Management/production company The Collective has teamed with Dane Boedigheimer, creator of the popular YouTube series The Annoying Orange, to produce The Annoying Orange animated TV comedy series.

Cartoon Network has acquired the rights to popular YouTube series The Annoying Orange for a half-hour animated series to premiere in 2012 as part of the cable network’s original programming block.

It’s logged more than 1 billion views on YouTube and is a genuine Internet sensation, even though all the characters are bickering, crudely animated fruits. But will TV audiences find “Annoying Orange ...

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The Annoying Orange is transforming his YouTube channel into an online TV network. The Orange, created by Dane Boedigheimer, will launch two new regularly scheduled shows on its popular channel, ...