DreamWorks Animation Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
Non-feature film revenue up 24% year-over-year as DreamWorks invests in growth areas.
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BFI Picks 16 Animation Projects to Benefit from Tax Credits
BFI Certification Unit has so far issued certificates to 16 UK animation programs, including Coolabi’s highly anticipated reboot of children’s classic ‘The Clangers.’
Marvel & Netflix Join Forces
Disney’s Marvel and Netflix join forces to develop historic four-series epic, plus a miniseries event based on renowned Marvel characters; landmark deal brings Marvel’s flawed heroes of Hell’s Kitchen, led by ‘Daredevil,’ to the world’s leading internet TV network in 2015.
‘Steven Universe’ Bows to Big Ratings
From first-time series creator Rebecca Sugar, ‘Steven Universe,’ Cartoon Network’s newest original animated comedy series, becomes the network’s most-watched series premiere to date in 2013 among kids 6-11 and boys 6-11.
'The Simpsons' Pays Tribute to Voice Actor Marcia Wallace
Fox and The Simpsons producers make changes to Sunday’s programming to pay tribute to the passing of longtime Simpsons voice actor Marcia Wallace.
ArsenalFX Provides Post Services for 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
Post house ArsenalFX Color, sister company to ArsenalFX, provides post production services, ranging from dailies through delivery, for ABC hit series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
DreamWorks Animation Reports Q3 2013 Financial Results
DreamWorks Animation reports third quarter 2013 financial results; revenue from feature film segment drives strong earnings.
'Simpsons' Voice Actress Marcia Wallace Dies at 70
Marcia Wallace, the voice of Edna Krabappel, Bart's acerbic teacher on ‘The Simpsons,’ passes away at the age of 70 on Friday, October 25.
Syfy Launches New Free-to-Play SyfyGames.com
Syfy launches new Syfygames.com to curate best online free-to-play games for science fiction, fantasy and supernatural genre fans; redesign will feature exclusive content for ‘Battlestar Galactica Online’ game.
VIZ Delivers New ‘Ben 10 Omniverse’ Graphic Series
Ben Tennyson and partner Rook investigate a distress call aboard a stranded spacecraft in a full-color original adventure series based on the Emmy-winning animated kids program.
Cartoon Network Launches ‘CN Watch and Play’ in APAC Region
‘CN Watch and Play’ offers fans and TV broadcasters a new mobile experience.
Adult Swim Announces New Series
Adult Swim serves up eight new series/specials, nine pilots and 16 returning series.
Transporter TV Series in the Works
EuropaCorp reports that it has a major U.S. TV network interested in its TV adaptation of the film series TRANSPORTER, according to Deadline.com.
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DC's Raven Headed to TV
The CW is working a small screen adaptation of DC Comics' RAVEN, reports Variety.
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Top 5 TV Pitch Secrets Webinar
Begins: March 30, 2010
Top 5 TV Pitch Secrets Webinar Tuesday, March 30, 9:00 p.m. EST, 6:00 p.m. PST
In Event Types: Discussion, Web / Internet
King's Bones Heads to TV
SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.com reports that Stephen King's BAG OF BONES is changing course from the big screen to TV.
British animation: The Channel 4 factor by Clare Kitson
"The Channel 4 factor" by Clare Kitson is a rich treasure with an in-depth look at 30 classic British films and the animators who created them.
TV Scholarship
Begins: February 11, 2008
The Hit Makers Summit TV Scholarship AnnouncementMarch 20008
Deadline February 22, 2008
Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc. Is excited to provide the opportunity for students within the field of TV arts to receive the Hit Makers Summit Scholarship. This program provides a tremendous hands-on experience for students to develop and pitch their own TV shows and to interact with veteran TV professionals.
Program Basics:
In Event Types: Contests, Seminars / Workshops
Puff TV Catches Jay Jay Flight
iVOD preschool net Puff TV has inked an exclusive deal with PorchLight Ent. for its leading CGI series JAY JAY THE JET PLANE, according to KIDSCREEN. The agreement includes a number of European territories, as well as Canada. Puff will also develop interactive TV VOD games based on the property.
JAY JAY airs daily in the U.S. on PBS and Sprout TV, and is also available internationally in more than 50 countries.
Founded in 2005, Puff TV is the world's first iVOD TV channel dedicated to the infant and preschool market.
Future TV Show North America 2007
Begins: January 29, 2007
Future TV Show North America looks into the direction the TV industry is going. Topics include:
* Who is the viewer of the future and on what platforms will they be watching TV?* Is the PC the new TV? The new role of the PC in the living room.* How is TV advertising changing and who will profit in the future?* Mobile TV content
The Animation Workshop: Concept Development for Animated Features and TV Series
Begins: October 4, 2006
The Animation Workshop will be running
A Taste of TV
Begins: January 10, 2006
The Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH along with Autodesk and nVidia presents "A Taste of TV
MIP TV First Announcements
MIP TV (April 2-6, 2001, Cannes, France) is one of the premiere television conferences and markets in the world. The six-day event brings together production companies and distributors from all over the globe. The conference includes a vast array of panels and round-table discussions with some of the world's top professionals. MIP TV 2000 scored a hit with over 11,000 participants, representing 2,776 companies from 100 countries. The countries most represented in terms of stands were: France, US, UK, Canada and Germany.
TV Loonland Increased Earnings Estimates By Four Times
On Monday, November 6, 2000, German children's TV producer and rights buyer TV Loonland announced that it expects annual sales to top DM127 million (US$55.9 million) for 2000. This report is almost four times its original estimate of DM32.7 million ($14.4 million) when the German company went public in March. It's pretax profit is estimated to be DM25.5 million ($11.2 million), increased from DM18.6 million ($8.2 million). TV Loonland attributes the growth to its recent international acquisitions, including the purchase of France's Salsa Distribution and U.K. production studio Telemagination.
MIP TV Special Preview on AWN 2000
MIP TV (April 8-14, 2000) is one of the premiere television
conferences and markets in the world. The six-day event brings
together production companies and distributors from all over the
globe. The conference includes a vast array of panels and round-table
discussions with some of the world's top professionals. In 1999, MIP
TV attracted 10,439 professionals from 2,565 companies from 94
countries, of which 1,170 were exhibiting companies from 50 different
