Tagged With: streaming platforms

VOD Headline News

‘FLCL: Progressive’ and ‘FLCL: Alternative’ Available on Blu-ray February 4

Combo pack includes all 12 episodes and features an in-depth behind the scenes look at the making of the series, including interviews with the cast and crew.

SVOD Headline News

Netflix Sets Global Release of ‘Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution’

Pokémon Day, February 27, will mark the streamer’s exclusive release of the popular franchise’s newest CGI animated movie.

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‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Shows the Bright Side of a Post-Apocalyptic World

Radford Sechrist and Bill Wolkoff discuss their unconventional new DreamWorks Animation series about an intrepid heroine going up against a bunch of deadly, but adorable, giant animals, premiering today on Netflix. 

Awards Headline News

‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘BoJack HorseMan’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Take Home Critics' Choice Awards

Winners of the Critics Choice Association’s 25th annual awards were announced last night at their Barker Hangar gala ceremony in Santa Monica, California.  

Feature Film VFX Headline News

Union VFX Recreates Treasured Vatican City Locations for ‘The Two Popes’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 5:26pm

UK-based visual effects house tackles St. Peter’s Square, the Basilica and Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel ceiling. 

SVOD Headline News

The LEGO Channel to Launch Across U.S. and Canada

Coming to major OTT platforms, content app will include over 1000 videos aimed at a broad audience, including popular franchises such as ‘LEGO Jurassic World’ and ‘LEGO Marvel.’

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How ‘Klaus’ Uniquely Combines CG Lighting Techniques with Traditional 2D Animation

Production designers Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski helped create an innovative, distinctive 2D aesthetic for Sergio Pablos’ delightful new Christmas film, now showing on Netflix.

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Sergio Pablos Talks His 2D Masterpiece, ‘Klaus’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 15, 2019 at 7:03am

Debuting today on Netflix, the ‘Despicable Me’ co-creator’s passion project, almost 10 years in the making, shows that with hard work, patience and a bit of new technology, 2D animated filmmaking is as compelling, and spellbinding, as ever.

Game of Thrones Headline News

A Game of Prequels Finds Victor with ‘House of the Dragon’

The highly anticipated ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘Bloodmoon’ has been replaced with ‘House of the Dragon,’ chronicling the rise and fall of House Targaryen.

Animated Feature Films Headline News

Locksmith Animation and Richard Curtis Developing Christmas Feature, ‘The Empty Stocking’

Bonnie Arnold joins Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart to oversee film based on series of children’s books by writer / director known for ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Four Weddings and A Funeral’ and ‘Love Actually.’

SVOD Headline News

‘Rick & Morty’ Will Stream on HBO Max Starting May 2020

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 5:37pm

All three seasons of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s hit animated series, currently streaming on Hulu, will join ‘South Park’ for next spring’s launch of WarnerMedia’s new steaming platform.

SVOD Headline News

HBO Max Snags Exclusive ‘South Park’ Streaming Rights for $500 Million

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 4:43pm

All 23 Seasons of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s revered animated comedy, plus three upcoming new seasons, will begin streaming on the new platform in June 2020.

SVOD Headline News

‘You’re Not a Monster,’ First IMDb Scripted Series, Now Online

Just in time for Halloween, animated comedy series from Frank Lesser, about a therapist whose patients really are monsters, launches on IMDb’s YouTube Channel and new IMDb TV streaming channel.

SVOD Headline News

WATCH: Lucasfilm’s New ‘The Mandalorian’ Trailer and Character Art

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:11am

With Jon Favreau at the helm, the first ever ‘Star Wars’ live-action series, about a deadly gunfighter in the galaxy’s outer reaches, launches November 12 on the new Disney+ streaming service. 

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Bidding for ‘South Park’ Streaming Rights Could Reach $500 Million

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 18, 2019 at 2:13pm

Multiple media giants said to be in the running for exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s wildly popular animated series, now in its 23rd season.

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