All posts tagged "NBCU"
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People
Universal Talent Development Launches Animation Writers Program
November 13, 2019Universal Filmed Entertainment Group’s (UFEG) Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) department announce the launch of...
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Features
News Bytes: ‘Arthur’ Spreads the Love with Gay Wedding, Disney Eyes Last Hulu Stake, Winnie the Pooh Welcomes Archie & More
May 13, 2019WATCH: Making-Of Trailer for ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ Neko Productions pored over historical photos to tenderly recreate...
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North America
Margie Cohn Announces New DreamWorks CCOs, Management Structure
February 28, 2019DreamWorks Animation announced two new leadership roles in addition to a realigned executive structure under recently...
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Television
Yeti Farm and Surprise Bag Form Strategic Partnership
June 4, 2018Yeti Farm Creative of Kelowna, BC, has formed a content partnership with LA- and Vancouver-base Surprise...
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People
Kelly Betz Named CFO of DreamWorks Animation
February 27, 2018DreamWorks Animation has named Kelly Betz Chief Financial Officer. The appointment, effective immediately, was jointly announced...
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Television
DreamWorks Toons, ‘Deep’ & ‘Masha’ Animate Universal Kids Debut
September 6, 2017NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment is officially launching rebranded kids’ network Universal Kids (formerly Sprout) on Saturday, September...
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Television
Nelvana’s ‘Ranger Rob’ Makes US Camp on Sprout
July 28, 2017Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has inked a deal with NBCU’s Universal Kids network Sprout to bring the...
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People
Deirdre Brennan Named GM for Sprout
January 19, 2017Deirdre Brennan has been tapped as General Manager of 24-hour preschool network Sprout, overseeing all aspects...
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People
Chris deFaria Named CEO of DreamWorks Animation
January 10, 2017The post-acquisition restructuring of DreamWorks Animation continues, with the news breaking Tuesday via Deadline that Warner...
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People
DreamWorks Layoffs Hit Glendale with 170 to Go
December 2, 2016Post-acquisition DreamWorks Animation has announced another round of layoffs, with 170 employees at its Glendale campus...
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Licensing
BLE: Roundtable Seminars, Ink, ‘Oggy,’ Rainbow, ‘Smurfs’
October 8, 2016Organizers of Brand Licensing Europe (Oct. 11-13, Olympia, London) announce that for the first time, visitors...
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People
Jeffrey Katzenberg Net Worth Estimated at $880M
August 28, 2016Following the official closure of Comcast’s $3.8 billion purchase of DreamWorks Animation — which puts the...
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Features
NBCU Closes DWA Deal, Announces Leadership Changes
August 23, 2016NBCUniversal’s acquisition of DreamWorks Animation has been finalized, folding the studio into the Universal Filmed Entertainment...
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Features
Daily News Bytes
June 4, 2016Just Keep Swimming: Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ Is a Major Breakthrough for Water Animation MoviePilot’s Elise Jost...
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Features
Daily News Bytes
May 23, 2016TVKids Special Report: Kids’ Comedies Top entertainment execs talk the surprisingly difficult task of making kids...
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Features
Daily News Bytes
May 1, 2016The World’s First Snoopy Museum Is Opening in Tokyo Charles Schulz’s work-famous beagle gets the recognition...
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Festivals and Events
BREAKING: NBCU Buys DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion
April 28, 2016NBCUniversal announced this morning that it has bought DreamWorks Animation and will add it to the...
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Television
Sprout Announces ‘Kody Kapow,’ More ‘Ruff-Ruff’
March 29, 2016NBCU’s 24-hour preschool network Sprout has announced the newest addition to its original series portfolio: Kody...
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People
Bradley Wald Named CFO, SVP Business Ops for LAIKA
February 1, 2016Portland stop-motion studio LAIKA has appointed former NBCUniversal exec Bradley Wald as Chief Financial Officer and...
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Multiple Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Revolting Rhymes, Chico & ...
Paris- and Los Angeles-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios today announced that Disney and ...
***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Go ahead ...
