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Toon Boom Goes Manga with Japan's HeARTBIT

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Toon Boom Animation announces the use of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Harmony by Japanese animation studio HeARTBIT Digital Creation for its upcoming production, “Francesca.”

Box Office Report: 42 is the Magic Number

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“42,” the baseball biopic from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, scores at the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $27.3 million for a first place debut, while horror movie parody “Scary Movie 5,” debuts in second place, and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods” comes in third.

Justin Time Re-Discovers Latin America

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Television
Guru Studios announces the sale of the second season of Justin Time to Discovery Kids.

Netflix, Hasbro Expand Multi-Year Programming Deal

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Netflix and Hasbro expand their multi-year programming deal making “Littlest Pet Shop” and “Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters” available to Netflix members in the U.S.

Mirada Builds Interactive Installation for Nike

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Miranda teams up with Blast Radius Toronto and Nike Canada to create an interactive installation at Sport Chek’s flagship store in Toronto’s Eaton Centre.

Fabio Nardo Joins Digital Pulse

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects
Fabio Nardo joins Digital Pulse as its new Creative Director.

Sandro Corsaro Named Fandango New Head of Content

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Fandango names Sandro Corsaro Vice President of Content and Creative.

Loyalkaspar Sparks Fuse Network Rebrand

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Music and Sound, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Music and Sound, Television
Loyalkaspar helps to re-imagine the Fuse brand with a clean, simple yet dynamic identity.

Veteran Disney Animators Receive Pink Slips

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About 150 staffers at the conglomerate's filmed entertainment segment are being laid off.

DreamWorks Acquires Trolls IP

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DreamWorks Animation acquires IP for Trolls with plans to take iconic dolls' brand (and hair) to new heights. American Girl branding vet Shawn Dennis tapped to head Trolls global franchise.