The Walt Disney Company named Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first company-wide chief technology officer, effective October 2, reporting to CEO Josh D'Amaro. Anand will oversee Disney's techn…
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment workers voted to ratify their first union contracts with Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard, the Communications Workers of America announced, following two years o…
Michel Gagné, a veteran of 'The Iron Giant,' 'Ratatouille,' and 'Spider-Verse,' unveiled the first trailer for 'The Saga of Rex,' a 60-minute hand-drawn feature he created, directed, and animated almo…
WildBrain, the studio behind Peanuts, has acquired Personality AI, a generative AI company known for the 'Hey Peppa Pig' experience, in a deal valued at up to $69 million. The acquisition includes $11…
Studio Ghibli has no next feature film lined up more than two and a half years after releasing 'The Boy and the Heron,' and new president and CEO Kenichi Yoda says the studio is not rushing to produce…
Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull joined the jury of Higgsfield's $1 million generative AI film competition, while Disney reported strong Q3 profits boosted by a $100 million tariff refund and over 1,000 jo…
Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has joined the jury of the Higgsfield Global Film Festival, a competition devoted exclusively to genera…
Eli Roth confirmed that generative AI was used in his horror film 'Ice Cream Man', including animated sequences he initially described as hand-drawn. In a Polygon interview published Monday, Roth said…
Disney Jr. and French AI-driven animation company Animaj quietly released 'Ozzy Fox' on YouTube and YouTube Kids this week, with the first two episodes nearing 800,000 combined views after two days. T…
Ánima Estudios, one of Mexico's largest animation companies, has paused production amid a corporate restructuring, layoffs, and allegations of unpaid wages. Netflix revealed that generative AI workflo…
Netflix used generative AI workflows on nearly 300 titles in the first half of this year, the company disclosed in its quarterly earnings report. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the U.S. docuseries The Ameri…