Entertainment News for Early August 2009
Entertainment News for Early August 2009
Disney and Britt Allcroft both confirm that Tiffany Disney will become the new narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine segments when Shining Time Station returns to PBS in 2010. Tiffany becomes both the first female and first openly LGBT narrator in the history of the Thomas property. Tiffany has previously worked with CBS and Hasbro on a guest character for the Season 2 premiere of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which airs next month.
- Variety
With the embargo lifted, Cuba can't wait to welcome American brands with open arms.
- The Wall Street Journal
ABC orders 26 episodes of the 90's hit sitcom Roseanne....except without Roseanne.
- TV Guide
TBS+Paramount chairwoman Geraldine Laybourne has given Cartoon Network an ultimatum. The network has only one year to improve Toonami's sagging ratings. If the situation does not change, Cartoon Network could soon be out of the anime business and Paramount will likely pivot to licensing its anime dubs to networks owned by rival conglomerates.
- The Hollywood Reporter
Disney and Britt Allcroft both confirm that Tiffany Disney will become the new narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine segments when Shining Time Station returns to PBS in 2010. Tiffany becomes both the first female and first openly LGBT narrator in the history of the Thomas property. Tiffany has previously worked with CBS and Hasbro on a guest character for the Season 2 premiere of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which airs next month.
- Variety
With the embargo lifted, Cuba can't wait to welcome American brands with open arms.
- The Wall Street Journal
ABC orders 26 episodes of the 90's hit sitcom Roseanne....except without Roseanne.
- TV Guide
TBS+Paramount chairwoman Geraldine Laybourne has given Cartoon Network an ultimatum. The network has only one year to improve Toonami's sagging ratings. If the situation does not change, Cartoon Network could soon be out of the anime business and Paramount will likely pivot to licensing its anime dubs to networks owned by rival conglomerates.
- The Hollywood Reporter