Is the toon biz over-drawn?
For the feature animation business, it's possible that more could be less. In 2004, the average box office for an animated pic was $149 million. This year, it's $88 million. But then, there are 50%…
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Is DVD dea d in South Korea?
South Korea loves its mobile phones, its broadband Internet networks and its state-of-the-art multiplexes, but not its DVDs. Korea's theatrical sector is booming: In 2005, the market passed Germany…
TV fare’s So Good for Spain’s DVD biz
In a biz ravaged by piracy and declining box office, tyro Spanish DVD distrib So Good Entertainment is veering away from features and into TV shows and other fare.
AOL logs onto major layoffs
Time Warner has found a way to move toward the $1 billion in savings it promised on Wednesday: layoffs. Company's AOL division will let go 5,000 employees -- more than a quarter of its global…
Busted pilots awash on Web
Networks used to burn off unsold pilots during the summer. Now, TV's rejects are popping up on the Internet. In recent weeks, at least four failed pilots from the 2005-06 development season have…
‘Madagascar’ gooses D’Works toon revs
DreamWorks Animation delivered solid earnings Thursday thanks to a strong ancillary performance by "Madagascar." But it was still a grim day for the toon studio as its flagging stock once again hit…
Big pics set for download
"The Da Vinci Code" and "The Producers" are among movies being made available by Sony Pictures TV Intl. for rental download across Europe.
HD radio answer urged
Key lawmakers have sent letters urging broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers and the recording industry in particular to resume private talks on how to strike a balance between protecting…
Weta Digital gets galactic
Weta Digital is jumping from "King Kong" to the King of the World. The New Zealand-based visual effects house that rose to prominence on Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "King Kong"…
Revs up, subs down at new Napster
Online music company Napster moved close to being in the black last quarter but spooked investors with the surprising revelation that it lost subscribers, due in large part to its new free Web…
Pritchard draws prexy gig
David Pritchard has been appointed prexy at animation and f/x house GigaPix Studio.
