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MUMBAI: Cartoon artist Iwao Takamoto who created the mystery-solving Great Dane, Scooby-Doo passed away at the age of 81. Takamoto who suffeerd a heart attack was...
MUMBAI: Organisers for BroadcastAsia2007 have revealed that the show will increase its presence for Comgraphics&Animation2007. Over 80 per cent of exhibition space has already been booked,...
Has anyone heard about the Adventures of Trix Rabbit? Just click your way through the hip hoppity town, to the habitat of the super energetic Trix...
MUMBAI: Breakthrough Animation Inc., a Canadian animation production company, announced at Mipcom 2006 that it will create cutting-edge multi-platform vignettes for three of its most popular...
MUMBAI: Some proposals in a draft Broadcast Bill 2006, prepared by the information and broadcasting ministry for the Union Cabinet’s consideration, has evoked mixed reaction from...
MUMBAI: MipTV, the world’s biggest content marketplace, which ended last week in Cannes, proved to be a very successful one for India’s content creators, distributors and...
MUMBAI: The Kitchen a media firm that positions itself as the television industry’s only ‘one stop shop’ for all language customisation requirements will have a presence...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC’s children’s channel CBBC has comissioned two new homegrown animation series. This is part of the ongoing commitment to supporting the UK...
MUMBAI: B.A.G Films is planning to raise up to Rs 600 million to meet its funding requirements in the arena of television programming, feature films, mobile...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications has entered into a $10 million animation outsourcing deal with US-based BKN New Media Inc. Under this agreement, UTV...
NEW DELHI: It’s finally here. India’s first live action and animated 2D film, Bhaggmati, The Queen of Fortunes, is here and will make its debut...
MUMBAI: Mumbai kid Komal Dubey has won Nick’s ‘I want to be with Jadoo’ contest, which was conducted from 7 March to 17 April. Dubey will...
NEW DELHI: The broadcasting sector in Korea accounted for over 40 per cent of the total turnover of the culture industry in 2004, an industry that...
MUMBAI: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Atas) in the US has announced the Emmy winners in the categories costumes for a variety or music...
MUMBAI: Broadcast Asia, one of Asia’s biggest electronic media shows, will have a special thrust on animation and gaming this year. Broadcast Asia, organised by Singapore...
MUMBAI: The Indian animation industry, though at a nascent stage, is raring to go. An effort in the direction of giving the industry its due saw...
MUMBAI: GV Films Ltd. is planning to acquire an international TV channel and raise up to $300 million in overseas markets either through issue of global...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
HONG KONG: The best talent that Hong Kong has to offer in the digital entertainment arena. These whiz kids (expectedly most are young geeks) were recognised...
MUMBAI: The Indian animation industry is currently growing at the CAGR of 30 per cent. Kids channels are likely to explode with more players and result...
MUMBAI: UTV’s Hungama TV has acquired a host of new Japanese and French animated series to strengthen its various time bands. The channel has also tweaked...
MUMBAI: US kids channel Nicktoons from the Nickelodeon stable will partner with Paris-based studio, Xilam Animation, for a series Shuriken School. This is a quirky playground...
MUMBAI: Crest Animation Studios has entered into the DVD space, bagging three contracts worth $4 million. Being focused on animation content for television series, the company...
SINGAPORE: The excitement was palpable at the opening of the Asia Media Festival in Singapore this morning. The hustle and bustle of TV and animation professionals...
MUMBAI: Probably when Rakesh Roshan concieved his big screen ‘cutsie’ star, Jadoo, he didn’t quite realise that small screen would lap it up with such a...
with the ‘festival of lights’ round the corner, kids channels across the board have lined up special programming blocks for their young viewers. With the Diwali season...
MUMBAI: The animation industry in India would receive a fillup if the government took steps to supports it. One of the steps could be that it...
MUMBAI: Yet another edition of the Broadcast India exhibition and symposium kicks off on 26 October 2004 at the World trade Centre. The symposium spread over...
MUMBAI: Kids channel Nick has acquired rights to ‘Jadoo’, a famous character from the film Koi Mil Gaya, as part of its drive to expand local...
MUMBAI: Huge Systems, Inc., a leading storage solutions provider for the content creation, broadcast and delivery markets, has announced the retention of Asia Media Products as...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) will bring seven new live action network series to the MIPCOM international TV market. The seven new live action series...
MUMBAI: For the second year in a row, Cartoon Network UK has teamed up with post-graduate animation students from the London Animation Studio at Central Saint...
MUMBAI: Malayalam channel Asianet has launched its first-ever animation show, based on the 13th century Arab folklore character Mulla Naseeruddin. The tele-strip will air three times...
MUMBAI: Is the market for animation looking up? If the latest news from UTV is any indication, the answer seems yes. UTV has bagged three new...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that should make Indian animation companies sit and take note. Latest research from the organisation Research & Markets states...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced its programme for the CIRTV International Forum, “Animating the Future”, on 25 August 2004...
MUMBAI: After music and sports-based themes, the reality genre is poised for broadening its horizons in the US but through animation. Viacom’s Comedy Central has announce...
A wonderful orator and supremely smug, Animation Bridge CEO Biren Ghose won a lot of adulation from the audience, speak as he did on the universally...
MUMBAI: No doubt that India is yet to witness an actual trade fair like MIPCom, but it was heartening nevertheless, to see some of the key...
Kulkarni on infrastructure: Need, challenges and benefits In a tight and to the point speech, Jadooworks COO Ashish Kulkarni took the audience through the various stages...
“If one wants to be a singer, one has to learn the 7 notes of music, If one has to be an animator, it is necessary...
MUMBAI: The stage is set and almost ready for the launch of the fourth channel from the Sony stable, Animax, on 5 July. One feature of...
MUMBAI: Animation and 3D aficionados are having a ball these days! If it was CgA World, last month, which had software makers wooing professionals and students,...
MUMBAI: While future certainly seems to be looking up for the animation industry, it isn’t as a bright option unless the producers team up with animation...
MUMBAI: Seems like animation is the industry of future. Joining the animation bandwagon is West Bengal. The state that has been thus far striving to project...
MUMBAI: A new animated series The Batman featuring the masked figure is being produced by Warner Bros. Animation for Kids’ WB! and Cartoon Network in the...
MUMBAI: After fiction and animation, software major UTV has now trained its sights on the non fiction segment. Keen to tap into the huge potential for...
MUMBAI: Convergence, animation and entertainment will receive special focus at the fourth edition of the Federation of Indian Chambers, Commerce & Industry’s (Ficci) convention for the...
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based Crest Communications Ltd is going the GDR way to raise funds for the company. In the annual general meeting (AGM) held on 8 September...
MUMBAI: An Indian company Digikore Studios has staked its claim to be the first Indian company to bag a $5 million animation deal — what it...
