Chernin Group Buys Stake in Graphic India

January 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Peter Chernin’s Chernin Group has bought a large minority stake in comic-book and animation studio Graphic India, which also creates content for mobile and online platforms. Chernin is the former president and COO of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Graphic India was launched last year by Sharad Devarajan, Gotham Chopra and [...]

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DreamWorks News: ‘Night Fury’, Barco, 3rd Quarter Nos.

November 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Night Fury Takes Flight on Fox: Fox network announced today it will air DreamWorks Animation’s CG holiday special DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury on December 17 at 8 p.m. The half-hour special is based on the studio’s hit film How to Train Your Dragon–now a solid franchise with [...]

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DreamWorks Joins Wal-Mart’s Disc-to-Digital Service

April 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments

DreamWorks Animation (Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon) has signed up with Wal-Mart Stores’ plan to help home audiences convert their DVD collections to online film libraries, the AP reports. DreamWorks head Jeffrey Katzenberg says the new “Disc to Digital” service will aid consumers in adjusting to [...]

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News Corp. Considering All-’Simpsons’ Channel

September 26, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

D’oh! Who needs a 24-hour Simpsons channel? Well, according to New Corps’ COO Chase Carey, we all do, as he recently told the audience at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media Communication & Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills that his company is entertaining the possibility of having an All-Simpsons-All-The-Time [...]

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