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Disney Channel Is Tops Among Kids For The Third Straight Year
Disney Channel, boosted by a pair of original movies and popular new comedy series “Girl Meets World,” has emerged as television’s most popular total-day network among kids — as well as cable’s most popular overall — for a third straight summer. According to Nielsen estimates, “Girl Meets World” and “Sofia the First” stood as TV’s top two series among kids 2-11 (both with 2.1 million in the age group), and Disney Channel had the summer’s six highest-rated telecasts in the demo. In addition to “Girl” and “Sofia,” the top spots in the rankings include original movies “Zapped” from late June (3.95 million kids 2-11) and last month’s “How to Build…
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Disney’s Haunted Mansion Attraction Inspires Spooky Animated Special
Disney Television Animation is in development on “Haunted Mansion,” a special for Disney Channel and Disney XD, inspired by the popular Disney Parks attraction.
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Disney XD Orders Jon Heder Animated Series ‘Pickle & Peanut’
Disney XD has ordered “Pickle & Peanut,” an animated buddy comedy featuring Jon Heder and Johnny Pemberton. Series hails from “Fish Hooks” creator Noah Z. Jones and developed by Joel Trussell. Show from Disney Television Animation will use a mix of 2-D animation and live-action clips to the ll the story of an emotional pickle, voiced by Heder, and a freewheeling peanut (Pemberton). “We see very few pitches that are as funny and original as ‘Pickle & Peanut,’ ” said Eric Coleman, Disney Television Animation’s senior VP of original series. “We instantly fell in love with these characters, and Noah and Joel have built a world with a visual style…
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Disney XD Goes for Season Two of Camp Lakebottom
9 Story Entertainment has licensed a second season of the animated comedy Camp Lakebottom to Disney XD in the U.S. The second season, which was greenlit by TELETOON Canada, has 26 22-minute episodes. Season two has also been picked up by Disney Channel and Disney XD channels in the U.K., CEEMA, India, Japan and Latin America. The first season premiered on both TELETOON Canada and Disney XD in July 2013. Season one was also licensed to Disney Channels in multiple international territories, along with ABC TV in Australia, Super RTL in Germany, Canal+ Family in France and Africa and Noga in Israel.