| Sam Register Returns to Cartoon Network | | Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:11:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | Former Senior Vice President of Development Sam Register has returned to Cartoon Network via a first-look deal to develop new programming for the network. The deal will encompass not only children's programming, but adult programming as well. A few of his previous projects were Teen Titans, Ben 10, My Gym Partner is a Monkey, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and Powerpuff Girls Z. See the full press release here. Source: Cartoon Network Discuss this news in Cartoon Network Forums. .... | |
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| | | .hack//ROOTS Premiere on Cartoon Network | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:41:52 AM by Blog57 Team | | November 6, 2006 (Cypress, Ca) – Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced today that its anime series .hack//ROOTS will debut on Cartoon Network on November 10, at 5 a.m. (ET, PT). “.hack//ROOTS continues from .hack//SIGN with an even more complex story and animation, we’re pleased to be working with Cartoon Network to bring to the United States,†said Mr. Ken Iyadomi, President of Bandai Entertainment Inc. The story of .hack//ROOTS takes place one year after the world’s most popular game, referred to as ‘The World’ was destroyed when all the datacenters containing the game’s information were destroyed within a mysterious fire. Taking elements from what was to be a different game, ‘the World’ is reborn as ‘The World R:2.’ However as millions of players, both new and old flood the servers, they soon discover that this new version isn’t as forgiving as its previous incarnation.... | |
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| | | Cartoon mocking Steve Irwin's death to screen in Australia | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 7:28:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | Sydney, Oct 28: A controversial cartoon comedy poking fun at the death of Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin will likely screen in his home country, despite the offense it may cause, media has reported.An episode of the irreverent US cartoon series "South Park", set to air in the United States this week, depicts the late Australian icon at a fancy dress party in Hell with a stingray barb sticking out of his chest.Irwin was killed just eight weeks ago when a stingray barb pierced his heart while filming a segment for his daughter Bindi's upcoming children's documentary, prompting widespread mourning among Australians.Australian television channel, SBS, which has the rights to the programme, said it would probably screen the episode next year, although that was yet to be decided as part of the network's classification process, Sky News reported."It is satire and we believe in the right to satire, but in this particular episode it is sensitive -- just like many others -- and we will consider that," SBS content manager Matt Campbell said."We have offended people in the past and probably will again," a South Park spokesman said after the show's website was flooded with outraged correspondence.The series has repeatedly come under fire for its controversial content, with an episode showing the Virgin Mary menstruating sparking widespread protests among Catholics, and its mockery of Scientology prompting scientologist Isaac Hayes, one of South Park's main voice actors, to quit the show.... | |
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| | | Nokia, Turner Broadcasting Enters Deal | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:32:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nokia Oyj, the world's largest cell phone maker, said Monday it entered an agreement with Turner Broadcasting for mobile phone users to view Turner's Cartoon Network on mobile handsets in Europe. Cell phone subscribers, using Nokia's Content Discoverer, will be able to browse, download and purchase over-the-air Cartoon Network games, video clips, and other content, Nokia said. Financial terms were not disclosed. The agreement provides a simple and quick method for people to access the service while on the move, Nokia said. The countries under the agreement include Belgium, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited broadcasts news and entertainment on several channels, including CNN, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.... | |
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| | | "Freak Show" fails to realize potential | | Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:13:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | Cartoon Network was not interested in "Freak Show," a cartoon about a group of circus freaks who moonlight as second-string superheroes for the Pentagon. David Cross (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) and H. Jon Benjamin (Home Movies, Dr. Katz), the show's creators, think it was a mistake that Cartoon Network wrote it off as a "Justice League" parody. Cartoon Network made the right decision. If last night's premiere on Comedy Central didn't sell you, wait until the second episode airs. While the first episode might leave you thinking that "Freak Show" has potential, you'll know by the second episode that it was all in your imagination. Here is what you imagined: any show written by David Cross, one of the best comedians working, and H. Jon Benjamin, who was involved in one of the best cartoons of the 90s, "Dr.... | |
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| | | The Sklar Brothers: Scathing sports comedy; NFL network may be Not For Long, but alternatives exist | | Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 11:08:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Time Warner customers can step off the ledge. No, Friday's deadline for the NFL Network and the cable magnate to reach a deal will most likely come and go without any progress in negotiations. In the meantime, recliner jockeys can find salvation by fighting to put ESPN Classic on the Time Warner basic plan in place of the hopelessly lost NFL Network.Why such an affinity for ESPN's umpteenth network that ranks somewhere in between ESPN U and the Ocho?Because two of the greatest minds in sports media since Roon Arledge and Dick Ebersol are putting everyone else in their place. .... | |
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| | | Galli Galli Sim Sim, the popular series on Cartoon Network, to go ... | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 1:10:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Galli Galli Sim Sim Literacy Yatra, a unique fun filled educational initiative by Turner International India Pvt. Ltd (TIIPL) and Sesame Workshop, culminates its journey in Mumbai on the eve of World Literacy Day. The Literacy Yatra which arrived in Mumbai with the adorable muppets Chamki and Googly from Galli Galli Sim Sim was given a cheerful welcome by the children of Guru Nanak Higher Secondary School, renowned Bollywood actor Rahul Bose, who has visited the muppets home and will also be making a special appearance in one of the episodes and Ms. Monica Tata Vice President, Advertising and Sales Networks, India and South Asia, Turner International India Pvt Ltd (TIIPL). The Literacy Yatras culmination also marked the announcement of the launch of Galli Galli Sim Sims launch on POGO, the # 2 kids entertainment channel after Cartoon Network and subsequently, on Doordarshan.... | |
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| | | Summer Nielsens Twice as Nice for Cable | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 3:22:16 AM by Blog57 Team | | This summer, cable networks hit a double, outpacing broadcast networks in primetime viewership by a 2-to-1 margin. From late May through August, ad-supported cable networks snared a 62.1 share of primetime household viewing, compared to a 31.1 share for broadcast networks, according to a Turner Broadcasting System Inc. analysis of Nielsen Media Research data released last week. This summer marked the first time cable enjoyed twice the primetime viewership of broadcast. Cable networks' share was at a record high; broadcast networks' summer viewership at a record low. Last year, cable's share of primetime viewership beat broadcast, with a 61.1 versus a 32.0. The medium's performance is expected to give it strong momentum going into the fall.... | |
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| | | Cartoon Network goes French for preschoolers | | Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 1:26:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Cartoon Network will introduce toddlers to the French language in Cartoonito, a new strand on spinoff channel Cartoon Network Too.Preschoolers will be served "their first taste of French" in amongst shows such as Barney and Hi-5. The strand will be fronted by six cute, animated characters - the "Cartoonitos" - three of whom speak French and three who speak English.The group will appear in between shows to introduce key words in both French and English.If preschool children are introduced to language in the fun, exciting and visual way that Cartoonito proposes, it can have a hugely positive impact in so many ways," said French language consultant Stella Bataille. "Not only will a second language improve communication skills, memory, confidence in learning and concentration but it also makes it easier for them to grasp the language when they grow up and start to learn it at school.Cartoonito airs daily between 6am and 3pm from September 4.... | |
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| | | Boomerang Will Edit 'Tom and Jerry' | | Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:11:30 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Boomerang cartoon TV network is editing some scenes from classic Tom and Jerry cartoons where the cat and mouse are smoking cigarettes. The decision was announced after British media watchdog, Ofcom, investigated a viewer's complaint that the cartoons from the 1940s and 1050s were not appropriate for young viewers, the BBC reported Monday. .... | |
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