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Children's studio announces venture with Jeff Segal, former president and founder of MCA/Universal Family Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Cartoon Studios is the animation division of Universal Studios. Animated films The Land Before Time
Cloud 9 Interactive, a leading producer of children's entertainment, Wednesday announced a venture with Jeff Segal, former president and founder of MCA/Universal Family Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios, to create Cloud 9's media division. The new division will develop properties for television, direct-to-video and theatrical productions. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Debra Streicker-Fine, president and chief executive officer of Cloud 9 Interactive, the new unit will focus on an array of properties, some of which will be original Cloud 9 titles, but will also include high-profile properties in co-venture relationships or licensed in from third parties. "We are extremely excited to have Jeff on our team," said Streicker-Fine. "His talents and impressive background make him a perfect fit to help us meet our strategic goals with our media division." Cloud 9's media division will be organized and managed by Segal, along with Universal alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. Michael Torres and Lorna Bold. "We believe that Cloud 9 is well-positioned to make a major move into television and video," said Segal. "The company will be aggressive in the development of new franchise properties in animation and mixed media formats. I'm very impressed with the company's vision and technical capabilities." The new unit will be targeting all television venues and dayparts, including networks, cable and first-run syndication. The company will be active in the direct-to-video market and will pursue strategic partnerships domestically, with special attention to the international marketplace. "More and more it is becoming a global market," observed Segal. "And Cloud 9 is committed to creating a niche for itself on an international scale." At Universal, Segal's six-year-old division developed, sold, produced and delivered nearly 20 animated, mixed media and live action television series, including "Back to the Future," "An American Tail," "Casper," "ExoSquad," "Beethoven" and "Earthworm Jim This article is about the video game series. For the character, see Earthworm Jim (character). For the cartoon series, see . Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. ." He also helped launch Universal's multimillion dollar direct-to-video film business with sequels to Steven Spielberg's "Land Before Time." Joining Segal will be Development and Production Executive Torres, who previously worked with Segal on assorted Universal projects, including "ExoSquad," "Earthworm Jim" and, more recently, "Savage Dragon" on USA Network USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. The network shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited movies. and "VorTech" in first-run syndication. "With a strong background in the worlds of interactive, comic books This is a listing of comic books. See also List of comic creators. Argentina (historieta)
n in behavioral medicine, learning exercise in which individuals assume characters different from their own. The individual may also be asked to simulate a particularly difficult situation and apply the characteristics that are common to his , Michael will continue to be a major asset for our company," said Segal. Bold had been with Segal at Universal for five years and will coordinate a range of activities, including promotion and marketing, project acquisitions, talent relations and merchandising. "Lorna's network of relationships and knowledge of the business will help us get off to a fast start," observed Segal. "The market is in the process of re-inventing itself," he said. "We intend that Cloud 9 will become a major player in the kids and family entertainment business, working at the forefront of new and emerging technologies and forms of exhibition as we enter the 21st century." Cloud 9 media division/projects in development Cloud 9 Interactive plans to develop and produce a children's television series Children's television series are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. based on the popular Graveyard School novels. Cloud 9 acquired all rights to the best-selling book property in March 1995 with plans to create edgy, yet humorous broadcast versions of the tales. To date, more than 3 million Graveyard School books have been sold. Each Graveyard School episode will feature an adventurous story filled with incredible twists and turns as five ordinary junior-high kids battle unnatural forces in their school and town. Cloud 9 intends to additionally pursue developing and licensing agreements for its original animated characters "Rufus the Dog," "Katie the Chameleon" and "Addie the Kangaroo" from its popular Learning Adventure Series CD-ROMs. The lovable animals, illustrated in Saturday-morning cartoon style, are ideal vehicles for television and video programming for children. Other Cloud 9 projects currently underway include "Driftwood Journals," a coming-of-age drama for teenagers, and "Troll Trouble," based on the "Tricky Troll" characters from ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management writers Amy Spies and Denny Luria, which Cloud 9 acquired the rights to in May 1996. Based in Marina Del Rey, Cloud 9 Interactive is a dynamic children's entertainment studio that publishes, distributes, develops and licenses high-quality children's characters and family content for use in all entertainment media. Formed and staffed by industry-leading experts in the fields of multimedia, marketing, publishing, entertainment and education, the company is backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . For more information on Cloud 9 Interactive and its products, visit http://www.cloud9int.com . CONTACT: Faiola Davis Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Norma Velvikis/Sara Faiola, 213/933-4959 FDPR FDPR Feedback Directed Program Restructuring (IBM) 1@aol.com |
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