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 MUV-MagicDreams'
Kiddo makes it to Licensing 2005
MagicDreams
LLC. a joint venture between Chennai based
M.U.V animation studios and US veteran animation
producer Wiliam DuBay is going ballistic in
tapping the revenue potential of their IP
KIDDO THE SUPER-TRUCK. The latest development
is Kiddo's representation at the recently
held Licensing 2005 (June 21-23 in New York
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 R&H
India collaborates with LA based parent for The
Longest Yard
Over the past 3 years R&H India has worked
on VFX of over 16 major Hollywood features and
has bagged several high profile projects for 2006.
Amongst the projects worked on at the India facility
is Paramount productionThe Longest Yard
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 netGuru
eyes international assignments
Kolkata
based netGuru Systems (a div. of the NASDAQ listed
Netguru Inc) which has been involved in animation
IP and multimedia production is now eyeing the international
market for outsourced assignments. Read
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Interview
with VFX supervisor Brynley Cadman
"I
see
Indian VFX
improving
daily "
Read
what the VFX supervisor for The Rising
and Rang De Basanti has to say
about Indian VFX.
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IBM
foresees great potential for Gaming in India, growth
to be driven by Mobile, Online and iTV
Some
of the big game providers in China and Korea are
looking at becoming Telcos, because they have bigger
subscription numbers, they have the back end, the
CRM, the billing systems etc. Already into the business
of supplying interactive content, they now want
to add voice too! When is India going to be bitten
by the gaming bug?
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VEC
ties up with FICCI, forms FICCI-VEC
Being
planned by well known VFX producer Madhusudhanan
for quite some while now, VEC (Visual Effects Community)
is finally getting into shape. VEC has tied up with
FICCI and shall be known as FICCI - VEC now. FICCI's
Sumeet Gupta who is incharge of the BAF awards has
been appointed as Officer in Charge of the new community
aimed at fostering collaboration amongst VFX artists
and professionals.Read
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Mauj
Releases Sarkar mobile game
Wireless
solutions provider Mauj recently launched a mobile
game on the soon to release Sarkar.
The game was
announced launched for Cellone Galaxy,BSNL’s
GPRS portal – designed, powered and managed
by MAUJ. Abhishek Bachchan star of Sarkar,
unveiled the game at a press conference held in
New Delhi.
Commenting
on the launch of wireless content of ‘Sarkar’
on Cell One and the tie up with MAUJ, Anil K Sinha,
CMD, BSNL said, “Today, downloads form a
significant part of revenues for cellular providers
and nothing connects with the common man like
Bollywood. Film-based games and content are a
rage with people and hence we want our subscribers
to have the best wireless content available. The
game, ‘Sarkar’, powered by MAUJ, is
another step in that direction.”
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Toonzwebel
Academy Kolkata conducts first convacation ceremony
on June 26
Kolkata
based ToonzWebel academy recently conducted its
first convacation ceremonty amidst cheers and honors.
The ceremony was conducted at the ITC Shonar Bangla
in Kolkata.
Toonwebel academy has a new dean Mike Nichols. Nichols
has been in the animation industry for about 15
years now and has been involved with many popular
Animated Television Series amongst them being ,
Eek the cat and Bob and Margaret.
Nichols joins Toonzwebel as former dean Dennis Deegan's
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MTV
acquires virtual pet company NeoPets for $ 160 million
MUMBAI: It is a kids marketeers
dream acquisition. MTV Networks, owner of youth
and kids cable channels MTV and Nickelodeon, has
acquired NeoPets Inc., the owner and operator of
Neopets.com, the world's largest and fastest growing
youth community on the Internet.
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Disney launches two channels in Cambodia
MUMBAI:After
launching recently in Vietnam, Palau and Thailand,
the Disney Channel and its preschool sister channel
Playhouse Disney have entered their fourth Asian
market in the last six months: Cambodia.Read
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Sony, Warner to collaborate for gaming projects
MUMBAI:Sony
Online Entertainment (Soe) and Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment (WBIE) have announced exclusive long-term
licensing agreements.Read
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Mattel
celebrates 'Batman Begins' with toy range
MUMBAI:This
is an initiative that seeks to take the business
of movie merchandising in India to the next level.
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