Phoenix moves to end of support
Chaos Phoenix is now end of support. No new standalone subs, existing subs can renew, and bundles still include it in the same state.
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Epic Games ships Twinmotion 2026.1
Twinmotion 2026.1 goes harder on camera realism and faster lookdev, then quietly fixes the boring stuff you actually feel daily.
Procedural Clouds with Cycles focus
Procedural Clouds lands on Superhive with Blender 4.5 to 5.0 support, Cycles targeting, GPL licensing, and three pricing tiers.
JangaFX makes its layoff assistance programme permanent
Layoff Assistance is now permanent: eligible laid-off artists can get six months of the Janga tool access to rebuild reels without paying.
ProductionCrate Plug-in Suite with docked footage database
ProductionCrate bundles a huge asset library in its Suite, so you can grab a glow, a glitch, or an explosion fast, then pay for it yearly.
D5 Works launches with 42K models and no comission ?
D5 Works
lists 42K models and 2.2K materials and claims zero commission, with D5-native delivery via D5A and D5M.
Foundry locks in full subscription future for 2027
Foundry drops perpetual maintenance: from 2027, all Nuke, Mari, and Katana users will be on subscription only.
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging.
The giants of stock media shake hands, leaving creators pondering the future of licensing.
Unity 6: New Features After the Licensing Turmoil
Unity 6's release brings new features and stability enhancements. Licensing policies have been reworked after last year’s backlash, with better flexibility for small studios.
C&R.me – post-production in the cloud
It's been a few years now since the term "cloud" has gone from buzzword to hype to working reality - but so far there are
very few tools that can do everything in the cloud. Sure, some tools have access or even their "own clouds", but wouldn't an "everything in the cloud" solution be better?
Autodesk Introduces Flex Pay-as-You-Go Licensing
Autodesk Flex introduced token-based, 24-hour product access as an alternative for teams that use some Autodesk applications only occasionally.
Microsoft Announces Pricing for New Online Services
Partners benefit from a new compensation model and additional business opportunities / Germany not until 2009
Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Available Shortly
Also new: Expression Professional Subscription for web designers, web developers and RIA developers
Rights-Clearance Experts Bring Celebrities to Campaigns Around the World
GreenLight, a Corbis company and one of the world’s leading intellectual-property service providers, announces its rights and music-rights clearances for advertising campaigns by major brands including Old Spice, Ballantine’s and American Family Insurance.
Microsoft Launches New Volume Licensing Programme for Mid-Sized and Large Companies
Select Plus simplifies software asset management and reduces costs through an automated discount model and Software Assurance
TV-Loonland Signs Worldwide Plush Deal
TV-Loonland has signed a licensing agreement with Vivid Imaginations for its internationally successful series THE OWL (52 x 1 minute).
Fred Kogel Leaves Constantin Film AG Board on December 31, 2008
Bernhard Burgener will become the new Chief Executive Officer of Constantin Film AG.
Copyright Infringements: European Parliament Opposes Excesses
The German and European Internet industry associations praise a European Parliament resolution against Internet disconnections for copyright infringements
Philips Launches Blu-ray Licensing Programme
Offers Manufacturers the Use of Its Patents for the DVD Successor Format
Constantin Film Reports Preliminary 2007 Figures
Constantin Film AG generated consolidated revenue of €225.0 million in 2007 according to preliminary IFRS figures after accounting-policy changes. Revenue was down 14.3 percent from the record €262.7 million in 2006, but the group met its targets despite difficult market conditions.
PNY Continues to Support Mobile-Phone Market with Its Own Content Offer
The limited-edition PNY Mobile Flash Card microSD brings the popular console games The Sims 2: Castaway and Need for Speed ProStreet to mobile phones with a memory-card slot.
Starting Grid Confirmed for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Fans of cars and prestigious sports models from Audi, Aston Martin, BMW, Dodge, Ferrari, Honda, Lotus, Mazda, and Nissan have reason to celebrate: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is approaching.
HAW Hamburg GamecityLab Acquires CryENGINE 2 License
The HAW Hamburg and Hamburg@work GamecityLab has acquired a Crytek license to use CryENGINE 2 for teaching and research in interdisciplinary projects and bachelor’s and master’s work across media computing, audio/video technology, and design.
Ubisoft and EuropaCorp Expand Arthur Games
Ubisoft and EuropaCorp have signed a worldwide licensing agreement for games based on the two forthcoming Arthur and the Minimoys sequels.
Corel Expands Education Licensing
Corel adds classroom and student-use licensing to its education programme, covering graphics, painting, video, imaging and office software.
Getty Opens Soundtrack Music Licensing
Getty Images launches Soundtrack with more than 20,000 independent recordings for radio, television, film, advertising and digital media.
Google News to Show Original Texts from News Agencies in Future
Google will in future publish original articles from news agencies on its Google News page. For this purpose, it had licensed content from the agencies Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Canadian Press (CP) and the British Press Association (PA). that said Josh Cohen, Business Product Manager for Google News, to dpa.
MainConcept Licenses Codec Technologies for Flash Player to Adobe
MainConcept AG, a worldwide leading provider of audio and video codecs as well as Software Development Kits (SDKs) for the broadcast and consumer market and for the film industry, today announced the licensing of its H.264 and AAC technology to Adobe Systems.
Tele Veronika Applies for Broadcasting Licence for Nationwide Television Programme
Tele Veronika GmbH, a 100 %-owned subsidiary of Prime Beteiligungen AG (Appenzell), which wants to broadcast a nationwide television programme from Hanover in spring 2008, has submitted an application for a broadcasting licence to the Lower Saxony state media authority.
SIGGRAPH: “Houdini for Hire”
The Houdini 8.1 VFX software can now also be rented / Rental price is credited upon purchase
Sonoton Offers Exclusive Production Tracks
Sonoton offered hundreds of completed production-music tracks online with exclusive licensing across specified media and territories.