Animax Entertainment Signs Sabri Sansoy as CTO

Animax Entertainment, the company behind both of Ty's virtual worlds, Beanie Babies 2.0 and Ty Girlz, announced today that it had hired Sabri Sansoy as CTO to "lead the development of next generation MMOs and virtual worlds as well as incubating original game development and publishing."  Animax most recently worked with digital studio Unplugged TV  to create Animax Unplugged, a Branded Entertainment Division.  Sansoy previously served as Vice President of Interactive Entertainment Technology for the Game Show Network where he led an R&D team to support multiplatform initiatives, leading to four Emmy nods for his work in interactive TV.

"Animax is a leader in building cutting edge interactive applications with a robust portfolio of innovation, exceptional talent, and exciting business opportunities in the pipeline," Sansoy said in a statement. "I am very honored and excited to contribute to the growth and success of this company."