Monthly Archive: March 2021

One Take Media Co. acquires media rights for animated series ‘Yaaron Ka Yaar’

One Take Media Co. (OTMC) has acquired all media rights for the latest animated series, Yaaron Kaa Yaar for India and SAARC Nations. The series consists of three seasons, each with 52 episodes of 13 minutes each. Yaaron Kaa Yaar is an exciting new animated show that stands out because...

Mobile Premier League launches a new campaign with Leander Paes and Geeta Phogat

Mobile Premier League has launched a national print and TV campaign called ‘Maidan Naya, Khel Wohi’ to encourage participation and promote a culture of esports in the country. The brand has roped in Olympic medallist and multiple Grand Slam winner Leander Paes and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Geeta Phogat...

James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ reclaims its spot as the highest-grossing film of all time

Avatar has reclaimed its spot beating Avengers: Endgame. This week, Disney re-released the 20th Century Studios film Avatar in China, grossing an estimated RMB 80mn ($12.3 mn) over two days, which have resulted in the film once again taking the crown as the highest-grossing film of all-time at the worldwide box...

Games developer Gordon Hall dies at 51

Gordon Hall, a games developer who founded one of the studios which made titles in the hugely successful Grand Theft Auto series has died at age 51. Gordon Hall launched Möbius Entertainment, which became Rockstar Leeds and created versions of the open-world game for handheld consoles. Rockstar Leeds went on to make...

TAAFI to host a screening for the new animated film ‘The Croods: New Age’

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) will host a virtual screening of the DreamWorks Animation feature, The Croods: A New Age, followed by a Q&A with director Joel Crawford, on Saturday, March 27 at 11:00 AM ET. Crawford previously directed the Trolls Holiday Special. He joined DreamWorks Animation...

Artist Marc Anthony collaborates on Sofia Vergara’s animated film ‘Koati’

Global Icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Marc Anthony and his Magnus Studios team are collaborating on Sofia Vergara’s animated feature comedy, Koati. Starring and executive produced by Sofia Vergara, Koati follows the fun and exotic creatures of the Latin American Rainforest. Co-produced by Upstairs Animation, Latin WE Productions and Los...

Silver Rain Games signs a major deal with EA Originals Label

Silver Rain Games has signed a major deal with EA Originals Label which is dedicated to elevating bold independent studios. EA Originals will provide funding for the up-and-coming studio’s unannounced IP, as well as guidance and support in the team’s journey to bring a fresh perspective to...

DreamWorks Animation reveals the star cast of ‘Spirit Untamed’

Isabela Merced, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Andre Braugher, Walton Goggins and Eiza González have joined the cast of DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, the next chapter in the beloved franchise that began with the 2002 Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron and includes the Emmy-winning TV series Spirit...

DC Comics announces to launch ‘DC Pride’ this June

June is celebrated as the Pride Month to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. And yesterday, DC announced DC Pride, an 80-page anthology comic featuring LGBTQIA+ characters from across the DC Universe, and Crush...

Disney’s ‘DuckTales’ to continue as a podcast ‘This Duckburg Life’

On 15 March, Disney’s critically acclaimed animated series, DuckTales, will air its series finale but that won’t be the last of Ducktales journey. Even though the series is wrapping up, the Duck family adventures continue in an exciting seven-part podcast, This Duckburg Life. This Duckburg Life is an original scripted podcast for...