CINAR Corporation: Parents Vote for WIMZIE'S HOUSE--Videos Win National Parenting Publications Awards and Are Honored by Dr. Toy.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1999 (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 ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :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:CIF.B.) CINAR Corporation has announced that WIMZIE'S HOUSE has garnered two new honors in the United States. It won the National Association of Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) and was also chosen as one of Dr. Toy's Best Children's Products. WIMZIE'S HOUSE is distributed on video by Sony Wonder. "We are very proud that WIMZIE'S HOUSE continues to be recognized by parents and educators as a great learning tool for preschool children," said Ronald A. Weinberg, President and co-CEO of CINAR. WIMZIE'S HOUSE video titles, It's Magic Time and You're Special, are the NAPPA recipients and It's Magic Time has been selected by Dr. Stevanne Auerbach (a.k.a. Dr. Toy), an expert in children's toys and education. More new titles will be released in the new year. WIMZIE'S HOUSE is now in its third season on PBS' prestigious Ready to Learn daily block of preschool programming. It was selected as a Top 10 New Kids' Show by TV Guide upon its debut in 1997 and has garnered numerous awards (including two Gemini Awards in 1996 and 1997), and two Prix de l'Excellence de l'Alliance pour l'enfant et la television in the same years. This popular puppet preschool series presents the adventures of 5-year-old Wimzie, her family and friends who learn caring and sharing at Wimzie's house, a home daycare unlike any other. The series is produced by CINAR and presented to 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, in association with Maryland Public Television Maryland Public Television (MPT) is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public television network which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland and beyond through a variety of broadcast and non-broadcast activities. (MPT MPT Maryland Public Television MPT Modern Portfolio Theory (investing) MPT Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications MPT Message-Passing Toolkit MPT Master of Physical Therapy MPT Mitochondrial Permeability Transition ). The PBS license is underwritten in part by PediaSure. CINAR Corporation (Nasdaq: CINR; and Toronto Exchange; CIF.A, CIF.B) 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, distributed in over 150 countries, include two-time Emmy award-winner Caillou(R), ARTHUR(TM) (with WGBH Boston), The Busy World of Richard Scarry(TM), Wimzie's House(TM) and Lassie(TM), as well as mini-series and family films. Through CINAR's diverse programming, its licensing and merchandising of entertainment-related products, and its array of supplemental education products, the Company reaches children worldwide. CINAR's web site www.cinar.com |
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