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Paramount Skydance Plots Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery As Ellisons Expand Media Empire
Paramount Skydance, backed by the Ellison family, is weighing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in a move that could reshape Hollywood’s studio landscape.
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‘Iyanu,’ ‘Hair Love’ Producer Lion Forge Entertainment Lands $30M Investment To Fuel Expansion
Oscar-winning studio Lion Forge Entertainment lands $30M led by HarbourView to scale its kids, family, and YA animation franchises.
‘This Is Our Time As Independents, But If You Don’t Take Risks, Will You Ever Know?” Disney Renaissance Vet Dominic Carola On ‘My Neighbor’
Carola explores independence and risk-taking with ‘My Neighbor,’ a handmade pilot about kindness and community.
Canada’s Animation Giant Falls Silent: Corus Halts Production At Nelvana, Ending A 50-Year Legacy
Debt-hit Corus halts production at Nelvana, ending decades of beloved Canadian animation from ‘Care Bears,’ ‘Babar,’ ‘The Magic Schoolbus,’ and more.
Dana Tafoya-Cameron Promoted To Head Of ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Animation Studio Bento Box
Fox promotes Dana Tafoya-Cameron to lead Bento Box Entertainment, the animation studio for shows including ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Hazbin Hotel.’
‘Rick And Morty’ Studio Bardel Entertainment Taps Naomi Stopa To Oversee Animation And Launch VFX Division
Bardel Entertainment, which works on shows including ‘Rick and Morty’ and ‘Teen Titans Go!’ will launch a new visual effects division under Stopa’s leadership.
Ankama Purchases Majority Stake In Andarta, Securing The Future Of The French Indie And Its ‘Ewilan’s Quest’ Adaptation
Ankama acquires majority stake in Andarta Pictures, saving it from a court-appointed receivership and ensuring completion of the ‘Ewilan’s Quest’ adaptation.
WildBrain Animation Workers Ratify Union Agreement With Canada’s IATSE Local 938
WildBrain animation workers ratify union deal with The Canadian Animation Guild, joining their colleagues at Titmouse Vancouver.
Australia’s Cosmic Dino Opens New Studio As It Begins Work On ‘Bluey’ Movie (Exclusive Photos)
Cartoon Brew has an exclusive look inside Cosmic Dino’s new facilities where the ‘Bluey’ movie will be made.
Zaratan, A New Scottish Studio, Will Focus On Producing ‘Older-Skewing Animation’
The company is founded by Axis Studios veterans and has a strategic partnership with Aniventure.
Exclusive: Netflix Nabs Disney Animation Vancouver Chief Amir Nasrabadi For Key Animation COO Role
Nasrabadi is taking on a key role at Netflix’s feature animation division, which currently employs 900 people across studios in Burbank, Vancouver, and Sydney.
First Look At Skydance Animation’s Swank New Digs In Santa Monica (Updated)
Artists are expected to begin moving into the new studio next month.
‘Fairly Oddparents’ Creator Butch Hartman Launches New Animation Studio With Faith-Based Focus
The studio employs over 40 animation crew members.
The Hive Studio Expands To Europe With New Athens Studio
The company is best known for producing Tal Kantor’s 2024 Oscar-nominated short film ‘Letter to a Pig.’
Cartoon Network Studios 25th Anniversary Panel At Annecy Will Feature Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Rebecca Sugar, Pen Ward, And Others
Warner Bros. will also preview new projects including ‘Get Jiro’ and ‘Bat-Fam.’
Revenant Studio Releases A Statement On Its Approach To AI
The Scottish studio is among the few in our industry that is being transparent about its usage of AI.
Weta FX Expands Into Australia With New Permanent Melbourne Hub
The company’s Melbourne outpost is expected to create 80 jobs.
Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios Is Shutting Down, Blames Quebec Government For ‘Gutting’ Animation Industry
The full-service 2d animation studio, which had been in business for decades, employed over 100 workers during peak periods.
OuiDo Productions Acquires Mikros Animation And Technicolor’s Episodic And IP Divisions
The company is rehiring dozens of employees from Mikros and Technicolor Animation Productions.
David Zaslav Continues His Crusade Against Looney Tunes; Plans To Tear Down Historic Animation Building
The historic structure was where classic animated shorts like ‘Robin Hood Daffy,’ ‘Three Little Bops,’ ‘Birds Anonymous,’ and ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ were produced.
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