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Disney+ to add an ad-based tier

April 5, 2022May 4, 2022 Anthony

Disney+ announced plans to add an ad-based tier to its streaming service by the end of 2022.

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Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon viewership dropped in 2021

January 4, 2022April 23, 2022 Anthony

Cable TV’s viewership decline in 2021 also extends to animation-related channels like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel.

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Kids’ TV study recommends various diversity improvements

May 8, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

The Center for Scholars and Storytellers, a US/Canadian research group backed by UCLA, Toronto’s Ryerson University, and others, has released a study of children’s TV

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What children’s TV cartoons star adults?

March 1, 2017December 10, 2021 Anthony

Most animated children’s TV cartoons these days tend to star either children or teenagers. Presumably, it’s to make the protagonists more relatable to kids watching

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A year since the end of Teletoon Retro: what’s the current status of Teletoon, Family, and their sister channels?

September 5, 2016December 10, 2021 Anthony

A year ago, Canada saw its Boomerang analog, Teletoon Retro, go off the air for good. During and after the shutdown, I got a lot

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Teletoon Retro to shut down September 1, 2015

August 5, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

While I’m not Canadian, I have kept tabs occasionally on the goings-on with Canada’s premiere animation cable channel, Teletoon. For years, it’s been the main

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Minorities in cartoons: “Gravity Falls”

July 23, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Gravity Falls,” an animated series that debuted on Disney Channel in 2012. The series currently airs on Disney

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Minorities in cartoons: Monique (“Kim Possible”)

July 9, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Monique, a character on the Disney Channel series “Kim Possible.” Background Monique is the best female friend of

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Minorities in cartoons: Wade (“Kim Possible”)

July 2, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Wade, a supporting character on the 2002-2007 Disney Channel series “Kim Possible.” Background Like fellow kid cartoon characters

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Anthony’s 10 favorite Roku channels

February 15, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

I’ve been getting a lot of mileage out of the Roku Streaming Stick I bought a few months ago. It’s completely replaced my Xbox 360

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