Deals Announce Impending Start of Licensing Expo

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

The annual Licensing Show is set to open its doors Tuesday for three days of licensing (or licencing, if your British) craziness in Las Vegas. There’s always a ton of announcements related to animation properties coming out of the show, so here’s a rundown of some of the pertinent deals [...]

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‘Yogi Bear,’ ‘Venture Bros.’ Top New Video Releases

March 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Home video buyers who  you want to be smarter than the average bear will be heading to Jellystone Park this week. Yogi Bear (Warner Bros., $28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray, $44.95 3D Blu-ray) arrives on home video. The mix of live-action and animation featured the voices of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi, [...]

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Ape to Publish New Richie Rich, Strawberry Shortcake Comics

October 11, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

A pair of classic characters are getting a new life in comic books, with Ape Entertainment acquiring rights to create new stories for Richie Rich and Strawberry Shortcake. The publisher announced at the just-concluded New York Comic-Con its plans for the characters, which include a modern revamp for the poor [...]

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