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Former Rhythm & Hues Campus Sold

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The property -- three buildings on six acres -- is sold for $25 million to Rockwood Capital and Marshall Property & Development.

SIGGRAPH Previews 2013 Production Sessions

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SIGGRAPH 2013 releases an early preview of its schedule of production sessions to be featured at this year’s conference and as part of the Computer Animation Festival.

Netflix and Disney Sign New Deal

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Netflix and DisneyABC Television Group announce a new multi-year licensing agreement for five popular Disney Junior and Disney XD Shows.

Henson Launches Paid YouTube Channel

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The Jim Henson Company launches Jim Henson Family TV, a new paid channel on YouTube. Ad-free family-friendly destination features full episodes of Henson’s top kid and preschool titles.

Syfy Renews Hit Series Defiance

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Syfy renews hit series “Defiance,” promising more action and intrigue in season two.

Adult Swim Announces New Series

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Adult Swim serves up eight new series/specials, nine pilots and 16 returning series.

LOOK Effects Helps Secure Funding for Wes Anderson Feature

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VFX company LOOK Effects helps “The Grand Budapest Hotel” find financial support from Baden-Württemberg’s regional funding agency.

Spot Welders Launches VFX Company Shipping + Handling

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Editorial house Spot Welders launches Shipping + Handling, headed up by VFX supervisor Casey Price and executive producer J. Patrick McElroy.

Psyop Creates Wolfenstein Trailer

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Psyop creates a trailer for Bethesda Softworks new game title, “Wolfenstein: The New Order.”

Asian Animation Summit Sets Venue

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The 2013 Asian Animation Summit will take place on the tropical island of Phuket in Thailand December 9-11, 2013.

Zoic Delivers VFX for Hemlock Grove

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Visual effects house Zoic Studios delivers a dose of spine-tingling transformations from human to beast in the new Netflix original murder mystery series “Hemlock Grove.”

Luma Pictures Suits Up for Iron Man 3

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VFX company Luma Pictures recently contributed to Marvel Studios' new Iron Man 3 film, creating full-body CG armor replacements for both Iron Man and Iron Patriot.

SVA Announces 2013 Dusty Festival Winners

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Winners are announced for the 2013 edition of the New York School of Visual Art’s Dusty Film & Animation Festival and Awards.

Method Studios Announces New Top Animation Hires

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Global VFX house welcomes Erik-Jan de Boer, James Jacobs and Keith Roberts.

Beyoncé Records New Song for Epic

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Recording star Beyoncé creates an original song, “Rise Up,” for the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios motion picture, “Epic,” for which she also voices one of the lead characters.

Disney Announces Big Hero 6 Animated Feature

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Disney officially announces “Big Hero 6,” the first Disney animated feature based on a Marvel Comics property.

Summit Releases Ender’s Game Trailer

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Newly-released trailer gives a look at an epic war between the human race and the alien Formics.

Adobe Delivers Innovation at MAX 2013

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Adobe delivers “sneak peeks” of ground-breaking creative innovation at MAX 2013, including spotlights on “Perspective Warp” in Photoshop and “Video Color Grading” in After Effects.

Southpaw Launches TACTIC 4.0

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Southpaw launches TACTIC 4.0, which adds more advanced data connection technology and greater configurability to help organizations design their own unique digital workflows.

Cartoon Network Premieres LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles

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The Jedi master returns in “LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.” A 30-minute special premieres Wednesday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT), with two additional specials to air in 2013.