Tooning in the 1998 Fall Season
Joseph K. Bevilacqua highlights what's new in animation for the U.S. 1998/99 television season, from CBS to Cartoon Network.
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HBO birthing family channel
HBO will launch its new 24-hour channel, HBO Family, in February 1999. The venture is being headed up by Sheila Nevins, senior vice president of original programming for HBO, and Dolores Morris, who left Children's Television Workshop (CTW) in June to become vice president of HBO Family [AF 6/2/98].
Disney's Little Big Screen: Turning Animated Features Into TV Series
Mike Lyons takes a look at Walt Disney Television Animation's proven strategy for adapting the company's animated features as television series such as the upcoming Hercules.
Respect for Tradition Combined With Technological Excellence Drives Cambridge Animation's Leadership
A multi-media co-production of Animation World Magazine and Visual Magic Magazine.
Bob and Margaret: An Ordinary Couple Goes Prime Time Worldwide
Maureen Furniss reviews Bob and Margaret, the new,prime time animated series based on the 1995 Oscar-winning animated short, Bob's Birthday
Tooning in the 1998 Fall Season
Joseph K. Bevilacqua highlights what's new in animation for the U.S. 1998/99 television season, from CBS to Cartoon Network.
MIP-TV: Animation in Crisis?
Julien Dubois reports on the 1998 MIP-TV market in Cannes, revealing a troubled international marketplace for animation.
Cult Heroes and Their Secrets
What makes a show or character a cult craze? Dominic Schreiber investigates the similarities, from South Park to SpeedRacer.
Simpsons Voices Settle
All of the major voice actors on "The Simpsons"have renewed their contracts with Twentieth Century Fox to continue theirwork on the series. The last of the agreements were reached last week,after several weeks of contract negotiations which had four of theactors-Hank Azaria (Apu, Moe and others), Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Krusty,Barney and others), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders and others) andYeardley Smith (Lisa)- requesting salaries upwards of $100,000 per episode
Working the Floor at International Program Markets
Dominic Schreiber relates tips from the pros on how to attend a market and make the most of it for you and your property.
MIPCOM 1997: Animation, Animation Everywhere
Adam Snyder shops us around the business floor at one of the year's largest markets, MIPCOM in Cannes, France.
On A Desert Island With....TV Visionaries
Martin Lickleder, Steve Purcell, Enzo d'Alo, Trey Parker and Matt Stone reveal their top ten films.
Tooning in the Fall Season
A new splash of fresh programming is soon to hit the airwaves. In this pivotal year of FCC rulings and vertical integration, let's see what has been produced.
What's On in ... Brazil
What's On in... Brazil
Brazil
Compiled by Marcos Magalhs
Time Channel Program
7:00 - 11:30 a.m. SBT Sado Animado/Animated Saturday (program block)
~Inspetor Bugiganga
~Tom & Jerry
~Woody Woodpecker
~Touch* the turtle
~Popeye
~Bugs Bunny
~Pork Pig Show
~Looney Toons
~Bumpy's Karaok*
~Little Bears
~Fly the Little Warrior
~Action Man
~Dragon Ball
~Street Fighter
~Mega Men
~Mutants...
What's On in ... Germany
What's On in... Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
Compiled by Thomas Basgier
Time Channel Program
5:30 -11:30 a.m. RTL Different animation series (program block)
~Gargoyles and other series
6:05 - 11:50 a.m. PRO 7 Animation series (program block)
~Popeye, Batman, Ghostbusters, Simpsons, etc.
9:45 a.m. ARD Pink Panther.
10:00 a.m. Kabel 1 Different series (program block)
~Superhuman Samurai, Superman, Thundercats, Godzilla, etc.
3:30 p.m. ARD Tigerenten Club (program block, partly...
Reviews in Brief
Wendy Jackson reports on new animation music, video and book releases.
The Tail That Wags The Dog, And Other Tales From the 1997 American International Toy Fair
William Moritz gives a quick and dazzling historical overview attempts to create visual music using "color organs."
NATPE '97: The Buzz of the Biz!
Jean-Luc Ballester talks how a 1983 government proposal changed the French animation industry and how the major entertainment union used it to improve working conditions for animation artists.
Crocadoo Entertains with Energee
Crocadoo, a new series from Energee Animation being broadcast on Australia's Nine Network, is the latest evidence of a small but thriving animation industry. Karen Paterson details what's happening with Energee down under.
TV's Fall Animation Lineup
A special report from Pamela Schechter detailing what's new and what's being renewed in animation on American television this coming season.
Cartoons On The Bay
Cartoons on the Bay--The International Festival of Animation: Films, TV Series and Fairy Tales is the English name of an Italian international festival held April 15-18 in Amalfi, Italy...
