WETA's sudden switch this week from news programming to classical music has prompted a backlash among some of its listeners, who believe the public radio station should have consulted the public about ...

Weta created the Oscar-winning VFX on 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Avatar.' By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Publicly traded tech firm Unity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Peter ...

A proposal to expand public television station WETA’s Shirlington headquarters has been approved by the Arlington County Board. The station is planning to construct a four-story addition between the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies founded by Peter Jackson, has sold its visual effects tech ...

Weta's proprietary VFX tools have been used in films including 'The Lord of the Rings,' 'War for the Planet of the Apes' and 'Avatar.' By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Dubbed WetaM, the toolset will be ...

Less than a month after WETA lost the taxpayer grants it had received for more than half a century, the station is going public with its survival strategies. “For the first time in more than 50 years, ...

PBS and WETA Announce New Documentary Series from Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG to Air February 16 and 17, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings ...

Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies, has named Prem Akkaraju as CEO and also announced Weta Animated, which will develop original animated content for both theaters and ...

Weta Digital has forged a deal with Amazon Web Services for the tech-giant’s cloud-based setup for visual effects and animation. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the strategic incentives ...

Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies founded by Peter Jackson, has sold its visual effects tech division to Unity in a $1.625 billion deal, according to an individual with ...