KidScreen Magazine - Listing for September 1, 2004
Up Front
Toys 'R' Us throwing out bath water, but not Babies
BBC and Pact come to terms on commissioning
Quick Hits
Hot Talent: Lego short shop Spite Your Face on a co-pro partner hunt
Bert and Ernie will have to renew their passports for a new Sesame and Nat Geo Kids co-pro
Behind the Suit: Wild Planet's Danny Grossman - Cold War diplomat turned U.S. toy Czar
HarperCollins gets serious about the kids TV and movie biz
Production, Programming and Distribution
Up Next: What's Developing in Kids Production
Got it Need it: DKN looks out-of-house to refresh its lineup
Julie Fox goes AWOL with her first clients
WWE smacks down in the U.K.
Book-based shows post pre-market sales for Dargaud
News In Brief
Licensing
Licensed kids music in tune with the times
Blockbusters set to perk up softer licensing market
FremantleMedia gets a little Mysti
Thermos makes lunchtime playtime
MZ Berger takes T-Ink talk into gift aisles
Hong Kong wants to be your Asian licensing HQ!
News in Brief
Retail
FUNimation targets the trading card crowd with single-serve DVDs
K'Nex ratchets up its European presence
NKOK sews up the arts and crafts category
News in Brief
Retail Radar: Club Libby Lu sitting pretty with wannabe princesses
Marketing
Kids marketers book extended stays with the hotel industry
Want to give away free tunes? Sony Connect is lovin' it
News in Brief
Digital Bytes
Fisher-Price picks up new tech to power its ELAs
News in Brief
New Opportunities Knock at MIPCOM Jr.
The down-low on the DTV market
Kids shows hit the road with portable players
Fall TV: On-Air Overhaul
Uncertain kids advertising outlook keeps Canada's youth nets on tenterhooks
French kidnets nip-and-tuck their brands and drive co-pros
People
