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NBCUniversal Boss Jeff Shell Says His Company’s Animation Business Is More Attractive Than Disney’s

In the battle for American feature animation supremacy, NBCUniversal’s chief takes a shot at struggling competitor Disney.

A detailed timeline of Chapek’s missteps while in charge at the House of Mouse.

The new animation division’s first production will be the former Blue Sky Studios feature ‘Nimona,’ releasing on Netflix in 2023.

At the end of his current two-year term as CEO, Iger will resume the consultancy role he started last year.

The companies previously collaborated for 650 hours of content on Nickelodeon’s ‘LEGO City Adventures.’

The market was bullish after the news, with Disney shares up 10% in pre-market trading on Monday.

In fact, Hasbro plans to lean even harder on major franchises such as ‘Peppa Pig,’ ‘Transformers,’ and ‘My Little Pony.’

The studio will be helmed by Oscar-winning vfx supervisor Andrew Jackson, an Australian native and veteran of the ‘Mad Max’ franchise.

According to MGA, the company is looking to growing its footprint in the rapidly evolving digital entertainment landscape.

In a memo to executives, CEO Bob Chapek outlined a series of cost-cutting measures headed Disney’s way.

Calling Disney’s Q4 a “quarter for the ages,” Cramer says it’s time for the company to change up its leadership.

The studio will be located in Seoul’s Gangnam district, walking distance from several important agencies, production companies, and brands.

Sapire and her newly-appointed team will oversee development, current and acquired programming for linear and streaming.

Arnold will produce tv and film projects for the company, including a pair of titles from ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ author Cressida Cowell.

A look at how animation has been affected by the upheaval since Discovery completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. back in April.

The Irish studio will expand Princess’ output capacity as it targets new genres and new markets.

The co-heads will begin their four-year term on November 1 and steer Warner’s DC output across film, tv, and animation.

The acquisition gives Sony access to Pixomondo’s extensive virtual production capabilities.

Skydance Animation is getting ready to launch a six-acre campus in Santa Monica this month.

Billy Wee joins from HBO Max while Jermaine Turner gets promoted and Maggie Malone is appointed vp of animation film.