Spin Master is excited to announce their collaboration with Disney as the North American toy licensee for the new animated Disney Junior series, Firebuds. Spin Master will develop an innovative toy line that will include figures, vehicles, playsets and more, with an anticipated launch in Summer 2023. From Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer Craig[…..] […]
Hiroyuki Sanada is hopeful to have Scorpion return in Mortal Kombat 2. Mortal Kombat got a new shot at blockbuster movie supremacy with the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot. It was released on HBO Max at the same time it was in theaters, as part of Warner Bros.’ plan to bounce back from movie theater shutdowns during[…..] […]
The 2022 Licensing International Global Licensing Industry Study, conducted by Brandar Consulting, and sponsored by Amazon, captures the size and state of the licensing industry and highlights growth of licensed products over the two-year period from 2019 to 2021. Insights from the report show how several pandemic trends continue to shape consumer behavior and impact[…..] […]
6 in 10 PC and console games sold in 2021 in Germany were purchased as downloads Number of download purchases rises to 59 per cent Almost all PC games that are purchased are purchased as downloads Nearly two thirds of all games for video game consoles are purchased on physical media Following a sharp increase[…..] […]
Forbes recently featured Jellyfish Pictures’s hybrid workflow in an article about remote workflows in the media and entertainment industries. The piece highlights how Jellyfish Pictures’ hybrid workflow has increased remote productivity by sharing the advantages of operating as a virtual VFX and animation studio–with the help of the technology provided by Hammerspace, Microsoft Azure and HP[…..] […]
Sony Pictures have given Garfield， the world’s most famous fat cat， a date on which he can crawl from his bed onto the big-screen with the studio setting a February 16th, 2024 release for Jim Davis’ iconic feline. This animation feature is directed by Mark Dindal (Cats Don’t Dance, Emperor’s New Groove), who re-teams with writer David Reynolds[…..] […]
What would you do if you came face to face with Cthulhu? For the heroes in one of the goriest shorts of Love, Death + Robots yet, the answer is simple: Anything to survive. Called In Vaulted Halls Entombed, volume three’s eighth episode centers on a squad of soldiers that has the dangerous job of[…..] […]
The first Beijing Animation Week has come to an end and Chinese animation is about to open a new century The Activities of 100-Year Chinese Animation in Beijing to pay tribute to the classic dream of the future 2022 marks the centenary of the birth of Chinese animation. After a hundred years of wind and[…..] […]
Funko has announced that Michael Hyde is joining the company as senior vice president and managing director, Funko Far East. Hyde will report to Andrew Perlmutter, chief executive officer, Funko. Hyde was previously at The Character Group managing operations in the Far East. He started in the toy business at Mattel in brand management, marketing[…..] […]
Amazon has commissioned its first slate of Southeast Asian originals for its Prime Video streaming service, as Amazon Prime localises in SE Asia markets Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines today. Three new versions of situational improvisation comedy challenge format Comedy Island have been ordered, one for each country, with Comedy Island: Indonesia, Comedy Island: Thailand[…..] […]
