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FX to Develop Animated Bigfoot Series

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to develop animated “Bigfoot” series at FX; "American Dad" writer Matt McKenna is on board to develop the project, which is based on the faux autobiography books by Graham Roumieu.

Comedy Central Orders Moonbeam City Pilot

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The animated project centers on a handsome yet moronic undercover detective who does everything in his power to avoid solving crimes.

Illumination Taps Tito Ortiz as VP of Development

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Veteran animated feature film executive Tito Ortiz returns to Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment as the company’s new VP of development.

Lalaloopsy Debuts On Treehouse Canada

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MGA Entertainment and Corus Entertainment join forces to launch a new animated series based on the award-winning, best selling Lalaloopsy line.

Nathan Love Brings Iconic Toucan Sam into 3D World

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Animation studio Nathan Love brings the iconic Toucan Sam into a 3D world in the latest spot for Kellogg’s Fruit Loops.

leftchannel Animates Plastic Purge PSA

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leftchannel animates “Plastic Plurge” PSA for the international environmental advocacy non-profit group Natural Resources Defense Council.

Digital Juice Launches Simplexity 4

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Digital Juice launches Simplexity Collection 4, a new line of downloadable projects and templates for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro/Apple Motion and Sony Vegas Pro.

Box Office Report: Iron Man 3 Tops Avengers Debut

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“Iron Man 3” opens to a massive $198.4 million overseas, bigger than “Avengers.”

Boston FIG Launches Kickstarter Campaign

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The Boston Festival of Indie Games launches a Kickstarter for the second annual event and offers Figgie Bundle, a special one-time-only Boston Festival of Indie Games indie game bundle, as part of the Kickstarter reward levels.

Coolabi Appoints New Head of Digital

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Coolabi appoints Naomi Dare to Head of Digital.