Toon Zone reports that the re-branded Jetix action-toon blocks on ABC Family and Toon Disney (which we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000602.html originally revealed here}}) have brought “ratings improvements for both channels, versus…

…their projects: recent registers include such titles as {{link http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76569828 Giant Gingy}} and {{link http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76530808 Mike Of Arabia}}, with DreamWorks also signing up various website domains in those names. Thanks…

Chris Wedge’s next computer generated film, Robots is gearing up nicely to win over audiences next Spring 2005. This week at the {{link http://www.action-figure.com/Article11063.html US ToyFair}}, while the manufacturers were…

…on its was to theaters. Chris Gardner of {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2096346 The Hollywood Reporter}} writes: “Fresh from the Sundance Film Festival premiere of D.E.B.S., her feature directorial debut for Screen Gems,…

{{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3359&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} has a first look at the cover artwork for a new Tom And Jerry: Classic Collection, due on region 2 disc in the UK from April…

DVD Toons spins the new DVD release of Joe Dante’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/276 Looney Tunes: Back In Action}}, and it seems as if the film is worthy of another chance on…

{{link http://www.animwatch.com AnimWatch}}, a monthly magazine featuring the best in independent animation, has updated its site with 8 new film profiles (bringing the total to 47), an interview with Joey…

…final chance to celebrate the past before CGI and foreign toons… take over” {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=245 Vote for who you think will win this year’s Animated Feature Oscar in our Forums!}}…

…with an exclusive Satoshi Kon character illustration postcard and the Animax Making Of special. Thanks to ‘Wolf Tooth’ in the Animated News Forum for posting the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1389#post1389 complete specs}}….

…are even more bonuses to come – it does sound slim for a supposed 2-disc set! Mickey’s Three Musketeers, which is erroneously labelled by the File as an “animated classic…

…‘no’ votes it would take for Eisner to leave”. {{link http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&guid=%7B5095ABAC%2DCA58%2D483E%2DB22D%2D21818895C17D%7D& CBS Marketwatch}} reports that North Carolina is now part of the list of state funds urging a NO vote….

…announced they will support Eisner. More bad news for the Disney CEO came though, when the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio announced it would withhold votes on its votes…

Thanks go out to ‘MusicFan’ who sent in {{link http://www.venturadistribution.com/new_releases/serve/7811/Undercover+Brother%3A+The+Animated+Series this link}} to the full spec, details and hi-res cover art for the animated Undercover Brother DVD coming from UrbanWorks…

…nearest rival, Pixar’s Boundin’ either, instead ending up in the hands of Adam Elliot for Harvie Krumpet, which was the outside choice with a number of wins at last year’s…

Last night, Barbara Walters interviewed some of the leading Hollywood movers and shakers in her annual pre-Academy Awards show, including Shrek himself. The big green ogre told us about his…

…Of The Rings and Harry Potter-style franchise that runs for the entire length of C.S. Lewis’ {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064471195/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance original seven books}}, of which The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe…

…will vote against Eisner, dismissing them as posturing by politicians looking for a spotlight”. {{link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_baseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&div=1865077808&newsId=20040301005911 Business Wire}} reprints the letter sent from the board to shareholders, which also includes…

DVD Toons has an early look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/527 the menus}} for Disney’s upcoming release of Kim Possible: A Stitch In Time, her first feature length (well, 66-minutes, including a…

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040302c.php Dark Horizons}} has some post-Oscar bash talk, which covers everything from what the Lord Of The Rings guys are up to next, to talk of the Police Academy…

The Walt Disney Company is urging a Los Angeles judge to throw out the well-publicized lawsuit brought about by Stephen Slesinger Inc. over revenue which could amount to hundreds of…

…Viking action-adventure pitch from writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy Vs. Jason) for high-six figures. The new film will center on “a washed-up seafaring legend and his ragtag team…

…http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009ZT9F/402-2843111-0918563 French region 2}} double-disc Special Edition set. Now there is some talk that the dual-language Canadian edition will feature both original and English versions of the film, with all…

AnimationHQ will welcome back animator/storyboard director Chris Headrick for his second chat session to be held this Saturday, March 6th, at 7pm EST in the {{link http://AnimationHQ.net/v2/features/events.htm AnimationHQ IRC chatroom}}….

MLive’s {{link http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?f0037_BC_WSJ–Disney-Fans&&news&newsflash-financial Business News Flash}} has a great little story on the kinds of Disney fans who are standing up to help Roy Disney’s fight against the current Disney…

The {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=4490585&section=news Reuters News Agency}} is first out of the gate with a report on the just-finished Disney shareholders meeting. The article notes that “Mike Jenneman, who voted to…

{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=104354 Toon Zone}} reports that “the rights to distribute the Appleseed movie have been aquired by Geneon Entertainment. The movie is planned for release this summer in the US…

DVD Toons is running another giveaway contest, this time for the March 9th {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/530 Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo}} DVD. The site has five chances of winning!…

Good ol’ Ultimate Disney has given us another sneak peek at the cover art for three upcoming DVD releases. Well, in the case of the Aladdin: Platinum Edition (click the…

Animation historian and writer Jerry Beck got a sneak peek at Disney’s next – and last – traditionally drawn animated film, the bovine comedy {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/reviews.html Home On The Range}}….