Mr. X Inc. and Eric J. Robertson have teamed up to launch a New York City outpost of the premier visual effects firm.

Red Giant announces the release of Trapcode Suite 12, which adds Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) updates; bonus Guru Presets for Shine and Particular; and Trapcode Mir, the new product from Trapcode creator Peder Norrby.

Vizrt will supply BBC Sport with their HD graphics engines to deliver the broadcaster’s live television graphics for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific commissioned The DMC Initiative (DMCI) to help launch new children’s channel, Discovery Kids

Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduced a new version of Manifesto, available now for free for Final Cut Pro X, Motion and After Effects.

The hit Showtime series “Weeds” is back for its eighth and final season, and IdeaRocket is in the thick of it with their creation of the series’ new whiteboard show open animation.

NBC Sports Group has teamed up with brand consultancy & creative agency Troika to establish the group’s brand platform.

Award-winning motion graphic design studio Fish Eggs has hired TJ Welch as Executive Producer and Andrew Marshall as Senior Designer.

Branding and design studio Trollbäck + Company won several PromaxBDA Awards for its Nickelodeon image campaign and Fox Soccer promo.

PromaxBDA announces the winners of the 2012 PromaxBDA Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards that celebrate excellence, creativity and innovation.