CINAR: Les Chansons de Caillou Album Wins 'Best Children's Album of the Year' Felix Award.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1999-- CINAR Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CINR CINR Carrier to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio ) (ME:CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). .A.) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CIF.A.) (ME:CIF.B.) (TSE:CIF.B.) the award-winning entertainment and education company specializing in quality, non-violent children's programming, and Sony Wonder Sony Wonder was the children's music and home video arm of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Sony Wonder distributed Nickelodeon videos from 1993 to 1995 until Nickelodeon parent Viacom's purchase of Paramount Pictures, and material from Sesame Workshop and Classic Media. Canada, the leading label in award-winning, best-selling children's audio and video programming, are thrilled to announce that the album, LES CHANSONS DE CAILLOU has won the Felix Award for "Best Children's Album of the Year" at the 1999 Gala de l'ADISQ in Montreal, last night. "Caillou is trusted and beloved by children, as much as their parents," said Micheline Charest Micheline Charest (1953 - April 14 2004) was a successful television producer and founder (and former co-chair) of the Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) television company. , Chairman and co-CEO of CINAR Corporation. "We're delighted that CINAR is able to share Caillou's life lessons with a growing number of Caillou fans across Quebec and the rest of Canada." "Sony Wonder has always believed in the strong appeal and educational value of the CAILLOU(R) series," says Therese Garnett, director, Sony Wonder/SMV. "Given the success of the album and videos, children and parents alike are proving that CAILLOU is definitely becoming a family favorite in households across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. ." LES CHANSONS DE CAILLOU is produced by CINAR Music, a division of CINAR responsible for the creation, production and management of CINAR's original music, and is distributed and marketed in Canada by Sony Wonder. LES CHANSONS DE CAILLOU has reached Gold status in Canada, last June. It has sold over 50,000 units in Quebec alone since its release in September 1998. The album spent 31 weeks on SoundScan's Top 30 Francophone Chart, a rare feat for a children's album in any language! LES CHANSONS DE CAILLOU's 17 tracks include the series' theme song and 16 original songs that keep kids humming all day long. LES CHANSONS DE CAILLOU's success follows that of the first two CAILLOU video releases, Ou est Caillou and Que fait Caillou, which achieved Diamond Status in five short months, selling over 100,000 units each. CAILLOU is one of Sony Wonder Canada's fastest selling video title ever! Sony Wonder has recently released a new title, Caillou takes on the world (Les aventures de Caillou), available in English and French across Canada. This follows the release earlier this year of two videos, Caillou's Summer Days (Les vacances de Caillou) and Caillou's Friends (Les amis de Caillou). The sales have been phenomenal with each video title reaching multi-platinum status, in French and English, and still going strong. The videos are taken from CINAR's award-winning television series which airs on TELETOON in Canada. New CAILLOU episodes are currently in production, in partnership with 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 are slated to launch in the US in Fall 2000. The much-loved animated television series “Animated series” redirects here. For full information about animated series, see Animated cartoon. Animated Series are a television series produced by means of animation. produced by CINAR is based on the best-selling book series published by Les Editions Chouette, which have sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide. CAILLOU chronicles the adventures of a little boy from a toddler to his days as a seasoned 4-year-old pre-schooler. Caillou is a true tot hero who epitomizes the wonder with which children experience the ordinary, from getting to know his family to visiting stores and strange places (like the park and zoo) for the first time. With humor, junior logic and imagination, Caillou makes sense of the world - and helps young viewers do the same. In addition to the album and videos, CAILLOU's licensing program continues to expand. The list of products now include: plush toys, tableware, puzzles and games, posters, photo albums, backpacks, bedding, apparel, shampoo and bubble bath. 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 Entertainment's original productions include: the two-time Emmy award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winning ARTHUR(TM) (with WGBH Boston), The Busy World of Richard Scarry(TM), Are You Afraid of the Dark?(TM), Wimzie's House Wimzie's House was a Canadian produced children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996 and in the United States on PBS from 1997 to 2001[1]. (TM) and Lassieo(TM), as well as mini-series and family films, which are seen in over 150 countries. CINAR Education Inc., CINAR's educational division promotes children's learning by developing, producing, distributing, and marketing high-quality supplemental education products worldwide. Through CINAR's diverse programming, its licensing and merchandising of entertainment related products and its array of supplemental education products, the Company intends to appeal to children worldwide. Sony Wonder is the family entertainment division of Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label (Canada) Inc. and encompasses a wide range of high quality, award-winning children's audio and video product including; Sesame Street, Richard Scarry, Robert Munsch, Golden Books, Arthur and others. Experience the wonder with Sony Wonder on-line at www.sonywonder.com or www.sonymusic.com. |
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