D'Works Animation's John Batter leaves for MediaNavi

EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation production prexy John Batter is departing his publish in the toon studio, but he isn't going far.Batter will join Technicolor subsidiary MediaNavi as Boss, stretching a current relationship between Technicolor and DWA.Included in the initiative, Technicolor will launch a 2D-to-three dimensional conversion biz. DWA's "Kung Fu Panda" would be the first film to undergo the procedure.The 2 companies curently have a powerful publish-production relationship in position. Technicolor handled DVD and Blu-ray authoring and replicating focus on photos including "Monsters versus. Aliens" and also the "Shrek" series.MediaNavi is going to be concentrating on emerging content distribution models, having a large consumer launch targeted for 2012. DWA is particularly interested in benefiting from the development of three dimensional Blu-ray sales: People are progressively obtaining the dvds to experience on the three dimensional Tv's.Technicolor is continuing to grow its 2D-to-three dimensional conversion group in the last year. Company comes with an 80-person team located in Hollywood and most 200 people in Bangalore, India, where DWA includes a publish facility.In the new position, Batter will partner with Technicolor senior Vice president and gm from the Digital Content Delivery division Greg Gudorf, who'll function as chief operating officer. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com