Animax Entertainment is an

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and interactive production studio producing content for all screens. Founded in 2001 by

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, an actor, writer, and producer known for his

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award-winning work on '' SCTV'', Animax's clients include

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ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...

Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop (SW), originally known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American nonprofit organization that has been responsible for the production of several educational children's programs—including its first and best-know ...

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and many others. Animax won a

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in 2006 and was nominated again in 2007 for their work on

.com's "Off-Mikes", based on

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and

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and their

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show

Mike and Mike in the Morning ''Mike & Mike'' (formerly ''Mike and Mike in the Morning'') was an American sports-talk radio show that was hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on ESPN networks from 2000–2017. The show aired on ESPN Radio, and was simulcast on televi ...

. The series was also selected as Adobe Systems' Site of the Day on June 20, 2006. In 2007 the company branched out into live-action production with the launch of a

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series for

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and another for

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that gained "Immortal" status on

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Divisions

The main studio has won a number of awards in addition to the Emmy including multiple

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, multiple Summit Awards, and multiple Los Angeles Advertising Club Belding Bowls among others. In 2009 the company was added to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America.

Animations

Animax produced " Where's My Water?: Swampy's Underground Adventures in house for the Disney Channel as well as the cut scenes for the game "Wheres My Water 2" from Disney Interactive. The company's television properties include the Canadian animated sitcom '' Bob & Doug'', a revival of their respective SCTV characters,Rob Salem
"Bob & Doug taking off again"
''

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'', April 19, 2009. and

Popzilla ''Popzilla'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following '' America's Best Dance Crew'' and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by SCTV alu ...

for

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

. In 2012, Animax animated three two-minute shorts for

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's hit show ''

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''. The shorts titled "Abed's Master Key," celebrated the return of Community to TV and were featured on the NBC website and

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.'Community' Cast Gets Animated For NBC.com and Hulu
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Games

In 2007, Animax produced the first ever

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for girls for the maker of the Beanie Babies,

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for a new product line called

Ty Girlz Ty Girlz were girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc. Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies, the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to a ...

References

Notes

ESPN's Off-Mikes
- Sports Emmy Award-winning animated series

External links

Animax Entertainment

Animax Entertainment Blog
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