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Turner Hires Edward Barnieh for APAC Acquisitions

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Turner International appoints Edward Barnieh as Programming and Acquisitions Manager, Asia Pacific.

Box Office Report: Oblivion on Top

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Universal's sci-fi epic earns Tom Cruise his best North American opening outside of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and "War of the Worlds."

Edit 1 Unveils InMoCa Motion Capture Technology

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New York-based pre-visualization boutique Edit 1 unveils state-of-the-art “inertial” motion capture, InMoCa.

Babar Debuts Men's Fashion Line

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Babar’s 80th anniversary celebration continues in high style with the debut of a menswear collection based on the character, made in collaboration with Soulland.

Hasbro Inks Deal with UK's Clear Vision for My Little Pony

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Hasbro signs a home entertainment deal with Clear Vision for “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” in the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries and the Middle East.

Despicable Me 2 to See IMAX Release

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The highly anticipated 3D-CG feature follow-up to the 2010 hit will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released in select IMAX theatres internationally beginning on June 20.

Framestore Creates Smashing CG Effects for Beyonce’s Mirrors

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In one of the first effort to come out of Framestore's new LA studio, Framestore teams up with 180LA and Pepsi on a new advertising campaign featuring Beyoncé.

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.