When Bob Iger returned to lead Disney, he said he’d only stay two years. Now it will be at least four. Disney extended Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger’s contract by two years as the experienced leader who came out of retirement in 2022 battles long-term challenges to its film and television businesses. The board said[…..] […]
The SAG-WGA strikes in Hollywood are going to have devastating effects on the economy, show business and its members. When production shuts down, there is a ripple effect. Hotels, restaurants, transportation systems and small local businesses are all affected. With the WGA strike alone, the labor action was costing the local economy $30 million a[…..] […]
BattleGoat Studios is very excited to announce July 25th 2023 as the official release date for our upcoming title Supreme Ruler 2030. Supreme Ruler 2030 is a next generation Geopolitical Real-Time Strategy game for PC, developed by BattleGoat Studios and distributed through Steam. The game offers players the opportunity to choose a region and take[…..] […]
NYAFF sets ‘The Monkey King’ as closing film in first collaboration with Netflix Producer Pellin Chou set to attend special screening. Netflix animation The Monkey King has been set as the closing film of the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), marking the first time the festival has partnered with the streaming giant. The[…..] […]
A five-person global team recounts how it won a prestigious challenge in recommenders, the AI engines of the digital economy. A crack NVIDIA team of five machine learning experts spread across four continents won all three tasks in a hotly contested, prestigious competition to build state-of-the-art recommendation systems. The results reflect the group’s savvy applying[…..] […]
‘World class games’ is the theme of gamescom 2023 ‘Upgrade for reality’ and ‘Games studios are the new dream factories’ are the trends of gamescom 2023 Major political figures to visit gamescom this year Video games connect some 3 billion people worldwide. People play together across all borders, share stories and adventures. Games have long[…..] […]
Richard Frazer, VFX Supervisor and Tracy McCreary, Managing Director of BlueBolt Founded in 2009, BlueBolt is an award-winning independent visual effects company based in central London. The studio provides high-end CGI to the global film and television industry, specialising in compositing, computer graphics and digital matte painting for film and television productions. BlueBolt recently completed[…..] […]
Heading into its 15th year of celebrating children’s content excellence in television and digital entertainment, Kidscreen Awards 2024 is officially open for entries. Programming entries are being accepted for Preschool (0 to 5), Kids (6 to 10) and Tweens/Teens (11 to 15) in the following categories: Best New Series Best Animated Series Best Best Mixed-Media[…..] […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger said in CNBC’s Squawk Box : Work To Be Done On ‘Improving Our Creative Output’ In a wide-ranging conversation with CNBC’s Squawk Box , Disney CEO Bob Iger discussed various challenges faced by the company. Bob said:It was a good 11 months. And I came back to the company at the request of[…..] […]
The Ottawa International Animation Festival(OIAF) is one of North America’s largest and longest running animation festivals. Since 1976 the festival has attracted animation lovers and luminaries from around the world to the Canadian Capital. OIAF announced the seven animated feature films that have been selected for this year’s Official Competition. This year’s Features competition includes a strong[…..] […]
