The sixth season of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest is getting closer to its culmination, as it moves to selection of the Final Three. The NGDC board of experts will select the strongest three contestants from the pool of finalists that qualified earlier this season. A highlight of the Game Wave Festival in Tallinn, Estonia,[…..] […]
Warner Bros. Discovery detailed plans for its forthcoming streaming service that will combine the HBO Max and Discovery+ platforms. Warner Bros. Discovery now has 94.9 million streaming subscribers, but disappointed analysts with less favourable results. The company posted a third-quarter loss of $2.3 billion including $1.5 billion in pre-tax restructuring charges. 2.8 million new streaming[…..] […]
Having recently been panelists or producers on the CMC’s debate session on future funding, one of the clearest takeouts for us was that the British children’s screen industry, as we know it, is under existential threat. And that has substantial implications for creators, broadcasters and platforms, children and, ultimately, UK society. We understand a number[…..] […]
The winners of the Industry Excellence Awards and the MAF Awards 2022 were revealed. The ceremony was hosted by the magnificent and multi award winning comedian Amy Gledhill. The Jury for the Manchester Animation Festival Feature Film Category included Kieran Argo (British Animation Awards), Abigail Addison (Producer/Programmer – Animate Projects) and Jo Chalkley (Director –[…..] […]
Riot Games and Ubisoft shared machines-learning data so they can detect harmful chat in multiplayer games. The “Zero Harm in Comms” research project is aimed at building better AI systems that can detect toxic behavior in games, said Yves Jacquier, executive director of Ubisoft La Forge and Wesley Kerr, director of software engineering at Riot Games. It[…..] […]
The Czech national commercial broadcaster Prima expects to launch a streaming service by the end of the year. Prima’s general director Marek Singer said it still has a few days of testing and it currently looks like it should make its debut this year. He added that there will be three pricing points, with the first free and[…..] […]
Kidscreen Summit 12-15 February 2023 Venue: InterContinental Miami Cost: £435+VAT Kidscreen Summit provides participants the opportunity to keep abreast of important issues and trends in the fast-moving international kids’ entertainment industry, to generate business opportunities, and to network with leading decision-makers. UK@Kidscreen is the official UK delegation and CMC is assisting UK delegates with their[…..] […]
“AI and Physics Assisted Character Pose Authoring” (c) 2022 Unity Technologies Character animation is no simple task. What if we could simplify the process? What would this mean for the world of animation? Now, researcher Florent Bocquelet and his team have created a new method of animation that simplifies the steps it takes in order[…..] […]
It’s time to take Fortnite to the streets — and to the heads and feets. Sakar International and Epic Games have announced a new partnership to bring Fortnite fans a line of skateboards and helmets based on the popular game, in a deal facilitated by IMG. Gamers across the U.S. will begin to see Fortnite-themed skateboards online[…..] […]
Lionsgate is withdrawing its Lionsgate+ streaming service (which it recently rebranded from Starzplay) from seven international territories: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Benelux, the Nordics and Japan after clocking up a $1.8 billion quarterly loss. The company attributed the loss to restructuring costs around Starzplay, which has recently rebranded as Lionsgate+, and its international operations. The[…..] […]
