BBC greenlights “Dinopaws,” a co-production between Impossible Kids, Kindle Entertainment, and Guru Studio, for CBeebies.

The first episode of “Angry Birds Toons” premieres on March 16 on its official webpage, with new episodes debuting weekly.

FX orders season five of its critically-acclaimed animated comedy series “Archer,” while seven all-new episodes of “Archer” remain in season four with two-part season finale airing April 4 and April 11.

Dane Cook is tapped to voice Dusty in Disney’s “Planes.” High-flying animated comedy adventure soars into theaters August 9, 2013.

e-on software announces their new plant modeling and rendering technology, The Plant Factory.

FOX launches a new digital content syndication network that will distribute FOX’s custom sync-to-broadcast experiences to other second-screen TV app providers.

DHX Media announces new sales for its new preschool series, “Ella the Elephant.”

HIT Entertainment announces sales of their pre-school properties “Mike the Knight,” “Thomas & Friends,” and “Fireman Sam” in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Pacific Animated Partners announce plans to launch a toy line based on the animated action-adventures series “Monsuno Combat Chaos” this year.

The Weinstein Co. and “Escape from Planet Earth” producers settle a $50 million lawsuit.

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says layoffs already have begun and that 350 of the studio’s 2,200 employees will have been let go by year’s end.

In response to the protest at Sunday's Oscars as well as recent layoffs at Rhythm & Hues, Digital Domain, DreamWorks and other facilities, the VES issues an Open Letter and Call to Action.

Network taps artists, designers, writers, directors and comedians for new shorts to join animation slate.

New design shop to allow Rhythm & Hues talent to work for other clients, including Ross Bagdasarian, whose company controls “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”

DreamWorks Animation announces financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.

The newly-launched game development studio announces plans for an upcoming iOS release.

Technicolor wraps production on Mattel’s latest Barbie DVD/Blu-ray feature, “Barbie in The Pink Shoes,” which marks the first Barbie feature released on Blu-ray disc.

“Sing It, Laurie!” created by superstar children’s recording artist Laurie Berkner and Little Airplane's Josh Selig set to debut on Sprout. New animated short-form preschool series features Laurie Berkner and her original songs; also stars Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Lisa Loeb.

9 Story Entertainment is to produce and distribute the new (80x11’) animated preschool series “Peg + Cat,” and will be launching sales of the series at MIPtv.

Visual effects studio Pixomondo closes its London and Detroit facilities.