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Live Earth to Help Greens Go Global
When the internationally televised Live Earth rock concert hits the air on July 7, viewers will be introduced to The Greens, an engaging new website from the creative minds at WGBH Interactive Kids Group. The kids may have been alright when The Who recorded the eponymous song in 1965 but [...]
CN/D3 Unleash New Ed, Edd n Eddy Game
Ed, Edd and Eddy can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Cartoon Network Enterprises, the global licensing and merchandising arm of the network, has awarded D3Publisher of America, Inc. the handheld gaming rights to Danny Antonucci’s original hit series Ed, Edd n Eddy. Building off a successful franchise, fans of [...]
Canada Spain Ani Co-Prod Summit Pretty Successful, Eh?
More or less proving that Canada-Spain animation co-prods are a good thing, 80 companies held a two-day summit last week in Barcelona to review and promote details of the recently extended treaty between the two countries. Presented by the Canadian Consulate, Catalan Films & TV and MEDIA Antena Catalonia, the [...]
Academy Tweaks Toon Rules
The Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts announced yesterday that it’s changing its definition of an animated feature film to further clarify the requirements for that category, in light of the emerging technologies now being used in the production of some movies. An animated feature film is now defined as [...]
Silver Surfer Challenges CG Penguins
You can spend some time figuring out the different Fantastic Four ‘surfing’/’boarding’/’rising’ into/onto theaters/theater screens headlines this weekend as Fox Studio’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is set to debut in 3,957 theaters today. Directed by Tim Story (who also helmed the first F4 outing), the movie reunites [...]
Geronimo Goes For Taffy With Licensing Deal
Consumer products licensing for Geronimo Stilton has been granted to Taffy Entertainment. Taffy signed the deal with Italy’s Atlantyca Entertainment yesterday. Geronimo Stilton is an animated TV series, based on the award-winning international kids’ chapter book series of the same name. Taffy will handle worldwide licensing and promotional rights to [...]
Digital-Tutors Releases The Artist’s Guide to MEL
Digitial Tutors, an Autodesk authorized publisher, has announced the release of The Artist’s Guide to MEL. The latest volume in a growing library of interactive training for emerging Maya 8.5 artists, the guide delivers 4 hours of project-based training aimed at helping users gain greater flexibility and automation in any [...]
Nerdy Anime Boy M’R Arrives on DVD
Publishing, animation and licensing company VIZ Media, LLC, is bringing the anime series M’R to DVD. The first volume, Gateway To M’R, which debuts this week, contains four episodes. (Rated ‘T’ for Teens the suggested retail price is $19.98.) M’R is a popular staple of Toonami Jetstream, an online service [...]
Portfolio’s Carl2 Gets Teletoon Nod For Fourth Go-Round
Portfolio Entertainment’s witty tweens-targeted animated comedy series Carl2 is getting a fourth season on TELETOON (Canada) with 13 new episodes. ‘TELETOON continues to be an incredibly collaborative and forward-thinking partner and we’re very happy to be working with (them),’ says Portfolio president and co-founder Lisa Olfman. ‘We look forward to [...]
Men in Black Honcho to Ride with Space Chimps
Barry Sonnenfeld is set to produce the animated comedy Space Chimps along with Vanguard Animation and Starz Media. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute. Sonnenfeld has been a creative consultant on the film since it began production last fall. This will be Sonnenfeld’s first animated feature project. Among Sonnenfeld’s credits: Lemony [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
The BBC Trust has confirmed that children’s programs will no longer be shown...
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