Category: Business
‘Rick and Morty: The Complete First Season’ Crash Lands Oct. 7
Warner Home Video and Adult Swim announce the release of the first season of Rick and Morty on Blu-ray and DVD October 7.
Discovery to Rebrand Kids Network The Hub
Discovery Communications and toy giant Hasbro end their equal partnership in kids network The Hub, to be rebranded Discovery Family.
Teletoon's Athena Georgaklis Upped to Director of Content
Corus Entertainment appoints Athena Georgaklis as its director of content for TELETOON, where she’ll oversee content development, acquisitions and production for the network’s English and French channels.
Mediatoon to Feature Moonscoop Titles at MIPCOM
International distributor Mediatoon is headed to MIPCOM with a wealth of well-known titles, including several from the Moonscoop catalogue.
BENT Image Lab Signs with CarolynReps
PGS Picks Up Rights to New ‘Monchhichi’ Series
OuiDO! Productions partners with Sekiguchi to produce a new Monchhichi series which will be distributed globally by PGS.
eOne Announces Raft of New Partners for ‘Peppa Pig’
Fox Television Promotes Grant Gish to Animation VP
Grant Gish, the executive who helped develop ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘American Dad,’ is promoted to Fox TV’s Vice President of Animation.
Genius Brands Teams with Spiral in Latin America
Genius Brands International signs an exclusive representation agreement for Latin America with Spiral International.
‘Zafari’ Set to Take a Bow at MIP Junior
9 Story Announces New Broadcast Deals for ‘Nerds and Monsters’
9 Story Entertainment signs multiple global deals for the animated comedy Nerds and Monsters from Slap Happy Cartoons.
Little Airplane Unveils ‘P.King Duckling’ At MIP Junior
Splash Lands at MIPCOM with ‘G.U.N.K. Aliens’
Splash Entertainment heads to MIPCOM with G.U.N.K. Aliens, an all-new animated series produced in partnership with Foothill Entertainment.
Henson Ups Global VP Richard Goldsmith
The Jim Henson Company expands the role of the newly appointed Global VP Richard Goldsmith with the addition of the company’s international consumer products business.
Jetpack Distribution Takes off with ‘Justin Time’
U.K.-based Jetpack Distribution picks up rights to preschool series ‘Justin Time’ in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Factory VFX Provides Effects for ‘The Maze Runner’
Directed by Wes Ball, ‘The Maze Runner’ is based on the popular novel series by James Dashner and will be released in theaters on September 19th.
Box Office Report: ‘Guardians,’ Crosses $300 Million
Marvel and Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy is ousted from the top spot of the domestic box office chart by two new entries, but the film is still making headlines.
Soho Square Productions Launches
Blackmagic Design Acquires eyeon Software
Blackmagic Design announces its acquisition of eyeon Software, a leading developer of high end digital compositing, visual effects and motion graphics software for the feature film, commercial, television and broadcast industries.
Gavin and Jason Fox Join Framestore
Gavin and Jason Fox, two of the genius creatives behind the ‘Secret Cinema’ shows, join the company’s Digital team in London.
Turner Ups Michael Ouweleen
Michael Ouweleen is named chief marketing officer for Turner Broadcasting System’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang.