AtomFilms Licenses Bullseyeart.com's "Space Dog".Business/Internet Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Bullseyeart.com and AtomFilms (www.atomfilms.com) announced today the licensing deal of the popular animated series "Space Dog." "Space Dog" is a bullseyeart.com original series and hasn't launched on any other site or network. "Space Dog" will premiere with four new episodes on atomfilms.com in the early fall. AtomFilms has a six-month exclusive deal for the new series with an option for renewal to secure additional episodes and sub-license the series. "Space Dog" stars a loveable love·a·ble adj. Variant of lovable. Adj. 1. loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" lovable super hero Terrier who battles crime in outer space, but there is no crime in outer space. The quick and smart comedy, created by Bullseyeart's founders Josh Kimberg and Nick Cogan, injects a deep sense of irony into the sci-fi adventure genre. "Space Dog" represents a pinnacle in streaming on-line content, featuring broadcast-quality presentation and little to no loading time In airlift operations, a specified time, established jointly by the airlift and airborne commanders concerned, when aircraft and loads are available and loading is to begin. , while upholding and subverting all the elements of traditional animation Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand. . With an uncannily catchy theme song and a loveable, neurotic main character, this down right infectious cartoon is destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to be a hit. "We are very pleased to work with AtomFilms on this venture," says Josh Kimberg, 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. of bullseyeart.com. "We believe "Space Dog" is a perfect fit for AtomFilms and we are very excited to be a part of their programming. "AtomFilms is thrilled to be partnered with a unique boutique like Bullseyeart," said Eric Calderon, animation development executive at AtomFilms. "Their humor is an important part of our original animation production strategy." About Bullseyeart.com Based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Bullseye Art Bullseye Art was a NYC based art collective that pioneered art and animation on the web, (see also Antirom, adaweb, thing.net). Founded in 1995 by Josh Kimberg, Nick Cogan and Ryan Edwards, the company gained fame for its creation of unique and offbeat interactive cartoons made Ltd. is the leading creative development and production studio in the exploding field of web animation. Bullseye Art has a track record of cutting unique deals with premier entertainment companies and is currently creating cartoons for Icebox, Aerosmith, Phish and Razorfish's RSUB. Bullseye An established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced. See also reference point. and its founders, Josh Kimberg and Nick Cogan, have received international acclaim and awards for their web animations and cartoon series. About AtomFilms AtomFilms is a leading next generation entertainment company focused on redefining the way entertainment is created, distributed, marketed, and consumed. AtomFilms has the largest catalog of award-winning animation and live-action entertainment available. A loyal supporter of independent filmmakers and animators, AtomFilms has built a platform for artists seeking worldwide distribution. AtomFilms markets and distributes high-quality short form entertainment to more than 80 partners and to audience's worldwide, with significant presence on major Internet sites, broadband services, television, airlines, home entertainment companies and more recently, handheld and wireless devices. A popular Web destination that is ranked among Media Metrix's top twenty entertainment sites, AtomFilms was recently honored with two Webby Awards, in the Film and Broadband categories. The AtomFilms Website was also cited as one of the top ten most trafficked movie-related sites by Entertainment Weekly, and was rated "Best of the Web" for online entertainment by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. . An independent company founded in 1998, AtomFilms has offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, 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 and London. More information about AtomFilms can be found on the Internet at http://www.atomfilms.com. |
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