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Fred Seibert is stepping down from his namesake company Frederator

Fred Seibert is stepping down from his namesake company Frederator

There's been a round of corporate musical chairs at Wow! Unlimited Media, the Toronto-based media company.Fred Seibert, 68, the veteran entrepreneur a...

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Sam registers to lead Cartoon Network Studio, in addition to Warner Bros. Animation

Sam registers to lead Cartoon Network Studio, in addition to Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) president Sam Register (pictured above), 51, has received a promotion that puts two major L.A. studios under his leadersh...

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Bossa Studio will be the first UK studio to offer permanent remote work options

Bossa Studio will be the first UK studio to offer permanent remote work options

Among the coronavirus stories with an ending yet to be written is the pandemic's long-term impact on physical work spaces, including studios that prod...

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Report: Leica laid off 15% of its workers

Report: Leica laid off 15% of its workers

Hillsboro, Oregon-based stop-motion studio Laika has laid off 56 employees, a little over 15% of its 362-person staff, citing the coronavirus pandemic...

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Vancouver, Canada's animation powerhouse, is thriving in the pandemic

Vancouver, Canada's animation powerhouse, is thriving in the pandemic

Unlike Halifax and Ottawa - two Canadian cities I previously profiled for Cartoon Brew - Vancouver's animation scene is not exactly a hidden jewel.Sin...

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Mercury Filmworks CEO says telecommuting for large studios is not viable

Mercury Filmworks CEO says telecommuting for large studios is not viable

A stream of articles have been published over the last few months touting the work-from-home advantages of animation over live-action production durin...

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