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Nelvana & RTV team up
NEWSNelvana finalized a multifaceted deal with Germany’s RTV Family Entertainment last month, which gives RTV television, home video and merchandising sub-agency rights to a reported 560 half-hour episodes of Nelvana-produced current and library TV series for German, Eastern European and Nordic…
Scholastic’s new girl titles
NEWSThis October, Scholastic will relaunch Rachel Vail’s tween girl perennial fave The Friendship Ring series in reformatted digest editions. The first four reformatted titles, which retail for US$3.99 each, include If You Only Knew; Please, Please, Please; Not That I Care…
Canuck kid vids play south of the border
NEWSDespite continual change in the video retail market and intense shelf-space competition, Canadian-produced kids home video releases are continuing to do well south of the border. Respected family and children’s producers are enjoying success selling their video wares to Americans, boasting…
Canadian prodcos’ tot TV talent perks up preschool market
NEWSIN the eyes of Canadian programmers, the preschool demographic has always been an important target, and the hot shows get snapped up quickly. Networks have to move fast to get the series they want and keep young viewers tuned in….
Licensing 99 international
NEWSSo what’s the big deal? After all, it’s just a movie. That sort of attitude could get one severely pummeled by the legions of Star Wars fanatics and collectors who waited outside of Toys `R’ Us, FAO Schwarz, Wal-Mart, Super Kmart,…
Sony Signatures gives big push to Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
NEWSAn underground comic-based property, making its TV debut this fall, will be in the ring at Licensing Show. Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, a 26 x 30-minute animated series by Columbia TriStar Television Children’s Programming, will kick off on…
Turner turns students into news
NEWSTurner Learning and the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) are working to develop a number of CNN Student Bureau sites for schools around the globe. The venture, being run in association with the UMUC’s Professional Development Program, will give high…
Fox Kids animates sked
NEWSThe Fox Kids fall lineup will feature seven new animated series on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings, resulting in 146 new episodes of programming. Saban leads the way with a new crop of shows, including NASCAR Superchargers (13 episodes), Spiderman Unlimited…
Kids book pair nabbed for Devine development
NEWSToronto’s Devine Entertainment has optioned two award-winning novels targeted at young adults. Hero of a Lesser Cause by Julie Johnston (winner of the Governor General’s Award for children’s literature) is a candidate for a Devine-produced MOW, and the company plans to…
Kid changemongers featured in UNICEF event
NEWSThe 1999 International Day of Children’s Broadcasting, set for December 12,1999, will focus on featuring children around the world who are working to change their communities in a positive way. The filmed portraits of these kid dynamos will be made available…
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