:00 +0000

The Rainbow Brite dolls are coming and with them a bunch of games and a new animated video that Animax produced for Hallmark and Playmates Toys. The fun stuff features Rainbow Brite and all her friends trying to retrieve all the colors of the rainbow.

One Billion Dollars

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:00 +0000

The virtual goods market is a one billion dollar market and is growing quickly. You see them in social networks, virtual worlds, online games, mobile apps, etc. We're leveraging them for clients and prepping Fun Nugget to take advantage of them as well. Animax Entertainment's Tucker Aaron was quoted in AOL's Money and Finance blog WalletPop about the growth of virtual goods. This week the Virtual Goods Summit is going on in San Francisco. We weren't able to make it to that conference because we're busy participating in Unite, the Unity 3D Developers conference also going on in San Francisco. Let us know if you'd like to meet up.

Animax is Top Banana

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Animax Entertainment just got another nice honor. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal just informed us we made their Top 50 list of fastest growing private companies in the region. They tracked our performance from 2005-2008. We won't know our ranking on the list until the November 18th reception, but even being in the top 50 is great news!

This comes on the heels of just having been profiled in the SFVBJ and on Animax being added to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America.

LA Times Profiles Dave Thomas

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Times Sunday edition included a fun profile of Dave Thomas. Dave talked about comedy, Ashton Kutcher, celebrities, Popzilla, SCTV and Animax.

Astro Boy Screening

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:54:00 +0000

The Producer's Guild of America New Media Council launches the first screening in it's new Saturday Morning Cartoon Series. The screening features Astro Boy and there will be an interview with the producers of the film conducted by Animax's Michael Bellavia. Bring the kids if you're a member.

Saturday Mornings 2.0
The NMC Saturday Morning Cartoon series is devoted to showcasing entertainment the entire PGA family can come together to enjoy in a fun, family-friendly, social experience. PGA members are invited to bring along kids of all ages to this screening series that will highlight new film, TV and other digital media produced by members of the PGA. Working with producers and studios of the content screened in the series, the NMC hopes to be able to make the mornings interactive, giving the audience a behind-the-scenes look at how the stories came to life, who was involved and how the word is getting out about the production – with the occasional visit from a caped crusader. By fostering this sense of discovery and enabling a true PGA community spirit, the Saturday Morning Cartoon series’ aim is that little kids and big kids at heart are entertained and see how producers enabled that experience.

Play Free Halloween Games

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:36:00 +0000

It's October and Halloween is upon us so Animax's Fun Nugget http://www.funnugget.com celebrates the holiday by adding a bunch of new free games and videos to the site. Have fun and find your favorite trick or treat!

Artful Bob & Doug

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +0000

Bob & Doug McKenzie have lived in multiple media formats - from SCTV to Strange Brew to commercials to Animax's very own Bob & Doug TV series. Now the two patron saints of Canada have entered into the world of fine art. Check out these Great White North inspired dioramas that portend doom for the McKenzie Brothers at the hands of hungry wolves in artwork created by Diana Thorneycroft.

The Man Show

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:00 +0000

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.

Digital Hollywood & Media Convergence

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Animax Entertainment's Michael Bellavia will be speaking at two conferences next week about the nexus of digital and entertainment.

On Tuesday he will be speaking in New York at The Economist's Media Convergence Forum. The conference theme is "The Moment of Truth: Consumers, Technology and Commerce" and the specific panel we are participating on is How the kids are doing it: Trendsetting. We'll be covering trends in media and technology specifically with respect to kids and youth and in particular Animax's work with kids brands and toy companies.

On Thursday he will be on a Digital Hollywood panel in Los Angeles entitled Strategizing the Campaign: Selling Movies, TV and Video on the Web, Social Media, Mobile and TV. We'll be talking about our experience with Popzilla and some of the work we've done for our entertainment clients.

If you're on either coast, ping us to meet up.

Game On!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:00 +0000

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.

Peak of the Valley

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:17:00 +0000

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.

Examiner on Animax

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Examiner.com had a total love fest with Animax Entertainment and covered us, Popzilla and FunNugget. Read the article here.

Since we're in the media space, it's interesting to note that Examiner.com is basically at the forefront of a new breed of citizen journalism. Now that newspapers have veered towards irrelevance and information becomes free (despite Rupert Murdoch's intentions) there will likely be a new landscape of examiner.com's launching in the next few years.

Hopefully they'll all cover Animax.

Rainbow Brite Launches

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Rainbow Brite gets a fantastic new makeover from Hallmark. First introduced 25 years ago, Rainbow Brite and her friends are ready to meet and entertain a whole new generation of girls. A new site launched with games and a new animated video featuring her updated look. Animax Entertainment created the animated video, "Return to Rainbow Land," for Hallmark.

And stay tuned because a big, new game called "Rainbow Rescue" is set to launch this Fall. It will bundled with the upcoming Rainbow Brite doll! Rainbow Rescue is a fun meta-game with a bunch of colorful mini-games where you help Rainbow Brite and her friends solve puzzles to find all the colors of the rainbow.

RPattz Has Weird Junk

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Bellavia) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:39:00 +0000

Robert Pattinson Flashes Tweens - Watch more Funny Videos

Yes, Popzilla went after the ultimate bloodsucker himself, star of Twilight and New Moon, Robert Pattison. We're sorry about the junk, RPattz.

Also, stay tuned Popzilla fans. Looks like MTV is switching up the air time - looks like it's going to be on at 11pm.