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AMC’s Sentai Filmworks Inks Major MBS Anime Deal for HIDIVE
AMC Networks today announced a major anime partnership and distribution agreement between its subsidiary Sentai Filmworks and Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) that provides...
‘Sunny Bunnies’ Production Moves from Belarus to Poland
London-based animation and family entertainment distribution company Media I.M. Incorporated has announced that all production and rights of the preschool hit Sunny Bunnies has...
AMC Networks Enters the World of Anime with Sentai Acquisition
AMC Networks announced today it has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Sentai Holdings, LLC, a leading global supplier of anime content and official anime...
Epic MegaGrants Supported Nearly 400 New Projects in 2021
In an end-of-year update post on the Unreal Engine blog today, Epic Games revealed that since its launch in 2019, the $100 million Epic MegaGrants...
Autonomous Animator: How to Get Your Animation on Streaming Services
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)***
Streaming services continue to redefine how people view content. Long gone...
Real-Time Animated Series ‘The Jolliest Elf’ Arrives in December
Director Chad Eikhoff (The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story), founder of TRICK 3D, has collaborated with Noitom International, Inc. to produce a...
Genius Brands Acquires WOW! Unlimited Media
Genius Brands International, Inc. and WOW! Unlimited Media announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Genius Brands will acquire WOW!...
People on the Move: Gilly Fogg Promoted at Lighthouse, Hello Studios Sets Leadership, Liza Singer Joins Marvel & More
In response to its rapidly expanding content slate, Ireland's Lighthouse Studios (www.lighthousestudios.ie) announces the promotion of long-time series director & showrunner Gilly Fogg to...
Rob Gronkowski Joins ‘Shaq’s Garage,’ Genius Brands Reports 300%+ Revenue Increase
Genius Brands International, a global brand management company that creates and licenses entertainment content for children, filed its Form 10-Q for the period ending...
‘Molly of Denali,’ ‘Xavier Riddle’ Win YMA Awards of Excellence for Animation
Canada's Youth Media Alliance announced the winners of the 2021 Awards of Excellence during a virtual gala streamed live from the Globe and Mail...
‘Let’s Go Luna!’ Embarks on New Adventures with S2 Greenlight
9 Story Media Group announces the Season 2 greenlight of their hit animated series Let's Go Luna!. Premiering on PBS KIDS this month, the...
Global TV & Streaming Bytes
Beijing Joy Culture Media (China) picked up distribution rights for four seasons of Be-Be-Bears and two seasons of Leo and Tig for local TV....
Super-Powered and Sophisticated: Robert Kirkman’s ‘Invincible’ Hits Amazon Prime
***This article originally appeared in the April '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 309)***
If you like your animated superheroes to be complicated characters who...
Mark Zavadskiy on the Evolution of Riki Group: ‘Our Universe Is Expanding’
Founded in St. Petersburg in 2003, Riki Group has grown into one of the leading lights of Russian animation, and built an international presence...
Genius Brands Announces Strategic Acquisition of ChizComm
Genius Brands International, Inc., a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, today announced plans for a transformative...
SAG-AFTRA Members Approve TV Animation Agreements
In national voting completed today, SAG-AFTRA members ratified the 2020 SAG-AFTRA TV Animation Contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Members...
Pixel Giants Crowdfunds Mediterranean Island Adventure ‘The Olive Bunch’
Cyprus-based Pixel Giants has launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Olive Bunch -- a new 2D animated series following the adventures of three close...
Global TV & Streaming Roundup
Portfolio Entertainment's newest in-house production, Hero Elementary (40 x 22'), a co-production with Twin Cities PBS, has been acquired by Discovery Inc. for the...
People on the Move: Hirings, Promotions & Departures News
Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company today announced that Josh D’Amaro has been named Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products...
Genius Brands Launching Merged ‘Kartoon Channel’ Digital Network
Following the recent dramatic increase of viewership on Kid Genius Cartoon Channel and Baby Genius TV digital platforms, Genius Brands International, Inc. announced that...
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