Tag: NBC Universal
Disney to Purchase Remaining Hulu Stake for $8.6 Billion
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it will acquire the 33% stake in Hulu, LLC held by Comcast Corp.’s NBC Universal (NBCU), following...
Disney, Pokémon, Mattel Among Top 10 Global Licensors
License Global has revealed its annual study, The Top Global Licensors report. This year's report totaled $278 billion in retail sales of licensed consumer...
Jetpack Takes Vinewood’s ‘Welcome to Cardboard City’ Worldwide
Global kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution announces it has acquired the worldwide rights for New Zealand-based Vinewood Animation’s Welcome to Cardboard City....
Listen to Two Exclusive Cuts from the ‘Kipo’ S1 Soundtrack
With the brand-new DreamWorks Animation series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts set to bow on Netflix streaming next week, NBC Universal’s Back Lot...
‘Lion King,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ Win HPA Awards
The 14th annual HPA Awards took place Thursday night, honoring a range of individuals and companies exhibiting exceptional talent and brilliance in the evolving...
Thunderbird Makes Senior Appointments to Atomic Cartoons
Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. has announced two senior appointments at its kids and family division, Atomic Cartoons. Nadine Westerbarkey has been promoted to the...
Toonz Media Group Announces Imira Leadership Changes in Global Expansion
Toonz Media Group, in line with its global expansion process -- and this year celebrating its 20th anniversary -- announces a change in leadership...
Zoic Studios Expands Production Team with Series Exec Hires
Emmy Award-winning entertainment company Zoic Studios has expanded its global production team, adding Daniel Cohen as Executive Producer, Series and Film in NYC, Lauren...
Berkowitz Promoted to CCO of Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons
Matthew Berkowitz has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Thunderbird Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons. The company has also appointed Kristin Cummings and...
DATSIT Sphere, Go Films Join Forces with Oasis Animation and Quiet Motion
Bruno Dubé, President of DATSIT Sphere Inc., and Jacques Bilodeau, President of Oasis Animation Inc. and Quiet Motion Inc., along with their respective teams,...
Call for Entries: Pixelatl’s IdeaToon 2019 Seeks LatAm Projects
IdeaToon by Pixelatl has opened its call for animated television and feature film projects from creators across Latin America. Selected submissions will proceed through...
Cyber Group’s ‘Gigantosaurus’ Stomps Competition at MIP Junior
Paris-based studio Cyber Group Studios’ new animated preschool series Gigantosaurus was the most-viewed show at this past weekend’s MIP Junior Market in France. The...
‘Magic Adventures,’ ’44 Cats’ Most Watched Shows at MIP Jr.
Korean studio Hong Dang Moo's animated series Magic Adventures: The Crystal of Dark and Italy's Rainbow Media's 44 Cats were the top most-screened shows...
Ink Previews Licensing Expo Slate
Ink Global is preparing to jet off to Las Vegas with a slate of hot toon properties in tow for the annual Licensing Expo,...
BREAKING: NBCU Buys DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion
NBCUniversal announced this morning that it has bought DreamWorks Animation and will add it to the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
According to reports, Chris Meledandri,...
Geraldine Laybourne Joins 9 Story Board
9 Story Media Group announces the appointment of media icon Geraldine Laybourne to its board of directors. She comes on board shortly after 9...
‘Guess How Much I Love You’ Scores Sales
9 Story Media Group has signed multiple deals in advance of MIPJunior for season two of its preschool series Guess How Much I Love...
Dispatches from TAC in Ottawa
Attendance is high and the discussions vigorous at this year’s Television Animation Conference, a two-day industry event that kicked off Sep 16 and is...
‘Masha and the Bear’ Pursues Expansion in Americas
Russia's Animaccord Animation Studios will be bringing its hit CG property Masha and the Bear to the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas (June 9-11)...
9 Story’s Nutbrown Hare Makes International Friends
Coming out of the 2014 edition of the MIPCOM market, 9 Story Media Group announces it has inked multiple deals for preschool animation Guess...
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