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The Animation Showcase Launches Best Of 2025 Animated Shorts Program For Awards Season
The Animation Showcase spotlights 2025’s top award-contending animated shorts, now streaming for free for industry professionals worldwide.
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Disney Channels Go Dark On YouTube TV After Carriage Talks Fail
Disney’s ABC, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD have gone dark on YouTube TV after contract talks with Google collapsed.
Netflix Reportedly Exploring Warner Bros. Discovery Bid
According to Reuters, Netflix has tapped an investment bank to explore a possible WBD bid and has been given access to the company’s financial data room.
Northern Animation Network Concludes Record 2025 With Dedicated YouTube Channel Announcement (EXCLUSIVE)
The Northern Animation Network wraps a record 2025 by unveiling a new YouTube channel featuring testimonials from top Nordic-Baltic animation voices.
Sofía Vergara’s ‘Koati’ Brings Latin American Nature And Culture To Netflix
‘Koati’ will hit Netflix on November 13 in both English and Spanish, bringing Latin American culture, music, and rain forest adventure to kids worldwide.
Netflix And Sony Are Working On ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines 2’
Guillermo Martinez and JP Sans will direct, with Wendy and Lizzie Molyneux writing the sequel to Sony Pictures Animation’s Oscar-nominated hit.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ And AI Integration Headline Netflix’s Third Quarter
A one-time loss in Brazil marred an otherwise strong quarter for the streamer, which has plenty more animation and AI planned for the near future.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Finally Gets Its Big Merch Push After A Historic Co-Licensing Deal With Mattel, Hasbro
Netflix names Mattel and Hasbro co-master toy partners for its record-breaking animated hit ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ with products coming in 2026.
Netflix Settles On Catan As Its Next Big Gaming Adaptation
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to adapt Catan, planning live-action and animation adaptations of the iconic board game.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is So Big It Has Thawed the Netflix–AMC Box Office Cold War
Netflix and AMC end their frigid standoff as ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ returns to theaters worldwide for a special Halloween sing-along event.
‘A Strange Baby, But It’s Ours’: Phil Johnston On Bringing ‘The Twits’ To Life At Netflix
Director Phil Johnston turns Roald Dahl’s nastiest couple into a darkly funny, grotesque, and heartfelt animated adventure for Netflix.
‘Defined By Silence And Bursts Of Violence’: Guillaume Dousse On ‘Splinter Cell’s’ Slow Burn
Director Guillaume Dousse reveals how Netflix’s ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’ blends gritty realism, silence, and bursts of intense action.
Glitch Productions Partners With ‘Lackadaisy’ Creators For Full Series Development
Creators Tracy Butler and Fable Siegel will expand ‘Lackadaisy’ under the new Glitch Presents banner. ‘Final Space’ creator Olan Rogers will help development.
Banijay Tests New Distribution Model With Digital-First Series ‘Ava & Digger’
Banijay and TheSoul Publishing launch ‘Ava & Digger,’ a digital-first series testing a new, audience-driven distribution model.
DreamWorks’ ‘The Bad Guys’ Head To Streaming With New Netflix Series ‘Breaking In’
DreamWorks expands its hit franchise with ‘The Bad Guys: Breaking In,’ a six-episode Netflix prequel series exploring the crew’s early heist days.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sets Record For Longest Run In Netflix’s Top 10
Sony’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is the longest-running English-language film in Netflix’s Global Top 10, sitting at or near the top of the charts for 15 weeks.
Crafting A Dream World: How Alexander Woo And Steve Pilcher Built Netflix’s Original Feature ‘In Your Dreams’
Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming original ‘In Your Dreams,’ so we sat down with Pilcher to find out how his team created the film’s dreamscapes.
JoJo’s Adventure Heads West In First Trailer For ‘Steel Ball Run,’ Coming To Netflix Next Year
Warner Bros. Japan has shared a trailer and new character artwork for Netflix’s upcoming ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run.’
‘Knights Of Guinevere,’ Dana Terrace’s 2D Pilot From Glitch Productions, Passes 8 Million Views In Two Days
Glitch Productions launches ‘Knights of Guinevere,’ its first 2D animated pilot, created by Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owens, and Zach Marcus
Inside Hothouse 15: How A 12-Week Sprint Keeps Canadian Animation Fresh
Discover Hothouse 15, the NFB’s 12-week animation mentorship where six new films explore creativity, collaboration, and storytelling in Canada.
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