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The veteran producer discusses cultural ambition, original filmmaking, and how Studio 4°C navigates an anime industry driven by IP and scale.
The proposed deal puts Atomic Cartoons at the center of a debate over valuation, control, and whether Blue Ant’s offer reflects Thunderbird’s long term worth.
The WBD board warns shareholders Paramount’s offer is too risky, citing uncertain financing and long-term concerns as the takeover fight continues.
On Jan. 15, animation veterans will gather at Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo for a discussion and theatrical screening of UPA shorts.
The L.A.-based publisher is expanding into animation with original series and films designed for a YouTube-first network aimed at genre and fandom communities.
In an open letter TAG wrote, “This announcement brings up serious questions regarding the impact on Guild members and consumers worldwide.”
Disney sends Google a cease-and-desist even as it inks a major licensing deal with OpenAI, drawing definitive lines in Hollywood’s battle over training data.
More than 200 characters from Disney’s portfolio will be available to users of the video-generating platform Sora and image-generating portion of ChatGPT.
When studio president Tomohiro Maki was arrested in 2019 for sexual assault of a teenager, a subsequent audit unveiled years of unrecoverable mismanagement.
The surprise bid disrupts Netflix’s near-finished deal and ignites a new battle over control, financing, and the future of major Hollywood assets.
Netflix says acquiring WB will expand development pipelines, open global reach for storytellers, and create talent job opportunities. Now that that’s settled…
The acquisition positions Netflix to absorb a century of Warner Bros. film and animation history as industry consolidation accelerates.
The ad-free SVOD app brings together more than 1,000 episodes, shorts, games, music, and storybooks from across the studio’s catalog.
The two companies outlined their plans today for new AI tools, stressing artist control and creativity as the industry navigates growing automation anxieties.
Toonz Media Group CEO P. Jayakumar is stepping down after 26 years, marking a major leadership change for one of India’s most global animation studios.
Blue Ant’s purchase of Thunderbird boosts its animation footprint, adding Atomic Cartoons’ extensive originals catalog and impressive studio Rolodex.
The offers put WB’s vast animation catalog and its workforce in the spotlight as staff brace for a fourth major transition in a decade.
Spin Master’s Jennifer Dodge joins Paramount to lead its animation division, signaling a renewed push for franchise and merchandise growth.
Phantom Media Group unites leading VFX and animation studios across the U.S., U.K., and India, including Tippett Studio and Milk.
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.