April 24, 2013
Foothill's Boy and the Dinosaur Among MIPJunior's Top 3
Animation series produced by 1461 Limited and animation house Studio Lidell was secured by several broadcasters worldwide, anticipating a successful international launch in April 2014.
April 16, 2013
Foothill Entertainment - Raz & Benny
The tale of two mice whose ambitions are bigger than their brains, but whose good luck is as endless as their friendship.
April 5, 2013
Foothill's 'G.U.N.K. Aliens' Invade Australia
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment’s upcoming animated series G.U.N.K. Aliens has landed on Network 10 Australia.
April 5, 2013
Foothill Secures Pre-Sales for Boy
Santa Barbara, CA -- Foothill Entertainment will be traveling to Cannes with major pre-sales and pre-production planning underway for the groundbreaking animation series, Boy and the Dinosaur.
April 5, 2013
Australia's Network Ten Goes For G.U.N.K. Aliens
SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment and its co-production partners Moody Street Kids and Gallus Entertainment have secured a commission from Network Ten in Australia for the show G.U.N.K. Aliens.
April 4, 2013
Foothill Announces New G.U.N.K. Aliens Animated Series
Santa Barbara, CA -- Foothill Europe, and its co-production partners Moody Street Kids and Gallus Entertainment, announced that Network 10, Australia, has commissioned 26 half hour episodes of G.U.N.K. Aliens.
April 4, 2013
G.U.N.K. Aliens Land On Network Ten
Australian commercial channel Network Ten has commissioned a 26-part animated comedy from US toon house Foothill Entertainment’s European arm.
April 4, 2013
Alien Toon Goes Down Under
An Australian broadcaster has acquired an upcoming animated series about aliens coproduced by the UK arm of US prodco Foothill Entertainment with Australian and Canadian toon houses.
April 3, 2013
Programming Picks
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment is shopping its new animated series Boy and the Dinosaur, a hot commodity at MIPJunior a few years back.
April 2, 2013
Foothill to Promote Dinosaur Cartoon In Cannes
SANTA BARBARA: This MIPTV Foothill Entertainment is set to highlight Boy and the Dinosaur, an animated series produced by 1461 Limited.
April, 2013
MIPCOM 2013 WorldScreen - TV Kids Digital Edition
April, 2013
MIPCOM 2013 WorldScreen - TV Kids Digital Edition
Boy and the Dinosaur featured.
October, 2012
MIPCOM 2012 Special - Content Watch
Another MIPCOM, another edition of Inside TV International. Bringing you an overview of the slate from as many distributors as possible.
Inside TV International
October 19, 2012
DQE Completes New Production
India-based animation studio DQ Entertainment (DQE) completes new production, distribution and licensing deals coming out of Mipcom 2012, which it predicts altogether will bring in upwards of $6 million in revenue over the next two years. Various deals include:
Cynopsis: Kids!
October 18, 2012
DQE Plots Growth
Indian animation house DQ Entertainment (DQE) has predicted its visit to Mipcom last week will bring in about US$6m in revenue over the next two years.
C21 Media
October 16, 2012
MIPJunior 2012 Preview - Boy and the Dinosaur
The official MIPJunior preview magazine.
ISSUU
October 12, 2012
Digital Dominance
Buyers and producers were tripping over themselves in Cannes to announce their digital plans, now that digital innovation has been shown to have clear implications for the children’s business. Nico Franks reports.
C21 Media
October 9, 2012
DQ, Foothill Partner for 'Raz & Benny'
Global entertainment company DQ Entertainment and Foothill Europe Limited have announced an agreement to develop, co-produce and distribute CG-animated buddy comedy Raz & Benny.
Animation Magazine
October 8, 2012
MipJunior Eyes Digital Dynamics
CANNES -- Digital opportunities were the talk of the MipJunior confab, with top-level U.S. and international players discussing new production models, cross-platform branding and revenue streams at the weekend tyke mart.
Variety
October 8, 2012
Boy and the Dinosaur - MIP Jr. Most-Screened List
Foothill Entertainment’s Boy & The Dinosaur at the number three spot, ABC Commercial’s A Cautionary Tail at No. 4,and Big Bad Boo/PGS Ent.’s 1001 Nights at No.6. Here is the complete Top 10 list:
Animation Magazine
September 12, 2012
The Hot Sheet: Eight Shows to Track Down at MIPJunior
You’ll find a lot of TV industry heavyweights mingling at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes during the first weekend in October for the annual MIPJunior market. Here are some of the hot new animated series that will be making some waves during the season:
Animation Magazine
July 17, 2012
The View From Foothill
With her sport-themed cartoon Spike Team getting an Olympics outing in Italy, Foothill Entertainment’s Jo Kavanagh-Payne tells Ed Waller about her new development slate.
December 7, 2011
Teamworks Inks Spike Team Deals
Teamworks has signed deals for its property Spike Team.
October 6, 2011
Foothill Entertainment Expands Its Footprint & Establishes London Base To Foster Co-Production Opportunities
Santa Barbara based Foothill Entertainment, exhibiting steady growth in its 11-year history, attended MIPJunior and is at MIPCOM with new programming and expansion of the company.
The Business of Film Daily
September 29, 2011
Gunk Aliens Land On Foothill
The new UK office of Foothill Entertainment has teamed up with Canada's Huminah Huminah Animation to develop and coproduce the cartoon Gunk Aliens.
C21 Media
September 28, 2011
Foothill & Odyssey Expand Partnership, Line Up New Shows
CANNES: Foothill Entertainment has firmed up its relationship with investment partner Odyssey Pictures, with the two serving as the exclusive sponsors of the MIP Junior Networking Lounge this year, in addition to showcasing its roster of live-action reality shows and animation projects, among them the book-based GUNK Aliens.
September 22, 2011
Foothill advertises full page in September edition of TV Kids magazine
July 15, 2011
Foothill's Partner Odyssey Pictures Announces $2m in Cannes Deals
The Odyssey Pictures Corporation CEO said the company closed sales worth more than $2m during the recent Cannes market and secured considerable investment for the upcoming feature Hermie, Invasion Of The Bug Snatchers.
May 16, 2011
Create and phuuz Ready to Deliver 'Iconicles'
Create Media Ventures and phuuz entertainment are close to wrapping the first season of Iconicles, their new animated/live-action series produced for the preschool set.
Animation Magazine
March 29, 2011
Foothill Keeps It Local
NEWS BRIEF: California-based distributor Foothill Entertainment has acquired rights to a pair of reality series following the emergency services in the firm's Santa Barbara, California, locale.
C21 Media
March 29, 2011
Foothill Entertainment Acquires Package from ME Productions
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has acquired distribution rights to reality series On Duty and On Patrol with the Santa Barbara PD from ME Productions.
Realscreen
March 28, 2011
Italian Toon Ascends Foothill
A new Italian animated series about volleyball-playing teenage girls is coming to MipTV next month, courtesy of LA-based Foothill Entertainment.
C21 Media
March 28, 2011
Cynopsis Kids
Foothill Entertainment and TeamWorks, an Italian brand management company, enter into a distribution deal for the animated TV series Spike Team (26x26). Under the deal TeamWorks appoints Foothill as the exclusive distributor for Spike Team in English-speaking territories.
Cynopsis Kids
March 28, 2011
Teamworks Inks English Spike Team Deal
Milan, Italy-based TeamWorks has appointed Santa Barbara, California’s Foothill Entertainment as the exclusive distributor in all English-speaking territories for its animated sports-centric series Spike Team.
Kidscreen
March 24, 2011
Teamworks Expands Into English Territories
Teamworks and Foothill Entertainment announced Foothill Entertainment as the exclusive distributor in all Engish speaking territories of the European series "Spike Team."
License! Global
February 3, 2011
Foothill Options Raz & Benny, Expands Alliance with Odyssey Pictures
Santa Barbara, CA - February 1st, 2011 - Foothill Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has optioned the rights to the animated children's comedy series "Raz & Benny" from Simon Hodgkiss of SphDigital, UK. Creative development and marketing of the property will be financed by Odyssey Pictures Corporation, a strategic partner of Foothill.
Animation World Network
February 3, 2011
Foothill and Odyssey Pictures Take Raz & Benny to New Heights
Two mice, Raz & Benny, might be the best buddy comedy stars to hit animation. Despite not exactly being the brightest characters (nor the most talkative) the duo get into tremendously indepth adventures that fans can’t help but follow along.
Toonbarn
February 2, 2011
Odyssey Builds Foothill
US media group Odyssey Pictures will fund Californian distributor and content provider Foothill Entertainment's latest cartoon from UK indie SPH Digital.
C21 Media
February 2, 2011
New Production and Development
Foothill Entertainment and Odyssey Pictures further their strategic relationship as Foothill options the rights to the animated series Raz & Benny from Simon Hodgkiss of SphDigital, UK. Odyssey Pictures Corp. will finance creative development and marketing of the property.
Cynopsis Kids!
January 1, 2011
Foothill Entertainment Options Raz & Benny/ Expands Business...
Santa Barbara, CA – January 2011- (Virtual Press Office) – Foothill Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has optioned the rights to the animated children’s comedy series “Raz & Benny” from Simon Hodgkiss of SphDigital, UK.
Virtual Press Office
November 15, 2010
Foothill and Odyssey in Co-Development Kiddie Deal
Foothill Entertainment, Inc. and Odyssey Pictures Corporation (OPIX: OTCQB) (Odyssey) are pleased to announce that they have signed a strategic co-development deal which will encompass both development funding and key joint business activities.
RBR/ TVBR
November 10, 2010
Foothill and Odyssey Pictures Sign Strategic Co-Development Deal
Foothill Entertainment, Inc. and Odyssey Pictures Corporation are pleased to announce that they have signed a strategic co-development deal which will encompass both development funding and key joint business activities.
Screen Magazine
November 9, 2010
Odyssey Pictures Takes First Step in Kids TV Space
Texas-based media service company Odyssey Pictures is moving into the children's TV space thanks to a co-development partnership with Foothill Entertainment.
Kidscreen
November 9, 2010
New Production & Development
Foothill Entertainment and Odyssey Pictures enter into a co-development deal, which includes both development project funding and joint business efforts.
Cynopsis: Kids!
November 9, 2010
Odyssey Journeys Towards Kids TV
US media group Odyssey Pictures will provide funds for Foothill Entertainment's new children's shows, after the pair agreed on a co-development deal.
C21 Media
October 1, 2010
Cynopsis: Kids!
Foothill Entertainment will showcase several programs, in addition to is previously announced development slate, at MipJunior, including: Boy and the Dinosaur (52x11) from Imaginasaurus, which is in production and set for a summer 2011 delivery; Test the Teachers (20x25) and the format rights to the game show, which is produced by Screentime Shiniwal for RTE (Ireland).
Cynopsis: Kids!
September 30, 2010
Foothill Takes Friend to Cannes
California-based content developer and distributor Foothill Entertainment is flying to Cannes next week with new animated and live-action properties.
C21 Media
September 27, 2010
More Kids Stuff
Foothill attends MipJunior/Mipcom next month having completed several new deals and plans to announce others.
Cynopsis: Kids!
May 17, 2010
Marketing/ Licensing
Coming out of MIPTV 2010, Foothill Entertainment completes a video license deal with distributor Mill Creek Entertainment.
Cynopsis: Kids!
May 13, 2010
Foothill and Mill Creek Forge Video Alliance
Santa Barbara, California-based Foothill Entertainment has confirmed a North American video license agreement with Minnesota-based distributor Mill Creek Entertainment for 13 of its well-known titles.
Kidscreen
April 9, 2010
BBC Series Iconicles Goes Beyond
Australia's Beyond Distribution has confirmed the acquisition of Iconicles, a new BBC series produced by Create Media Ventures and phuuz entertainment.
Kidscreen
April 9, 2010
More Kids Stuff
Foothill Entertainment is packed and headed to MIPTV 2010 with five new series and an updated development slate.
Cynopsis: Kids!
April 6, 2010
Foothill adapting GUNK Aliens
California-based content developer and distributor Foothill Entertainment is seeking coproduction partners for a TV adaptation of UK literary property Gunk Aliens.
C21 Media
April 2, 2010
More Kids Stuff
Foothill Entertainment acquires the worldwide distribution rights to the new kid/family game show format Test The Teachers (20x25), which it will showcase at MIPTV.
Cynopsis: Kids!
April 1, 2010
Foothill Debuts New Kids Game-Show Format at MIPTV
Santa Barbara, California-based Foothill Entertainment will be bringing its new kids game-show series, Test The Teachers (20 x 25 minutes), to MIPTV later this month.
Kidscreen
February 4, 2010
Toon Factory Climbs Foothill in US, OZ
NEWS BRIEF: California-based kids distributor Foothill Entertainment has inked an exclusive US and Australia distribution deal for French production studio Toon Factory's new slate.
C21 Media
September 28, 2009
Cynopsis Kids!
Foothill Entertainment will showcase the new CGI animated series Raz & Benny (78x7) at Mipcom looking for co-production and pre-sale opportunities.
Cynopsis Kids!
September 25, 2009
Foothill, SPH bring mice to Cannes
Foothill Entertainment of Santa Barbara and UK-based SPH Digital have teamed up for a new animated comedy called Raz & Benny (78x7'), which the two companies will launch at Mipcom next month.
C21 Media
September 24, 2009
Quality Assurance From Foothill at Mipcom
Adding more fun and excitement to their growing catalogue, Foothill Entertainment is bringing a fresh and extremely hilarious new series to MIPCOM.
Animation Magazine
March 29, 2009
Foothill Unveils Expanded Catalogue
SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment has redeveloped My Momtourage and Me, which is among the highlights on its MIPTV slate, from animation to live action to broaden its appeal to reach the tween audience as well as the whole family.
World Screen News
March 28, 2009
Foothill grows up for MipTV
Foothill Entertainment has redeveloped one of its animated series into a tween-skewing, live-action series and will be unveiling it to buyers at MipTV in Cannes next week.
C21 Media
March 25, 2009
Cynopsis Kids!
Foothill Entertainment heads to MIPTV 2009 where it will introduce the live-action version of My Momtourage and Me.
Cynopsis Kids!
October 29, 2008
Fresh Market Wrap
Greg Payne, chairman and director at Santa Barbara, Calif-based Foothill Entertainment chatted with us about one of his hot, new upcoming projects called My Momtourage and Me.
Animation Magazine
October 8, 2008
Cynopsis Kids!
Good morning. It's Wednesday, October 8, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
Cynopsis Kids!
October 7, 2008
Foothill brings its Momtourage to Mipcom
US distributor Foothill Entertainment is bringing the work of a top Australasian TV talent to the North American market for the first time at Mipcom next week.
C21 Media
October 7, 2008
My Momtourage & Me Series on Offer at MIPCOM
CANNES, October 7: At MIPCOM, Foothill Entertainment and Australian illustrator and writer Kyla May will look for presale and co-production partners for the series My Momtourage & Me, which chronicles the adventures of a girl as she copes with the crazy lifestyle of her pop-star mother.
World Screen News
October 3, 2008
Cynopsis Kids!
Good morning. It's Friday, October 3, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
Cynopsis Kids!
October 3, 2008
Foothill's Momtourage Arrives at MIPCOM
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Ent. is bringing a whole new entourage to MIPCOM this year courtesy of MY MOMTOURAGE & ME.
Animation World Network
October 1, 2008
Foothill Heads to MIPCOM with Momtourage
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Foothill Ent. is making the MIPCOM scene with a new animated series titled My Momtourage & Me (26x25). The show is created by acclaimed Australian illustrator/writer Kyla May, a global design powerhouse...
Animation Magazine
March 31, 2008
Foothill aims to make a splash in Big Top
Californian kids content distributor Foothill Entertainment will bring two new series from UK-based animation house Splash! Productions (Little Monsters) to next week's MipTV market.
C21 Media
March 31, 2008
One-liners: Noteworthy news nuggets
Foothill Entertainment has announced a string of deals heading into MIP...
Kidscreen
March 31, 2008
Cynopsis Kids!
Good morning. It's Monday, March 31, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Cynopsis Kids!
March 31, 2008
Foothill Debuts Three at MIP-TV
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Foothill Ent. is heading to Cannes for MIP-TV with three new animated children's shows under its arm.
Animation Magazine
March 21, 2008
Foothill Inks Deal for New Environmental-Themed Animated Series
SANTA BARBARA/TORONTO/LONDON, April 16: Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has reached a co-development deal with Toronto's Kaleidoscope Entertainment and the U.K.'s Phew!! Ltd. for the environmental-themed CGI animated series Snapper.
World Screen News
March 21, 2008
Don't Wake Up Edwin - Rarg On DVD In UK
Santa Barbara, California-based Foothill Entertainment announced a breakthrough video license agreement with one of the UK's leading independent producers and distributors of special programming, IMC Vision.
Animation World Network
January 16, 2008
Blinkx signs more indies
Channel X, Calon TV and Monster Distributes are among a number of new independent content companies to partner with online video search firm Blinkx. The UK and Ireland indies line up alongside 10 others including Endemol-backed MoMedia, US distributor Foothill Entertainment and Australia's Looking Glass International.
C21 Media
October 03, 2007
Foothill Leads Eddy, Dinosaur to MIPCOM
In addition to the recently announced animated series based on the popular Whac-A-Mole arcade game, Foothill Ent. is bringing the newly acquired Collingwood O'Hare 2D property Eddy and the Bear and a new CG show titled Boy and the Dinosaur to MIPCOM and MIPCOM Jr. '07.
Animation Magazine
October 02, 2007
Whac-A-Mole Burrows into New Business Opportunity
Foothill Entertainment will partner with Bob's Space Racers to develop multi-platform television programming based on Whac-A-Mole, the $1.5 billion amusement park brand. The deal marks the brand's evolution from traditional gaming into entertainment.
License! Global
September 27, 2007
Foothill hopes for TV mole hit
US distributor Foothill Entertainment, which specialises in the co-development and distribution of family and children's content, is bringing the Whac-A-Mole carnival game to the screen.
C21 Media
September 26, 2007
New Outlets, Technologies Boost Kids' Biz
"The kids business is always difficult and was especially so a few years ago when there were doom and gloom predications that a lot of the indies just wouldn't survive," Foothill Entertainment chairman and director Greg Payne said.
MultiChannel News International
September 26, 2007
Foothill Animates Whac-A-Mole
Family and children's entertainment company Foothill Ent. has signed an agreement to develop multi-platform programming based on Whac-A-Mole, the $1.5 billion amusement park brand owned by Bob's Space Racers.
Animation Magazine
September 26, 2007
Whac-A-Mole series in the works from Foothill Entertainment
Foothill Entertainment is endeavoring to transform an iconic amusement park game into a multiplatform property, having just signed an agreement with Bob's Space Racers for the rights to Whac-A-Mole.
Kidscreen
September 21, 2007
Foothill hopes for TV mole hit
US distributor Foothill Entertainment, which specialises in the co-development and distribution of family and children's content, is bringing the Whac-A-Mole carnival game to the screen.
Cynopsis Kids!
July 05, 2007
Foothill Ups Ryan to Exec VP of Sales
Television sales veteran Patricia Ryan has been promoted to exec VP of sales for Foothill Ent.'s international sales team. For the past year, she has been a consultant for the company, which specializes in the co-development and distribution of children's and family entertainment programming.
Animation Magazine
April 23, 2007
New Production & Development
Create Media Ventures and Foothill Entertainment have secured an official commission from the BBC's CBeebies
for the new preschool series, Iconicles.
CYNOPSIS Kids!
April 19, 2007
Beeb Buys Iconicles
Create Media Ventures and Foothill Entertainment say they've secured a BBC commission for their new children's animation series Iconicles.
Animation Magazine
April 18, 2007
BBC Children's greenlights animal variety show
MIP NEWS: Create Media Ventures and Foothill Entertainment have secured a BBC commission for children's animation Iconicles, which has been developed as a participatory TV series.
C21 Media
April 16, 2007
Foothill Inks Deal for New Environmental-Themed Animated Series
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has reached a co-development deal with Toronto's Kaleidoscope Entertainment and the U.K.'s Phew!! Ltd. for the environmental-themed CGI animated series Snapper.
World Screen News
April 13, 2007
One-Liners: Noteworthy News Nuggets
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment and Toronto, Canada's Kaleidoscope Entertainment have signed a
co-development deal with the UK creators Phew!!Ltd. for the environmentally themed series Snapper.
Kidscreen
April 13, 2007
New Production & Development
Foothill Entertainment and Kaleidoscope Entertainment have inked a co-development deal with Phew!! Ltd. for Snapper, a CGI animated series.
CYNOPSIS Kids!
April 12, 2007
Phew reaches Foothill with new eco-toon
US kids distributor Foothill Entertainment has partnered with Toronto's Kaleidoscope Entertainment on a new environmentally aware animation project with UK prodco Phew.
C21 Media
April 09, 2007
Foothill & Shout! Factory Seal Deal For Milton The Monster & Batfink
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Ent. Inc. announces a far-reaching multiplatform video license with retro pop culture entertainment company Shout! Factory. The deal brings TV series produced by Hal Seeger Prods., Batfink and Milton The Monster, out on video for the first time in the U.S. and Canada.
Animation World Network
April 02, 2007
Bizzaro's Zoomer arrives at Foothill
California's Foothill Entertainment and Singapore's Studio Bizzaro have teamed up for the international distribution of tween series Planet Bizzaro, The World According to Zoomer.
C21 Media
April 02, 2007
Foothill brings Hal Seeger classics to the US and Canada
Santa Barbara-based distributor Foothill Entertainment has secured multi-platform video rights to content from retro pop culture entertainment company, Shout! Factory.
C21 Media
April 02, 2007
Foothill Entertainment Snags Rights to Live-action Puppet Series
Foothill Entertainment has secured the worldwide distribution rights, excluding Asia and Australasia, to Studio Bizzaro's live-action puppet series Planet Bizzaro, The World According to Zoomer.
World Screen News
April 02, 2007
One-Liners: Noteworthy News Nuggets
Foothill Entertainment in Santa Barbara, California has scored the worldwide (except Asia and Australasia) rights to Planet Bizzaro, The World According to Zoomer.
Kidscreen
March 26, 2007
Foothill Entertainment Secures Home Video Deal with Shout! Factory
Foothill Entertainment has licensed Batfink and Milton the Monster, two classic TV series produced by Hal Seeger Productions, to retro-pop culture entertainment company Shout! Factory for home video distribution in the U.S. and Canada.
World Screen News
January 11, 2007
Foothill Entertainment Bags Distribution Rights to Hip-Hop Kidz
Foothill Entertainment has landed the worldwide television and international home entertainment distribution rights to the straight-to-DVD release Hip-Hop Kidz: It's a Beautiful Thing, the first in a series.
World Screen News
January 10, 2007
HHK Movie Hip-Hops into Foothill
US indie Foothill Entertainment has acquired worldwide television and international home entertainment distribution rights to a hip-hop dance movie from HHK Entertainment.
C21 Media.net
January 10, 2007
Marketing/Licensing
Foothill Entertainment, Inc. has acquired the worldwide TV and international home entertainment distribution rights to the tween/teen targeted Hip-Hop Kidz: It's a Beautiful Thing direct-to-DVD movie, from HHK Entertainment LLC.
Cynopsis: Kids!
October 16, 2006
Foothill climbs back after Mipcom mishap
A fire that tore through the Cannes hotel room of US indie Foothill Entertainment execs Greg Payne and Jo Kavanagh-Payne made selling programming a challenge, as next to no promotional material survived the blaze.
C21 Media.net
October 14, 2006
MIPCOM Viewpoints: Typically Topical
To some, October conjures up memories of Halloween and Octoberfest celebrations. But if you work in the international TV industry, you know that the month can only mean it's time for the MIPCOM market which takes place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France (Oct. 9-13).
Animation Magazine
October 5, 2006
Gododo alive and well with Foothill, Title
NEWS BRIEF: Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has joined forces with Canadian producer Title Entertainment to help develop CGI property Gododo.
C21 Media.net
September 29, 2006
Foothill Brings Snappy Slate to MIPCOM
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Foothill Ent. is traveling to Cannes next month with a bunch of new animated kids shows for the MIPCOM Jr. and MIPCOM markets. The company's expanded catalogue includes Snapper, Milton the Monster, Rarg, Bubble Town, DigiSquid, Microbe Patrol and Solar Ice.
Animation Magazine
July 07, 2006
New Production and Development
Boomerang has picked up the TV rights to Hal Seeger's truly fab animated series Batfink (100 x 5 min) from Foothill Entertainment, Inc.
Cynopsis: Kids!
April 12, 2006
MIPTV Musings 2006
Hordes of TV execs, buyers and producers are hitting Cannes April 4-7 to catch the new content
explosion at MIPTV. We were fortunate enough to pick the brains of some key industry players before
they were thrown into the market hubbub.
Animation Magazine
March 31, 2006
Foothill and Create team on kids' shows
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment has teamed up with Create Media Ventures to develop and produce two new children's properties from the US and New Zealand.
Broadcast Now!
March 29, 2006
Foothill ventures into development deal
Foothill Entertainment, a US developer and distributor of children's and family programming, is hitting MipTV with two new pilots and a development deal with the UK's Create Media Ventures (CMV) in the bag.
C21 Media.net
March 03, 2006
New Product and Development
Foothill Entertainment, Inc. will attend MIPTV with a slate of programming currently in development including Snapper and Gododo, two new animated properties both from UK-based Phew!! and two co-development projects with Create Media Ventures, Iconicles and Tutu Lulu.
Cynopsis: Kids!
Jan 20, 2006
Toon Time In Vegas
As TV execs and animation producers convene in Vegas this month to attend the NATPE Confab at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Hall (Jan. 24-26), we thought it would be a good idea to hear what some of our favorite toon players had to say about the state of the business. Here's a brief compendium of their thoughts.
Animation Magazine
Oct 17, 2005
MIPCOM 2005 Q&A
This week, TV executives, animation producers and buyers are attending the MIPCOM-Jr and MIPCOM markets in Cannes, France (www.mipcom.com). We thought it would be a good idea to talk to some of these movers and shakers and have them discuss the current TV animation scene, trends and the global toon climate in 2005.
Animation Magazine
September 15, 2005
Giant Strides For Foothill
Although a long-time attendee of Mipcom, California-based co-developer and distributor Foothill Entertainment is attending Mipcom Junior for the first time, writes Jo Anne Kenny...
C21 Media.net
September 14, 2005
Foothill Hot Foots It At Mipcom Jnr
California's Foothill Entertainment, which develops and distributes children's and family entertainment, is hitting Mipcom Jnr for the first time with newly acquired programming and an eye on expansion...
C21 Media.net
March 16, 2005
Kid Screen Summit Comes Of Age
Foothill Entertainment’s Greg Payne (left) and Jo Kavanagh-Payne
(center) met up with Betsy McGowen, vp of WB Animation during one of
the many social functions at Kidscreen.
Animation World Network
September 29, 2004
Foothill Offers Classic
Series Along With New Projects
Along with its full slate of development projects, Foothill Ent.
Inc. will bring to MIPCOM several classic children’s series. Having
signed a multi-series representation agreement with U.K.-based Splash
Consumer Products, Foothill brings to the market Animal Stories and Little
Monsters...
Animation World Network
June 04, 2004
Foothill Takes on Two New Toons
A pair of new tween and teen properties from US outfit phuuz entertainment
will be showcased by partner Foothill Entertainment at the New York Licensing
Show
later this month.
C21
Media.net
May 1, 2004
Foothill
partners at home to further its global goals
Hot on the heels of
signing a first-look co-pro deal with U.K.-based creative
house Phew!!, Santa Barbara, California-based producer/distributor
Foothill Entertainment has forged a strategic alliance
with L.A. prodco phuuz entertainment in an effort to expand...
Kidscreen Magazine
March 24, 2004
Foothill Unveils New
Toon Foursome
Following its creative partnerships with phuuz entertainment and
Phew!, Santa Barbara kids outfit Foothill Entertainment is heading
to Cannes next week with four new toon properties...
C21
Media.net
March 18, 2004
Foothill and phuuz Strike Strategic
Alliance
Santa Barbara-based production/distribution company Foothill Entertainment
Inc. has formed a broad-based strategic alliance with recently established
creative content house phuuz entertainment inc. to extend the business
and creative reach of both organizations globally...
Animation World Network
January
16,
2004
Market Chat: Top TV
Execs Discuss Ani Climate
The NATPE TV market is back in Las Vegas this week (January 18-20). The mart
will be taking place at Sin City's Sands Expo Center and the Venetian Hotel...
Animation Magazine
December 9, 2003
National
Register's Who's Who includes Joanne L. Kavanagh-Payne
The National
Register's Who's Who in Executives & Professionals
has included Foothill Entertainment President Joanne Kavanagh-Payne...
National
Register
October
8, 2003
First
fruits of Foothill/Phew alliance
After signing a first-look deal with UK creative workshop
Phew, US-based Foothill Entertainment is taking two new kids
properties to Mipcom: Me & My Shadow and Gododo...
C21
Media.net
July 2, 2002
In
praise of collaboration
Foothill Entertainment's president Jo Kavanagh-Payne
believes the principal issues confronting the animation
industry over
the next few years will be economic...
C21 Media.net
April 29, 2002
MipTV
2002 deal round-up
Too busy or exhausted to clock all those licence deals
signed in Cannes last week? Here's a handy reminder...
C21
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