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DreamWorks Animation
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Comcast service buys DreamWorks-backed M-GO
Comcast-owned movie ticket service Fandango has reportedly acquired movie-streaming service M-GO for an undisclosed fee….
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DreamWorks hires ex-Gaumont Int’l TV CEO
DreamWorks Animation has hired former Gaumont International Television scripted supremo Katie O’Connell Marsh to lead…
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DreamWorks to supply DHX nets with toons
DreamWorks Animation is supply Canadian kids TV broadcaster DHX Media with 130 episodes of coproduced-animation…
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Hulu grabs Epix films as Netflix deal ends
US streaming service Hulu has swooped for exclusive movies from premium pay network Epix after…
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De Agostini scores major DreamWorks deal
De Agostini Editore, which operates Italian channel DeAKids, has secured an output deal comprising more…
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Angry Birds firms hires DreamWorks sales boss
Rovio Entertainment has poached an international TV sales chief of Burbank-based DreamWorks Animation to run…
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YouTube funding Smosh, AwesomenessTV titles
Online video giant YouTube is to fund four original series from popular digital content brands…
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DreamWorks Animation cutting 20% of staff
DreamWorks Animation is cutting 500 jobs, a move expected to cost Jeffrey Katzenberg’s company US$290…
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Netflix hands Puss in Boots toon debut
Netflix will premiere the latest of its DreamWorks Animation original toon series, The Adventures of…
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French on-demand site launches with US movies
French operator Numericable-SFR has launched its download-to-own store, VideoStore by Numericable, giving users access to…
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DreamWorks launching first TV channel
DreamWorks Animation is launching a 24/7 kids and family channel in 19 territories across Asia….
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DreamWorks, Hasbro merger off
DreamWorks Animation and toy giant Hasbro will not be merging at this stage, according to…
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DreamWorks plots Hasbro merger, Hearst JV
DreamWorks Animation is close to creating a kids and family entertainment giant through a merger…
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DreamWorks Animation in $3.4bn sale talks
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation is talking with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank about a US$3.4 billion deal,…
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DreamWorks drafts in DirecTV exec post reshuffle
DreamWorks Animation has appointed senior DirecTV executive Fazal Merchant as its new CFO following an…
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DreamWorks swings to loss as SEC probes write-down
DreamWorks Animation has reported a quarterly loss with its movie business underperforming. However, as the…
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DreamWorks appoints Zoradi amid management shake-up
DreamWorks Animation has recruited former Disney executive Mark Zoradi as COO, sparking several senior management…
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Disney buys Maker for initial $500m
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
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Netflix orders trio of DreamWorks originals
Netflix has ordered three new kids series from DreamWorks Animation as part of the ongoing…
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DreamWorks confirms daily YouTube series
Animation studio DreamWorks is launching YouTube Nation, a daily series that will showcase the best…
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DreamWorks Animation joins tablet market
US-based DreamWorks Animation is to launch a tablet that will offer in-house content and programming…
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TV sales aid DreamWorks Animation revenue
DreamWorks Animation has posted revenue of US$154.5 million and a US$10.1 million profit, in part…
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Sky Deutschland bags DreamWorks Animation film rights
Germany satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired first run pay TV and SVOD rights…
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Ex-Nick content boss joins DreamWorks Animation as TV chief
Former Nickelodeon content chief Marjorie Cohn has joined DreamWorks Animation to spearhead its push into…
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DreamWorks’ Katzenberg captures MIPCOM Personality award
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will be crowned international television’s Personality of the Year for…
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New German channel says Yep! to kids block
A new ProSiebenSat.1 male-skewing channel that’s launching this year has secured a long-term children’s content…
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Germany’s kids’ channels competition heats up
German children’s TV is set for its biggest shake-up in years, with the Disney Channel…
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Discovery’s Revision3 buys YouTube channel operator
Discovery-owned online video operator Revision3 has acquired a DeFranco Creative, which operates aportfolio of online…
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Super RTL offsets Disney loss with DreamWorks deal
German family channel Super RTL has secured a major long term output deal with DreamWorks…
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DreamWorks to acquire AwesomenessTV
DreamWorks Animation has agreed to pay up to US$117 million for AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel…