American Greetings Properties and Fox Home Entertainment Greatly Expand Current Relationship.Fox Home Entertainment Obtains North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Marketing and Distribution Rights To American Greetings American Greetings Corporation, Inc. NYSE: AM is the world's largest publicly-traded greeting card company. It is based in Cleveland, Ohio and sells paper greeting cards, electronic greeting cards, party products (such as wrapping papers and decorations), and electronic Properties Upcoming New Series: Care Bears, Sushi Pack, Twisted Whiskers Twisted Whiskers is a design for greeting cards developed and licensed by American Greetings since 2001. It includes digitally modified photos of animals, creating a caricature. and New Preschool Franchise Maryoku Yummy NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- American Greetings Properties (AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. ), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (TCFHE TCFHE Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ) have agreed to expand and build upon their current, successful partnership with a new long-term deal, it was announced today. This new agreement grants TCFHE the exclusive marketing and distribution rights in North America, to several additional franchises from AGP's impressive roster that are being developing into animated series and specials. Leading the way is the highly-buzzed about Sushi Pack which chronicles the adventures of five crime-fighting pieces of sushi, and the all-new Care Bears series. Both animated programs will receive significant national television exposure as they debut this fall as part of CBS's Saturday morning programming block. Additionally, TCFHE has obtained the rights to new entertainment inspired by the irreverent Twisted Whiskers, featuring the "twisted" bunch of cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. featured in American Greetings hugely successful greeting card line, and American Greetings Properties engaging, original preschool property Maryoku Yummy about a magical, wish-granting world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC and American Greetings Properties have been hugely successful with their existing partnership on the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears franchises, which are also part of this new arrangement. The companies are currently preparing for the release of Oopsy Does It!, an all-new feature length Care Bears adventure that will be released theatrically this summer and on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. in the fall. "Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has been an incredible partner with whom we've enjoyed a tremendous amount of success for our Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake brands. We are excited to expand our relationship with them to include new character brands and additional Care Bears entertainment," said Josef Mandelbaum, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , American Greetings Intellectual Property Group. "These new entertainment releases will undoubtedly be a hit among both kids and parents alike and we look forward to a continued collaborative relationship with Fox Home Entertainment to support these character brands in the marketplace." "Growing our relationship with American Greetings Properties is a real win-win for both companies," noted David Bixler, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions, TCFHE. "Our clout at retail maximizes the presence and awareness for AGP's current and upcoming franchises and at the same time provides us with terrific animated content for the important preschool and children's and family category." More details on each entertainment franchises follows: CARE BEARS In addition to the Care Bears home entertainment releases currently handled by Fox Home Entertainment, they will now also distribute the new Care Bears animated series, which is premiering this fall on the Saturday morning programming block on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . The all-new series features everyone's favorite bears, filled with warmth, caring and humor, and their delightful tales from Care-a-lot. SUSHI PACK The new animated series Sushi Pack follows five crime-fighting pieces of sushi that protect Wharf City from over-the-top diabolical villains. The humor-filled, action-packed television treatment for Sushi Pack was written by animation legends Tom Ruegger and Nicholas Hollander, the Emmy[R]-winning writers/producers behind such animated hits as "Animaniacs," "Tiny Toon Adventures Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American animated television series created and produced as a collaborative effort between Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation. ," and "Pinky and the Brain This article describes both the animated television series, and the characters from that series. Pinky and the Brain (sometimes abbreviated PatB or P&tB) are cartoon characters who have starred in the American animated television series ." TWISTED WHISKERS Twisted Whiskers features a "twisted" bunch of cats and dogs that were initially launched in 2001 as a greeting card line and immediately became the fastest-selling summer social expressions line ever developed by American Greetings. In collaboration with Mike Young Productions and DQ Entertainment, American Greetings Properties is now transforming the cats and dogs of Twisted Whiskers into a full-fledged entertainment-based character property. American Greetings Properties will also continue to work with Bill Kopp, the creative talent behind the original Simpsons shorts from the Tracey Ullman Show as well as the initial on-line Twisted Whiskers' shorts -- which were posted on-line and featured as e-cards earlier this year -- to help oversee the creative direction of the new series. MARYOKU YUMMY Maryoku Yummy is a charming new animated preschool entertainment series about the magical and wish-granting world of the Yummy. The property is being developed as a television series with The Hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. , child development experts, and the award-winning creative team of Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey, screenwriters of well-known children's series such as "Rugrats" and "The Wild Thornberrys." About American Greetings Properties American Greetings intellectual property and outbound licensing division, American Greetings Properties, was established to develop multi-platform entertainment, licensing, merchandising and promotional campaigns for its classic properties, as well as develop a new series of character brands. The impetus for setting up the division was inspired by the success of two properties, Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake, which have made $2 billion and $1.8 billion in retail sales respectively. For more information, visit www.agpbrands.com About American Greetings Corporation American Greetings Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AM) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of social expression products. Along with greeting cards, its product lines include gift wrap, party goods, stationery, calendars, ornaments and electronic greetings. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of approximately $1.7 billion. For more information on the Company, visit: http://corporate.americangreetings.com. About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox Home Entertainment film and television programming on VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original productions. Each year the Company introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. |
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