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Television

New DECODE Shows Picked Up by ABC Austrailia

Ryan Ball - December 3, 2002

Backed by established hits like Angela Anaconda and Olliver’s Adventures, DECODE Ent. has sold three new shows to The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Aussie...

Television

Three Anime Series To Join Adult Swim

Ryan Ball - December 3, 2002

Cartoon Network is adding three new anime series to the line up on its highly rated late night animation block known as Adult Swim....

Video Games

TDK Unearths New Land Before Time Title

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

TDK Mediactive Inc.'s The Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure has shipped for PlayStation. The game is based on The Land Before Time: Journey...

Features

Potter Leftovers for Disney and Sandler

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

Box office estimates for the long Thanksgiving weekend are in, putting Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets back on top after...

VFX

Cinesite Journeys to Solaris

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

Visual effects house Cinesite completed approximately 75 visual effects for the Fox Pictures release of Steven Soderbergh's Solaris. The remake of director Andrei Tarkovsky's...

Television

Broadcasters Take Egmont Imagination Dare

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

Broadcast rights to Egmont Imagination's zany animated stunt-action series, The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, have been picked up by Nickelodeon's U.S. and Europe outlets, Cartoon...

Commercials

Bowes Prods. Toys with Wireless Spot

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

Vancouver-based Bowes Prods. recently employed stop motion animation to bring three toy spokespeople to life in a new holiday ad for Western Wireless Communications...

New Ninja Turtles Site to Hit the Web

Ryan Ball - December 2, 2002

While a great deal of internet content is fit for the sewer, there's only one group of dudes who can truly call it home....

Features

Treasure Planet, Eight Crazy Nights Race for B.O. Gold

Ryan Ball - November 27, 2002

Two major animated releases arrive in theaters today. Is there a fortune waiting for Disney's big-budget 2D/3D hybrid Treasure Planet, or will Adam Sandler's...

Television

Snowman Producer Coates Warms Up To Jack Frost

Ryan Ball - November 27, 2002

To oversee its upcoming animated half-hour Christmas special, Jack Frost, BA20's Alastair Swinnerton has brought on legendary producer John Coates (The Snowman, Yellow Submarine,...

Television

Bush Bashing Banned On British TV

Ryan Ball - November 27, 2002

The Associated Press reports that an animated TV ad for the British comedy series 2DTV has been banned by The Broadcast Advertising Clearance Center...

Television

Kids’ WB! Banks Early On Success For Next Season

Ryan Ball - November 27, 2002

Most broadcasters in the U.S. wait to announce their new seasons closer to the upfront advertiser meetings in the spring, but Kids’ WB! has...

Festivals & Events

Insightful Nuggets Revealed at Treasure Planet Screening

Ryan Ball - November 27, 2002

ASIFA's screening of Disney's Treasure Planet at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Hollywood last week offered a special treat for animation...

Video Games

Rugrats Debuts on PlayStation2,

Ryan Ball - November 26, 2002

Rugrats Royal Ransom for PlayStation2 and Nintendo's GameCube is now available from THQ Inc. and Nickelodeon. The latest in the long line of top-selling...

Television

Nick Toons Up for the Holidays

Ryan Ball - November 26, 2002

Nickelodeon brings a feast of Nicktoons to the table this Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 27-Dec. 1). Highlights will include behind-the-scenes peeks at Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio...

Festivals & Events

BBC Shines at Childrens BAFTAS

Ryan Ball - November 26, 2002

The BBC emerged victorious at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' annual Childrens' BAFTA Awards, held Sunday night. The British Broadcasting Company...

Home Entertainment

Ice Age, Men In Black Chill on Video

Ryan Ball - November 26, 2002

Topping this week's list of home video debuts are two films about cool heroes who hope to get a warm reception at the retail...

VFX

LightWave3D Bundled on 3DBOXX

Ryan Ball - November 25, 2002

BOXX Technologies has partnered with 3D graphics and animation software developer NewTek to bundle and distribute LightWave3D graphics and animation software on 3DBOXX workstations....

Television

TV Toons Fatten Up For The Holidays

Ryan Ball - November 25, 2002

For Thanksgiving, ABC Family is dishing out extra helpings of Power Rangers: Wild Force, Best of Power Rangers, Beyblade, Tokyo Pig, Galidor: Defenders of...

Home Entertainment