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CW Networks announces new originals to debut the fourth quarter

The CW Network announced today three original specials making their debut in the fourth quarter 2021, including an original made-for-television live-action movie The Waltons’ Homecoming (commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Homecoming: A Christmas Story which launched the ’70s series) and two animated titles: a brand new mystery in...

SIGGRAPH 2021 announces the award winners of the Computer Animation Festival

SIGGRAPH 2021 announces the award winners and lineup of 37 short films, cinematics, scientific visualizations, breakdowns and more set to appear in the second virtual Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater this August. Showcasing the best of computer graphics storytelling, the Electronic Theater will premiere to ticketholders on...

DreamWorks’ hit sequel ‘Boss Baby: Family Business’ to release simultaneously on the big screen and small screen

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) and Peacock today announced DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, the sequel to the Oscar-nominated blockbuster comedy that earned more than $500 million worldwide, will debut as Peacock’s summer movie event for no additional charge to Peacock Premium customers in the U.S....

Netflix drops a new trailer of the new anime series ‘Trese’

Netflix has dropped the first official trailer of its upcoming new anime series Trese and has also revealed its English voice cast. Trese is based on the award-winning Philippine comic book series of the same name and is created by Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo. The horror/crime black and...

YouTube Originals announces season 2 of ‘Super Sema’

YouTube Originals Kids and Families today announced the second season pick-up of Super Sema. The African animated series, produced by a female-led team including Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, features a young superhero girl named Sema and follows her world-changing adventures. Since its debut in March, Super Sema has become a...

Nintendo launches a new game ‘Miitopia’ and Nintendo Switch Lite

Nintendo has launched the Miitopia game and the new blue Nintendo Switch Lite system and are both available separately. In Miitopia, a player will journey through a vast world battling enemies on a mission to rescue faces stolen by the villainous Dark Lord. Miitopia lets you customise the quest by creating Mii...

Actor Dwayne Johnson to voice Krypto the Superdog in ‘DC League of Super-Pets’

Big screen action hero Dwayne Johnson is adding another ruff role to his animation credits, signing on to voice Krypto the Superdog in the animated comedy-adventure DC League of Super-Pets. His production company Seven Bucks is also on board as a producer on the Warner Animation Group pic,...

Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell joins the cast of AMC’s ‘Ultra City Smiths’

AMC Networks today announced the second round of voice casting for its new half-hour, stop-motion, animated baby doll series, Ultra City Smiths, created by Steve Conrad (Patriot, Perpetual Grace), who serves as showrunner, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken, Crossing Swords). The first two episodes of the series...

WildBrain announces partnership with Headspinner Productions for ‘Denis and Me’ season 2

WildBrain has partnered with Headspinner Productions to produce the second season of the 2D animated kid’s comedy series Denis and Me which is all set to premiere in fall, following a commission from WildBrain Television’s Family Channel (Canada) for 20×3 new episodes. Family Channel also picked up the show’s...

AT&T announces partnership deal with Discovery channel for a stand-alone media company

On Monday, AT&T and Discovery announced a deal under which their media assets will be combined into a new publicly traded stand-alone media company. The deal subject to regulatory approval will combine two treasure troves of content, including the HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services. The companies...