Asian Animation Summit cancels physical event, to be held online this year
Asian Animation Summit (AAS) is the latest industry event to cancel its in-person plans this year and pivot to becoming a virtual experience. AAS 2020 will be held as an online event from November 16 to December 4 due to travel restrictions and health & safety issues...
Disney TV Studios to rebrand ABC studios, Fox 20th and 21st Century
Nearly 18 months following the 21st Century Fox acquisition which led to the formation of Disney Television Studios, its three studios are undergoing a significant rebrand, as announced Monday by Disney Television Studios President Craig Hunegs. ABC Studios and its subsidiary ABC Signature, led by President Jonnie...
Lionsgate releases new trailer of the upcoming animated film ‘Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs’
Lionsgate has dropped the official trailer for the upcoming animated film, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs that marks the U.S. debut of South Korean directors Hong Sung-ho and Jang Moo-Hyun. The animated fantasy film has provided new twists to the iconic German fairy tales such as Snow White and...
AMC announces the complete cast of upcoming sci-fi drama ‘Pantheon’
AMC has announced the complete cast for its upcoming series Pantheon, the network’s first-ever animated primetime drama, following the early lead voices announcement a couple of weeks ago. Based on a collection of short stories from Ken Liu about “Uploaded Intelligence,” or human consciousness uploaded to the “Cloud,” Pantheon is created...
Nick Jr. celebrates ‘Baby Shark Big Week’ with collaboration with Discovery Channel
Nick Jr. is bringing in a treat for kids by hosting for the first time a Baby Shark’s Big Week next week. This project comes in collaboration with Discovery Channel, which has been celebrating Shark Week for the past 32 years. From 10 to 14 August, the network will...
RockSteady Studio the development of new Suicide Squad game
Rocksteady Studios is developing a new Suicide Squad game, the studio confirmed this week. The project from the creators of the Batman Arkham games was teased with an image showing Superman from behind with the Suicide Squad logo forming crosshairs on the back of his head. More...
Disney Television announces the launch of animated series ‘Baymax Dreams’
Disney Television Animation (DTVA) launched the first episode of Baymax Dreams season two on 3 August. Based on the Emmy Award-nominated television series Big Hero 6 The series, Baymax Dreams premiered as a series of three shorts in 2018. The first season capitalised on real-time rendering technology functionality, employing non-linear workflows...
OnePlus announces partnership with PUBG to bring the world’s first 90 fps gaming experience
OnePlus has announced that it is partnering with PUBG Mobile to bring the world’s first 90 FPS gaming experience to the popular tactical tournament game on OnePlus devices. Gamers using a OnePlus 8 series, OnePlus 7T series or OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone will have exclusive access to...
Peacock announces to stream all Harry Potter films
Peacock announced all eight Harry Potter films will be available to stream in windows over the next six months starting later this year and into 2021. The movie adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s famed series ranked as the highest-grossing film franchise in history and are a fantastic addition...
One Animation to release Halloween ‘Oddbods’ special ‘Oddbeard’s Curse’
One Animation is releasing its fourth seasonal Oddbods special, a pirate-themed adventure for Halloween, titled Oddbeard’s Curse (1 x 22’). The special will debut on YouTube Kids this October and has also sold to linear broadcasters TV3 Spain and Mediacorp Singapore. The YouTube version will feature fan art from the winner...