Seattle-based animation studio The Academy has announced the signing of London-based animation and graphics shop Cub Studio for US commercial representation. Cub Studio is founded by design industry veterans Fraser Davidson and Ben Skinner. Together the pair have created content for a wide range of clients including Vodafone, Twitter, Mercedes-Benz, ESPN, Bose, GE and BBC. The studio picked up a BAFTA in 2013 for their work on BBC3’s The Revolution Will Be Televised. They have recently completed work for ESPN giving a crash course on the history of cricket just in time for the ICC Cricket World Cup.