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Various reports on the web are reporting that YTV are changing the time slot for Transformers: Animated in Canada.
On Saturdays, Transformers: Animated will move to a 11am time from 23rd March February 2008. There will also be a marathon of Transformers Animated episodes on1st March from 11am, all on YTV.
After a 3 week break, a new episode of Transformers: Animated airs today on Cartoon Network in the USA ay 10:30am Pacific Time. ‘Along Came a Spider’ is the sixth episode in the series and features the same title as the book and film.
In some sad news, Steve Gerber passed away on 10th February at the age of 60 after a long battle with chronic lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis).
Steve was a writer and story editor on the original Transformers series as well as Sunbow’s other series at the time, G.I. Joe. He is also remembered for his work on the Howard the Duck Comicbook series.
TheTransformers.de (no relation) have received news that Transformers: Animated will be airing on 20th June on channel Super RTL. This will coinside with the release of the Transformers: Animated toyline from Hasbro, but not specific toy releases are known at this time.
Two auctions on Yahoo! Japan show the original character design drawings from Japan. There are design sheets for the main cast as well as other characters who haven’t shown up yet in the cartoon.
For those of you who have been watching Transformers: Animated on Cartoon Network (or the other way), will agree that the series has started well and is picking up pace. Well Cartoon Network have thrown a spanner in the works with February being the month of repeats.
Nanosec will air on 26th January as expected but there is no episode planned for 2nd February. On 9th February, we will get Total meltdown, the episode which is currently showing On Demand only. Blast from the Past will be repeated on 16th with the next new episode on 23rd February, Along Came a Spider followed by Sound and Fury.
Thanks to forum member Nemesis Scourge for the news via Comics Continuum.
For all of you who do not have On Demand in the USA, or for those of you who live outside the USA, some kind user has upload the episode “Total Meltdown” onto YouTube in 3 parts. There is stillno reason why Cartoon Network decided not to air the episode last week.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
According to a few users on Tfans message boards, episode #2 of Transformers: Animated, Total Meltdown, is currently available on Time Warner Cable’s On Demand service.
The episode is apparently quite violent, with certain bots being melted down. There is no official explanation for why the episode hasn’t aired on Cartoon Network.
Episode #4, “Thrill of the Hunt”, is still due to air on Cartoon Network tomorrow.
Entertainment Rights, the UK based company that specialises in worldwide media, has put out a press release about the broadcasters who are going to show the new series. ER have also distributed Armada, Energon and Cybertron in recent years.
The series will be appearing on Nickelodeon in the UK, Gulli in France and Super RTL in Germany. Deals for other territories are currently being finalised and should be announced soon.
ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS SECURES MAJOR EUROPEAN BROADCAST AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED
London January 14th 2008 – Entertainment Rights Plc (“ER”) the UK’s leading global media group specialising in the ownership of children’s and family programming, characters and brands today announced it has sealed significant broadcast agreements for the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series (26 x 22 minute) plus a 70 minute special episode. ER secured the worldwide television distribution rights (excluding North America) covering television distribution across both free and pay tv platforms for the series.
Further to the hugely successful premiere of TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED in the US on Cartoon Network (highest rated kids cable programme in its time slot), ER is delighted to announce the following key European TV broadcasters have been secured including Nickelodeon in the UK, Gulli (France) and Super RTL (Germany). ER has sold TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED to over 24 territories, with a number of other key deals in negotiation.
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED is the next generation of the globally popular saga of the struggle between the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS and is being developed by Cartoon Network Studios in Los Angeles. The best and brightest talent are working on the all-new animated TV series including: Sam Register, Executive Producer (Ben 10, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, Teen Titans); Matt Youngberg, Supervising Director (Teen Titans, Batman); Vincent Aniceto, Line Producer (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls); Marty Isenberg, Head Writer (Danny Phantom, A.T.O.M, X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Derrick Wyatt, character designer for the smash hit, Teen Titans will take the role of Lead Designer.
The bold new 2-D style that will be this new show’s trademark presents a new twist on the original “Generation 1” animated series that launched the TRANSFORMERS phenomenon in 1984. Developed for a new generation of TRANSFORMERS fans, the series will also introduce new characters alongside legendary favorites such as OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON.
Chloe van den Berg, Director of International, Entertainment Rights Plc, commented: “We have had an overwhelming interest from international broadcasters post MIPCOM for the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series. We recently extended distribution rights to include Latin America, where broadcasters are also showing great demand for the series and we expect to announce new agreements in due course. The recent agreements with European broadcasters demonstrate ER’s success at securing premier television platforms for the franchise around the world.”
About Entertainment Rights:
Entertainment Rights Plc (“ER”) is the UK’s leading global media group specialising in the ownership of high quality children’s and family programming, characters and brands ER owns or controls the rights to many global characters including Basil Brush®, Postman Pat®, Jess the Cat™, Little Red Tractor™, Rupert Bear®, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe®, Fat Albert and the Cosby kids™, She-Ra®, Jim Jam & Sunny™, Ghostbusters, , The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Felix the Cat and the award-winning Veggie Tales
In January 2007, ER acquired Classic Media, the US-based owner of an extensive portfolio of children’s and family characters and brands including Big Idea Productions Inc, producer and creator of the award-winning ‘Veggie Tales’ series of programming which, to date, has sold over 45 million home entertainment units in the US
Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 39 episodes of programming, ER’s library has grown to circa 8,700 episodes of high quality children’s and family characters and brands. This includes certain rights to global brands such as Mattel’s Barbie™, Scholastic’s CliffordTM and Hasbro’s Transformers™
ER’s wholly owned subsidiary Tell-Tale Productions, created and produced The Tweenies, one of the UK’s most successful pre-school brands
ER has grown rapidly. Annual revenues have increased from £1.8m in 1999 to £29.7m in 2006, the last reported financial year
TFW2005 have received an email from Cartoon Network Australia giving confirmation that the new cartoon series, Transformers: Animated, will be airing on the channel.
Hi (name removed)!
Thanks for the email.I’ve checked with the programming guys and they have told me that later in the year we will be airing Transformers Animated
There are no exact dates yet unfortunately.Hope this helps!
Rhys Booth
Office Executive
Cartoon Network.
We are still trying to find out who will be airing the series in the UK and the rest of Europe, so stay tuned for more information on when the series starts.
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