Sky customers in the U.K. and Ireland are set for a feast of family animation. The pay-tv platform has signed a long-term deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution for access to series by Dreamworks Animation, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Customers will receive hundreds of hours of animated Dreamworks content, including spin-off series from hit film franchises[…..] […]
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AMD and Lenovo have created the world’s first 64-core workstation
Threadripper Pro is the second new workstation platform launched recently – and this one’s definitely coming this year. New workstation platforms are like the proverbial London buses it seems – you wait years for a one and then two arrive in close proximity to each other. I’m using ‘close proximity’ here to mean within a[…..] […]
2 M’sian Animated Films Won National Winners at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA)
A big CONGRATULATIONS to all 2020 National Winners at Asian Academy Creative Awards(AAA) which is Asia-Pac’s most prestigious awards for creative excellence. We are proud that 2 Malaysian animated films rendered with Fox Renderfarm, Ejen Ali The Movie and Boboiboy Movie 2, were named Malaysia’s winners at AAA. Congratulations! 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards Ejen[…..] […]
ViacomCBS Int’l Studios Launches Kids Division
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), the production arm of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), has launched a children’s content division. VIS Kids will be headed by Nickelodeon executive Nina Hahn. VIS Kids will create short- and long-form content for ViacomCBS brands and platforms and third parties. The company plans to launch more than 30 new kids’ shows[…..] […]
Netflix Strikes Partnerships With Four Animation Studios From Japan And Korea
Netflix’s charge into the anime market continues apace. The streamer has signed production partnerships with four studios — three in Japan, one in South Korea. The studios in question are Naz, Science Saru, and Mappa in Japan, as well as Studio Mir in South Korea. Netflix’s stated aim is “to explore new stories and formats[…..] […]
IDFA 2020: First competitions announced alongside selections for Luminous, Frontlight, IDFA on Stage
Today, IDFA is delighted to announce the films selected for the Dutch, short, student, and young audience competitions, as well as for the non-competitive sections Luminous, Frontlight, and IDFA on Stage. A total of 90 films and performances have now been added to the festival program, in an expansive selection that introduces the filmmakers[…..] […]
Game Developer Index will be presented at Sweden Game Conference
Every year, Swedish Games Industry releases the Game Developer Index report, a summary of key figures and growth for Swedish game developers. This year, the Game Developer Index will be launched at the Sweden Game Conference. Sweden Game Conference is Europe’s leading conference for students, startups and indie developers in the gaming industry. This year[…..] […]
Blender Foundation joins Khronos Group
The Blender Foundation has joined 3D graphics open standards body Khronos Group. As an Associate Member, the Foundation will be able to participate in Khronos working groups for open standards used in Blender, like OpenCL and OpenXR, and those it plans to support in future, like Vulkan. Influence over the development of key graphics standards[…..] […]
Dalmore Group Teams with FanVestor for Inaugural Direct CF Deal
Veteran Reg A+ broker-dealer Dalmore Group announced the launch of Direct CF, the company’s Regulation CF platform, and its inaugural partner, FanVestor. On the Direct CF platform, FanVestor will get the benefit of a direct, cost effective and open access Reg CF solution for its capital raising activities. According to Etan Butler, Chairman of Dalmore[…..] […]
Possible Reality Announces the Launch of INTRACT: Avatar Creation Alpha Testing Program Now Open
The future of gaming is about to become a whole lot more personalized. Unlocking the key to putting players directly into their favorite games, Possible Reality is excited to announce the launch of our alpha testing program for INTRACT, our proprietary avatar creation system. It’s a landmark achievement in personalized gaming, not only furthering the[…..] […]