CINAR, With WGBH Boston and Marc Brown Studios, Announces New ARTHUR Spin-Off Program on PBS KIDS.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2003 Production and distribution venture transforming CINAR into an integrated entertainment and education leader In a joint press release with WGBH Boston, PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , and Marc Brown Studios Marc Brown Studios is a company founded by Marc Brown in 2000 after the air of Arthur's Perfect Christmas. The company was founded in 2000 nationwide in the US. Starting in the July of 2003, Marc Brown Studios produced Postcards from Buster. , CINAR Corporation today announced the launch of a new half-hour spin-off television series based on Buster, one of the most popular characters from the Emmy(R) award winning-series, ARTHUR(R). POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER Postcards from Buster, also called Buster's Postcards, is a children's television series, containing both animation and live-action that airs on PBS, and is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series. will promote literacy and multicultural understanding among school age children and blend animation with live action footage. This new series will premiere on PBS KIDS PBS Kids (often styled all-caps as "PBS KIDS") is the umbrella brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. in Fall 2004. The Company holds the worldwide home video distribution rights for POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER, as well as the worldwide television distribution rights outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . CINAR also has a pending agreement on educational rights, including those for educational publishing and video worldwide. This agreement should be confirmed in the near future. "This production and distribution venture is an important step in transforming CINAR into a fully integrated entertainment and education leader," says Stuart Snyder, president and 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 CINAR Corporation. "By participating as an equity partner and retaining the video and educational distribution rights, CINAR is leveraging important revenue and profit opportunities," says Mr. Snyder. "We are also committed to expanding our market reach beyond pre-school to provide high-quality programming to school-age children and this new series focuses precisely on that niche. All of this plays to the combined strengths of CINAR," he adds. POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER is brought to PBS by WGBH Boston, America's pre-eminent public broadcasting public broadcasting: see broadcasting. producer; Marc Brown Studios, led by Arthur creator, Marc Brown; and CINAR Corporation. WGBH and CINAR are the same team that produce ARTHUR for PBS. PBS is a private, non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by 350 public television stations in the United States. "It's important for children to experience cultures different from their own," says WGBH executive producer Carol Greenwald. "Putting Buster on the road and immersing him in real-life settings via the live-action "postcards" is a perfect vehicle to teach children about the rich and complex cultural life that exists across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ." "This announcement is a direct result of our strategy to grow, integrate and diversify," says Mr. Snyder. "It also reinforces our long-standing relationship with our partners, WGBH Boston, Marc Brown and PBS," he adds. CINAR Corporation is an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of non-violent, quality programming and educational products for children and families. CINAR's web site is www.cinar.com. This release may include information that could constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 (U.S.). Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "will", "may" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not necessarily limited to, those relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the results of the company's reviews. Actual results or conditions may differ from those anticipated by these and other forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Photos of ARTHUR and BUSTER are available via CANAPRESS as well as on CCNMatthews' web site at the following addresses: http://www2.cdn-news.com/database/fax/2000/CINA0529.jpg http://www2.cdn-news.com/database/fax/2000/CINB0529.jpg |
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