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Teaching Youngsters Headline News

CBeebies Unveils ‘Wonderblocks’ Animated Educational Series

Following the success of ‘Numberblocks,’ ‘Alphablocks,’ and ‘Colourblocks,’ the Blue Zoo Animation project is designed to ignite essential pre-coding skills in young viewers, training their brains through adventure and problem-solving fun.

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Business Headline News

‘Apple Hills’ Animated Series Headed to Cartoon Network’s YouTube Channel

The Danish 2D animated series produced by Nice Ninja and co-produced with DR will begin streaming January 12.

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Awards Headline News

Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations Released

Nominees for the 29^th Annual Excellence in Production Design awards, covering film / animated film, TV, commercials, and music videos, were just announced; ceremony set for February 15.

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When a Hitman Falls in Love Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Sakamoto Days’ Final Trailer, Names English Voice Cast

The upcoming anime series, which follows a legendary assassin who falls in love, marries, has kids, falls out of shape, but must resume old fighting ways, streams January 11.

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Honoring NFB Legends Headline News

Normand Roger, Eunice Macaulay to Receive Winsor McCay Award

The legendary artists at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be honored by ASIFA-Hollywood for their career achievements in animation at the 52nd Annie Awards on February 8.

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Cutting-Edge Animation Headline News

MPC Recreates the Pride-Lands for ‘Lion King’ Prequel ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

The VFX and animation studio led a team of over 1,700 artists, technologists, and production crew across 4 continents, collaborating remotely as well as using VR and virtual production tools to navigate digital environments.

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Technology Headline News

Pixomondo Unveils PXO AKIRA Vehicle Shooting System at CES

Enhancing safety, reducing costs, and maximizing creative freedom compared to traditional methods, the new system offers an ‘all-in-one’ solution for filming vehicles using virtual production in any setting.

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Do It in the Cloud Headline News

NVIDIA Expands Cloud Gaming with GeForce NOW App

Debuting later this year, app for the Steam Deck will allow gamers to play their favorite PC titles at GeForce RTX quality; GeForce NOW cloud gaming will also be available on Apple Vision Pro spatial computers, Meta Quest 3, and 3S and Pico virtual/mixed-reality devices.

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Business Headline News

Maxon Acquires Laubwerk, Adds to Ongoing Capsules Project

The move will bring hundreds of detailed and authentic 3D botanical assets, materials, and tools to the software platform, which provides solutions for content creators working in 2D/3D design, motion graphics, and visual effects.

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The Cordyceps Will Soon Return Headline News

Sony Announces ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere

The upcoming season of the hit series, based on Naughty Dog’s PlayStation video game franchise, will debut this April on HBO, also streaming on Max.

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It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

‘Ghost of Tsushima: Legends’ Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll in 2027

Takanobu Mizuno will helm the project, with animation by KAMIKAZE DOUGA; the anime platform is teaming with Aniplex, Sony Music, Playstation Productions to produce.

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It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Crunchyroll Announces ‘Crunchyroll Manga’ App

The standalone app for iOS and Android, debuting later this year as a membership add-on, will feature manga from top Japanese publishers.

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Business Headline News

Disney to Merge Hulu + Live TV With Fubo

The deal, still subject to regulatory approvals, will form a combined virtual MVPD company; Fubo’s existing management team, led by David Gandler, will operate the newly combined Sports & Broadcast services.

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Business Headline News

Bizaar Studios Launches, George R.R. Martin and Conrad Vernon Named to Advisory Board

New company bets on future of adult animation, will offer development, marketing and distribution across TV and films, as well as free streaming services.

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More Miraculous Things Await Headline News

Disney Sets ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 6 Premiere

The animated series, which follows the adventures of two seemingly typical teens with secret identities, debuts January 25 in the U.S. on Disney Channel and Disney XD with episodes airing in simulcast at 11am ET/PT.

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TV VFX Headline News

Scanline VFX Shares ‘Senna’ VFX Breakdown Reel

The leading visual effects company handled both client side and vendor side production on Netflix’s limited series that tells the story of the late Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna.

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Business Headline News

Getty Images to Merge with Shutterstock

Combined company expected to be ‘well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of creative, media, and advertising industries through combined investment in content creation, event coverage, and product and technology innovation.’

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It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

‘Attack on Titan: The Last Attack’ Coming to North American Theaters

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have combined into one film the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed anime series for a supersized cinematic experience on one day: February 10.

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Awards Headline News

‘Flow,’ ‘Wicked,’ and ‘Shōgun’ Notch Golden Globe Wins

The awards season kicked off last night with films by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis and Jon M. Chu taking home awards for Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, respectively, along with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo’s historical drama set in 1600s Japan winning for Best Television Series - Drama, at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 82nd Annual awards.

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Awards Headline News

2025 BAFTA Longlists Revealed

‘Despicable Me 4,’ ‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Moana 2,’ ‘That Christmas,’ ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ advance in the Best Animated Film category as voting begins for the coveted British film awards; nominations announced January 15, with awards revealed at February 16 ceremony.

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Regular Show Headline News

‘Regular Show: The Complete Series’ Coming to DVD February 4

All 245 episodes of JG Quintel and Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning animated comedy starring Mordecai, Rigby, and their collection of pals will be released for the very first time, along with special features and a movie… 50 hours of animated joy in all.

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animated shorts Headline News

Joseph Game (Chogrin) and Ichi Aguilar’s ‘Lucky Brave’s Sunshine’ Now on YouTube

The 3DCG short, a coming-of-age space Western based on an original story and characters by Chogrin, was animated in Quito, Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx, and produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez.

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Smile and Say Cheeeese! Headline News

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Debuts on Netflix

Aardman’s all-new stop-motion comedy adventure, nominated for a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for best animated feature, follows Wallace’s new invention - Norbot, a ‘smart’ gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own; film hits the streamer today, January 3.

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The Power Lords Return! Headline News

Exclusive: First ‘Power Lords #1’ Preview Pages Revealed

From acclaimed writers Dennis Culver (‘Unstoppable Doom Patrol’) and Matt Hotson and blockbuster artist V Ken Marion (‘Green Lantern’) comes the return of one of the 1980s toy icons in a galaxy-spanning adventure comic series.

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The Ol’ Switcharoo Headline News

Jason Momoa Joins ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ as Lobo

After years of rumors, Momoa has confirmed his casting as the badass interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter hailing from the utopian planet of Czarnia.