Off-Net Family Guy Clearances Reach 82% of U.S. for Fall 2007
Twentieth Television has cleared off-net sitcom FAMILY GUY on 12 additional stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, thereby increasing its U.S. coverage to 82%, for fall 2007.
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SCI FI Announces New Flash Gordon and Other Programming
SCI FI Channel announced at the Television Critic's Assoc. Tour that it has greenlit production on FLASH GORDON, based on the popular comic strip franchise. Production on the 22 one-hour episodes begins in Canada in early 2007. The series, produced by Reunion Pictures, is slated to debut on SCI FI this July, with a broadcast syndication window to follow.
Under an agreement with property owner King Features Syndicate, the new series is being produced by RHI's Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr. (TIN MAN, LEGEND OF EARTHSEA, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS).
Cross-over Publishing, Animation and New Media Panel
Begins: January 9, 2007
What do producers, writers, and directors of children's programming need to know to take advantage of the wide range of marketing opportunities that exist today in children's television?
NYWIFT has assembled a panel of experts on animation programming to discuss how content providers can make the most of their properties. They'll show you how to create multimedia strategies that take television shows to publishing, the Internet and the toy merchandising, as well as provide advice on marketing and licensing agreements. The panel includes:
W!LDBRAIN Names Lisa Rose
Premiere animation studio W!LDBRAIN has hired named Lisa Rose as its director of public relations and marketing. An award-winning public relations specialist with more than 13 years of experience, Rose reports directly to Charles Rivkin, president/ceo of W!LDBRAIN.
"We are delighted to welcome Lisa to W!LDBRAIN at this exciting time in our company's history," said Rivkin. "Her proven creativity and extensive experience in entertainment public relations and marketing make her a perfect addition to our talented management team."
Animation Legend Joe Barbera Dies at 95
The other shoe has fallen. Joseph Barbera, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera and co-creator of such favorite animation characters as Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, ScoobyDoo and The Jetsons, died of natural causes at his home with his wife, Sheila, at his side, in Studio City, California, on Dec. 18, 2007, according to Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu.
The Accolade Competition Deadline Nears
The Accolade Competition World Wide Web Jan. 15, 2007Deadline: Dec. 11, 2006
The Accolade recognizes exceptional achievement in craft and creativity in film, television, documentary and video. Widely respected, the Accolade is an award that matters to clients, distributors and festival organizers. Entries are screened by award-winning, senior-level judges against a high standard of excellence.
TNT, DreamWorks TV & Spielberg Team on The Talisman Six-hour Series
After a successful collaboration on the critically acclaimed INTO THE WEST, TNT is teaming once again with DreamWorks Television and exec producer Steven Spielberg for an epic, six-hour adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub's mystical adventure, THE TALISMAN. The limited series about a boy on quest through parallel worlds is slated to premiere on TNT in summer 2008
Peter Levinsohn New President Of Fox Interactive Media
News Corp. has appointed 18-year Fox veteran Peter Levinsohn, 40, president of Fox Interactive Media (FIM), following the resignation of the unit's current president, Ross Levinsohn, effective Nov. 27, 2006.
10th edition of Barcelona International Television Festival (FITB)
Begins: November 14, 2006
Barcelona International Television Festival is a three-day screening for children and young people from around the world divided into documentaries, animation, TV programs and series. For more information, check out www.oeti.org.
Radical Sheep & Treehouse Developing Stella and Sam Animated Series
Toronto-based Radical Sheep Pros. will development for Treehouse a new children's property, STELLA AND SAM, based upon the STELLA and SAM book series by acclaimed writer/illustrator Marie-Louise Gay.
Family Guy Exhibit Opening at the Museum Of Television & Radio
20th Century Fox Television Licensing & Merchandising presents What The Deuce Are You Staring At!?! A Collection of Interpretive Work Inspired by FAMILY GUY, the first Pop Surrealist exhibition of new works inspired by a television series. Featuring the new pieces of twenty-one emerging artists, the exhibit remains on public view through January 21, 2007, when it will embark on a world tour of animation galleries around the globe.
Spider-Man 3 Trailer to Debut Exclusively Across Multiple Viacom Platforms and o
SPIDER-MAN fans will get a long-awaited sneak peek at Columbia Pictures' highly anticipated SPIDER-MAN 3 when a new, full-length, two-and-a-half minute trailer debuts in a special unprecedented "road block" across Viacom Inc. 's brands and on the CBS Television Network on Nov. 9, at approximately 10:00 pm. SPIDER-MAN 3, starring Tobey Maguire and directed by Sam Raimi, kicks off next summer's moviegoing season on May 4, 2007.
27th AFM Draws Record Films and Exhibitors
The 27th American Film Market (AFM) opened Nov. 1, 2006, in Santa Monica, California, with a record number of exhibitors, buyers, screenings and market premieres at the world's largest motion picture trade event. The AFM has taken additional office space outside of the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel at Le Merigot in order to satisfy the overwhelming exhibitor response.
MAD TV Gets More Animated on FOX
The FOX late night sketch/comedy television show, MAD TV, which airs on Saturdays at 11:00 pm ET/PT & 10:00 pm CT, is adding weekly animation sketches from writer Toby Morton and clay animator Corky Quakenbush.
58th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards Announced
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced today (Nov. 2, 2006) the winners of its Science, Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Broadcast Television, as well as nominations for its Science, Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Broadband and Personal Television categories.
RHI Ent. & SCI FI Channel to Produce 10 New Movies
RHI Ent. and the SCI FI Channel announced today (Oct. 24, 2006) a production deal for an action-packed slate of 10 television movies to be delivered in 2007.
The agreement includes basic cable-TV rights for RHI Ent.s new horror-thriller projects, including GRIZZLY RAGE, MANEATER, EYE OF THE BEAST, BLOOD MONKEY and IN THE SPIDERS WEB.
Bromwell High Top Toon at Gemini Awards
With 21st Annual Gemini Awards broadcast set for Nov. 4, 2006, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has already announced the winners in the Gemini Industry Awards at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto. As part of three consecutive nights of industry awards, the ceremony will be broadcast on Rogers Television Nov. 17, 2006.
Time to Enter the Int’l Interactive Emmy Awards
International Interactive Emmy Awards 2007Cannes, FranceApril 18, 2007Deadline: Dec. 11, 2006
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will be presenting International Interactive Emmy Awards and a Pioneer Prize, in partnership with Reed MIDEM, for the second year in a row. The International Interactive Emmy Awards at MIPTV 2007 will take place in Cannes, France.
The three International Interactive Emmy Award categories are:
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Sony & Minimax Announce Acquisition Of Anime Channel, A+
Sony Pictures Television Intl (SPTI) and Minimax, one of the leading childrens TV channels in Central Europe, announced SPTIs acquisition of A+, a dedicated channel for anime programming that airs on Minimax in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The channel will be part of SPTIs international networks group, which includes more than 45 channels around the world.
4400 Book Descending Soon
Titan Books will publish THE 4400: THE OFFICIAL COMPANIO, SEASONS 1 AND 2, the first of a series of behind-the-scenes books about USA Network's sci-fi series THE 4400.
The first companion is set to coincide with the premiere of the fourth season on USA and the release of the season-three DVD set in summer 2007.
The tome will include behind-the-scenes interviews, factual nuggets, quotes, trivia, extensive episode guides, exclusive photos and a 16-page full-color supplement. It will sell for $14.95.
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G4 to Run Mel Brooks Animated Spaceballs Series
G4, which is now available in 59 million cable and satellite homes nationwide, has exclusively licensed the first run of SPACEBALLS THE ANIMATED SERIES for the U.S. market to premiere in fall 2007.Mel Brooks who created the comedy classic SPACEBALLS, is teaming, via his Brooksfilms Ltd., with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) Berliner Film Companie GmbH and the G4 television network, on the animated series.
9 Story Ent. to Produce Multiplatform Animated Series
9 Story Ent. is starting up production on its new action/comedy, FUTZ!, for TELETOON, in December 2006. The series will be produced for television, web and mobile.
New York Television Festival 2006
Begins: September 12, 2006
The New York Television Festival is the first creative festival for the medium, pioneering the movement of
Jim Packer to Lead MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Group
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) is restructuring its worldwide television distribution operation, hiring senior management and bringing a number of new high profile programs to buyers around the globe. Seasoned distribution exec Jim Packer assumes the new title of president and remains in charge of television distribution worldwide, including U.S. barter sales and syndication, as well as all emerging forms of television programming distribution on a worldwide basis.
Warner Bros. Television Group Creates Studio 2.0
The Warner Bros. Television Group is establishing a new digital production venture, dubbed Studio 2.0, which will work with creative talent and advertisers to create original live-action and animated short-form programming for broadband and wireless devices. WBTVG has tapped multi-award-winning producer and senior advertising exec Rich Rosenthal to head Studio 2.0.
