Katie Wells joins previsualization house Proof Inc. as Executive Producer to help manage feature film and commercial projects.

Aardman announces new global deals for Walker Productions and JAM Media’s “Tilly and Friends.”

9 Story Entertainment announces the sale of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood” to France Télévisions.

Peavey Electronics announces a new line of musical instruments that capture the DC Comics Super Heroes.

Domestic box office revenue tumbled as “Jack the Giant Slayer” and three other new entries, including Relativity Media's R-rated comedy “21 and Over” and CBS Films' “The Last Exorcism Part II,” underwhelmed.

Chello Zone announces the launch of its seventh feed of children’s favourite, JimJam, to cover the Benelux region.

Knowledge Network commissions Slap Happy Cartoons to produce of a series of animated shorts featuring their endearing characters Luna, Chip, and Inkie.

Comet Entertainment signs a co-production deal with Chilean based Atiempo.

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.