JS Communications agrees to a $300,000 break-up fee for its role as stalking horse bidder in the sale of the bankrupt visual effects company.

ABC Studios announces another banner development year with nine new shows ordered to series, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Steven Spielberg takes on the Halo videogame franchise with a new live-action series exclusively for Xbox Live.

MPC LA finishes a new spot, Road Trip, for DIRECTV, complete with World War II epic, a medieval fantasy battle, and a bit of science fiction thrown in.

Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios signs veteran VFX Supervisor and Flame artist Robert Moggach.

Blue Sky Studios moves ahead on two new animated feature projects, Anubis and Ferdinand .

DeamWorks Animation moves the release dates for two of its forthcoming features.

Wizart brings “Sheep and Wolves” and the sequel to “The Snow Queen” to Cannes for international pre-sales.

Disney Channel announces an all-new animated series, “Star War Rebels,” to premiere in fall 2014.

eOne acquires the global distribution rights for “Simon’s Cat.”