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Kids' TV study recommends various diversity improvements

May 07, 2019 3 min read animation Canada Cartoon Network Disney Channel Media Missives Nickelodeon TV United States

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 programming in the

What children's TV cartoons star adults?

February 28, 2017 4 min read Amazon Prime animation Boomerang Cartoon Network Disney Channel Hulu Media Missives Netflix Nickelodeon PBS

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 at home. Amplifying this

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

September 04, 2016 5 min read Canada Cartoon Network Corus Disney Channel Family Media Missives Nickelodeon Teletoon

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 of traffic and comments on my Teletoon Retro

Teletoon Retro to shut down September 1, 2015

August 05, 2015 2 min read animation Canada Corus Disney Disney Channel Media Missives Teletoon Teletoon Retro

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 analog of

Minorities in cartoons: "Gravity Falls"

July 22, 2015 2 min read Media Missives African-Americans animation Asian Americans Disney Channel Disney XD Gravity Falls Latinos minorities in cartoons

A look at this 2010s Disney Channel program set in Oregon.

Minorities in cartoons: Monique ("Kim Possible")

July 08, 2015 1 min read African-Americans animation Disney Disney Channel Kim Possible Media Missives minorities in cartoons

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 series star Kim Possible.

Minorities in cartoons: Wade ("Kim Possible")

July 01, 2015 1 min read African-Americans animation Disney Disney Channel Kim Possible Media Missives minorities in cartoons Wade

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 Cameron, A.J., and

Anthony's 10 favorite Roku channels

February 14, 2015 3 min read Amazon cord cutting Disney Channel Disney XD Google Play Netflix PBS Plex Roku streaming video Diverse Tech Geek Vevo YouTube

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 for streaming purposes. Also,

2014 Primetime Emmy Award nominees in animation

July 10, 2014 2 min read Adult Swim animation Cartoon Network Disney Channel Emmys Fox Media Missives Nickelodeon nominees The Simpsons

This year’s nominees for the primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. A full list (in PDF format) of the nominees is available here. The nominees on the animation side of things

Animation winners of the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards

June 23, 2014 2 min read animation Cartoon Network Daytime Emmy Awards Disney Channel Emmys Kung Fu Panda Media Missives Nickelodeon Peg + Cat Peter Rabbit Sabrina Secrets of a Teenage Witch YouTube

The 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards were given out yesterday evening. Unlike previous award shows, this year’s couldn’t find a television network to carry it, so it was only streamed