Here’s The Biggest Animation News You Missed In December
December was the month when the post-Covid distribution landscape really started taking shape when ad-hoc measures gave way to long-term strategies.
Warnermedia went first, revealing a radical hybrid model for 2021. A few days later, Disney fleshed out a more nuanced yet still heavily streaming-centric plan. Of course, Covid alone didn’t inspire these changes, but it accelerated them; both companies have admitted as much. Expect the tectonic plates under distribution and exhibition models to keep slipping around in the coming years.
The industry may be transforming, but it certainly isn’t slowing down. The last 30 days saw a volley of films, series, and overall deals unveiled. So many key executive hires were announced that, for the first time, we’ve grouped them in a section below. On a bluer note, December added a few names to this year’s long list of deaths in the animation world. May 2021 usher in a