How Animation Studios Are Combating Climate Change
Animated shows have long promoted environmental messages. Now the studios themselves are catching up.
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Fred Seibert’s Fredfilms And China’s Dezerlin Launch Shorts Incubator For Chinese Talent
“Hot Pot! Cartoons” will aim to find Chinese artists and bring their animated shorts to the global market.
DNEG To Open Studio In Bangalore, Its Fourth Indian Location
The London-based company cites the current boom in demand for content as a reason.
Illumination Vet Natalie Fischer Named CEO Of UK’s Locksmith Animation
Meanwhile, Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith is leaving the studio.
Technicolor Is Integrating Its Animation Studios Under The Mikros Animation Brand
Mikros Animation will now produce both episodic series and feature animation.
Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio’s Future With President Pam Westman
In today’s animation industry, which is growing and evolving at warp speed, 50 years seems like a geological age. When Nelvana …
What Animation Does ViacomCBS Own?
The media titan is home to Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV, Fleischer cartoons, “Garfield,” “Rugrats,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and much more …
Disney To Shut 100 International TV Channels This Year
“The great majority” of their content will move to Disney+, says CEO Bob Chapek.
Amazon Agrees To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion
The MGM library contains some classic animation, including the “Pink Panther” shorts and Don Bluth’s “The Secret of NIMH.”
What Animation Does Comcast Own?
Dreamworks, Illumination, Mr. Magoo, Woody Woodpecker, He-Man, Felix the Cat: the telecom titan owns one of the deepest libraries of animation characters, past and present.
Amazon Reportedly In Talks To Buy MGM, Owner Of The Pink Panther
The fabled Hollywood studio’s animation library includes theatrical shorts by DePatie-Freleng and features by Don Bluth.
Fox Launching NFT Company, Producing Blockchain Animated Series By Dan Harmon
Fox is embracing non-fungible tokens, the contentious tech that’s shaking up the crypto and digital art worlds.
Warnermedia And Discovery Are Set To Merge In $43 Billion Deal. Here’s What It Means.
The deal paves the way for the creation of an entertainment titan — and marks a drastic U-turn for AT&T.
Australia Commits New Money For Kids’ Content And Gaming
The budget comes half a year after the government’s controversial abolition of kids’ content quotas for broadcasters.
Youtube Will Pay $100M To Creators On Its New Shorts Platform
The platform, which hosts videos of up to 60 seconds, is competing with Tiktok and others for artists and influencers.
Japan’s Kadokawa Aims To Produce 40 Animated Titles Per Year By 2023
The media titan is also looking to set up a cg studio with “top-class” global talent.
What Animation Does Sony Own?
A continuing series in which we map out what major corporations own in terms of animation-related characters, studios, and distribution platforms.
Russia’s Far East Earmarked For Creation Of New Animation Hub
Soyuzmultfilm, Russia’s venerable state-owned studio, is behind the initiative.
L.A.’s Align Invests $6.5M In European Co-Pro ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’
The young company aims to fund five projects a year in the $6M–$30M budget range, with a current focus on animation.
Nintendo To Nominate Illumination Boss Chris Meledandri To Board Of Directors
Illumination is producing a forthcoming “Super Mario” animated movie with Nintendo.
