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Oscar, the Smyths Toys Superstores animated icon, is adding yet another single to his growing discography, this time collaborating with toy company Jazwares. In the video for his new single, Welcome to Squishville, he takes viewers on a journey through the town, where he meets with a selection of Squishmallows …
Read More »Sony’s Funimation completes $1.175bn acquisition of anime platform Crunchyroll
The Sony owned Funimation Global Group has completed its acquisition of the anime platform, Crunchyroll from AT&T in a deal that closed out at $1.175bn. Finalising a deal that was first detailed in December 2020, it now sees the Crunchyroll business welcomed into the Funimation fold – a partnership made …
Read More »Hotel Transylvania: The Series gets second season as “largest consumer products programme ever” is led by Jazwares’ toys
The television series renewal comes after the successful opening of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, a film that set a new record for the franchise when it took over $476 million at the global box office. The total made it Sony Pictures’ biggest animated film of all time.
Read More »Hotel Transylvania 3 swoops into number one with $100 million in opening weekend
The Sony animated children’s adventure smashed its weekend rival, Dwayne Johnson’s action pic Skyscraper, which took only $25.5 million.
Read More »Sony enters toy space with educational tech toy Koov
Developed by Sony Global Education, Koov is designed to teach children across China the principles of coding
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