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News Bytes: Amazon Dates ‘Lord of the Rings,’ MacFarlane Blasts FOX, Joaquin’s Bear Necessities & More
First-Look at Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Revealed
A sweeping, sunrise scene of Middle-earth gave fans their first look at the new Lord of the...
Anibar Lines Up Special Guest Presentations for 2021 Edition
Anibar International Animation Festival opens its doors this Friday for the 12th year in Peja, Kosovo. The festival contains screenings of over 300 films,...
Universal Launches Animation Writers Program with 5 Promising Talents
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) today announced the writers selected to participate in the newly launched 2021 Universal Animation Writers Program, a first-of-its-kind animation...
Lisa Hanawalt Gives Us a Bird’s-Eye View of ‘Tuca & Bertie’ S2
Fans of Lisa Hanawalt's acclaimed animated series Tuca & Bertie were delighted when Adult Swim picked up the show after it was inexplicably dropped...
25th Webby Awards Animation Winners
Winners for The 25th Annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 18, culminating with an online celebration hosted by actress, advocate and host...
Crazy Talented Asians & Friends Animation Shorts Announced for Virtual Showcase
Flushing Town Hall announced the selected films to be honored at this year's Crazy Talented Asians & Friends animation shorts showcase, "Celebrating APA Heritage...
India’s Discreet Arts Opens US Ops Headed by Steve Wendland
International animation studio Discreet Arts, headquartered in Hyderabad, has opened a U.S. office in Burbank, California, with animation industry creative veteran Steven Wendland appointed...
Kim Howitt Named Snr. Creative Exec, WarnerMedia Kids & Family
Children's content veteran Kim Howitt has joined Amy Friendman's team at WarnerMedia Kids and Family as the new Senior Creative Executive. Howitt's purview will...
ViacomCBS to Launch Paramount+ on March 4
ViacomCBS will begin rolling out the rebrand of its CBS All Access streaming platform as Paramount+ on March 4. The service will be a...
Vanessa Brookman Named Head of Kids EMEA, WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia made a key appointment to its global kids business Friday, naming Vanessa Brookman to the new role of Head of Kids EMEA. The...
Virtual MIPCOM’s Newsmakers
***This article originally appeared in the November '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)***
As many had predicted, the MIPCOM fall content market has now...
Mike Flavin Named SVP, Head of Development at Cartuna Studio
Brooklyn-based animation studio Cartuna has tapped Mike Flavin as its new SVP, Head of Development. He joins the studio behind Comedy Central's improvised animated...
Criterion Channel Presents Bill Plympton Starting Sunday
Home to critically acclaimed indies, arthouse movies and documentaries, The Criterion Channel streaming platform is spotlighting the works of animation icon Bill Plympton. Starting...
Snapchat Debuts Original Horror-Comedy Toon ‘Death Hacks’ from Augenblick
This week, popular social app Snapchat is premiering a new animated series from indie Brooklyn outfit Augenblick Studios: Death Hacks. The 2D horror comedy...
ViacomCBS Appoints Adult Animation Head, Plans Expansive SVOD
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is launching a premium streaming service internationally, appealing to audiences of all ages with a competitively priced and super-sized selection...
ViacomCBS Networks Int’l Announces New Youth & Entertainment Leadership
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a unit of ViacomCBS Inc., has announced three key Youth & Entertainment leadership appointments. Reporting to Kerry Taylor, Executive Vice...
Comedy Central Inks ‘Beavis & Butt-head’ Redo/Expansion Deal with Mike Judge
Comedy Central announced Wednesday an expansive deal with Emmy Award-winning Mike Judge to reimagine MTV’s seminal, Gen X-defining animated comedy Beavis and Butt-Head, as...
Under the COVID Sun: Italy-Based Animator Pete List Takes on Trump in New Short
Chances are, you are aware of the 45th POTUS' April 23 press conference in which he pondered some novel ideas about treating the novel...
ViacomCBS, DIRECTV GO Mexico Deal Brings Nickelodeon to OTT
ViacomCBS Networks Americas announced its global channels MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central and Paramount Channel are available on the DIRECTV GO Over-The-Top (OTT)...
Pluto TV LatAm to Launch with 55 Content Partners On Board
Pluto TV, the leading free-streaming television service in the U.S., announced Thursday they have entered into partnerships with over 55 major media and content...
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