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November 24, 2008
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FOX Replaces Cartoons with Infomercials
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Those used to waking up to Saturday-morning cartoons on FOX will be disappointed come the new year. With the network and 4Kids ending their programming agreement in late December, FOX will be filling two full hours with infomercials each Saturday morning. While this is common practice on many cable outlets, it's extremely rare for a major network, according to Daily Variety.
FOX and 4Kids are settling a legal issue pertaining to their long-running agreement, under which 4Kids bought $20 million worth of time on the network to broadcast such popular animated shows as The Spectacular Spider-Man, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! and Tom and Jerry Tales, Chaotic and Viva Piñata. 4Kids also launched a block on The CW in October of 2007, and will continue to supply programming to the fairly new channel that rose from the ashes of The WB.
Dubbed “Weekend Marketplace” the block of long-form commercials will air from 10 a.m. to noon each Saturday on 95% of FOX affiliates. Those affiliates will also get two hours to program themselves with the absence of cartoons. Since the children’s TV market has fallen on hard times, FOX has no alternative for packaged entertainment programming, especially one that will pay what 4Kids has been. That arrangement reportedly fell apart when 4Kids insisted that it was owed a $13 million refund, which FOX refused to pay.
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http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9257
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November 6, 2008
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Panini rolls out Scooby sticker packs
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Leaving the comforts of Coolsville, Scooby and the gang embark on an exciting trip around the world. Along the way they'll learn about Gods in Greece, solve puzzles in Paris, samba in South America and even meet Martians on the Moon!!
There are 204 stickers to collect including 36 special stickers.
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http://www.paninionline.com/collectibles/institutional/bt/uk/scheda_prodotto.asp?idEdit=4141
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October 24, 2008
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Who Can Forget TVs "Greatest American Dog"?
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TV Guide Magazine names television’s top canines in its Oct. 27 issue. Presley, who won the CBS competition series “Greatest American Dog” last month, did not make the top 10. TV Guide’s top dogs are:
No. 10 — Paul Anka (Lorelai’s bearded collie on “Gilmore Girls”)
No. 9 — Scooby-Doo (Shaggy’s Great Dane on “Scooby Doo, Where Are You”)
No. 8 — Tinkerbell Hilton (Paris Hilton’s chihuahua on “The Simple Life”)
No. 7 — Elizabeth Taylor (Charlotte’s King Charles Spaniel on “Sex and the City”)
No. 6 — Vincent (Walt’s yellow Lab on “Lost”)
No. 5 — Doc (Meredith and Derek’s terrier mix on “Grey’s Anatomy”)
No. 4 — Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (puppet on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”)
No. 3 — Eddie (Martin Crane’s Jack Russell terrier on “Frasier”)
No. 2 — Lassie (Timmy’s collie on “Lassie”)
No. 1 — Snoopy (Charlie Brown’s beagle on “Peanuts” TV specials)
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http://blog.newsok.com/television/2008/10/24/who-can-forget-tvs-greatest-american-dog/
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September 11, 2008
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Verizon Adds Scooby-Doo Channel
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Verizon Wireless today announced it is bringing Warner Bros. content to mobile users via two new channels on its V CAST Video service. The DC Comics Channel will offer motion comics and animated features starring such iconic superheroes as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. The Scooby-Doo and Friends channel will feature classic cartoons from Hanna-Barbera, including Scooby-Doo and The Flintstones.
Subscribers of the DC Comics Channel will be able to view the hit Batman: Mad Love Motion Comic, DC Universe animated movies including Batman: Gotham Knight, Superman Doomsday and Justice League: The New Frontier, and clips from Warner Bros. Pictures releases such as The Dark Knight, Superman Returns and Batman Begins.
The Scooby-Doo & Friends Channel will also offer Verizon Wireless customers clips from such classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons as The Jetsons, Tom and Jerry and Yogi Bear. The shows are refreshed weekly and offer hours of viewing.
Verizon Wireless customers downloaded more than 71 million video clips and songs from the company's V CAST Video and Music services. The DC Comics Channel can be found in the Hollywood section, while Scooby-Doo & Friends can be found in the Kids section of V CAST Video. For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, go to www.verizonwireless.com.
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article: http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/8884
Image: http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2005/10/30/index.html
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August 3, 2008
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New gang lined up for "Scooby-Doo" TV movie
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A third "Scooby-Doo" movie will begin production Monday in Vancouver, but will bypass theaters and feature a cast of unknown actors.
"Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning," a live-action/computer-animated film, will debut on Cartoon Network in fall 2009 when it also will be released on DVD.
As a prequel to the 2002 and 2004 "Scooby-Doo" movies, it finds the Mystery gang uniting for the first time to solve the haunting of their high school.
The original quartet of Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini has been replaced, respectively, by Rob Amell ("Life With Derek") as Freddy, newcomers Kaitlyn Melton as Daphne, Nick Palatas as Shaggy and Hayley Alcroft as Velma. The computer-generated Scooby-Doo will be voiced by Frank Welker, a longtime voice actor on the animated "Scooby-Doo" series. Brian Levant ("Are We There Yet?") will direct.
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http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCAN0329518220080804
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