Tag: John Rice
Thunderbird Picks Up Global Media & CP Rights to ‘BeddyByes’
Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., has acquired global media rights (excluding the U.K., Ireland, Denmark, Finland and Sweden) and consumer...
BBC Children’s Debuts New Animation Commisions
BBC Children’s and Education has today announced its latest animation commissions for CBeebies, CBBC and BBC iPlayer. The new titles include the first commission...
‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ Takes Flight with Rovio, SEGA, Prime Focus & DNEG Animation
Rovio Entertainment Corporation, SEGA and Namit Malhotra’s production company Prime Focus Studios announced today that they are starting production on The Angry Birds Movie...
‘Q-Force’: License to Thrill
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
Can a super-queer crime-fighting team save the world from prejudice, discrimination...
Animation Dingle Announces Award Winners
This year’s Virtual Animation Dingle presented by JAM Media took place throughout this week, delivering an incredible lineup of guests and speakers from a...
Virtual Animation Dingle Takes Irish Celebration Global
Tucked away in the most westerly point of Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way, lies Animation Dingle in Dingle Town, presented by Jam Media....
People on the Move: Hirings, Promotions & Departures News
Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company today announced that Josh D’Amaro has been named Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products...
Sony/Rovio’s ‘Angry Birds 2’ Flies Low with $16.2 Mil Week
Three years ago, when the original Angry Birds Movie debuted in theaters, it was able to deliver over $38 million in its first three...
JAM Media Teams with Amazon for Hybrid Series ‘Jessy & Nessy’
JAM Media, Dublin-based creator and producer of multi-award-winning animated and live-action content for kids and preschoolers, announces a new co-production with Amazon Studios: Jessy...
Animation Dingle Welcomes Nora Twomey, Bonnie Arnold for Stellar 7th Edition
The enchanting Irish coastal town of Dingle will once again welcome the animation world to its hearths this weekend for the seventh Animation Dingle...
News Bytes: ‘Wonder Park’s BO Track, ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Smashes Crowdfund Goals, Arnold 5.3 Enters Public Beta & More
Tom Hatten Dies: Former ‘Popeye and Friends’ Host Was 92
News of the former actor, announcer and KTLA host was shared by the Los Angeles...
‘Becca’s Bunch’ from JAM Gets Nick Jr. US Premiere
Becca’s Bunch, an innovative new mixed-technique animated series from award-winning Irish producer JAM Media, is taking wing across the Atlantic to a new US...
Voice Cast Revealed for ‘Angry Birds Movie 2’
Is the world ready for more pig vs. birds battles? Rovio and Sony sure think so as they’ve announced the voice cast for their...
Sony Sets 2019 Date for ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’
Franchise creator Rovio and Columbia Pictures have revealed the official release date for The Angry Birds Movie 2 -- the sequel will hit theaters...
Ireland Arises
Cartoon Forum honors the studios of The Emerald Isle for their creativity and quality.
Animation in Ireland has been booming in recent years, thanks to...
Ireland Arises
Cartoon Forum honors the studios of The Emerald Isle for their creativity and quality.
Animation in Ireland has been booming in recent years, thanks to...
Animation Dingle Sets Keynotes, Panels
Taking place March 18-19 in Dingle, Ireland -- on the most westerly peninsula of Europe -- the fourth Animation Dingle festival will celebrate excellence...
Daily News Bytes
Graphic India to Expand Blockbuster ‘Baahubali’ to Comics, Animation
Akira Mediaworks teams up with Graphic India for transmedia expansion of hit historical fiction epic.
Animation Dingle...
The Animag 250: Executives to Watch
The Animation Magazine 250th issue celebration continues, this time with our list of executives to watch.
They are:
Pierre Belaïsch — CEO, Gaumont Animation
Melissa Boag —...
Jam Media to Double Workforce
Dublin-based animation firm Jam Media, which earlier this year expanded into Northern Ireland, has announced plans to double its workforce from 40 to 80...
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