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PUBG creator Krafton donates Rs. 1.5 Crore to PM CARES Fund
Krafton, the company behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on mobile, PC, and consoles, recently announced that it has donated Rs. 1.5 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM Cares fund. The company’s announcement was made earlier today, stating that the contribution was made via Krafton’s Indian subsidiary....
Ottawa International Animation Festival to be held online this year
The Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of the world’s biggest and best-known animation events, will be held online for an extended run from September 22 to October 3. Organizers were hoping that an in-person event might be possible in 2021, but the current forecast for the pandemic...
Cosmos-Maya collaborates with Disney for their new IP ‘Dr. Tenali Rama’
Indian animation studio, Cosmos-Maya has collaborated with Disney India to launch its brand-new animated IP, Dr. Tenali Rama (DTR) HMKD. The show that was announced last year at the wake of the pandemic was dedicated to medical professionals, is slated to air on pay TV in mid-2021. The...
Marvel in the process to make ‘Captain America 4’
Marvel Studios is gearing up for Captain America 4 with head writer and creator of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Malcolm Spellman, penning the script of the fourth instalment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Spellman will co-write the script with Dalan Musson, a staff writer on Falcon and the Winter...
Japanese animator Osamu Kobayashi dies at 57
Japanese animator Osamu Kobayashi, best known for his work as a director, writer and animator on international sensation Naruto Shippuden, died April 17 after a two-year battle with kidney cancer. He was 57 years old. News of his passing was shared via his Twitter account in a first-person...
Marvel Comics collaborates with VIZ Media to launch Superhero Manga
Marvel Comics and VIZ Media will collaborate for the first time to deliver the moment of superhero fans’ dreams – the wildly popular characters from the world of Marvel meet manga! This collaboration includes a range of manga and books and will launch this coming Fall 2021....
Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures announces multi-year content licensing deal
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced a multi-year content licensing agreement for U.S. streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures’ new theatrical releases across Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution’s vast portfolio of platforms, including its streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, as...
Riki Group announces partnership with Toonz Media and other international sales
Riki Group has announced its successful participation in MIPTV Digital 2021 with several international sales. Kerala, India based TOONZ Media Networks has picked up AVoD rights for Kikoriki and Pincode. The projects will be available on MyToonz platform in India, Africa, LatAm, the USA and Spain. Commenting on the deal,...
Netflix announces the redesign of kids’ profiles on connected TVs
To further strengthen its grounds in the kids content market, Netflix has announced to be redesigning kids profiles on connected TVs to help younger audiences watch their favourite shows and movies on the platform. This development comes with special emphasis on content discovery and improved personalisation. The...
Cartoon Network unveils ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ to support the animation industry
Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) unveiled Cartoon Cartoons, the next evolution of its prolific animated shorts program, signalling the studio’s largest commitment to animated shorts production to date. Cartoon Cartoons will be the studio’s first dedicated shorts program in over a decade, with a mission to innovate the art of animated...