KidScreen Magazine - Listing for June 1, 2003
News Monitor
New apps get gamers off the couch at E3 2003
Behind the Suit: Silver Lining prez unearths the magic in mushroom-hunting
CTF shortage makes Canadian producers go to funding plan B
Toy trade orgs bridge the gap between retail buyers and SARS-stranded Asian toycos
Hot Talent: It's Millar time!
Bite-sized Licensing Show news
Licensing Quick Hits
Production, Programming and Distribution
Up Next: What's Developing in Kids Production
A new health-conscious TV trend takes kids from plump to pumped
Got It, Need It: Hop! locks onto Israel's preschool demo
Toy DTV commissions feed kid slates
News in Brief
Talk Back: KidScreen reader refutes Indian animator's claims
Licensing
Crayola's licensing agenda is set to get more colorful
Fashion and free sports extend The Powerpuff Girls' fanbase in Europe
Retail
Toycos are feelin' the hip-hop DJ groove
Micro R/C cars are racing off the shelves
Book deal to bring gothic sci-fi heroine to life
Role-play apps add muscle to next-gen action figures for tweens
3-D Kites take over the sky
Shelf Talk
Marketing
Nick's nose for sticky promos strikes again with Odorama
The rules of the game: Breaking down the ins and outs of running kids sweepstakes in the U.S.
News in Brief
Licensing Show 2003: Licensing's Movers, Shakers and Innovators
Opportunity pops at ASAP
Innovation sensations!
PlayCore breaks new licensing ground with Clifford
Pet toyco dives into licensing with SpongeBob
Marvel's elite superheroes power up a Niagara Group retail-tainment venture
Merchandising kids reality TV
Delving into the entertainment passions of tots ages four to eight
KidScreen's Virtual Showroom
People
People in new jobs
Morris to move more merch at Super RTL
Reactorz Research
