More October 2003 Headlines


New episodes on the way for...

  • The third season of Yu-Gi-Oh! will consist of 47 new episodes. Yu-Gi-Oh! can be seen on channels including YTV and TQS in Canada, on RTL2 in Germany, M6 and Canal J in France, on Nickelodeon in the UK, Spain, Australia and Latin America, the UK's Sky One, Mexico's Televisa, Australia's TEN Network, the Netherlands' RTL, and on VT4 in Belgium.

  • The new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series from 4Kids Entertainment, seen on FOX BOX in the U.S., will soon see 26 new episodes. Shown on Teletoon in Canada, the series will soon air on channels including TF1 in France, GMTV in the UK, on Italy's Media Set, on Fox Kids in both Europe and Latin America via satellite TV, on Australia's TEN Network, SIC in Portugal, DR TV in Denmark, MTV in Finland, South Africa's SABC and Israel's Children's Channel.

    Jacob Worldwide-Worldwide

    After premiering on Canada's YTV on September 7, Jacob Two-Two has been viewed by more than 700,000 Canadians per week, and its consitently ranked among the Top 10 programs on the channel. As of the start of this month, Jacob had been picked up by:
  • France's TF1
  • France's Teletoon (TPS Jeunesse)
  • Germany's ARD
  • Italy's Mediaset

    Huge market for home videos

    According to market research data from Video Store magazine, U.S. revenue from home video sales and rentals is on track to end the year at US$23.3 billion, an 11 percent increase over the US$21 billion spent in 2002. And DVD appears to be the driver behind that growth, with sales to account for an estimated 88 percent of all consumer video sales in 2003. The kids DVD market represents a largely untapped opportunity and sector growth is expected to outpace overall growth.

    From the NELVANA Library

    After holding senior management positions at Hallmark Cards, Video One, and most recently at Disney's direct-to-video division/strategy for Canada, Peter Maule has joined the Nelvana family as VP of Home Entertainment and Retail Distribution.

    This announcement is in relation to Nelvana's recent decision to try and take advantage of the children's VHS/DVD market. Much of this Canadian company's library, a mainstead on television for years, has been tapped into by FUNimation Productions. What shows will be on your shelves in the coming months and years? "Redwall," "Tales of the Crypt Keeper," "Pecola," and "Moville Mysteries" are among the 40 titles.

    What about in Britain? Across the pond, distributor Maverick will start to release 33 titles, like "Little Bear," "Timothy Goes to School," and "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast."

    The copyright of the article More October 2003 Headlines in Family Entertainment is owned by Nicholas Moreau. Permission to republish More October 2003 Headlines in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

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