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Afterworld Arrives on MySpace

Ryan Ball - August 24, 2007

After an introduction on Anheuser-Busch's broadband network, Bud.TV, the CG-animated web series AfterWorld was picked up by Sony and can now be seen on...

VFX

Eyeon’s Fusion Supports.Look Format

Ryan Ball - August 23, 2007

Eyeon Software Inc. has added support for the IRIDAS .Look file format in its award-winning Fusion 5.2 compositing application. Visual effects artists can now...

Television

CBS Blocks out KEWLopolis

Ryan Ball - August 23, 2007

The CBS Television Network has banded with DIC Ent. and American Greetings Properties (AGP) to launch a new branded programming block dubbed KEWLopolis on...

Features

Promenade Follows Ten Commandments

Ryan Ball - August 23, 2007

Family-focused production and distribution company Promenade Pictures will enter the U.S. theatrical distribution arena when its CG-animated feature, The Ten Commandments, is released on...

Features

Warner Bros. Visits McFarlane’s Oz

Ryan Ball - August 23, 2007

Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures have announced plans to visit a darker version of author L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, one...

CartoonNetwork.com Hits Visitor High

Ryan Ball - August 23, 2007

Citing Nielsen//NetRatings data, Cartoon Network New Media says CartoonNetwork.com hit an all-time high in July as visitors each spent an average of 77 minutes...

People

Family of Slain Animator Speaks Out

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

The family of Paul Boyd, the 39-year-old Canadian animator who was gunned down by police on Aug. 13, has released a statement to the...

Festivals & Events

Individual Achievement Emmys Announced

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the Individual Achievement in Animation winners for the 59th Emmy Awards. These juried awards, which...

People

Bay Backtracks on Transformers 2

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

Following Monday's announcement that DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures were exclusively backing the HD-DVD format, Transformers director Michael Bay posted a blog entry saying he...

Television

Backyardigans Goes Undercover in Primetime

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

The colorful characters in Nickelodeon's hit preschool series The Backyardigans will give James Bond a run for his money next month as they trot...

Television

Maga Dives Into Acqua in Bocca

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

After winning the Cartoons on the Bay 2007 Pulcinella Award for Italian Studio of the Year, Maga Animation Studio has announced that it is...

Features

Transformers Meets the IMAX

Ryan Ball - August 22, 2007

In a bid to mine a bit more gold from the fading summer movie season, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures will release an IMAX...

Schools

Toon Boom in Max the Mutt Kennel

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

Max the Mutt Animation School Toronto, Canada announced that it is integrating Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Digital Pro into its animation program. The...

Video Games

Atari Evolves Classics for PSP

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

Atari today announced that it is revisiting its catalog of old-school favorites with Atari Classics Evolved for PSP. Developed by Stainless Games Ltd., the...

Home Entertainment

South Park, Casper, Re-Animated on DVD

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

The complete 10th season of Comedy Central's South Park hits disc today, along with two made-for-TV Cartoon Network movies populated with spirited cartoon characters....

Television

Kids’ WB! Likes Smell of Skunk Fu!

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

Kids' WB! on The CW has picked up the animated martial arts comedy Skunk Fu! for its fall lineup. Acquired from U.K.-based Cake Distribution,...

Television

Puppet Premieres on Nicktoons

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

Nicktoons will host the world television premiere of Puppet, the latest animated short film from award-winning animator Patrick Smith (Handshake). The darkly comedic cartoon...

Aniboom Makes U.S. Debut on YouTube

Ryan Ball - August 21, 2007

Multi-platform animation network Aniboom (www.aniboom.com) today officially announced its U.S. launch, which includes a branded animation Channel on ubiquitous viral video hub YouTube. The...

Licensing

Rocket to Launch Franny’s Feet Products

Ryan Ball - August 20, 2007

Rocket Licensing has signed on to be the U.K. licensing agent for the hit animated preschool property Franny's Feet from independent producer and distributor...

Television