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Features

Sony Pictures’ Top Seat Filled

Ryan Ball - December 10, 2003

Time Warner Int'l president Michael Lynton has been appointed chair of Sony Pictures Ent., ending months of speculation over who will replace John Calley....

Video Games

THQ, Relic Take Warhammer from Tabletop to PC

Ryan Ball - December 10, 2003

Fans of Games Workshop's tabletop game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War will be happy to learn that THQ Inc. and Relic Ent. are developing...

Television

Rudolph Bests Snoopy, Paris Hilton

Ryan Ball - December 10, 2003

CBS's annual broadcast of the Rankin-Bass perennial holiday favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ruled the airwaves during the 8:00 p.m. hour Tuesday, despite competition...

Commercials

Seneca College Students Animate Ad for Sony Music Canada

Ryan Ball - December 10, 2003

Seneca College animation students put their skills to the test in a professional capacity when they got to create a computer-generated mascot for a...

Schools

Toper Taylor Appointed to USC Board

Ryan Ball - December 9, 2003

Toper Taylor, formerly the top U.S. exec. for Canadian animation house Nelvana, has been named co-chair of the University of Southern California School of...

Features

Seinfeld in DreamWorks Hive

Ryan Ball - December 9, 2003

Former sit-com king Jerry Seinfeld will make the leap to the big screen, writing, producing and starring in a CG-animated movie for DreamWorks. The...

Video Games

Mario Immortalized in Wax

Ryan Ball - December 9, 2003

It’s a sign of the times when a video game character is inducted into an exclusive club populated by the biggest Hollywood legends of...

Television

Kudrow and Friends Do Animated Pilot for Fox

Ryan Ball - December 9, 2003

Lisa Kudrow of Friends fame will join the voice cast of an animated Fox TV pilot from Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist creators Jonathan Katz...

Television

New Charlie Brown Special Kicks Off Tonight

Ryan Ball - December 9, 2003

Charles M. Schulz may be gone, but his legacy lives on in the new animated holiday special I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie...

Jakers! Oinks Online

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Young fans of the CG-animated PBS KIDS series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks can now interact with their barnyard pals online. The newly...

Macho Man Randy Savage Enrolls in College University

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Pro wrestler, actor and recording artist "Macho Man" Randy Savage lends his signature gravelly voice to the season premiere episode of the popular underground...

Features

Pixel Magic Takes On The Last Samurai

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Warner Bros.’ period epic The Last Samurai easily took the top spot at the box office over the weekend with an estimated $24.4 million....

Licensing

Mr Bean Gets Kid Book Deal

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Entertainment Rights and publisher GE Fabbri have entered into a partnership to license the rights to Tiger Aspect Prods.’ The Animated Mr Bean for...

Video Games

Punisher Set to Dole Out Justice on PS 2, Xbox

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

As Artisan gets set to release its big-screen take on Marvel Comics’ The Punisher this April, THQ Inc. has announced plans to bring the...

Video Games

Sammy Grabs Stake in Sega

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Major data-processing firm CSK Corp. has sold all of its shares of Sega Corp. to Tokyo-based entertainment conglom Sammy Corp. The investment gives Sammy...

People

Weiss Upped to VP at Nick Jr.

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

Former Nick Jr. executive in charge of production Teri Weiss has been promoted to the post of VP, according to Daily Variety. In her...

Television

Sci Fi Deploys Battlestar Galactica

Ryan Ball - December 8, 2003

The Sci Fi Channel re-imagines a TV classic with the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries, premiering tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Edward James Olmos stars...

Features

Henry Selick Dives in The Life Aquatic

Ryan Ball - December 5, 2003

As we reported earlier this week, director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Monkeybone) has been brought on to...

Features