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 ...

MIRAMAR, New Zealand — The computers are relatively quiet, and the seats have begun to empty inside one of the world’s most cutting-edge visual effects companies. It’s downtime here at Weta Digital, ...

Korea: The Never-Ending War, a two-hour documentary, is being co-produced by U.S. pubcaster WETA and ARK Media in association with France's ZED, which is on board as distributor.

Tough times are ahead for WETA, the Shirlington-based producer of the “PBS News Hour” and other public programming, following millions of dollars in federal funding cuts. Congress’s decision to ...

Washington, D.C.-based public media station WETA has announced it will air Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness, a two-part documentary about the mental health crisis among U.S. youth, on PBS ...

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 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 ...