Category: Business
9 Story Licenses ‘Nature Cat’ to DHX Television’s Family CHRGD in Canada
Animation series originally premiered in November 2015 on PBS KIDS in the U.S. and is expected to premiere on Family CHRGD in Summer 2016.
GBI Signs Home Entertainment Deal with Sony
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to distribute Genius Brands International kids properties including SpacePOP, Baby Genius, Secret Millionaires Club and Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 across multiple platforms in North America.
WHY PRODUCERS MUST STUDY SCREENWRITING
Without a solid understanding of screenplay structure a producer has no way of knowing whether his screenplay is good or bad.
eOne Expands U.S. Licensees for ‘Peppa Pig’
New licensees for hit international preschool brand includes Jazwares, Colorforms, Fab/Starpoint, Galerie USA, Kurt Adler, Marmont Hill, Montco and Parragon.
Silvergate Renews Global Master Toy Deal for ‘Octonauts’
International TV production and licensing company signs a three-year master toy renewal deal with Fisher-Price for undersea preschool adventure property ‘Octonauts.’
Kidscreen Summit Achieves More Growth in Miami
More than 1,800 delegates take part in the 2016 event, with significant growth from North America, the U.K. and Australia.
Antonella Ceraso Joins Planeta Junior
‘Wild Kratts’ Soars at Retail
Hit PBS KIDS series broadens product assortment with Isaac Morris for apparel and new offerings from Wicked Cool Toys, Pressman Toy, Random House Children’s Books and more to arrive this year.
Frederator Teams with Anima Estudios for Spanish-Language Animation Network
Newly formed Átomo Network will act as one of the world’s largest recruiters and incubators of Spanish-language animation.
Nimble Seeks to Democratize Animation Production with New Cloud-Based Platform
Industry veterans Rex Grignon and Jason Schleifer launch cost-effective global cloud-based production and community ecosystem filled with creative tools, support and distribution.
‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Gets Harrison Ford & Official Release Date
Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, ‘Blade Runner 2’ arrives in theaters on January 12, 2018 with original director Ridley Scott on board as an executive producer.
Nimble Collective Launches Animation Cloud Services Startup
Nimble to develop first cloud-based platform to serve 10 million professional and aspiring animators globally with $8.5 million investment from New Enterprise Associates; NEA venture partner Greg Papadopoulos joins Nimble Collective board alongside three high-profile advisors from the animated film industry.
Ameba Rolls Out AVOD Service on Xbox 360
Canada-based kids streaming platform available in the U.S. February 16th and in Canada February 18th.
Nice Shoes Adds Andy Zazzera as CG Director
Zazzera previously led production for title sequences for ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Ant-Man.’
Sweden’s Filmlance Developing New ‘Moomins’ Series
New series based on Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to be produced under Oscar-winning animation director Steve Box, who will also lead the writing team.
Turner Launches Toonami Channel in France
DC Comics universe blasts onto screens with Batman, Superman, the Justice League, the Green Lantern, and shows like ‘Ben 10’ and ‘Thundercats.’
Reel FX Adds Director Elliot Dillman
Commercial director has worked on award-winning campaigns for brands including Domino’s Pizza, Pacifico Beer and Kraft.
Shout! & Studio 100 Announce Multi-Picture Deal for ‘Maya the Bee’
Live-Action ‘Winx Club’ Feature in the Works
Warner Bros.-based production shingle Hollywood Gang teams with Italian animation studio Rainbow Group to develop and produce a live-action feature inspired by the animated ‘Winx Club’ television series.
Bento Box Entertainment Launches Digital Studio
New digital business unit to produce a slate of original content for digital and mobile formats; studio teams with top Virtual Reality and 360-degree video destination Littlstar to create exclusive trailblazing immersive animated stories & technology.
Nickelodeon Greenlights Second Season of ‘Shimmer and Shine’
Additional 20 episodes feature brand-new characters including an evil sorceress voiced by actress Lacey Chabert and new magical locales; first-ever ‘Shimmer and Shine’ toy line to debut at New York Toy Fair.
‘LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures’ Coming to Disney XD
All-new animated television series developed by Bill Motz and Bob Roth and produced by Wil Film, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm is scheduled to debut this summer.
One Animation Rolls Out New Series of ‘Oddbods’
Singapore studio announces a series of broadcast deals across Europe, Latin America and Asia for new series of 60 seven-minute episodes of acclaimed family show, ‘Oddbods