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DHX Media, Technicolor and A Stark Production have announced several new international broadcast deals for the CG-animated underwater adventure series, The Deep.

Newly signed deals for season two’s 13 half-hour episodes include Universal Kids (U.S.), Nickelodeon (Greece), NRK Super (Norway), YLE (Finland), POP (Italy), Biggs (Portugal), RTBF’s OUFtivi (Belgium), MBC3 (Middle East), Minimax (CEE), KidZone TV (Baltics), Multimania (Russia), Hop! (Israel), SVT (Sweden), TSR (Switzerland), SRC (French Canada) and Zap (Angola and Mozambique).

The Deep follows the adventures of the Nekton family which is a brilliant team of underwater explorers. With a state-of-the-art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, the Nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean, where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained.

Season two’s much anticipated new episodes will debut on Australia’s ABC ME daily from 22 August, and started rolling out weekly in July on the UK’s CBBC in their popular Faves at Five Slot.

“A commitment to a second season of The Deep from so many international broadcasters is testament to the show’s massive popularity with kids and families, worldwide,” said DHX Media EVP distribution and content Josh Scherba. “The Deep is fun, fresh and full of excitement, and we are extremely pleased with the results of this collaboration with Technicolor and A Stark Production.”

The animated series has garnered international industry awards, including the 2017 Kidscreen Award for best new series (kids category) and most recently, the Golden Sparrow Award at the German Children’s Media Festival.

The Deep is a co-production between Australia based A Stark Production (scripts, design and music) and Canada based DHX Media (animation, voices and post-production), with distribution also handled by DHX Media. Technicolor, underlying rights holder to The Deep, has oversight of the brand’s licensing extensions, with CPLG (a DHX Media company) serving as the multi-territory licensing agent for the brand.

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Animation has always surpassed the capabilities of storytelling by exploring the un-done. In a world increasingly gripped by chaos, fear and hate, small stories like ‘In a Heartbeat’ flare up some hope.

The story revolves around a closeted guy in love with someone from the same gender. While his heart goes after him, he is obviously scared about the fact, what will people say. But as they say the heart wants what it wants, he ends up in a confronting situation with his love interest in front of a crowd and the awkward stares breaks his heart. Saddened by the incident he isolates himself and resorts to weeping, however the other guy comes in to mend his broken heart and start something new together.

As simple as the story is, it passes on an important message that it is okay to love beyond gender norms.

The animation has been done in a beautiful manner capturing the essence of the story in a very common yet beautiful way. Watch it for yourself!

As environmental scientist David Orr wrote in his book Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World, “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.”

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People in video-creative fields are highly recommended to switch to web-based video editing and rendering these days owing to several different reasons. Apart from the variety of video applications available on these platforms, you get access to many online tools that enable you to get all your work done quickly. You may find many of these features missing in the desktop applications.

Let’s go over and explore the top six benefits of web-based video editing.

1.Improves productivity

This is by far the biggest reason why more and more people are switching over to web-based video editing these days. Many things can go wrong when you are working with a desktop video-editing application. Furthermore, you’ll need to constantly download the needed clips when using a desktop-editing software, however, in case of a cloud-based video editing service, you can use any feature, tool or clip anytime you need, without any complications or downloads. It would save you a plenty of time and storage space.

2.Streamlined workflow

If you actively use cloud storage to save your videos, it may make all the more sense to use some cloud-based video software to edit them whenever you need. It will all work together in a very streamlined manner and your workflow will be as good as it can be.

3.Better scalability

While you may require several gigabytes of storage space for certain types of videos, your other projects may not need a lot of storage. When you’re working with a web-based video editing tool connected to cloud storage, you get access to all the space you need, whenever you need it. And it’s all on pay-and-use basis; hence you don’t pay a dime when you’re not using the service. So, the next time you get a project which requires storage of extremely large video files, you won’t have much to worry about.

4.Improved collaboration

Another key benefit of using a web-based or cloud-based video editing service is that you can have your entire team join in and contribute to the editing process. There’ll be no sending and/or receiving of huge files. All your team members would need to do is log onto a common platform and see the changes happening in real time. This is something very difficult to accomplish in desktop applications.

5.Ease of use

Using a web-based video editing software does away with any unwanted hassles. You can easily integrate your preferred web-based editor with the online video platform you use. Such integration would contribute to the innovativeness and productivity of your company.

6.Cost reduction

Storing high-volume videos and data on local systems can prove to be a very expensive affair, especially if you’re already invested into high-tech computer systems. An efficient web-based video editing software can be a blessing in such a scenario. You can easily backup all your important files without the need of any local storage – all for a nominal fee, paid on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis.

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Le métier de journaliste consiste à chercher l’histoire derrière l’histoire. C’est ainsi que les reporters qui enquêtaient sur la sex-tape d’Hulk Hogan et sur la vente du Las Vegas Review-Journal ont fait une découverte sans précédent : les milliardaires se servent de leur fortune pour réduire les médias au silence. “Le procès d’une presse libre” explore ce que le soutien financier de Peter Thiel dans le procès contre Gawker et l’achat douteux par Sheldon Adelson du journal le plus important du Nevada signifient pour l’avenir du journalisme, le premier amendement et le pouvoir des ultra-riches.

Sur Netflix le 23 juin.

the bomb is a groundbreaking multimedia installation that immerses you in the strange, compelling, and unsettling reality of nuclear weapons.

The 55-minute film will be projected 360 degrees on massive floor to ceiling screens that surround the audience, as The Acid performs a live score in the center of the space.

the bomb exists at the intersection of art, politics, and technology.

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Created by Smriti Keshari & Eric Schlosser
Film by Kevin Ford, Smriti Keshari & Eric Schlosser
Staged by United Visual Artists
Music by The Acid
Art Direction by Stanley Donwood
Animation by The Kingdom of Ludd