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IFC’s Out There Premieres Feb. 22

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Created by Ryan Quincy, two-time Emmy award-winning animation director and producer of “South Park.”

biscuit Tackles Super Bowl XLVII Spots

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Tim Godsall, Mike Maguire, Noam Murro, Aaron Stoller, Clay Weiner and Andreas Nilsson direct spots for top brands.

Disney Unleashes Extended Iron Man 3 Commercial

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Disney gave fans an extended look at “Iron Man 3” during Sunday’s Super Bowl game.

ITV and Pukeko Reinvent Thunderbirds

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ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures to re-invent the classic “Thunderbirds” series.

Mathew Cullen Directs PSY for Wonderful Pistachios

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MTh’s Matthew Cullen directs the Super Bowl spot featuring PSY for Wonderful Pistachios.

Alphanim's Green Squad Heads to Germany

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Alphanim signs Lizenzwerft GmbH as the licensing agent for the animated series, “The Green Squad.”

Union Creates VFX for BBC's Dancing

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Union VFX supplies the visual effects for the new BBC miniseries “Dancing on the Edge.”

40th Annual Annie Award Winners Announced

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Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” wins Best Animated Feature at the 40th annual Annie Awards.

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Paramount Releases World War Z Super Bowl Ad

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Two days before the big game, Paramount releases the Super Bowl commercial for “World War Z.”

Breakthrough Entertainment Licenses Dino Dan to ITV

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Breakthrough licenses their CGI/live action series “Dino Dan” to ITV.

9 Story Makes Super Deal with Super RTL

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9 Story announces the sale of two animated children’s series to Super RTL.

FME and BBC Sign New Development Deal

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BBC Kids and FME Kids & Family division sign a five year deal that will see them develop and produce a continuous sequence of new programming.

Sony Launches Colorworks 4K Television

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Colorworks, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s digital intermediate facility, opens a new facility focused on 4K television postproduction.

Viacom Reports Financial Results

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Viacom reports that net income rose sharply in its fiscal first quarter compared with results a year ago. Revenue and adjusted earnings fell because of a decline at its Paramount studio business and lower advertising revenue at its Nickelodeon television channels.

Vic the Viking Conquers Australia

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“Vic the Viking,” the 78 x 11 minute Australian/French animated co-production between ASE Studios Pty Limited and Studio 100 Animation in association with Flying Bark Productions, has been commissioned by ABC TV in Australia.

Amazon Studios Greenlights Five Animated Pilots

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New pilots include “Creative Galaxy” from Angela Santomero, the creator of “Blue’s Clues.”

B2FX Creates Special Effects for Grimm

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B2FX creates SFX Make-up for NBC’s “Grimm.”

Turner's LazyTown Returns for Season 4

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Turner announces that the children’s show “LazyTown” will return for a fourth season.

Coolabi Announces New Licenses for Bagpuss

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Coolabi announces new licensing agreements with Cozy Time and Portico for the property, “Bagpuss.”