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One Take Media Co. acquires media rights for animated series ‘Yaaron Ka Yaar’

One Take Media Co. (OTMC) has acquired all media rights for the latest animated series, Yaaron Kaa Yaar for India and SAARC Nations. The series consists of three seasons, each with 52 episodes of 13 minutes each. Yaaron Kaa Yaar is an exciting new animated show that stands out because...

Games developer Gordon Hall dies at 51

Gordon Hall, a games developer who founded one of the studios which made titles in the hugely successful Grand Theft Auto series has died at age 51. Gordon Hall launched Möbius Entertainment, which became Rockstar Leeds and created versions of the open-world game for handheld consoles. Rockstar Leeds went on to make...

TAAFI to host a screening for the new animated film ‘The Croods: New Age’

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) will host a virtual screening of the DreamWorks Animation feature, The Croods: A New Age, followed by a Q&A with director Joel Crawford, on Saturday, March 27 at 11:00 AM ET. Crawford previously directed the Trolls Holiday Special. He joined DreamWorks Animation...

Silver Rain Games signs a major deal with EA Originals Label

Silver Rain Games has signed a major deal with EA Originals Label which is dedicated to elevating bold independent studios. EA Originals will provide funding for the up-and-coming studio’s unannounced IP, as well as guidance and support in the team’s journey to bring a fresh perspective to...

DC Comics announces to launch ‘DC Pride’ this June

June is celebrated as the Pride Month to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. And yesterday, DC announced DC Pride, an 80-page anthology comic featuring LGBTQIA+ characters from across the DC Universe, and Crush...

Apple TV+ hit series ‘Central Park’ to be renewed for the third season

Apple TV+ announced that it’s critically acclaimed, hit animated musical comedy series Central Park has been renewed for a third season. From creator, writer and executive producer Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad and Nora Smith, the first three episodes of the second season of the Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated...

Children’s Media Conference to go virtual again this year

The 18th Children’s Media Conference (CMC), will be held virtually again in 2021, owing to the pandemic, from 5 to 9 July. With the theme ‘Together’, the conference will focus on the urgent issues being faced by the children’s media industry and the young audience. Following the...

Sony Pictures announces an original film ‘K-Pop: Demon Hunters’

Sony Pictures has revealed that it is working on an original feature film about a group of female K-Pop stars who spend their offstage hours slaying evil spirits, tentatively titled K-Pop: Demon Hunters. A release date has not been announced. The studio behind Oscar winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Hotel...

Riki Group announces launch sales of animated feature ‘Finnick’

Russian based Riki Group has launched sales for its upcoming animated feature, Finnick, at the European Film Market (EFM), participating as part of the Roskino national Virtual Stand. Finnick has already received offers from distributors in Baltic States, Latin America, France and Spain, moreover partnership with the sales agent...

Apple TV+ announces expansion of international content with live-action thriller ‘Dr. Brain’

AppleTV+ has announced an expansion of its international slate with its first Korean-language project: a series order for Dr. Brain, a live-action sci-fi thriller based on the widely popular Korean webtoon. The series will be written and directed by visionary filmmaker Kim Jee-Woon and star SAG Award-winner Lee...