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What Animation Does Sony Own?
A continuing series in which we map out what major corporations own in terms of animation-related characters, studios, and distribution platforms.
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Epic Games Secures $1B in Funding, Including $200M More From Sony
The company says it is now worth $28.7 billion.
Sony’s Purchase Of Crunchyroll Reportedly Delayed, Facing Uncertainty
The U.S. Department of Justice has extended its antitrust review of the sale, reports tech site The Information.
Here’s The Biggest Animation News You Missed In December
New directions for Disney and Warnermedia, big developments in anime, rumors around Apple TV+, and more…
It’s Official: Sony’s Funimation To Buy Crunchyroll From AT&T For $1.175 Billion
The sale, if approved, will represent a major consolidation of global anime streaming and distribution.
Sony Reportedly Enters Final Talks To Buy Crunchyroll For Almost $1 Billion
Consolidation ahoy! Sony is already home to several anime units, including Crunchyroll’s main competitor Funimation.
AT&T Reportedly Offered To Sell Crunchyroll To Sony For $1.5 Billion
Sony “balked at” the price for the anime streamer, according to a report.
Sony Invests $400M In Chinese Online Video Platform Bilibili
The website, which hosts a variety of animated content, claims 130 million monthly average users.
Director Kevin Bao Fired By Animation Studio After Accused Of Plagiarism In Sony Playstation Spot
“Good artists copy; great artists steal” is not the best motto if you work in the animation industry.
Phil Lord And Chris Miller To Make Hybrid Film ‘Last Human’ For Sony
The project is set in a futuristic reality where robots rule and humans are believed to be extinct.
‘Venom’: What Happens When The Creature You Have To Create Is So Many Different Things?
Venom’s many forms and many states meant vfx artists had a lot of problems to solve.
Sony Buys Stake In ‘Peanuts’ For $185 Million
It’s konnichiwa, Charlie Brown.
Jeffrey Katzenberg Rumored As Candidate for Top Post at Sony
The founder of Dreamworks Animation could run one of Hollywood’s Big Six entertainment conglomerates.
Seth Rogen Spoofs Walt Disney In ‘Sausage Party’ TV Spot
Seth Rogen is Walt Disney…at least for these 30 seconds.
A Big Challenge: Making Characters in ‘Angry Birds Movie’ Look Simple
Figuring out how to make the characters in “The Angry Birds Movie” look simple was a big challenge for Sony Imageworks.
‘Angry Birds’ Launches in First Place in U.S. and China
“Angry Birds” is a hit in both the United States and China.
‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ Talkback
Critics lambasted “Hotel Transyvlania 2,” but the complaints were directed at Adam Sandler’s underwhelming humor and not Genndy Tartakovsky’s directing.
A Conversation With Genndy Tartakovsky About ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ ‘Popeye,’ ‘Can You Imagine?’ and ‘Samurai Jack’
In a wide-ranging conversation, Genndy Tartakovsky talks to Cartoon Brew about the challenges of making “Hotel Transylvania 2” and what he’s trying to do next.
Sony Tried to Screw Indie Filmmakers Over Their Crappy Film ‘Pixels’
Sony succeeded in removing multiple films from Vimeo with the word “pixels” in its title.
Sony PS4’s ‘Dreams’ Redraws the Line Between Animation and Gaming
Media Molecules’s follow-up to “Tearaway” and “LittleBigPlanet” mines user-generated art to create endless dream worlds.
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