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After Delay, Sony Ups PSP Features, Downs Price
A day after Sony rocked the geek world with its PS3 delay, the company is promising a whole host of upgrades to its PSP line and a price drop. PSP users will soon be able to watch television, video chat and surf the Web in addition to playing games. Four [...]
Viz Media Named Manga Master Licensor
VIZ Media, LLC a leading publishing, animation and licensing company has secured TV, home video and merchandizing rights to Shonen Jump’s Bleach from TV TOKYO Corporation and Shueisha Inc. The deal was brokered by TV TOKYO Medianet, the licensing arm of TV TOKYO. VIZ plans to introduce a rollout strategy [...]
V for Vendetta, G for Great Gazoo
This weekend’s new film releases offer variety as much as anything else. First of all, the infamous Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix franchise) are offering up their ultimate antidote to last week’s number one upper middle-class, girl giggle-fest Failure To Launch with Sarah Jessica Parker V for Vendetta, despite some mainstream [...]
HD-DVD Titles Not Arriving Until Mid-April
Hard on the heels of Sony’s announcement that it’s delaying release of it PlayStation 3, Toshiba has announced that when it ships its new HD-DVD players this month there won’t be any software for them for at least three more weeks. HD-DVD and Sony-supported Blu-ray are the two new competing [...]
Brit Software Company Rules at Brummy Kudo-fest
While the concept of cartoons as educational took a beating a few years when a U.S. broadcaster tried to sell the Jetsons as a pedagogic look into the future, some programs really can teach. Cosmo S. Spacely notwithstanding. Re: the educational value of digital video and animation: I Can Animate [...]
Fox Among the Dogs in Graphic Deal
Fox Television Studios has signed a development deal with Spacedog to create projects based on three graphic novels. In a move right out of the book of synergy, plans call for the books to be published simultaneously with TV projects and content for digital media platforms. (Graphic novel are books [...]
Microsoft Enters Kidvid Game with 4Kids
Two things: The game wars continue on all-fronts and it’s never too early to get the kids ramped up about their Christmas 2006 lists. Microsoft Game Studios and 4Kids Entertainment are introducing Viva Pi’ata as both a video game and as a TV series. Billed as a high-energy, mass-appeal entertainment [...]
Cartoon Network Grabs Marvel-ous 4
These days, whether a company is selling coffee, cars or animated TV shows, it’s all about doing what must be done to keep the brand in front of consumers. Even with its legacy of almost iconic characters, Marvel Entertainment is no exception. To that end, the venerable Marvel has entered [...]
Rocket Blasts Off Pre-MIP
Taffy Entertainment, the distribution company for both Mike Young Productions and MoonScoop, has secured pre-market deals for the new MYP show I Got A Rocket!, debuting at this year’s MIPTV. Nickelodeon (Australia), KI.KA (Germany) and Ten Network (Australia) have already purchased the rights to air 52 eleven-minute episodes of MYP’s [...]
Over the Hedge Bows at Sprockets
The ninth annual Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children has announced a slate of films, including some high-profile animated titles. In its Special Presentation category, for example, audiences will get to see a major work-in-progress screening of Over the Hedge. Featuring the voices of Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling, Avril [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
