March Entertainment News Releases
- Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 17:13
Sudbury, June 4, 2008 — iLaugh.com, the broadband comedy portal of Sudbury-based March Entertainment, is kicking off the summer by launching its first-ever Video Scavenger Hunt.
- Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 12:31
Sudbury, May 3, 2008 — The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is investing $1,650,000 in the production of a new March Entertainment series, titled Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, creating more high-quality jobs in one of Northern Ontario's emerging economic sectors.
- Monday, March 17, 2008 - 03:00
Sudbury, March 17, 2008 — Black and White, the iLaugh.com microseries featured at the New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF), walked away with the prestigious Audience Award for viewers aged 8 to 14.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 04:00
Sudbury, February 26, 2008 — Black and White, Jon Izen and iLaugh.com's zany animated microseries, will be the guest of honor at the New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF), North America's largest kids' film fest.
- Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 04:00
Sudbury, January 31, 2008 — Selected shorts from iLaugh.com, March Entertainment's broadband comedy portal, are playing at Pizza Pizza restaurants across Canada.
- Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 04:00
Sudbury, January 29, 2008 — Following three seasons as a hit television series, March Entertainment is releasing its long-awaited Chilly Beach movie on DVD.
The animated film, dubbed Chilly Beach: The World is Hot Enough, will be distributed nationwide by Vivendi Visual Entertainment Canada/DEP Entertainment starting February 5. The DVD will be available at retailers nationwide, including HMV.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 - 04:00
Sudbury, January 18, 2008 — Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, a new animated comedy adventure series about an intrepid young explorer has begun production, with delivery slated for fall 2008.
Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network has already pre-bought the series.
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a Canadian/Australian co-production between Sudbury- and Toronto-based March Entertainment and Sydney-based SLR Productions. Parthenon Kids is also a co-production partner on the series and will be distributing it internationally.
- Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 04:00
Sudbury, December 27, 2007 — Following three successful seasons as a television series, March Entertainment's eagerly awaited feature-length film based on the popular cartoon Chilly Beach will make its national debut on Super Channel, the recently launched Canadian pay-TV network from Allarco Entertainment.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 03:00
Sudbury, October 10, 2007 — Chilly Beach, March Entertainment's flagship animated series, is returning for a third season on CBC-TV.
The enormously popular series is slated to air 13 new episodes, which will begin airing on Saturday, October 13, at 1:00 p.m. (EST). It will add to the current lineup of Chilly Beach episodes, bringing it to a total of 65 episodes on CBC's rotation.
"Chilly Beach Classics," more commonly known in the industry as "reruns," will also continue to air in its regular time slot.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 03:00
Sudbury, August 15, 2007 — March Entertainment has renewed its agreement to distribute and market some of S&S Productions' properties, including their flagship shows The Red Green Show and Sons of Butcher.
The agreement, originally signed in August 2006, gave March Entertainment and iLaugh.com distribution and marketing rights for internet and wireless communications devices.