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Ella The Elephant
''Ella the Elephant'' is a Canadian animated television preschool series based on the books by Carmela D' Amico & Steven Henry (né D'Amico). The series was produced by DHX Cookie Jar Inc. (owned by WildBrain), in association with TVOKids and FremantleMedia Kids and Family Entertainment, with animation provided by Atomic Cartoons, with the series' funding provided by The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit. The series' completion guarantee was provided by Film Finances Canada Ltd. The series follows the adventures of Ella (voiced by Addison Holley) and her friends on Elephant Island. Ella is a spirited anthropomorphic little girl elephant with a big heart, bigger imagination and a magic hat that can transform into almost anything. Every day, there's a fantastic new adventure as Ella and her friends, Frankie (voiced by Devan Cohen), Belinda (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) and Tiki (voiced by Avery Kadish), get themselves in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Television Series
An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released direct-to-video or on the internet. Like other television series, films, including animated films, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different demographic target audiences, from males to females ranging children to adults. Television Animated television series are regularly presented and can appear as much as up to once a week or daily during a prescribed time slot. The time slot may vary including morning, like saturday-morning cartoons, prime time, like prime time cartoons, to late night, like la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983 under the name The Disney Channel as a pay television, premium channel on top of cable television, basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents, with a major focus on girls. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, art release#Film, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of , Disney Channel is available on cable television, basic cable and satellite television, satel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Disher
Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series '' Snakes and Ladders'', and in 2010 for her role in '' The Border''. She was also nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the ''Forever Knight'' TV series. She is known for her role as Jill Valentine in '' Resident Evil 3: Nemesis'' video game and in the '' Good Witch'' TV series and movies, portraying Martha Tinsdale, the mayor of Middleton. Career Disher had a supporting role on '' T. and T.'', the legal/action series starring Mr. T, and had another supporting role in the second season of the ''War of the Worlds'' series. She starred in ''Forever Knight'' from 1992 to 1996, and provided the voice of Jean Grey on the ''X-Men'' animated series from 1992 to 1997. She played Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series '' The Border'' from 2008 to 2010 and provides additional voices on the PBS Kids/ CBC Kids series ''Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Wells
Jack Westelman (April 7, 1941 – November 28, 2013), known as Danny Wells, was a Canadian actor. He was best known for his role as Charlie, the bartender on ''The Jeffersons'', as well as his role as Luigi in the live-action/animated series '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''. Early life and career Wells was born in Montreal, Canada to Eli Westelman (died April 4, 1996) and Eunice Trottenberg (died September 20, 1987) on April 7, 1941. His acting career spanned more than 4 decades, beginning in 1972 on the comedy television show ''Love, American Style''. In 1975 Wells made his film debut in ''The Strongest Man in the World''. He then went on to appear in a string of successful movies including '' Private Benjamin'' (1980) starring Goldie Hawn and Eileen Brennan, '' The Woman in Red'' (1984) starring Gene Wilder, ''Magnolia'' (1999), and '' The Last Kiss'' (2006) where he played the Uncle of Michael Weston's character Izzy. Over his prolific career, Wells did most of his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Crone
Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel 10 and Splatter in '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000) and reprises Gordon in the US dub in the reboot, '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!'' (since 2021). He appeared in films with roles as Officer Strauss in '' New York Minute'' (2004), Chuck in ''Hollywoodland'' (2006), Keith in '' The Rainbow Kid'' (2015), Chief Borton in the 2017 remake '' It'' (2017) and its 2019 sequel, and George in '' Through Black Spruce'' (2018). His television credits include Bud Topper in the PBS Kids children's television series '' Noddy'' (1999–2000), Ed Barnes in the sitcom ''I Love Mummy'' (2002–2003), Ray Cooper in ''Really Me'' (2011–2013), Chief Crown Attorney Gordon in '' Murdoch Mysteries'' (2013–2016), Ollie Jefferson in ''Wind at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Ewaniuk
Sophia Ewaniuk (; born May 10, 2002) is a Canadian actress who landed her first major role as Emma Conroy in ABC's series '' Happy Town'', a role for which she had been nominated as a recurring lead in a television series at the 2011 Young Artist Awards. Previously, Sophia had appeared as Riley Adler on CTV’s drama '' Flashpoint'' in the season 3 episode "Severed Ties", which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination as a guest star in a television series. She has also appeared in the USA Network series ''Covert Affairs'' in the episode "The Outsiders". Sophia has appeared as Young Gretl in the movie '' Witchslayer Gretl'', an original Sci Fi Channel movie starring Shannen Doherty. She voiced the twins, Ada and Ida, in the TVOKids/Disney Junior animated series ''Ella the Elephant''. Ewaniuk's older brother Jacob is also a child actor. Filmography * '' Happy Town'' (7 episodes, 2010) as Emma Conroy * '' Flashpoint'' (1 episode, 2010) as Riley Adler * '' Sundays at Tiffany's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Tinkler
Robert Tinkler is a Canadian voice actor who provides voices for a number of cartoons and anime shows. He voiced Max in '' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'', Delete in the children's animated series ''Cyberchase'', Pelswick Eggert in Pelswick, and Howie in ''Almost Naked Animals''. In anime, he provides the voice of Crimson Rubeus in the DIC Entertainment dub of '' Sailor Moon'', Gingka Hagane, the main protagonist in '' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' and Brooklyn Masefield in '' Beyblade G-Revolution''. In feature films, he voiced Buddy in '' The Nut Job''. Early life and career Tinkler became involved in community theatre, performing in plays and musicals and was subsequently accepted into the Theatre program into ''Ryerson University'', in which he graduated from. At Ryerson, he met future sketch comedy collaborators Mike Beaver, Jason Jones, and Stacey DePass. He made his first acting career in '' It's Alive!'' as an unknown character. Then, he voiced Max in '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DHX Media
WildBrain Ltd. (formerly known as DHX Media, Ltd.) is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest library of children's television programming, which is distributed through its multi-channel network, WildBrain Spark, and a group of Canadian specialty television channels. DHX was founded in 2006 when the entertainment entrepreneurs Michael Donovan and Steven DeNure gained control of Decode Entertainment and the Halifax Film Company. History As DHX Media In 2006, the Toronto-based Decode Entertainment and Halifax-based Halifax Film Company merged so that the newly merged company would be named the ''Decode-Halifax Film Company''. The newly public company known as DHX Media, began trading in 2006, because the name, "DHX", is an acronym for the combination of the names ''Decode'' and ''Halifax''. A reverse merger deal with Entertainment One was conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FremantleMedia
Fremantle (; formerly FremantleMedia) is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. Fremantle takes its name from Fremantle International, acquired by predecessor company All American Television in 1994. Pearson Television was renamed FremantleMedia on 20 August 2001, following the 2000 merger of Pearson Television and Bertelsmann's CLT-UFA to form the RTL Group. Fremantle owns non-scripted formats, including the British talent competitions '' Idols'' (created by Simon Fuller), ''Got Talent'' and '' The X Factor'' (both created by Simon Cowell), shows which have been sold around the world. Since 1994, Fremantle has distributed American game shows in the US and internationally. History Pearson Television (1994–2001) In 1994, after a bidding war, Pearson plc bought Thames Television and placed it under Pearson Television. In 1995, it acquired Australian company Grundy Television. ACI, a U.S.-based distributor of TV movies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop! Channel
Hop! Channel (Hebrew: , ''Arutz Hop!'') is an Israeli children's television channel intended entirely for preschool children. The channel caters for children between the ages of zero and seven years old, presenting programs specifically tailored for these age-groups respectively. It was launched in February 2000 in Israel; it broadcasts daily between 5:00 am (in the past: 06:00 am) and 11:00 pm (in the past: 8:00 pm), as a part of the base packages of cable company HOT and satellite company yes. History Hop! Channel was launched in February 2000 in Israel by Alona Ebet and Tamir Paul. The channel caters for children between the ages of zero and seven years old, presenting programs specifically tailored for this age-group. It is one of the first channels in the world that belong to preschool children, in contrast to many other Israeli kids channels like Arutz HaYeladim that caters for children between the ages of seven and fourteen years old, and has programs that do not fit presch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Kids (Australia)
ABC Kids is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's part-time channel, broadcasting shows between the hours of 5am and 7:30pm for children under 6 years old in each local Australian channel. It shares the same bandwidth as ABC TV Plus which broadcasts outside ABC Kids' scheduled hours and supplements the flagship ABC TV channel with extra adult-oriented programming. It has an educational program for children ages 2 to 13 called " ABC Reading Eggs" for Australia, internationally called " Reading Eggs" and owned by Edmentum. History Origins In 1991, all children's programming on the ABC was organized into a daily broadcasting block under the name ABC For Kids. This new programming block featured a range of programming ranging from preschoolers to young children and included both old and new content. The logo featured six blocks (3 across, 2 down) with the top row lettered "A", "B" and "C", and the bottom row featuring an apple, a bee and a carrot beneath their respective lett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959. Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile service throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas. History Beginnings The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967, and became a news anchor. '' Krishi Darshan'' debuted on Doordarshan on 26 January 1967, and is Indian television's longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
