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Television

Zinkia, Carlton Int’l Hatch New Preschool Series

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2003

Madrid's Zinkia Ent. is staffing up to produce a new CG preschool property with Carlton International. The 52-part series, titled Pocoyó, goes into production...

Television

Cartoon Net to Air Powerpuff Holiday Special

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2003

Saving the world is nothing new to Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup, but saving Christmas is. The Powerpuff Girls are back to kick some Yuletide...

Features

Elf, Bro Bear Upset Looney Tunes

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2003

The weekend box office held a lot of surprises as New Line’s Will Ferrell comedy Elf jumped to No. 1 in its second week,...

Licensing

Del Taco Spices up Holidays with Animation

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2003

Fast-food chain Del Taco has partnered with Classic Media to sell digitally re-mastered DVD releases of the animated holiday favorites Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,...

Video Games

Spike TV Names Video Game Awards Finalists

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2003

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: ViceCity and EA Sports’ Madden NFL 2004 lead the pack as Spike TV announces the finalists for its first...

Video Games

Final Fantasy Radio Launched

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2003

While technology has improved video game animation immensely, it also allows for much better music to play gamers through level after level. One game...

People

Jane Jetson Voice Singleton Dies

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2003

Penny Singleton, the voice talent behind Jane Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's popular animated series The Jetsons, passed away Wednesday at the age of 95, according...

Home Entertainment

Fox Kids U.K. Offers Free DVDs Under The Sun

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2003

The U.K.’s best-selling national daily newspaper, The Sun, will offer free DVDs from Fox Kids U.K. and retailer Blockbuster. The five free titles will...

Features

Looney Tunes: Back in Theaters

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2003

Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Wile E. Coyote and the rest of the gang make their highly anticipated return to the big screen as Warner Bros.’...

Features

Spanish Dragon Hill on Fire in Netherlands

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2003

The Spanish animated feature Dragon Hill is currently in theatrical release in the Netherlands where it is outperforming distributor expectations. The 2D cartoon produced...

Television

Xiaolin Showdown Gives Kids’ WB Ratings Kick

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2003

The new animated comedy-adventure Xiaolin Showdown premiered on Saturday, November 8 at 9:30 a.m. (ET), leading Kids’ WB! to significant week-to-week gains among target...

Home Entertainment

Marvel Enterprises Creates Marvel Int’l

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2003

As part of its overall growth strategy Marvel Ent. Inc. expands its operations abroad with the launch of Marvel International. Senior entertainment, brand management...

Features

Big-Screen BIONICLE Gets Comic Book Scribe

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2003

Brett Matthews, who has written Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars and Spider-Man comics, has been brought on to script the third BIONICLE feature...

Television

Millionaire Dogs Bow-wows on Cartoon Net

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2003

The 2D animated feature Millionaire Dogs will have its U.S. TV premiere on Cartoon Network this Saturday, Nov. 15th. The 80-minute family flick will...

Festivals & Events

State of Animation Addressed at Angoulême

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2003

The Fifth International Forum for Animation Technologies kicked off today in Angoulême, France and continues through Saturday, Nov. 15. Organized by Magelis, the Pôle...

Bandai, Microsoft to Stream Toons

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2003

Bandai Co. and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces to offer a global on-demand video streaming service that will begin webcasting cartoons in South Korea...

Features

Toon Series Addresses Arab/American Rift

Ryan Ball - November 12, 2003

Where politicians have failed in bridging the cultural and social rift that exists between the Arab world and the West, perhaps cartoons can succeed....

Video Games

Game Developers Capture Motion with VICON

Ryan Ball - November 12, 2003

Motion capture technology developer VICON has made friends with top video game studios around the world. Many producers of the year’s biggest-selling titles are...

People

Eisner is Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year

Ryan Ball - November 12, 2003

The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation will honor Walt Disney Company chairman-CEO Michael D. Eisner with the distinction of Pioneer of the Year....

VFX

Character Animation Technologies Opens New Toolkit

Ryan Ball - November 12, 2003

New Zealand-based animation software developer Character Animation Technologies Ltd. has released its first product offering, Character Animation Toolkit (CAT) Version 1.0. Designed for animators...

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