Category: Digital Media

Asia TV Forum & Market Headline News

Asia TV Forum Launches Inaugural Pitch Competition

Star-studded jury for live pitch competition includes all3media International’s Sabrina Duguet, South Pacific Pictures CEO Kelly Martin and A+E Networks’ Alan Hodges.

Hoho Entertainment Headline News

Hoho Announces New SVOD Deals for ‘Cloudbabies’ and ‘Abadas’

Hoho Rights signs streaming deals with Hopster and Playkids; announces partnership with X-Media Digital to launch ‘Cloudbabies’ in the Russian language.

FremantleMedia Kids & Family Headline News

FremantleMedia Secures Landmark Deal with CCTV

‘Kate and Mim-Min’ and ‘Tree Fu Tom’ set to air on Chinese state-owned children’s channel CCTV-14; animated preschool series will also stream on leading Chinese digital platforms.

Frederator Studios Headline News

Rainmaker Entertainment Acquires Frederator, Rebranding As WOW!

$17 million CAD deal to see former DHX Media exec and Nelvana Limited and Cookie Jar Entertainment co-founder Michael Hirsh to lead the company as CEO and chairman of the board; Frederator Networks founder Fred Seibert to join the company as COO.

digital media Headline News

Asia TV Forum & Market Unveils New Direction for 2016 Event

Retooled business symposium to be held December 6-9 alongside the Singapore Media Festival includes a C-Level Summit centered around the digital space and a new focus on Virtual Reality.

MarVista Entertainment Headline News

Deena Stern, Kenny Christmas Join MarVista Entertainment

New SVP of marketing & communications and SVP of business and legal affairs join recently-promoted SVP of development and production Hannah Pillemer to round out executive changes and strengthen company’s fast-growing industry presence.

Bejuba! Entertainment Headline News

Bejuba! Entertainment Bringing ‘Cool School’ Series to MIPCOM

YouTube channel launched by Driver Digital Holdings aims to expand its reach on multiple platforms with animated series including ‘Storytime with Mrs. Booksy’ and ‘The Adventures of Drew Pendous and his Mighty Pen Ultimate.’

Events Headline News

Butch Hartman, Sander Schwartz & Jose San Román to Lead Master Classes at 2016 World Animation & VFX Summit

‘Fairly OddParents’ creator joins founder of Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios and president of Grom Social to lead industry-related master classes on November 3rd at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, CA.

Festival Headline News

Spark Animation Announces 2016 Business Symposium Speakers

Exciting lineup of industry visionaries including Brenda Chapman, Rex Grignon, Tomm Moore and Zeb Wells to share mind-expanding presentations.

call for entries Headline News

Animation Block Party Needs Your Halloween-Themed GIFs for GIFoween

Brooklyn’s Animation Block Party teams with GIPHY for a special Halloween-themed GIF event on October 26; deadline for entries is October 7.

Amazon Headline News

Amazon Launching Live-Action/CG Hybrid Kids Series ‘Bookaboo’

Celebrity guests together with puppetry, live-action and CGI animation help families find their reading rhythm in new preschool series launching in the U.S. and the U.K. on October 28.

mondo media Headline News

Mondo Media Announces Merger with Six Point Harness

Mondo to handle all of the newly formed company’s consumer-facing activities, including distribution of its series to digital and broadcast networks; Six Point Harness brand to be utilized for studio and production services.

Commercials Headline News

Art Directors Club Announces 2016 ADC Young Guns Winners

Thirty honorees from eight countries represent first winners under reinvented program honoring top creatives 30 years old and younger.

call for entries Headline News

Kidscreen Awards Now Accepting Submissions for 2017

Deadlines for entries is September 16; new set of ‘Best in Class’ awards to pay special tribute to the top kids programming entry in each of its three age categories.

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