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NARR8 Releases Interactive Creative Tool StoryBuilder


June 10, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Mobile app and digital publisher NARR8 has announced the release of StoryBuilder, a multimedia-editing tool that lets anyone create their own interactive story on iOS, Android and Amazon devices. StoryBuilder lets fans and artists  choose from content provided by NARR8 or create their own original content by adding images, animation, sounds [...]

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Amazon Introduces Free Online Storyboarding Tool


June 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments divider image
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Amazon Studios is launching Amazon Storyteller, a new free online tool (still in beta) that turns scripts into storyboards, complete with characters and dialogue that can then be shared with others for feedback. “We’ve found that many writers want to see their story up on its feet in visual form but [...]

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Amazon and Viacom Strike Streaming Deal


June 4, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Thinkbox Software Introduces Deadline 6.0


by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Thinkbox Software has announced the release of Deadline 6.0, the latest version of the company’s popular render farm management solution for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms. Built with Digia’s Qt development framework and a MongoDB database, Deadline 6.0 facilitates identical performance, scalability, and flexibility across all platforms. Key [...]

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Amazon Greenlights ‘Annebots,’ ‘Creative Galaxy’ & ‘Tumbleaf’


May 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Amazon announced that it has picked up three indie children’s series Annebots, Creative Galaxy and Tumbleaf, along with two comedy shows Alpha House and Betas today. The shows have been given the greenlight to begin production on a full series of episodes that will air exclusively on Prime Instant Video [...]

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Global TV News Bytes: Guru, DHX, Imira


May 21, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a second book based on the toon house’s Emmy and Annie-nominated kids series Justin Time (52 x 11), now in its second season. Based on the show’s first episode, The Big Pet Story is a 32-page illustrated book for [...]

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Amazon Serves Up Seven New Animated Pilots


April 19, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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In the latest chapter in the new media versus TV wars, Amazon has added 14 TV pilots to its programming online on Friday (April 19). The online entity has posted six animated children shows and one adult toon and is asking for audience feedback to decide which shows will be [...]

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Marvel Toons to Stream on Amazon’s LoveFilm U.K.


January 30, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Amazon.com-owned streaming video service LoveFilm has signed a deal with Disney in the U.K. and Ireland to air animated shows featuring Marvel characters. U.K. and Irish subscribers of amazon.com’s LoveFilm, which has nearly 3 million users across Europe, will be able to stream hundreds of shows featuring the likes of [...]

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M-Go Strikes Deal with Starz Digital


January 4, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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M-Go, the digital content service joint venture of DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor has struck a content licensing deal with Starz Digital and launched in beta mode for users in the U.S. The latest arrangement will provide M-Go users access to such Starz content as Spartacus. The latest content deal follows [...]

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Nostalgic Music Video Celebrates CN’s 20th


October 1, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Today Cartoon Network will conclude its birthday-themed programming in honor of its first 20 years on the air with the world TV premiere of a nostalgia-packed music video set to air at 6:58 p.m. ET/PT. The video commissioned by the network features original music by the artist collaborative Mad Decent [...]

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