Chinese distributor Dadi and Korea's Myung Films have teams to release the animated feature LEAFIE: A HEN INTO THE WILD day-and-date in China and South Korea, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

VIZ Pictures, Inc., the film distributor and producer behind the Japanese pop culture venue in San Francisco known as NEW PEOPLE, has announced that it will now operate as a newly established company, NEW PEOPLE, Inc., to re-brand and create synergy between all corporate divisions.

JimJam has renewed its carriage deal with Indonesian direct broadcast satellite pay TV company AORA TV Satelit and will be included as part of its most widely distributed subscription package.

The third annual SIGGRAPH Asia captured the imagination of the computer graphics and interactive techniques community this week with a wide spectrum of digital innovations.

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures announced today that the Oscar-nominated hit Tangled will be released in IMAX 3D in key Asian territories day-and-date with the individual countries' wide release dates.

Toei Animation announced today that it has finalized new licensing and merchandising deals in Latin America for several of the company’s animated properties.

Moonscoop, one of the leading worldwide kids’ distribution, brand management and entertainment companies, has boosted the presence of its shows in Asia securing further sales for its animated shows following the Asia Television Forum in Singapore last month.

Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) announced today at Hong Kong International Licensing Fair plans to further expand its business in Asia, after the licensing and merchandising arm of Asia's number one kids’ channel saw a 56 percent year-on-year growth in 2010.

Dream Theatre Private Limited, an entertainment company based in Mumbai, has won the exclusive licensing and merchandising rights from HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading children’s entertainment producers and right’s owners, for renowned pre-school brands – ‘Thomas & Friends’ and ‘Bob the Builder’ across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

A Squared Entertainment (A2), an international children’s entertainment company, and Tata Elxsi, part of the 70 Billion USD Tata Group, India’s largest and most respected business conglomerate, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture today at Tata Elxsi’s headquarters in Bangalore, India.

The Songdo Animation Center is now under construction in Seoul, South Korea, reports Variety.

Warner Bros. has inked a deal with Youku to stream INCEPTION in China, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Eight companies that exited from the 2011 Tokyo Anime Fair (TAF) are teaming up for a new event, titled Anime Contents Expo, reports Variety. It will run from March 26-27, while TAF runs from March 24-27.

Goro Miyazaki, the son of Hayao Miyazaki and director of TALES OF EARTHSEA, is set to direct Studio Ghibli’s next feature KOKURIKO-ZAKA KARA, reports Variety.

Cartoon Network and Hewlett-Packard today announced the winners of the 2010 Toon Creator Awards, selecting from over 160,000 animations created by kids across the Asia Pacific Region.

Netcarbon, a Malaysia based animation studio, has secured international distribution for Supertots, a 3D animation series with 26 episodes of 11 minutes each.

The world leader in visual computing technologies, NVIDIA (www.nvidia.co.kr, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang) is showcasing its newest NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions and NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro Technology at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2010, being held in Seoul, Korea from December 16th to 18th.

The computer graphics and interactive techniques community in Asia is already abuzz with the anticipation of the upcoming SIGGRAPH Asia 2010.

Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has signed its first third party representation deal with Sunwoo Entertainment.

DHX Media, a leading international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content, has signed a score of broadcast and home entertainment deals from its extensive preschool slate in Asia, as it prepares for ATF next month.