The Academy Of Motion Pictures to change a few rules due to Corona Virus
Given coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Hollywood, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new rules on Tuesday for the 93rd Academy Awards that will allow movies that debuted on digital or streaming platforms to qualify for Best Picture. There are catches, however, the foremost being...
SpongeBob SquarePants wins Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards
This year’s virtually produced telecast of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together, hosted by Victoria Justice (Victorious) on Saturday, May 2, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) continued the events’ tradition of packing in the stars, surprises and slime, as well as revealing kids’ favourite TV shows, movies,...
Cyma Zarghami’s MiMO Studio acquires rights for bestselling preschool book franchise
MiMO Studio — launched in February by the former president of Nickelodeon, Cyma Zarghami — has acquired Deborah Diesen’s bestselling preschool book franchise The Pout-Pout Fish and award-winning kids’ serialized podcast The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian for development into multiple animated TV specials. Written by Diesen and illustrated by Dan...
Discovery Kids launches new episodes and telemovies to keep the kids entertained this summer
Discovery Kids has pumped up its Summer plans to keep the younger audience engaged and entertained during the lockdown. The kids’ broadcaster has announced to be launching more than 100+ new episodes and eight new telemovies of popular animated IPs – Little Singham and Fukrey Boyzzz. The channel has been...
Dreamworks animated series ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ to be renewed for the second season
DreamWorks created animated series, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, which is popular on Netflix, has officially been renewed for a second season on the streamer. The new teaser for season two of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts shows the return of Kipo, Benson, Wolf as well as mutant characters...
Toonz Animation creates animated short films to spread awareness during COVID-19 lockdown
Toonz Media Group recently created an animated short to make everyone aware of the importance of wearing face masks during this pandemic. The idea to create a short started with the Kerala government reaching out to creative companies for creating animated COVID prevention videos. The process was...
‘Starwars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to release ahead of schedule
Disney is releasing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker onto its platform Disney+ two months ahead of schedule, with the movie now debuting online on 4 May globally. The streaming service announced that the final film in the Star Wars saga will join its May lineup, which will include...
Dish TV collaborates with MX Player for free Video on Demand
DTH company Dish TV India has partnered with homegrown MX Player to offer unmatched VOD content at zero cost. With this collaboration with MX Player, Dish TV India has further strengthened its portfolio by adding one more app in the app zone on its Android-based connected devices,...
Disney+ Hotstar partners with Airtel for prepaid OTT subscriptions
Disney+Hotstar has teamed up with Airtel, as a result of which, the telco has come up with a new prepaid data pack which gives the user a subscription to one year of Disney+Hotstar VIP. This partnership accelerates the adoption of the video subscription category in the...
Christopher Nolan’s new movie ‘Tenet’ to release worldwide this July
Warner Bros. has confirmed that Tenet is still on the charts for a theatrical release this summer, given that theatres are back open for business. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke about the studio’s commitment to the cinematic experience, as she described Tenet as...