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Television

Nick Nabs New Shows

Ryan Ball - March 20, 2003

Nickelodeon will add a raft of new animated series to its 2003-2004 schedule. Among the six acquired properties are a new show from Fairly...

Television

Cartoon Network Europe Makes Pickups

Ryan Ball - March 20, 2003

Atomic Betty, Ultimate Muscle, Robotboy, The Cramp Twins and Garfield are among the latest acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network Europe. The shows are...

Licensing

Disney Recalls Toy Story Woody Dolls

Ryan Ball - March 20, 2003

Around 40,000 soft dolls modeled after the character Woody from the Toy Story films are being recalled due to buttons that may pose a...

Festivals & Events

Annecy Lets Junk in Competition

Ryan Ball - March 20, 2003

The African "junkmation" movie, The Legend of the Sky Kingdom, has been selected for official competition in the feature film category for the 2003...

Home Entertainment

Blur Studio Warms Up for Features with CG Short

Ryan Ball - March 20, 2003

Venice, Calif.-based animation and effects house Blur Studio has produced its first computer animated short. Like Sony Pictures Imageworks' The ChubbChubbs, Blur's Aunt Luisa...

Television

Zoé Kézako Leaps from Books To MIP-TV

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

An animated series based on Véronique Saüquère's Zoé Kézako series of books will debut at MIP-TV. A co-production of TF1 and Sparkling*, the series...

Licensing

Simpsons Going Mobile With THQ Wireless

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

Twentieth Century Fox and THQ Inc. entered into a multi-year agreement that gives THQ's mobile games division worldwide rights to develop and distribute mobile...

People

Diller Resigns as CEO of Vivendi Universal

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

Barry Diller is resigning his position as chairman and CEO of troubled media giant Vivendi Universal Ent. He will retain his post as chairman...

People

New Warner Bros. Exec. VP Goes to the Grave with Tim Burton

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

Bob Brassel, who has been bumped up to the post of executive VP of production at Warner Bros., is slated to oversee the...

VFX

Right Hemisphere Releases Deep Paint 2

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

Visual solutions software provider Right Hemisphere has released the next generation of the award-winning Deep Paint software. The new version features a more user-friendly...

Video Games

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Game Laying in Wait

Ryan Ball - March 19, 2003

This summer, video game publisher Ubi Soft Ent. will release a game based on director Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning martial arts epic Crouching Tiger,...

Television

Sandy Frank Ent. Forms New Company Around Battle of the Planets

Ryan Ball - March 18, 2003

New York-based Sandy Frank Ent. has established Battle of the Planets Inc., a wholly-owned company dedicated to furthering the Battle of the Planets brand...

Features

Director in Talks for Live-Action Aeon Flux

Ryan Ball - March 18, 2003

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures and MTV Films are negotiating with Girlfight director Karyn Kusama to helm the live-action feature version of...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Movie Deemed A Success

Ryan Ball - March 18, 2003

This year's edition of Cartoon Movie exceeded organizers' expectations as a total of 461 professionals, including 51 distributors and 61 investors, descended upon Babelsberg...

Home Entertainment

Charlotte’s Web 2, Pok’mon 4Ever Spin Out to Stores

Ryan Ball - March 18, 2003

Today's batch of home video releases sees the debut of an all-new follow-up to a beloved children's favorite and the latest installment in an...

Cosgrove Hall Puts Ghosts in the Machine for BBCi

Ryan Ball - March 18, 2003

Following the success of its two Doctor Who internet dramas, BBCi is unleashing terror on the web with the help of animation studio Cosgrove...

Television

Saban to Buy KirchMedia Broadcast Outlet

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2003

The Dow Jones Business News reports that U.S. billionaire Haim Saban is set to purchase Germany's largest private broadcaster, ProSiebenSat.1, from KirchMedia GmbH. The...

Features

Green Things Jumps Out at Cartoon Movie

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2003

Among the new projects to catch the eye of Animation Magazine at this year's Cartoon Movie is a CG feature film in the works...

Features

Cody BanksFails in Bringing Down The House

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2003

Disney's Steve Martin/Queen Latifah vehicle Bringing Down the House is No. 1 at the U.S. box office for a second week, despite a strong...

Festivals & Events

Cartoon Movie Tributes Awarded

Ryan Ball - March 17, 2003

Potsdam, Germany's festival of European feature film projects known as Cartoon Movie wrapped up over the weekend with the awarding of special tributes on...

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