http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cartoons_and_AnimationFind stories, videos, and photos about Cartoons and Animation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:33:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cartoons_and_Animation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cartoons and Animation from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/19/rocky.bullwinkle.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/19/rocky.bullwinkle.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifty years ago, Jay Ward's animated moose and squirrel duo, "Rocky & Bullwinkle," debuted on ABC, forever changing the way the world looked at animated television.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/technology/bigby_iphone.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/technology/bigby_iphone.fortune/index.htmAt first glance, Albie Hecht's office is cluttered with toys -- a plush gorilla from the Mario Bros. video game, vinyl figurines from the toy line Kidrobot, to name a few. But in fact, they're all relics of the animation industry, where Hecht, 56, made his name launching such mega-hit children's shows such as Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Dora the Explorer," and "Blue's Clues."Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/24/batman.arkham.asylum.game/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/24/batman.arkham.asylum.game/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine taking the best characters and elements of your favorite fictional universe and weaving them into a new story that captures the imagination of fans.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/24/nicholas.cage.gforce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/24/nicholas.cage.gforce/index.html#cnnSTCTextAcademy Award winner Nicolas Cage has pretty much got this acting thing down. After all, he started acting at the age of 15 and, well, he's got that Oscar.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292838,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292838,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSarah Silverman, Milo Ventimiglia and Olivia Munn also use gross-out humor to plug Green's Robot ChickenWed, 22 Jul 2009 10:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/16/emmy.nominations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/16/emmy.nominations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to "Family Guy" and "Flight of the Conchords" and leaving out such mainstays as "Two and a Half Men."Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291553,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291553,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn30 Rock earns 22 nominations, Mad Men 16, as TV's biggest night approaches Sept. 20Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/14/cannes.3d.up/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/14/cannes.3d.up/index.html#cnnSTCTextDark glasses are de rigueur on the sun-kissed French Riviera, but this year glamorous cineastes attending the opening night of Cannes were matching another kind of face wear with their tuxedoes and designer dresses.Thu, 14 May 2009 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/simpsons.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/simpsons.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTextHomer Simpson and his cartoon family soon will help you get letters, bills and packages to their destinations.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270930,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270930,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe fashionista will play Queen Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, on a show in 2010Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:27:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269265,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269265,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNew stamps honor Bart and his family on their show's 20th anniversaryWed, 01 Apr 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20266077,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20266077,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWest gets animated alongside Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson in an episode of The Cleveland ShowTue, 17 Mar 2009 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229786,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229786,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe veteran actor's latest role is as a "Bubble Poppin’ Boy" on the popular kids’ showTue, 30 Sep 2008 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1844711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1844711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe animation mogul talks to TIME about the death of the television theme song, Saturday morning cartoons, and pissing off Jon StewartFri, 26 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1838720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1838720,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20223304,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20223304,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnBill Melendez, 91, drew more than 70 TV specials for Snoopy and friends, including A Charlie Brown ChristmasThu, 04 Sep 2008 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1827214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1827214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe highs and lows of the annual pop-culture fiesta, from Hugh Jackman's surprise appearance to Star Trek's no-showMon, 28 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/06/09/kung.fu.panda/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/06/09/kung.fu.panda/index.htmlRodolphe Guenoden, 39, originally from Noyon, France, is an animator at Dream Works, and a martial arts veteran. He's worked on blockbusters like Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, and Madagascar.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/22/hans.zimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/22/hans.zimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom "Gladiator" to "The Lion King", "Pirates of the Caribbean" to "The Simpsons," film composer Hans Zimmer's versatile and imaginative scores have added aural color, light and shade to the on-screen action.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/26/simpsons.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/26/simpsons.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most eagerly anticipated animated film this year hits big screens this weekend, as "The Simpsons Movie" opens worldwide. The Screening Room spoke to creator Matt Groening and writer Al Jean in London about everyone's favorite two-dimensional yellow family.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/26/animation.annecy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/26/animation.annecy/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom bedroom creators to big studios, hand-drawn to CGI, animation has charmed and entertained children -- and, increasingly, adults -- for many years. The Screening Room went to Annecy in France to discover the secrets of success in animated films...Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/technology/worldwide_biggies.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/technology/worldwide_biggies.fortune/index.htmAlbie Hecht once had one of the best jobs in television. As president of Viacom's Nickelodeon, he launched hit kids shows like Dora The Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. He went onto start the monolithic media company's edgier Spike TV channel.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/talkasia.nelsonshin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/talkasia.nelsonshin/index.html#cnnSTCTextDubbed the "Godfather of Animation" in South Korea, Nelson Shin is behind such iconic animated characters as the Simpsons, Pink Panther and Transformers. His work also extends to live action, including the famous Star Wars lightsaber.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/01/simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/01/simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Simpsons Game's" most notable trait is that it's funny, so funny that I can't believe how often I actually laughed out loud at the wonderfully produced cutscenes that have been made for the game, despite how weird it is seeing Simpsons animation in HD. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/20/simpsons.clausen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/20/simpsons.clausen/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlf Clausen never knows what to expect.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/04/bc.fbo.thomas.cartoon.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/04/bc.fbo.thomas.cartoon.ap/index.htmlWith the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction out of the way, Thurman Thomas is moving on to his next project: Pondscum.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/film.credits.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/film.credits.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe scene fades to black, the movie is over, and the credits begin to roll. But wait! Don't leave just yet. You might miss some of the great custom-made artwork being cooked up by today's filmmakers.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1653670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1653670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsToy-inspired movies like Transformers and Bratz are lucrative for Hollywood, but experts warn they could also be harmful for kids' developmentThu, 16 Aug 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/05/news/companies/bournebeatshomer.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/05/news/companies/bournebeatshomer.reut/index.htmThe amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne is back, and this time he clobbered Homer Simpson on his way to scoring the biggest film opening ever for the month of August.Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/27/review.simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/27/review.simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter 18 years and 400 episodes of a show that refuses to grow old, "The Simpsons" finally graduates to a movie theater near you. It doesn't take Homer long (about two minutes) to ask the obvious question: What kind of sucker pays for something he can watch at home for free?Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1647331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1647331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe miracle, says Richard Corliss, is that their new film plays out at four times the length without giving you a headacheThu, 26 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnimated films like Ratatouille, which topped the U.S. box office this past weekend, give great pleasure but get no respectTue, 03 Jul 2007 18:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/companies/aquateen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/companies/aquateen/index.htmIs there really such thing as bad publicity? Time Warner and its Cartoon Network unit are about to find out.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/09/news/newsmakers/cartoon_network/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/09/news/newsmakers/cartoon_network/index.htmThe head of Cartoon Network resigned Friday after the network's guerilla marketing scheme for one of its shows went bad last week and led to a bomb scare in Boston - a fiasco that cost its parent company $2 million.Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/05/boston.turner/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/05/boston.turner/index.htmlTurner Broadcasting System and Interference Inc. have agreed to pay $2 million to make amends for last Wednesday's guerrilla marketing scheme that led to a bomb scare in Boston, the Massachusetts attorney general said Monday.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.htmlAuthorities have arrested two men in connection with electronic light boards depicting a middle-finger-waving moon man that triggered repeated bomb scares around Boston on Wednesday and prompted the closure of bridges and a stretch of the Charles River.Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/11/10/family.guy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/11/10/family.guy/index.htmlFox's animated comedy Family Guy has a huge fan following -- so much so that fans bought 5 million copies of the TV series on DVD after it was cancelled, prompting Fox to put the show back on the air.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/23/emmy.advancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/23/emmy.advancer/index.htmlEmmy has taken a few hits to her expansive wings lately -- but the show, as always, will go on.Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/07/07/dragons.lair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/07/07/dragons.lair/index.htmlIt's been 23 years since Dirk the Daring first vowed to rescue Princess Daphne from the clutches of a nasty dragon, Singe.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/06/26/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/06/26/showbuzz/index.htmlBrad Pitt was named one of "15 People Who Make America Great" by Newsweek magazine for using his megawatt star power to shine some light on some often neglected causes in Africa.Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/magazines/fortune/pixar_futureof_fortune_052906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/magazines/fortune/pixar_futureof_fortune_052906/index.htmHere's the scene: It's 3 P.M., Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Sound Stage 7 on the studio lot of Walt Disney Co. in Burbank. Five hundred cartoon people - artists, producers, voice artists, etc. - are jammed into the warehouse-like building, murmuring and fidgeting in anticipation.Mon, 15 May 2006 18:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8377998/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8377998/index.htmHERE'S THE SCENE: It's 3 P.M., Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Sound Stage 7 on the studio lot of Walt Disney Co. in Burbank. Five hundred cartoon people--artists, producers, voice artists, etc.--are jammed into the warehouse-like building, murmuring and fidgeting in anticipation. Just yesterday, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Pixar chairman Steve Jobs announced a surprise $7.4 billion deal in which Pixar Animation Studios, which brought the world the Toy Story movies, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles, would become a wholly-owned part of Disney. The deal is surprising because Pixar's longtime distribution pact with Disney fell apart in acrimony and is due to expire after the release in June of Cars, a kaleidoscopic celebration of racing, Route 66, and life in the slow lane. But in an amazing plot twist, not only is Pixar becoming part of Disney, but the upstart studio is also taking over the creative direction of Disney's own flailing animation operations--the people in this very room! For Iger, the deal is a bet-the-ho...Mon, 15 May 2006 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/showbuzz/index.htmlAfter a long break, John Travolta's got the music in him again.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/06/oscar.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/06/oscar.britain/index.htmlActress Rachel Weisz and the creators of animated pair Wallace and Gromit were the British winners at the 78th Academy Awards.Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363101/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363101/index.htmIt was 2 A.M. when John Ledford heard the banging at his door. Stumbling from bed on that night in the fall of 1999, he threw on a robe over his boxers and opened the door of his Houston apartment ... Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/14/technology/personaltech/hasbro_cartoon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/14/technology/personaltech/hasbro_cartoon/index.htmTaking a page from their adult contemporaries, Hasbro will now offer kids the chance to take episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dexter's Laboratory" with them anywhere they go.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/02/eye.ent.boondocks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/02/eye.ent.boondocks/index.html"Garfield," it's not. And it's definitely not "Family Circus."Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/01/ew.must.kiss/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/01/ew.must.kiss/index.htmlBat Boy, phat girls, and 8 other things we recommend this week:Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/10/aardman.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/10/aardman.fire/index.htmlThe company behind the new "Wallace and Gromit" film said Monday its "entire history" has been destroyed in a fire at a warehouse containing props and sets.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/20/news/newsmakers/laika/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/20/news/newsmakers/laika/index.htmLaika -- the first dog the former Soviet Union sent to space and who died there -- lives on, thanks to Nike founder Phil Knight.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/24/simmons.rockstar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/24/simmons.rockstar/index.htmlGene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS star, just might be the next SpongeBob, thanks to his latest project: "My Dad the Rock Star."Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/news/midcaps/hasbro_ion/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/news/midcaps/hasbro_ion/index.htmHasbro Inc., the No. 2 toymaker after Mattel, is gearing up to make its first foray into the hot market for electronic learning toys and games with its new "ION" educational gaming console.Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/02/01/8231640/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/02/01/8231640/index.htmThe term art collector can be intimidating. To most of us it implies a wealth of cultural and historical knowledge, a high-class sophistication bordering on stuffiness, and huge piles of money—in s...Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/31/animation.awards/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/31/animation.awards/index.htmlIt was an incredible night for "The Incredibles."Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191082/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191082/index.htmEVERY PIXAR MOVIE has unsung heroes, from the whiny dinosaur in Toy Story to Violet, the sullen and insecure teenage superhero in Pixar's latest 3-D extravaganza, The Incredibles, which hits U.S. t...Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/28/technology/animation/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/28/technology/animation/index.htmWeeks or months from now, there is a good chance that DreamWorks Animation's decision to go public Thursday will look not only smart, but pure genius.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/midcaps/dreamworks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/midcaps/dreamworks/index.htmMove over Nemo. A great white shark named Lino and his vegetarian son Lenny just gave investors another option.Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/18/news/midcaps/dreamworks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/18/news/midcaps/dreamworks/index.htmSome see "Shrek 2" as this summer's "Finding Nemo."Tue, 18 May 2004 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/05/10/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/05/10/showbuzz/index.htmlNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) -- Andre 3000, one-half of the chart-topping hip-hop group OutKast, is developing a potential series project with Cartoon Network.Mon, 10 May 2004 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/30/delgo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/30/delgo/index.htmlAttention Shrek, Simba and Nemo. Meet your new computer-generated neighbors: Delgo, Kyla and Sedessa.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360654/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360654/index.htmThe three most important words in animation? Location, location, location. Noodlesoup, a three-year-old company, has inked freelance work for Saatchi & Saatchi and Warner Brothers in large part by ...Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/news/companies/disney_layoffs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/news/companies/disney_layoffs/index.htmEntertainment and media conglomerate Walt Disney Co. will soon close an animation studio in Orlando, Florida, possibly leaving some 258 animators out of work.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/09/01/350784/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/09/01/350784/index.htmFor as long as the California garage has housed convertibles, it has also fotered a different type of vehicle: innovation. Although Hugh Hefner started at his card table and Tom Golisano in his old...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/08/11/346835/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/08/11/346835/index.htmROGER AILES He made Richard Nixon telegenic (as much as anyone could). He made CNBC the official channel of the stock market boom. Then Ailes, 63, built Fox News Channel into an inescapable politic...Mon, 11 Aug 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343098/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343098/index.htmComing soon to a TV near you: toons aimed at adults. Networks have been emboldened by Adult Swim evenings on the Cartoon Network (which, like FORTUNE's publisher, is owned by AOL Time Warner); its ...Mon, 26 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336868/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336868/index.htmBreakthrough In 1998, when Jane Hurd co-founded her medical-animation firm, animation was an afterthought in pharmaceutical marketing. With a roster that now includes all the top-ten drug manufactu...Sat, 01 Feb 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331630/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331630/index.htmAgainst all odds, karaoke and Hello Kitty have become familiar icons in U.S. pop culture. Now, San Francisco-based Viz Communications is betting that American readers will develop a taste for manga...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311554/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311554/index.htmHomer Simpson isn't much of an investor--he once bought stock in a company hours before it declared "superduper bankruptcy"--but he still makes money. Between syndication, licensing, and merchandis...Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307422/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307422/index.htmAt least one company, Pixar Animation Studios, has embraced workplace joy: Then again, it stands to reason that the people behind Toy Story and A Bug's Life would. Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/12/18/293114/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/12/18/293114/index.htmIn the past decade broadcast networks have lost so much of their audience to cable giants like ESPN, USA, and Nickelodeon that pundits have wondered about their long-term viability. But like all th...Mon, 18 Dec 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289268/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289268/index.htmPop.com sounded like a can't-miss idea. The Internet entertainment venture was created last fall by some of the most powerful and talented executives in Hollywood, including Steven Spielberg, Jeffr...Mon, 09 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/24/234324/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/24/234324/index.htmCan you name the first feature-length animated movie? Mon, 24 Nov 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203922/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203922/index.htmLast winter, Disney's power Michaels, Eisner and Ovitz, were eager to get a big star onto their newly purchased network, ABC. So they flew the star's people out to L.A. Met for lunch in the Disney ...Mon, 28 Oct 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/11/27/208032/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/11/27/208032/index.htmTHE INTERNET probably deserves its abysmal reputation among business executives. They're barraged daily with hype about the World Wide Web, the Net's flashy multimedia strip, with its glitzy movie ...Mon, 27 Nov 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206099/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206099/index.htmABOUT A DOZEN years ago, way back when Steve Jobs still ran Apple Computer, an irreverent underling first used the expression "reality distortion field'' to describe the beguilingly rosy scenarios ...Mon, 18 Sep 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72827/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72827/index.htmAN IMPRESSIVE turnaround, a popular CEO, a magnificent stock performance, and the potent deployment of a great brand name -- no wonder Wall Street can't stop genuflecting before the Walt Disney Co....Mon, 04 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71970/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71970/index.htmWhat's up, Doc? 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