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2023 Animation Industry Layoff Tracker

2023 Animation Industry Layoff Tracker

2023 has been an ugly year for the animation industry. As labor unions across Hollywood rebel and media conglomerates endure the consequences of strea...

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EA's Bioware Laid Off 50 Employees

EA's Bioware Laid Off 50 Employees

BioWare, a video game developer under Electronic Arts with operations in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Austin, Texas, is laying off 50 employees. No d...

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Hasbro Launches Entertainment Division Following Sale of Entertainment One

Hasbro Launches Entertainment Division Following Sale of Entertainment One

Hasbro will launch Hasbro Entertainment, a new division that will integrate the company's film, television, animation, and digital media businesses af...

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Invisible Universe Studios Appoints Former Disney and Skydance Executive Jonathan Schneider as President

Invisible Universe Studios Appoints Former Disney and Skydance Executive Jonathan Schneider as President

Invisible Universe Studios has appointed former Disney and Skydance executive Jonathan Schneider as its new president.Schneider will be responsible fo...

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Will Disney split its business in two?

Will Disney split its business in two?

The situation at The Walt Disney Company has been volatile over the past few years, and analysts have been trading ideas about what they think the com...

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Lucasfilm/ILM will exit its animation and VFX operations in Singapore, where "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" was produced.

Lucasfilm/ILM will exit its animation and VFX operations in Singapore, where "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" was produced.

Lucasfilm is closing its animation and VFX operations in Singapore, which was responsible for the primary production of the iconic animated series "St...

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