Tracey Taylor joins Digital Pulse as Executive Producer.

Universal's micro-budget horror film The Purge beats out director Shawn Levy’s The Internship at the North American box office.

Motion design and production studio Royale completes a series of station IDs for “Pulse,” MTV France’s block of rock video programming, in a cinematic package that combines CG and live-action.

Cable upstart FXX picks up its first original series, giving orders to an animated comedy from the team behind HBO series Eastbound & Down and FX series Archer.

Former Lucasfilm head Rick McCallum signs on to produce sci-fi feature R’Ha, based on the short film by director Kaleb Lechowski.

Psyop partners with TBWA Paris and Quad’s Wizzdesign to create ‘Le Manege,’ a whimsical spot for McDonald’s McFlurry.

Peter Curtis and Nick Barrington announce the creation of kids' entertainment company Nurture Rights, along with the company’s acquisition of best-selling literary property Dinosaur Roar!

Global Pursuit signs a representation deal with Pretty Ugly to bring the Uglydoll brand to China.

TELETOON orders 26 more episodes of the comedy-adventure animated series, Rocket Monkeys, from Breakthrough Entertainment.

The ASC announces the new slate of officers, with Richard Crudo serving as president.

DigitalFilm Tree taps Facilis TerraBlock to facilitate the workflow on the ABC series Mistresses and Perception.

Two titles co-produced by Rai Fiction have been selected for competition in the International Animation Film Festival held in Annecy, France, with a third title, Calimero, will be the star of the gala opening night at the Mifa animation film market.

Free online tool enables writers and filmmakers to quickly and easily turn their scripts into storyboards.

Award-winning composer, comedian, actor and writer Tim Minchin joins DreamWorks Animation, lending his signature creative energy to a new musical project set in the Australian outback.

An increase in accreditations is announced for the 2013 Mifa marketplace in Annecy, France.

Available on iOS, SpongeBob SquarePants game features exclusive inside looks at show’s characters during their early days in Bikini Bottom.

Bicoastal post house NO6 and London and NY-based Peepshow Post Productions join forces, uniting two complementary talent rosters behind the deep resources of the combined studios.

Michael Green, who also worked on The Flash and Fantastic Four, is in negotiations for the sci-fi sequel.

"Fantasia: Music Evolved," which allows players to remix songs, will include music from Queen and Bruno Mars.

Relativity and Reel FX round out flock on Free Birds; Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, Danny Carey and Josh Lawson join voice cast of animated comedy.