Tencent unveiled the mission, vision, and strategy for its newly established Online Video Business Unit (OVB) at the Tencent Video, Television and Film Annual Conference today. The event marks the 10th anniversary of Tencent Video, Tencent’s flagship online entertainment platform. Tencent has recently restructured several of its entertainment properties by moving Tencent Video, Weishi, YingYongBao,[…..] […]
Amazon Kids+ and Moonbug Entertainment are kicking off a new content partnership with their first joint project, an original production of Arpo Robot Babysitter, based on the YouTube show Arpo, and a new Arpo mobile game. Arpo is an animated show based on slapstick humor for children 3-7 years old with a non-dialogue format that[…..] […]
Bristol-based British animation powerhouse Aardman has announced it has greenlit a brand-new pre-school series The Very Small Creatures. Aardman has announced it has greenlit a brand-new series for 1- to 3-year-olds, The Very Small Creatures. Sky Kids has commissioned 20 x 3-minute episodes of the stop-motion and clay model animation, created with the occasional graphic[…..] […]
Mindfulness and meditation company Headspace has created a podcast with Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit behind Sesame Street — launching this month to teach little ones techniques for relaxing during their bedtime routines. Titled Goodnight, World!, the first episode releases June 13, with 11 more to follow, dropping every Sunday through August 29. The “sleepcast”[…..] […]
at Computex 2021, Intel announced two new additions to the lineup of 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. These new processors, combined with Intel’s co-engineering work with independent software vendors (ISVs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), continue Intel’s leadership in mobile compute — delivering the world’s best processors for thin-and-light Windows-based laptops.1 Intel also introduced its[…..] […]
Bluey, the hit Australian children’s cartoon, is set to go global — but only with Aussie accents intact The producers of Bluey, one of Australia’s most popular children’s cartoons, have refused requests to replace the Australian accents for overseas markets. Bluey is one of the most popular shows ever for ABC TV More than 23[…..] […]
The Blender Foundation has announced the release of Blender 2.93 LTS, the latest version in its Long Term Support initiative. New features include the addition of 22 new nodes to the Geometry Nodes Editor; the ability to create, edit and expand masks in the sculpting toolset; create stylised grease pencil lines around 3d objects; a[…..] […]
WarnerMedia has announced that Amit Malhotra will join the company later this month as managing director for HBO Max in Southeast Asia and India. He reports to Johannes Larcher, head of Max International, and will be responsible for the rollout and management of the direct-to-consumer platform in Southeast Asia. Malhotra will immediately assume responsibility for[…..] […]
Munich, 02 June 2021. Studio 100 Film will be presenting “The Hero of Centopia” at this year’s Marché du Film. The movie, based on the internationally popular and highly successful brand and hybrid CGI/live-action TV series ‘Mia and me’, is currently in production and will be available at the end of 2021. “The Hero of Centopia”[…..] […]
Just 15 days away from an exceptional edition (on-site and online), Annecy reveals the members of its juries and completes its programme. Special Programmes, Previews and Conferences complete the Annecy 2021 offer. One thing is certain, the week starting 14th June will be rich in animations! projection An Oustanding Jury for 60 Years of Animation![…..] […]
