Monthly Archive: December 2019

Indian all-girls Esports team GE. Rayne wins second position at Lenovo Legion of Valkyrie 2019 Thailand

Intending to further and encourage women in esports, Global Esports, India’s leading and Asia’s fastest-growing premier esports organisation recently announced the launch of GE.Rayne, it’s all-female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) division. Helmed by the talented Saloni ‘Meow16k’ Pawar as the captain of the team, GE.Rayne participated...

10 new members joining the executive board of The Animation Guild.

The newly-elected Executive Board of The Animation Guild (Local 839) was sworn into office on December 3, with two incumbent officers resuming their positions: Recording Secretary Paula Spence and Sergeant-At-Arms Robert St. Pierre. New Business Representative Steve Kaplan replaces Jason MacLeod, who did not seek a second...

Toon-A-Vision channel launched on Bell TV in Canada

Toon-A-Vision, broadcasting out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is Canada’s newest television channel that caters to kids and families. The channel is now available on free preview for Bell TV customers across Canada. “Toon-A-Vision’s newest partnership with Bell TV means more Canadian families will have access to fresh...

Walt Disney Company and Bravokids acquired broadcast rights for ‘Cupcake & Dino’ in Southeast Asia

Entertainment One (eOne) announced that The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and Bravokids have both acquired the exclusive pay TV broadcast rights to season 1 (52 x 11’) of the animated children’s comedy series Cupcake & Dino: General Services in South East Asia and Korea. Episodes are...

K Madhavan appointed as Star and Disney India’s Country Manager

K Madhavan, a noted media veteran has been named as the country head of Star and Disney India, an executive from the company announced on 14th December 2019. Serving as Star India South Business MD, Madhavan will join his new role from 1 January, taking over from...

‘Frozen 2’ song ‘Into the Unknown’ sung in 29 languages

Disney has released a video of one of Frozen 2’s Into the Unknown performed in 29 languages. The animated sequence from the movie features vocals in English, Swedish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, French, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Japanese and Sámi, among others, showcasing some the voices tapped to help bring the story of Frozen...

New Pokémon toon ‘Twilight Wings to be released on YouTube

Pokémon fans who have been exploring the Galar region in Sword & Shield will soon have a chance to experience it in a vibrant new way. Starting in January 2020, The Pokémon Company International will launch a limited animated series, Pokémon: Twilight Wings, on the official Pokémon...

Netflix to try out discounted plans for Indian subscribers

India’s OTT market is growing aggressively with more players entering the market. In a fiercely competitive market of 30 existing players, Netflix is going to test discounted plans in India for some long-term subscribers. The plans are only available to selected new subscribers and not existing ones. While signing up,...

Disney Junior announces ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ season 2 ahead of its spring release

Disney Junior has ordered a second season of Mira, Royal Detective ahead of its spring 2020 debut. The news was announced on Wednesday, December 11 by Joe D’Ambrosia, SVP Original Programming and General Manager, Disney Junior, during a special advance screening of the series in Burbank, California. Set in...

MX Player acquires Madd Entertainment’s Hit Series “Crash” For Indian Audiences

MX Player, India’s leading streaming entertainment platform has acquired the rights of “Crash” from Madd Entertainment’s catalogue. Crash has proven its success with the Silver Bird Prize in the Best Serial Drama category for the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2019. Elaborating on the same, Mansi Shrivastav,...