Hollywood’s Inflection Point
Residuals, AI, and strikes… oh, my!
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‘The Deep’ Animated Series Nabs New Broadcast Partners
A Stark Production, WildBrain, and Infinite Studios’ popular 3DCG animated series scores new international distribution in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Norway and France.
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Epic Names Platige Image UE Authorized Service Partner
The company continues innovating its scope of creative activities with Unreal Engine while offering flexible support with its proprietary virtual production solution.
Aardman Appoints Laura Taylor-Williams as Head of Digital and Strategic Development
In the newly created role, exec will lead a team covering commercial and creative strategies in digital publishing, as well as the strategic direction of digital monetization across AVOD, FAST and EST.
Arcane Wins Big at The Creative Arts Emmys
This past Saturday and Sunday evenings, artistic and technical achievements in television were honored; the Riot Games and Netflix series led the animation pack with 4 Emmy nods, while Chadwick Boseman was celebrated with a posthumous Emmy for his voice work in Disney+’s What If…?
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FOX Snags All Rights to ‘Gumby’
To think he was once a little green slab of clay! The iconic green star kicks off a new career, with the studio planning to showcase his classic series, movies, and specials across its linear, AVOD, blockchain-based and other platforms.
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ATKPLN Adds 3 Key Hires in Chicago Expansion
The studio, which kicked off the new year with a refreshed look and midwestern presence, adds Chicago-based creatives Daniel Pernikoff as associated creative director, Travis Saul as creative technical superviso,r and Scott Rachwalski as art director/CG supervisor.
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Pixotope Adds 3 Key Hires to Global Leadership Team
Mixed reality software company taps broadcast and media industry veterans Ben Davenport, David Cheng and Travis Sims as VP for global marketing, VP sales & marketing EMEA, and strategic account manager for North America, respectively.
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Cap’n Crunch Gets a ‘Sweet’ 3D Makeover
Creative studio ATKPLN gives the Cap’n new 3D persona and digs, balancing nostalgia with a modern vibe; new look will be used across all brand visuals, including broadcast and social media assets.
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Maxon Acquires Distributor TMS Corp, Establishes Official Japanese Office
Deal cements company’s commitment to the local market, providing users with additional resources and creative tools.
'Daria' Spin-off 'Jodie' Lands at Comedy Central
Emmy Award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross to star in new series from MTV Studios, with Grace Edwards serving as creator and head writer.
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‘Animanimals’ Awarded Germany’s 2019 Grimme Prize
Distributor Meta Media Entertainment secures international sales for the award-winning preschool series produced by Studio Film Bilder.
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9 Story Boosts Distribution Library with New Scholastic Deal
Bringing its distribution library to more than 4,000 half hours, 9 Story Distribution International to distribute over 460 half hours of classic children’s series from Scholastic Entertainment, including ‘Clifford The Big Red Dog’ and ‘The Magic School Bus.’
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BFI Launches £57M Young Audiences Content Fund
Led by Jackie Edwards, newly-announced YACF team includes John Knowles as Production Executive, Harriet Williams as Development Executive and Hesham Sabry as Business Affairs Executive.
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‘Infinity War,’ ‘Into the Spider‐Verse’ & ‘Lost in Space’ Top 17th Annual VES Awards
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ garners top feature film with four awards; ‘Spider‐Man: Into the Spider‐Verse’ is top animated feature film; ‘Lost in Space’ leads broadcast wins.
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Zodiak Kids Takes on More ‘Horrid Henry’
Further sales secured for first four seasons of three-time BAFTA-nominated animated kids series.
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TeamTO & Uyoung Enter Long Term Output Deal in China
Co-production agreement leads with ‘Jade Armor,’ a girl-superhero action-adventure comedy starring a normal teen who gains epic powers with her family’s ancient suit of Jade.
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‘Polly Pocket’ Series Goes Big with New Broadcast Deals
DHX Media signs deals to introduce kids around the world to new animated series based on Mattel’s original micro-scale doll brand.
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Guru Studio’s ‘Big Blue’ Greenlit by CBC/Radio-Canada
Original comedy-adventure created by Gyimah Garibah is set to make a splash on Canada’s public broadcast network.
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‘Daria’ Returning with Launch of MTV Studios
Global youth brand to open its vault for the first time, develop new and reimagined iconic series and franchises for SVOD and linear partners.
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Debut of DaVinci Resolve 15 Tops Tech Debuts at NAB
In addition to VFX integration for the Blackmagic Design tool, major updates and demos were presented by NextComputing and SGO.
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‘Masha and the Bear’ A Continued Success for Russia’s Animaccord
Seasons 1 and 2 of CG-animated global hit continues to reach new territories, with a slew of broadcast deals for Season 3 still to be announced.
Acamar Films Announce International Broadcast Deals for ‘Bing’
Acamar Films and global distribution partner Aardman sign a string of key international broadcast deals in Europe, Africa and Australia.
MAXON Now Offering Short-Term Licenses for Cinema 4D Studio
New service offered as a supplement to the existing line-up of perpetual licenses is designed to meet the challenges of production environments.
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Kidscreen Announces Final Hot50 Rankings
Netflix, DHX Media, LEGO and Cartoon Network all secure number-one spots.
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