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Autodesk Unveils New Gameware at GDC
At the Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco this week, Autodesk unveiled new versions of its widely used game development middleware from the Autodesk Gameware product line. Updates for the company’s Scaleform, Navigation, Beast and HumanIK ‘wares bring developers enhance compatibility for multiple platforms and game engines, increased [...]
‘Guardians’ Rise Above ‘Pi’ on Home Ent. Charts
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians may have only been the studio’s 18th-highest grossing film at the box office when it hit theaters last year, but it’s definitely getting a second wind in the home entertainment sphere. HV sales charts (to March 17) reveal that Guardians releases—distributed by Paramount Home—came [...]
Silver Dolphin Launches ‘Little Critter’ Apps
Little Critter, the ambiguously rodent-like character from children’s author Mercer Mayer’s beloved series, has come a long way since his publishing debut in 1975. Stepping into the 21st century, Little Critter is starring in new interactive adventures for young children thanks to kids’ educational/activity books publisher Silver Dolphin Books. The [...]
TVO Helps Make ‘Wish Come True’
Guru Studio and Home Plate Entertainment have announced TVO (Ontario, Canada’s public educational media organization) has joined the development team for their new animated preschool series Wish Come True (52 x 11), a property created by art collective/creative studio FriendsWithYou. Wish Come True is a CG animated series for kids [...]
Fuhu Signs Deal for Nick Tablets, Content
Nickelodeon and kids’ consumer products developer Fuhu Inc. have announced a multi-year deal that will see Fuhu produce and distribute Nickelodeon-themed table accessories and nabi Jr. tablets pre-loaded with the network’s content. The first product of the partnership is the recently released touch-screen nabi Jr. tablet, which comes with educational apps, games [...]
TV Bytes: Horrid Henry, Figaro Pho
The pre-MIP-TV deluge of toon TV sales news continues to trickle in, with big deals being announced by Novel Entertainment, Chocolate Liberation Front in advance of the mega market in Cannes next month. U.K.’s Novel Entertainment has announced new sales for its animated kids’ program Horrid Henry through its global [...]
BRBPlay debuts New Look, Content
BRBPlay.com, the online multimedia channel from Spanish kids’ entertainment producer/distributor/licensor BRB Internacional, has launched a new design and increased the scope of its services for kids and their parents. Approaching its second anniversary, the portal is responding to user demand by adding new specific sections for parents, schools and kindergartens—in [...]
NVIDIA Unveils Premiere Visual Computing Appliance
Computer hardware firm NVIDIA debuted an industry first at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, Calif. this week: a Visual Computing Appliance (VCA), a new device that will enable small and medium sized businesses to enhance GPU performance on any Windows, Linux or Mac client on their network. The [...]
Cartoon Network, Legoland Plan ‘Chima’ Park Expansion
LEGOLAND Florida has announced a new park extension coming to the LEGO themed land this summer. Joining the park’s 50-plus rides, shows and attractions for kids 2-12 and their families will be World of Chima—based on the new LEGO product line Legends of Chima and presented by Cartoon Network. This [...]
‘Ernest & Celestine’ Earns Top NYICFF Prize
The New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) has announced the winners of its 2013 awards, presented March 17 at the DGA Theater, with the 2D French feature Ernest & Celestine, and U.K. short I Am Tom Moody taking home the top juried honors. This year’s jury was comprised of [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
