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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three Year Contract Extension
As Disney extends Chapek’s contract, we revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of his time at the helm.
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As CBBC Shifts To ‘Digital-First’ Strategy, BBC Studios’ Kids Boss Helen Bullough To Depart
The BBC sees another high-level departure as it shakes things up to become a digital-first broadcaster.
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri On Ignoring Twitter, Chris Pratt’s Mario, And Surviving ‘Titan A.E.’
The executive warned against the slippery slope of letting outside voices, particularly those from social media, impact creative expression.
Animation/VFX Studio DNEG Calls Off $1.7B SPAC Deal
The company will no longer go public due to the “headwinds in the SPAC marketplace and general market volatility.”
Disney Expands Metaverse Plans, Hires Apple Vet Mark Bozon To Key Creative Role
The hire is the latest move by Disney into what CEO Bob Chapek describes as “the next great storytelling frontier.”
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich Steps Down Amid Film Business Shakeup
The decision was made as Warner looks to break up its Pictures Group division, placing Feature Animation under new, dedicated leadership.
I Tawt I Taw An NFT: Tweety Is The First Looney Tunes To Become An NFT
Tweety is the first of many Looney Tunes characters who will receive the NFT treatment.
Pixar’s Mary Coleman Named Chief Creative Officer Of Locksmith Animation
She spent more than two decades at Pixar working closely with directors from original concept through final draft.
Pixar Co-Founder And Former Disney Animation Boss Ed Catmull Joins Baobab Board
Catmull will guide Baobab on their “creative and operations.”
Moonbug Acquires Singapore’s One Animation, The Studio Behind ‘Oddbods’
It’s the second Moonbug acquisition this year; in February the company purchased the Little Angel Youtube franchise.
A Major Animation Studio In Baltimore? Outlook Enterprises Wants 150 People By 2024
The company recently teamed with Cartoon Network to launch a talent incubator for artists from underrepresented communities.
Netflix Animation Eliminates 70 Jobs, Drops Three Projects
The three dropped animated projects are ‘Wings of Fire,’ ‘Antiracist Baby,’ and ‘With Kind Regards From Kindergarten.’
DNEG, Netflix Announce Expansion Of Existing $350M Partnership
DNEG is currently working on several Netflix titles including Stranger Things, Nimona, and The School for Good and Evil.
VFX Studio Framestore Promotes Mel Sullivan To CEO; William Sargent Stepping Down
Framestore has worked on blockbusters including the ‘Paddington’ films, several Marvel titles, and ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu,’ among others.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Head Of Kids/Young Adults Tom Ascheim Is Out After Just Two Years
Ascheim’s position has been eliminated as a result of the Warnermedia/Discovery merger.
Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding
The company envisions its Lottie format as a replacement for GIFs.
Netflix Unveils Multi-Picture Deal With ‘Drifting Home’ Producers Studio Colorido
The streamer also released a trailer for their first Colorido co-production ‘Drifting Home.’
Bandai Namco Merges Its Production Subsidiaries, Including Sunrise, The Legendary ‘Gundam’ Studio
Sunrise, the Japanese studio behind Mobile Suit Gundam and Cowboy Bebop, is now part of Bandai Namco Filmworks.
Netflix Stock Price Plummets Over 37% As Streamer Lost Subscribers For First Time In 10 Years
The company’s stock price has tumbled by over two-thirds since October’s record high.
Russian Animation In The Fog: How Studios Are Adjusting To An Uncertain Future
A look at how Russian animation producers are trying to adapt as companies in the U.S., Europe, and Australia have halted their purchases of Russian children’s content due to the invasion of Ukraine.
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