{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=96925 Toon Zone}} is back with more news, this time on the upcoming TV special to air on Disney’s {{link http://www.abc.com/ ABC Network}} which will celebrate the company mascot’s…

When is an animated character not a cartoon? Perhaps, as Randall Cyrenne points out in his article over at DVD Toons, when it is a “Pixoon”. On the eve of…

…in the trial’s first major hearing in more than a year – though it’s just another step in the overall 12-year-old legal battle. {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=IK43SDWED55YMCRBAE0CFFA?type=industryNews&storyID=4034498 Reuters}} has the full story….

…totally baseless – Finding Nemo is a work that belongs to Pixar and Disney and is an independent creation.” Apparently the ocean is now also going to need lawyer fish….

{{link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83532.html Playbill}} (via Toon Zone) is reporting that Broadway actor Adam Pascal (already known to Disney fans for his role as Radames in Elton John/Tim Rice’s Aida) has been…

Though the future of classically animated films in the US hangs in the balance, the medium is flourishing in Europe, thanks to technology and a boom in talented artists able…

…lighting effects, compositing, and rendering” for their upcoming CG television comedy show Father Of The Pride, to Hong Kong-based company Imagi. Thanks to {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99146 Toon Zone}} for the link….

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99470 Toon Zone}} points to another Wilbur in the news today – Wilbur Post, the long-suffering human friend to the world’s most famous talking horse, Mr Ed. As MGM…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99501 Toon Zone}} posted a fun little article on music professor Daniel Goldmark, who uses cartoons in the classroom to introduce students to the musical classics! Check it out…

…news, {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99597 Toon Zone}} reports that Buena Vista may finally be close to issuing a season one Gargoyles collection, again “slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2004”….

…discover the true spirit of Christmas.” To be released direct-to-video in the 2004 holiday season, In Search of Santa is currently in search of voices actors. Thanks to Toon Zone…

TV Shows on DVD reveals that the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series may be heading to DVD in April 2004. However, whether the DVD’s will be “best of”…

…collect more than $100 million in licensing fees and advertising revenues from the deals. However, the syndication package does not include the complete series, as some episodes contain too much…

The Writers Guild of America has announced its television nominees for this year, and The Simpsons takes the lead with three out of six nods for animation writing. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=100236…

Toon Zone indicates that John Ritter’s final performance as the voice of “Clifford: The Big Red Dog” will be heard in theaters next month, in Clifford’s Really Big Movie, the…

According to Toon Zone, UPN’s Game Over, the first computer-animated television series to air in prime-time, will debut Wednesday, March 10 at 8:00 pm ET/PT. Six episodes are already completed….

…from Timon & Pumbaa’s Hilarious Adventure is set to hit stores on February 3. Thanks to Toon Zone for the heads up! Also, on the Animated-News forum, “monkeyboy12” says that…

\\Variety\\ reports (this time via {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=101053 Toon Zone}}) that \\Shrek 2\\ will make its debut during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be screened on Saturday, May…

…from the original film. Also, the DVD’s bonus features will include the original pencil test drawings of a scene including Aladdin’s mother. Thanks to Toon Zone for the heads up!…

…WB! on Saturday mornings next fall, it will begin airing on Cartoon Network around six months later. The Batman‘s premise is that it “looks at the hero in his mid-twenties,…

…at the helm of the superconglomerate. “Eisner isn’t ready to step out. Jobs isn’t ready to step in. That still doesn’t detract from the tantalizing possibilities.” Thanks to Toon Zone…

Toon Zone has recently posted the content of a letter from Roy Disney and Stanley Gold to the Disney Board of Directors. Many of the points raised in it are…

…in general.” The previous owner of the “best-selling direct-to-video release” title was The Lion King 1½‘s predecessor, The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride. Thanks to Toon Zone for the notice….

Bandia Entertainment’s website indicates that Manga Entertainment and Bandai Entertainment announced Wednesday they will jointly distribute Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, a 26-episode anime TV series based on…

…has corrected double talk, unintelligible language, hesitations, and comments that have nothing to do with the overall story. Included with the new transcript is a picture of last night’s interview….

For fans of the Justice League who reside in Region 2 (since our world is now divided into regions based on what type of DVD format you are likely to…

…and Peak Entertainment Holdings have entered into a consulting agreement, in which they will collaborate on developing and marketing new entertainment series. Thanks to Toon Zone for the heads up!…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=103993 Toon Zone}} points to a new editorial at the New York Times, where The Triplets Of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet argues for “the merits of animation as a…

…revised and improved Comcast bid, possibly due to land in Eisner’s lap the morning of the Wednesday meeting, coincidentally enough in Comcast’s home town of Philadelphia. {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104106 Toon Zone}}…

Both {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/276 DVD Toons}} and a new review piece up at the {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104089 Toon Zone}} site suggest that Joe Dante’s recent Looney Tunes movie is well worth catching…