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Disney Profits Dip
Variety reports that Disney suffered a 31% 3rd quarter drop in profit, citing poor TV revenue and a slump in movie and theme park attendance since Sept. 11. Yesterday’s posting of $364 million in net income was down from last year’s $523 million. Total revenue took a 3% dive to [...]
VFX Artist Applies Black Logic
Black Logic Executive Producer Ivan Molomut announced that Visual Effects Artist Kate O’Neill has joined the creative team. After freelancing with the company since 1995, O’Neill has now become a fixture in the effects/CGI department, joining Effects Artist Brian Benson, CG Director Doug Johnson, Director/Designer Alessandro Swainston and Art Director [...]
Tourney Invites Gamers To Rule Empire Earth
Vivendi Universal Publishing games division studio Sierra Ent. Inc. announced that it is banding with Intel Corporation and iGames to co-sponsor a worldwide Empire Earth tournament this September. The Empire Earth World Championships will begin with regional competitions held in more than a dozen different countries across the globe, culminating [...]
Cartoon Network Transforms Toonami
Reviving an ‘80s animated phenomenon, Cartoon Network will add the all-new Transformers Armada to its Toonami lineup, which will also include G Gundam. Transformers Armada, produced by Eaon, will kick off on Friday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. with a 90-minute movie special, and will join the daily Toonami schedule [...]
Episode II: DVD Release Not So Far Away
Lucas Film Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have pegged Nov. 12, 2002 as the North American release date for Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones on DVD and VHS. The Episode II two-disc features more than six hours of additional material, including feature-length commentary from George [...]
Astro Boy Rocketing to Kids’ WB!
Kids’ WB! is bringing an icon of anime to a new generation of kids in the United States. Astro Boy is set to debut with 26 episodes on the network’s Saturday morning schedule in the 2003-2004 season. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Tezuka Prods., and [...]
DIC Announces Post-MIP Int’l Toon Sales
DIC Ent. recently inked deals with top networks for international distribution of popular animated shows. Properties such as Super Duper Sumos, Madeline, Mary-Kate and Ashley: In Action and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century have been picked up by broadcasters like Nickelodeon Asia, Fox Kids Italy, Cartoon Network Japan and [...]
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