CCIF
'06 off to a flying start; Wanvari proposes Indo-Chinese
collaboration
With
attendance in the range of nearly a thousand plus,
the China Cartoon Industry Forum 2006 got to a flying
start at Wuxi. One of the highlights from the Indian
point of view was the presentation on 'Opportunities
for Indo-Chinese collaboration in Animation' by
Animation Xpress.com Chairman Anil Wanvari Read
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TASI
elections for '06-'07 Managing Committee
scheduled for Sep 23
Elections
to the Managing Committee of The Animation Society
of India (TASI) are scheduled to be held during
the AGM on September 23, 2006 at the Ramnarain Ruia
College G-12 auditorium at 5:30 pm.Read |
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Amit
Naik joins Real Image as XSI domain expert
Real
Image Technologies has roped in Amit Naik as its
new Softimage / XSI domain expert. Naik takes over
this post from Siddharth Bolurker.Read |
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SPECIAL
REPORT - Diptrix.com: Virtual reality grabs kids
Has
anyone heard about the Adventures of Trix Rabbit?
Just click your way through the hip hoppity town,
to the habitat of the super energetic Trix Rabbit,
Diptrix.com.Read |
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Hungama
unveils free multi user gaming portal; targets 1mn
users in first year
Hungama,
entertainment portal, content developer and aggregator
has launched India's first free multi user online
gaming portal, www.gaminghungama.com. Hungama is
targeting a registered user base of one million
in the first year.Read |
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Mauj
Telecom joins Miss World Ltd as global media partner
Mauj
Telecom has entered into a partnership with the
Miss World Ltd as its global mobile partner. Mauj
through its partnership with 50 plus operators and
portals worldwide would be distributing the Miss
World content exclusively on mobile phones worldwide.Read |
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Autodesk
M&E steps it up with new version launches
for Max, Maya, MotionBuilder
 The
much awaited Autodesk's M3 launch at the Grand
Hyatt was attended by a large audience. The
ballroom was full of professionals and students
from different studios and institutes, each
one eager to see the new features incorporated
in the software's that they regularly use.Read |
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Nick
enters into publishing deal with Activision for
CD Roms
Nickelodeon
and MTVN Kids and Family VP, digital media products
Paul Jelinek says, "This is an exciting digital
initiative for Nickelodeon since it is the first
time our company is publishing computer games on
a cross platform.Read |
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Nickelodeon/MTVN
Kids & Family Group launch online community
ParentsConnect.com
Nickelodeon/MTVN
Kids and Family Group have launched ParentsConnect.com
exclusively for parents and caregivers of kids of
all ages. ParentsConnect is a new online community
that will connect parents to each other and to the
advice they seek in an easy-to-use format.Read |
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FCC
schedules Kids TV hearing for 26 September
The
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected
to reconsider its children's TV rules in light of
changes suggested by a group of broadcasters and
activists. According to an Associated Press report,
the commission has scheduled the issue for its 26
September open meeting.Read |
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Disney
Records celebrates 50 years; unveils classics on
iTunes, 'The Music Behind the Magic' CD & exhibition
In
celebration of the 50th anniversary, Walt Disney
Records has lined up a preservation and restoration
process for the label's earliest classic recordings
and an archival CD collection and exhibition titled
The Music Behind the Magic.Read |
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4Kids
Ent launch HD animated TV series 'Chaotic' at Mipcom
4Kids
Entertainment, Inc. has set Mipcom 2006 for the
global launch of its new high-definition animated
action adventure television series Chaotic. As announced
by 4Kids Entertainment executive VP International
Brian Lacey, the 40 half-hour episode series will
be available to international buyers at this year's
market.Read |
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Disney
to debut 2 local live-action shows by year-end
In
line with its localisation strategy, Walt Disney
is working on two original, live-action Hindi-language
TV series to be shown on the Disney Channel.Read |
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