JS Communications agrees to a $300,000 break-up fee for its role as stalking horse bidder in the sale of the bankrupt visual effects company.

ABC Studios announces another banner development year with nine new shows ordered to series, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Steven Spielberg takes on the Halo videogame franchise with a new live-action series exclusively for Xbox Live.

MPC LA finishes a new spot, Road Trip, for DIRECTV, complete with World War II epic, a medieval fantasy battle, and a bit of science fiction thrown in.

Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios signs veteran VFX Supervisor and Flame artist Robert Moggach.

Blue Sky Studios moves ahead on two new animated feature projects, Anubis and Ferdinand .

DeamWorks Animation moves the release dates for two of its forthcoming features.

Wizart brings “Sheep and Wolves” and the sequel to “The Snow Queen” to Cannes for international pre-sales.

Disney Channel announces an all-new animated series, “Star War Rebels,” to premiere in fall 2014.

eOne acquires the global distribution rights for “Simon’s Cat.”

Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media’s new film division, launches “Maya the Bee” animated feature.

U.K. based sales agent Moviehouse Entertainment seeks foreign buyers for Frank Gladstone's The Hero of Color City.

“Star Trek” sequel opens in the U.S. to $84.1 million for a worldwide tally of $164.6 million.

DreamWorks Animation launches the action-packed “Turbo Racing League” app and $1,000,000 Shell-Out contest.

Aardman creates new look for kids fansite “The 99,” which launches this week on 2.4 billion screens around the world.

A lawsuit is brought against Gigapix Studios in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging securities fraud and breach of contract over a $700,000 loan related to a planned computer-animated version of “The Wizard of Oz.”

D3Publisher and Cartoon Network announce three new game titles based on the “Regular Show,” “Ben 10: Omniverse,” and “Adventure Time.”

DMCI partners with Nick Jr. for a new short form musical series, “Play Along with Sam,” featuring ex-Wiggle Sam Moran.

Evolution creates a licensing program for Metro Train Melbourne’s “Dumb Ways to Die.”

RODEO FX appoints Audrey Boivin to the position of advertising department producer.