Wild Brain Child on the Net

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgWild Brain, Inc., a leading U.S. animation studio, has brought to the
ever-expanding club its new child, wildbrain.com. The new Web channel will
broadcast animation from around the globe and will be the feature provider
of animation on Yahoo! Broadcast. In the deal, Yahoo! will provide Web
solutions for Wild Brain's video animation programming, which is available
on wildbrain.com as well as Yahoo! Broadcast. wildbrain.com will debut with
GLUE, an Internet exclusive toon featuring the adventures of a town full of
quirky 2D characters. Creating the talent base for the new venture is:
award-winning creative director, John Hays (Wild Brain's president and
co-founder); general manager, John Kirtland (former director of
international at Infoseek/Disney's Go.com portal); and veteran animation
producer, Amy Capen (MTV's Liquid Television). The new network will provide
surfers with four key areas of focus. The "Digital Drive-In" will broadcast
original animation produced exclusively for wildbrain.com. "Festivals" will
event schedules, interviews and live broadcasts from around the world.
"Showcase" will bring together innovative animation projects from the far
out reaches of the universe. Finally, "Games" will provide joystick junkies
the chance to view "cut scenes" previously available only to expert
players. The focus of the network will be animation only; a forum dedicated
to the global promotion of the art of animation. In addition to providing
entertainment, the new venture will allowed Web surfers the chance to
purchase merchandise that will include favorite festival materials,
exclusive wildbrain.com videos, animation cels, books, magazines, artist
materials, clothing, and loads of other animation related items. With new
Web animation companies springing up faster than POKEMON rip-offs, Wild
Brain's strong animation history and veteran staff will give wildbrain.com
the potential to be a major competitor in the exciting new avenue of
Internet animation.