Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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First-Ever ‘Venture Bros.’ Xbox Goods Arrive
Fans of Adult Swim’s animated action-comedy series The Venture Bros. are in for a treat as they have a new way to show their appreciation for Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick’s cult show. An all-new line of virtual goods is available now in the Avatar Store on Xbox Live, replete [...]
Amazon and Viacom Strike Streaming Deal
Amazon has announced a spate of new content acquired for its Prime Instant Video streaming service, many of which are children’s series from Viacom’s family of networks including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV and Comedy Central. The new multi-year, multi-national licensing agreement with Viacom will boost Amazon Prime’s video catalog by [...]
Exclusive Clip: ‘Aquabats’ Origins, Part 2
That’s right, kids: it’s time for part two of our exclusive episodic unveilings of the cool toon origins stories featuring in season 2 of The Aquabats! Super Show! on Hub Network! Each of the first five episodes of the new season include one Bat’s recollection of how the musically gifted [...]
Act Fast! Limited Space Open for Pitch Party ’13
Animag’s 12th annual Pitch Party Contest has only a few pitch slots open for the 2013 competition, so aspiring series creators and brilliant toonsters must act fast to be included. In addition to seeing your pitch printed in the Comic-Con issue of Animation Magazine (in which we will announces the [...]
Komixx, Gotham Group Launch Joint Venture
Komixx Entertainment Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of London-based Komixx Ent. Ltd., is teaming up with Los Angeles management and production company the Gotham Group to create a new joint-venture called KG Entertainment Inc. Based in LA, KGE will bring the two companies together to develop and co-produce content for the [...]
Carl England Assumes MD Role at Platinum
Nigel Stone, CEO of U.K.-based indie film and kids’ TV production studio Platinum Films, has announced that Carl England has been appointed as the company’s new managing director. England will be leading the international licensing and merchandising roll-out of Platinum’s new boys action franchise, Matt Hatter Chronicles, managing a global [...]
The Making of Pixar’s ‘Blue Umbrella’
Director Saschka Unseld awakens hidden characters and tells a unique love story in Pixar’s latest short, The Blue Umbrella. Pixar Animation Studios has a long history of bringing the improbable and inanimate to life with the latest in CG technology. The studio’s latest short, The Blue Umbrella, builds on this [...]
Shout, Hasbro Ally for ‘Equestria Girls’
Shout! Factory and Hasbro Studios have announced a new worldwide distribution alliance for animated movie My Little Pony Equestria Girls, set to hit the home entertainment marketplace and a range of digital platforms in North America and international territories later this year. Produced and developed by Hasbro Studios, the family-friendly [...]
D23 Upgrades Site, Reveals New Merch
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will be launching a major overhaul and re-imagining of its D23.com website on June 17. The new version of the site will offer unprecedented access to all things Disney for its members, including exclusive celebrity interviews, vintage film clips, rarely seen artwork and photography, [...]
Ghibli Art Director Crowdfunds Quake Support Film
Nizo Yamamoto, who in his tenure at Japan’s acclaimed Studio Ghibli has served as art director on iconic films like Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies, is planning to spearhead a new animated film to be titled Kibou no Ki (The Tree of Hope) to support [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
