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The Paramount and Warner Bros. studio names will survive, but the umbrella organization sitting above them \u2014 along with HBO, CBS, Nickelodeon, CNN, DC Studios, and more \u2014 will carry the name Ellison gave his nascent production company about 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>North of the border, a major new report warned that Canada\u2019s kids media business is in serious trouble, with 85% of surveyed industry respondents describing the sector as declining or in crisis. <em>Adventure Time: Side Quests<\/em> is making a case for bringing more animation production back in-house, with supervising director Victor Courtright arguing that the model can compete with overseas outsourcing on both cost and turnaround time. And Netflix says the <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> sequel will get a \u201cvery broad theatrical release,\u201d another sign of the streamer\u2019s rapidly changing approach to cinemas.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week: Apple Studios VFX workers secured their first IATSE contract after a two-year organizing effort; we launched our 2027 Oscar shorts series with Bea Lema\u2019s gorgeous embroidered <em>Corpus Christi<\/em>; LightBox Expo founders Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos talked to us about the state of the industry and why their event is taking a hard line against generative AI; <em>Hoppers<\/em> director Daniel Chong is kicking off this year\u2019s 24 Hours Animation Contest for Students; and veteran Pixar and Disney story artist Christian Roman will lead a two-session storyboarding workshop for Black N Animated.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these stories and more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cartoonbrew.com\">cartoonbrew.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- NEWSLETTER SECTION --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s biggest story is one of the biggest in Hollywood history. 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