SIGGRAPH 2013 releases its list of 2013 Emerging Technologies highlights that will be featured at this year’s conference.

Oreo debuts a cheery, animated 90-second commercial directed by Barcelona-based animator/designer Martin Allais for The Martin Agency, accompanied by a 30-second spot from Los Angeles-based motion design and production studio Royale.

Disney says its redesign of Brave's Princess Merida was a one-time effort to promote the character.

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

ASIFA-East holds its annual awards ceremony for the 2013 ASIFA-East Animation Film Festival on Sunday, May 19, 2013, with awards given out across a variety of categories and craft.

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.”

The animated preschool series “Peg + Cat” will premiere Monday, October 7 on PBS Kids.

The Hollywood Post Alliance issues a call for entries for the 8th Annual HPA Awards, taking place November 7th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.

The live-action/animated feature film, “Cody the Robosapien,” heads to DVD June 25 from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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.

Virgin Produced teams up with Overbook Entertainment to support the “After Earth” franchise.

Twentieth Century Fox releases a new teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated “Rio 2.”

Saban Brands appoints Jack Sorsen president of The Playforge, the company’s San Francisco-based mobile social games division.

Right Stuf signs a DVD distribution deal with Sunrise for “Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn).”

oston FIG announces Robin Hunicke, executive producer of the award-winning downloadable game Journey on Sony’s PlayStation Network, as the keynote speaker.

e-on announces the availability of LumenRT 4.1 Studio, which features extended capabilities for large microstation models and Revit.

Universal Pictures debuts the first trailer for “Riddick,” the upcoming epic action-adventure starring Vin Diesel and written and directed by David Twohy.

In one of most high-profile deals of the year, Sony Pictures Entertainment wins the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated “Angry Birds” animated film.