Category: Mobile and Wireless
Little Spaceship Crowdfunding ‘Alligator in the Elevator’
Little Spaceship Productions teams with ‘lil Red storybook app creator Brian Main and singer/songwriter Rick Charette to produce new learning app.
Nice Shoes Creative Studio Beats the Clock for Timepop
‘Bagpuss’ Comes to iOS and Android
Peahen Games announces the release of the first official licensed ‘Bagpuss’ game app for both iOS and Android from Daredevil Development, Smallfilms, and Coolabi.
MassMarket Releases Mobile VFX Utility MassMarker
Free to download and available now for iOS and Android, MassMarker allows users to track and interact with any mobile device on set.
Watch ‘Knock Knock,’ a Love Story on 14 Screens
Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes release a new animated music video performed solely on Apple devices.
LAIKA Teams with RED Interactive on ‘Boxtrolls’ Game
RED Interactive announces the launch of ‘The Boxtrolls: Slide 'n' Sneak,’ a side-scrolling action adventure game based on the 3D stop-motion-animated family feature The Boxtrolls.
Glen Keane to Present ‘Duet’ at Bristol Encounters
Disney veteran and animation legend Glen Keane to present his latest short film, ‘Duet,’ at the 2014 Bristol Encounters festival.
Amazon to Debut Preschool Series ‘Tumble Leaf’
Amazon debuts seven brand-new episodes of its Annecy International Festival award-winning series, ‘Tumble Leaf,’ on Prime Instant Video on Friday, September 5.
Imira Launches iMIRAPLAY App for Samsung
Spain’s leading production and distribution company specializing in kids and youth programming launches its multiscreen multi-language kids content platform on Samsung Smart TVs.
Coolabi Releases New ‘Poppy Cat’ Mobile App
StoryToys partners with Coolabi to release ‘Poppy Cat and the Bubble Volcano,’ a 3D pop-up activity app based on the award-winning ‘Poppy Cat’ series.
Magic Light Pictures Introduces ‘Gruffalo: Games’ App
Oscar-nominated entertainment company announces the launch of ‘Gruffalo: Games,’ the first ever interactive games app based on the much-loved classic picture book ‘The Gruffalo,’ written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Psyop Plays ‘Dead’ with AMC and Next Games
Psyop teams up with Finnish game developer Next Games on “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land,” the cinematic trailer for their upcoming mobile game based on AMC’s critically acclaimed TV series “The Walking Dead.”
Cogswell Brings ‘Tangram Jam’ to SIGGRAPH 2014
‘Tangram Jam,’ developed and produced as part of the Cogswell Game Design & Development program, will be presented at the 2014 SIGGRAPH Conference’s “Appy Hour” showcase in Vancouver.
ZEUS:Scout Brings Virtual Production to the iPad
ZEUS:Scout is a one-stop app enabling users to travel through a “virtual set” while on location, providing a powerful suite of navigation, creative and technical tools.
DrunkMode Mobile App Launches Comic-Con Edition
‘Creative Galaxy’ Launching on Amazon Prime Instant Video
Amazon Prime Instant Video debuts the original preschool series ‘Creative Galaxy,’ from Blue’s Clues co-creator Angela Santomero, on Friday, June 27.
Animator Glen Keane Debuts New Short Film Project, ‘Duet,’ at Google I/O Conference
A celebration of life through the hand-drawn line, ‘Duet’ is the latest in a series of Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories, interactive short films made exclusively for mobile devices.
PBS KIDS Video App Launches on Android and Chromecast
Free app is Chromecast’s first children’s offering, making it easy for more families to stream full episodes and clips of PBS KIDS’ curriculum-based shows on increasingly varied platforms.
PBS KIDS Launches on Apple TV
Full-length episodes and clips from PBS KIDS programs such as ‘Curious George,’ ‘Dinosaur Train,’ ‘Peg + Cat',’ ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,’ ‘Arthur,’ ‘Wild Kratts’ And ‘Sesame Street’ are now available to users in the United States directly on Apple TV.
The Future of Kids TV: A MIPTV Report
While MIPTV’s waning emphasis on kids’ content was noticeable, there were some valuable lessons to be learned.
Genius Brands Signs Content Deal with LeapFrog
Genius Brands International's ‘Baby Genius,’ ‘Secret Millionaires Club’ and ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab’ to be featured on Leapfrog platforms.
Disney Movies Anywhere Introduces Pixar Summer Movies To Go
Beginning June 3, log on to Disney Movies Anywhere for new Pixar surprises coming each week throughout 13 weeks of summer.
Autodesk Launches FBX Review for Mac OS X and iOS 7
Autodesk introduces FBX Review, a powerful, lightweight toolset for conducting detailed and timely reviews of 3D assets via desktops or mobile devices, for Apple Mac OS X and iOS 7.