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Fox Announces CG Animated Peanuts Feature

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At the CinemaCon movie convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, 20th Century Fox announces that beloved comic-book character Charlie Brown will be coming to the big screen in a 3D animated version in 2015.

Chris Bernier Joins MPC NY

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Chris Bernier joins MPC NY as VFX Supervisor and CG Lead.

VIZ Announces Neon Alley Spring Lineup

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VIZ Media announces the spring lineup for Neon Alley which includes the premiere of brand new series “Accel World,” “Fate/Zero,” “Bleach,” and “Zetman.”

Bent Image Lab Animates Love Story for Chips Ahoy

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Bent Image Labs help animated “Love Story,” for Chips Ahoy, a saucy sequel to the Cookie Guys’ “Convertible.”

RGH Announces New Animated Feature

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RGH Entertainment eyes more magic from “The Wizard of Oz” creator with new animated feature film inspired by L. Frank Baum’s “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.”

Syfy Kids Flies to Asia

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International children’s channel KidsCo, Corus Entertainment’s joint-venture with NBCUniversal, launches its two-month-old Syfy Kids block in Asia this July.

Pixar’s Inside Out Gets Official Announcement

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Disney confirms details of Pete Docter’s “Inside Out,” told from the perspective of the emotions inside the mind of a little girl.

Sanders, DeMicco Return for Croods Sequel

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With “The Croods” poised to cross the $400 million mark worldwide, DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead with a sequel to its prehistoric family comedy.

Britney Spears to Release New Song for Smurfs 2

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Britney Spears to release “Ooh La La” for Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation’s family comedy “The Smurfs 2.”

MassMarket Stirs It Up for Kool-Aid

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MassMarket teams up with Saatchi & Saatchi, NY, to create “Smile. It’s Kool-Aid,” a comprehensive brand campaign for Kool-Aid.

Remix Your Brand Music Licensing Company Launches

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Matt Nelson and Tom Hinton launch Remix Your Brand, a new music licensing company focused solely on cutting edge music genres.

Iron Man 3 to See 4DX Release in Japan

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The film will be shown with "fourth dimension" effects, including tilting seats, blowing wind and fog and odor effects, via technology that is expected to come to the U.S. later this year.

Everything’s Rosie Returns to Italy

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V&S Entertainment signs a deal with RAI, bringing the second season of “Everything’s Rosie” to Italy.

Gentleman Scholar Goes All Out for Qatar

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Gentlemen Scholar goes all out for QF Radio to create an elegant campaign blending visual representations of radio, tributes to the distinct cultural elements of Qatar with features from the radio station’s music, sports and entertainment programming.

Disney XD Picks Up A Second Season of Crash & Bernstein

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Disney XD orders a second season of its hit comedy “Crash & Bernstein.”

Click 3X Delivers Hijinks for MTV Movie Awards

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Continuing a long run of successful collaborations with the network, Click 3X delivers a four-spot campaign promoting this year’s MTV Movie Awards.

Nickelodeon Undergoes Executive Shakeup

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Nickelodeon’s New York-based president of content development Marjorie Cohn leaves the kids’ entertainment network after serving 26 years with the company, and Alison Dexter‘s EVP of productions position is eliminated amid ongoing realignment.

Syfy’s Defiance Makes Record-Breaking Debut

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Syfy’s groundbreaking transmedia event “Defiance” becomes the channel’s most-watched scripted series premiere since 2006 with 1.3 million adults aged 18-49, matched by more than six million hours of gameplay since the game’s April 2 launch.

Open Road Acquires The Nut Job

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Open Road Films acquires all U.S. distribution rights to the 3D animated family film “The Nut Job,” and sets January 17, 2014 as the release date.

Brickyard VFX Goes Long for Callaway

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Brickyard creates a new spot, “Truck to Store,” for Callaway Golf and Dick’s Sporting Goods, which features pro golfer Gary Woodland.