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MobiTV Teams up with Intel
MobiTV, Inc., a global leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, is entering into what it calls a ‘cooperation agreement’ with Intel Corporation. The two companies have agreed to work together to optimize the personal computing version of the MobiTV service for use on Intel Centrino processor technology [...]
AOL, Mark Burnett Do Business with Shrek
AOL and Survivor producer Mark Burnett are hoping to see more green thanks to DreamWorks’ third feature outing with the lovable ogre. The online entity will launch an interactive game based on the popular Shrek franchise on April 26, three weeks before Shrek the Third hits movie theaters worldwide. The [...]
Teletoon Doubles Scholarship Offerings
At MIP this week, Canada’s Teletoon announced it was more than doubling the dollar amount for next year’s crop. Total prize money now stands at $70,000 per annum. The funds will be divided between nine students. As well as supporting the work of new animators, Teletoon is also rewarding cartoon [...]
Ani Mickey Mouse Goes Global
Following its success worldwide on the Playhouse Disney and Disney Channels, the learning-focused, CG-animated preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is about to attract yet more young fans. Disney’s Buena Vista International Television has announced the licensing of the series to free TV networks and channels in over 80 territories outside [...]
Nickelodeon, Chorion Brown Bags Olivia
Nickelodeon is partnering with media content company, Chorion, to present Olivia, a new children’s animated television series based on the best-selling books by acclaimed author/illustrator Ian Falconer. The new CGI series (52 x 11 minute and one 44 minute special) will be animated by Academy Award-nominated Irish animation studio Brown [...]
Adobe Stuff For Free. For Now
On the heels of the announcement of the latest iterations of its newest suite of cool tools, Adobe is saying that users can get some free public previews online. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Adobe Soundbooth CS3 software, components of the recently announced Adobe Creative [...]
Spider-Man Premiere(s) To Set New Marketing Record
The major studios love franchises. When successful, they can generate literally billions of dollars in box office, DVD sales and licensed products. Now comes word that Sony is preparing to spend over $100 million to launch Spider-Man 3. According to a report in Daily Variety, Sony is planning nine red [...]
SpongeBob, Anime and More DVD Releases This Week
There’s a mixed bag of DVD releases today. For anime fans: .hack//Roots (Bandai). The un-rated title has a running time of 125 minutes. The suggested retail price, $24.98. The cast includes Hiroki Touchi, Ry’tar’ Okiayu, Takahiro Sakurai, Isshin Chiba, Youko Honna. The Venture Bros.’Season Two from Warner Bros. Is now [...]
Popular Zigby Making International Move With Co-Prod
Three companies on three continents are joining forces to produce a new animated pre-school series based on the wildly popular literary character Zigby the zebra. The co-prod partners are Australia’s Greenpatch Productions, Singapore-based BIG Communications and Canuck-based Thunderbird Films. Zigby will be distributed internationally by EM.Entertainment GmbH, one of the [...]
Bigger Picture To Draw Original Toons
The alternative entertainment division of AccessIT, The Bigger Picture, has announced the first animated projects it’ll produce for its Kidtoon Films theatrical matinee program. Titles include a project based on the Atari video game franchise Backyard Sports and movies based on John Lithgow’s children’s books, Micawber and Marsupial Sue. Kidtoon [...]
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