The British Animation Awards have announced their list of finalists in five categories, AWN reports.
Nominees include Peppa Pig: The New House and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Quest, both of which were nominated in two categories.
DreamWorks Animation has officially announced the formation of Oriental DreamWorks, a joint-venture with China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group, and Shanghai Alliance Investment.
The venture, to be based in Shanghai, will develop and...
FUNimation will release a mobile app for both Android and iPhone allowing users to watch anime series and movies on the devices, the company announced on Saturday.
The apps will come in two price-plan flavors: a free version that will carry...
* More UK animation houses, including Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick, are lobbying the British government for tax credits to support the country's animation industry. [c21 Media]
* Nickelodeon India has acquired cable TV rights to Chuck Chicken, an...
Producers of a new live-action version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are in final negotiations to bring Jonathan Liebesman on as director, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Liebesman, whose latest project is the soon-to-premiere Wrath of...
DreamWorks Animation is partnering with Shanghai Media Group and China Media Capital to build a studio facility in Shanghai, says the The Hollywood Reporter, citing The Financial Times.
The joint-venture with the two state-owned companies will...
Jake and the Never Land Pirates is getting a third season, World Screen reports.
The renewal will bring the Disney Junior preschool/educational series to the 100 episode mark.
Rango was named Best Animated Feature Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The Gore Verbinski film was in competition with The Adventures of Tintin and Arthur Christmas.
Rango faces off against A Cat in Paris, Chico...
c21 Media profiles and interviews Cartoon Network chief Stuart Snyder, giving the network topper the chance to describe and justify the network's moves over the last four years.
In the buzzword-heavy article, Snyder points to better...
Care Bears will be the latest 80s classic franchise to get a relaunch, Variety reports.
Plans for the rebooted line include a new animated series. Variety indicates that the Hub, which already carries other American Greeting toons, will likely...
When it comes to winning Oscars Pixar is the studio to beat, but the Disney subsidiary may be getting some competition, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The financial paper profiles GKIDS, a three-year-old licensing and distribution company that...
9Story Entertainment will take over production and distribution duties on Camp Lakebottom and Vivi, World Screen reports.
The two series, which are slated to appear on Canada's Teletoon and Brazil's Mixer channels, respectively, were...
Entertainment One has suspended efforts to find a buyer for itself and will instead seek to grow through acquisitions, c21 Media reports.
The producer of Peppa Pig said that bids received for the company were deemed too low.
The company also...
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