Category: Business
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Launching ‘SuperMansion’
Thirteen-episode stop-motion animated comedy series starring Bryan Cranston to begin streaming this fall.
Frederator Moves into Preschool with ‘Cloud Bread’ and ‘Pom Pom’
Frederator acquires the rights to two popular preschool series -- ‘Cloud Bread’ and ‘Pom Pom & Friends’ -- from South Korea’s Gangwon Information & Multimedia Corporation.
Light Chaser Animation and the ‘Door Guardians’
New trailer for Beijing studio’s debut feature marks a significant moment both for founder Gary Wang and China’s burgeoning animation industry.
Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 12
Update includes new interface and media management tools, an entirely-new professional audio engine, multi-cam editing, shot matching, 3D keyer, new 3D perspective tracker and enhanced curve editing.
Radical Sheep Embarking on ‘Bagel and Becky Show’
Corus Entertainment-owned TELETOON, BBC Worldwide and Radical Sheep team up on ‘The Bagel And Becky Show’ with showrunner Adam Rotstein of ‘Inspector Gadget’ fame.
Cartoon Network, Boomerang to Bring Mattel Lineup to Latin America
Turner’s premier kids channels to air more than 800 minutes of Mattel content including movies, features and short-form content for Barbie, Monster High, Hot Wheels and Max Steel across Latin America.
AMD, Avid Join Forces to Boost 4K Workflow Performance
New support for Avid Media Composer offers AMD FirePro users outstanding 4K display, media management and editing capabilities throughout the video production process.
Rainbow Bringing ‘Winx Club’ Season 7 to MIPTV
Autodesk Announces Support for Academy’s ACES at NAB 2015
Advances color management workflows across Flame Premium, Maya, Shotgun and RV; simplifies interoperability with industry-standard tools.
‘Kuu-Kuu Harajuku’ Kicks Off Global Tour
DHX Media to handle worldwide distribution for Gwen Stefani-inspired series produced by Moody Street Kids and Vision Animation for Network Ten.
Hopster Goes Global with 100 Territories
Following a raft of multi-territory content deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, kids TV & learning platform arrives in countries across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Autodesk Announces 2016 M&E Software Updates
Hahn & m4e Expand Production Partnership
Joint production company Hahn & m4e Productions developing ‘Miko Miko,’ ‘Rejected Toys’ and ‘Siggi’s Adventures’ ahead of MIPTV.
Technicolor Acquires Paris-Based Mikros Image
France and Montreal-based production and post-production company produced the animation for the ‘Asterix: le Domaine des Dieux’ and ‘Le Petit Prince’ feature films.
Studio 100 Launching ‘Blinky’ at MIPTV 2015
CGI reboot based on the original 1930’s book series written by Dorothy Wall is produced by Flying Bark Productions.
The Foundry to Preview Virtual Reality Technology at NAB 2015
The Foundry to showcase new technologies in development aimed at solving key challenges in virtual and augmented reality content creation.
Justin Leibow Joins Humble and Postal
Former Superfad co-founder has helmed campaigns for brands including Coca-Cola, Visa, Toyota, Gap, Target and Sprint.
Bazooka Joe Getting a New Look
Red Giant, Adobe to Present NAB 2015 Creative Master Series Panel
Online filmmaking superstars from Red Giant Films, Triune Films and Corridor Digital team up at the NAB Show for ‘Breaking the Hollywood Mold,’ moderated by Adobe’s Dave Werner.
Hoho Entertainment Goes Interactive with ‘Mimi & Bibi’
Kids’ TV production and rights management company to collaborate with new digital platform TotallyTween on 26-episode, two-minute interactive series.
Splash Teams with Lionsgate for ‘Alpha And Omega’ Franchise
Three new 45-minute animated films from Splash Entertainment will be distributed worldwide across DVD and digital platforms.
Children’s Classic ‘Noddy’ to Return to French Television
Brand-new Series, ‘Noddy, Toyland Detective,’ produced by Gaumont Animation in association with DreamWorks Animation Television, is set to debut on France Télévisions’ France 5 in 2016.
‘Bob the Builder’ Greenlit for Season Two
Second series will see 52 new 11-minute episodes set for delivery in 2016, with 60-minute special set to follow in 2017; new ‘Bob the Builder’ shorts set to launch on YouTube in August 2015.