Monthly Archive: December 2020

Leading European e-sports team, Team Vitality announces its launch in India

Team Vitality, the leading esports team in Europe, has officially announced the launch of its India operations today. The primary focus of Team Vitality is building its local presence and community in India. The expansion sees Team Vitality plant roots in Mumbai and partner with some of...

Omen Studio’s education programme ‘Argo’s World’ season 1 to release on Amazon Prime

Award-winning animation company, Omens Studios’ STEM-based edutainment programme Argo’s World (15 x 22’) is headed to Amazon Prime Video with the first season. The new show will join Omens’ other popular shows Counting with Paula and Leo the Wildlife Ranger on the streamer. Aimed at seven to 12 year-olds, the part live-action and...

Disney announces that hit series ‘Duck Tales’ will not be rebooted for season 4

Despite a valiant fan petitioning effort online, 2017 rebooted DuckTales series will not get a fourth season from Walt Disney Television Animation. A Disney spokesperson issued the following statement Tuesday: “The talented creative team, led by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, have delivered exceptional storytelling with uniquely reimagined characters...

Siggraph Asia Virtual 2020 promises a collection of best works

Siggraph Asia Virtual 2020 promises the showcase of world-wide collection of the year in the field of Animation and Computer Graphics industry. The Virtual conference will showcase the best of this year’s works, presented by the creators, who will share their insights and discuss their most innovative...

9 Story Media announces the release of ‘Angela’s Christmas Wish’

9 Story Media Group, the parent company of Brown Bag Films, is thrilled to announce the official release of  Angela’s Christmas Wish, the sequel to the Daytime Emmy nominated special Angela’s Christmas. Angela’s Christmas Wish launched on 1 December on Netflix and shares the story of Angela and her family as...

New partner events to spur on creation of local online content, e-sports and gaming

The seventh edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) is underway and runs until 6 December. As one of Asia’s tentpole media events, its partner line-up has always reflected the changing media industry where screens, genres, formats for storytelling, entertainment and technology are converging and creating new...

Private-public collaborations to nurture local talent and bring “Made-with-Singapore” content to a global stage

IMDA has unveiled two new partnerships with Audible and KC Global Media Singapore, and will be rolling out a series of initiatives with these new and existing global media partners e.g. CJ ENM HK, WarnerMedia in the coming months. Launched under the umbrella of the Capability Partnership...

IMDA announces new initiatives to develop creative content at Asia TV Forum 2020

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) today announced new initiatives and capability development programmes to develop innovative content, nurture local media talent, and cultivate fresh opportunities for international collaborations. The programmes, which will further strengthen the competitiveness of Singapore’s media ecosystem, were announced by Minister for Communications...

First look of 3D animated series ‘Puffins’ starring Johnny Depp released

Iervolino Entertainment has released the first look of its upcoming 3D animated series Puffins. The project was announced back in June and stars Johnny Depp as one of the leads. The series follows a group of cute puffin birds Johnny Puff, Tic and Tac, Didi and Pie, who...