By Ramin Zahed | March 15, 2019 Warner Bros. has announced the official release dates for its Sesame Street live-action musical and Tom and Jerry live-action/animation hybrid movies. Sesame Street will be released on Jan. 15, 2021, while Tom and Jerry will begin their big-screen adventures on April 16, 2021. The Tom and Jerry movie will be directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Shaft),[…..] […]
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Call for Entries: BIAF 2019
The 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival, which runs October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, is now open for submissions. By AWN Staff Editor | Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:25am The Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF 2019), an Academy Award-qualifying festival, is now open for film submissions. The festival, held October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, accepts animated[…..] […]
Netflix Grows Anime Programming Slate with New Partnerships
Partnerships with leading Japanese production studios Anima, Sublimation, and David Production join deals with Production I.G and bones. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 11, 2019 at 5:42pm TOKYO — Internet entertainment giant Netflix is expanding its anime programming, entering new partnerships with Anima, Sublimation. and David Production, joining Netflix’s earlier deals with Production I.G and bones in[…..] […]
Fortnite adjusts cross-platform play to separate out Switch and mobile users
Xbox One and PS4 players will be together by default with Switch and mobile in their own pool. In its patch notes for Fortnite today, Epic Games announced it was adjusting how cross-platform play pools are set up by default in the game. Before, the game’s cross-platform capabilities put Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android[…..] […]
Ninja reportedly earned $1m for promotion of Apex Legends
Top streamer Tyler Blevins one of the few paid for promotion of EA and Respawn’s surprise release battle royale. Author: Rebekah Valentine | Wednesday 13th March 2019 How much is it worth to have the internet’s most popular video game streamer promote a surprise video game release? $1 million, if you’re EA. A source speaking to[…..] […]
Crunchyroll & Adult Swim Expand Programming Partnership
Cable network Adult Swim and anime brand Crunchyroll to collaborate on licensed content, co-productions and distribution opportunities. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:53pm Adult Swim, the number one cable network in the U.S. for young adults, and Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, has announced a new programming partnership and expanded distribution deal.[…..] […]
Netflix Orders Animated Greek Mythology Series ‘Gods & Heroes’
Original anime series from Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to be produced by Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ and the upcoming ‘Seis Manos.’ By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 2:13pm HOLLYWOOD, CA — Netflix has ordered eight episodes of Gods & Heroes, an original anime series set in the world of Greek Mythology. The series[…..] […]
the Mouse House Finally Reached the $71.3-Billion Deal to Acquire 21st Century Fox America, Inc., Which Will Take Effect on March 20
Editor:Turing On March 12th, Marvelous Realm released a message on Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox on Twitter, a foreign social platform. Disney’s $17.3 billion acquisition of Fox’s assets has gained authorized approval, with the closing date to be “12:02 am on March 20 (ET) ”. Founded in 1934, Fox is one of the oldest[…..] […]
PGS Presale Partners Go Wild for ‘Jungle Bunch’ S3
By Mercedes Milligan | March 11, 2019 Award-winning kids entertainment distributor PGS Entertainment has secured a round of broadcast presales for The Jungle Bunch S3, produced by Toulouse-based TAT productions and Master Films and commissioned by France Television. New partners across 30 territories include Cartoon Network (France), Fox LatAm, TV Azteca (Mexico), WeKids (China), RAI (Italy), Nickelodeon (Italy), RTBF[…..] […]
Asteri Unveils Large-Scale User Testing to Western Content Creators
From: Liz Pieri | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ASTERI DELIVERS UNPRECEDENTED CONSUMER TESTING TO DIGITAL CONTENT CREATORS Telemetry-Based Analytics Drive Organic, Actionable User Feedback Loop as Early as Week One Stop by for a Demo in GDC Booth N3306 Shreveport, Louisiana – March 12, 2019 – In preparation for Game Developer’s Conference (GDC), Asteri Holdings today announced its[…..] […]