From the People Who Bring You the Mega Hit Pokemon : Three New Shows Being Offered At NATPE.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--Jan. 24, 2000--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (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 : KIDE), and its subsidiary The Summit Media Group, Inc. -- the people who brought Pokemon to the wide-world audience -- proudly return to NATPE NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives (National Association of Television Programming Executives), New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , January 24-27, with three new animation TV kid shows. The three new shows from the original syndicators of the &uot;Pokemon&uot; series promise to be futuristic, fun, and flush with engaging new plots and personalities, each targeted to timely niche markets. &uot;The infrastructure that we have built at 4Kids Entertainment enables us to offer strong licensing and marketing support for the properties we represent,&uot; comments Al Kahn, chairman and chief executive officer, 4 Kids Entertainment, who adds that, &uot;This NAPTE NAPTE National Association of Television Program Executives presents a great opportunity for Summit Media Group to distribute other ground-breaking programs.&uot; (EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Mr. Kahn and other principals are available for interviews; scenes from the three new shows may be previewed at NAPTE, as well as after the convention. Contact Bruce Bobbins, 212-843-8098 or Chuck Mirarchi, 212-843-8005, to make arrangements). The three new shows are: -- &uot;Tama and Friends,&uot; featuring frisky frisk·y adj. frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est Energetic, lively, and playful: a frisky kitten. frisk , friendly cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. who promote the values of friendship and cooperation, has already enjoyed two decades of popularity in Japan and is set to launch in the global worldwide market as a lovable girl's and young boy's property. 4Kids Productions, Inc., the children's television programming division of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., has completely re-imagined the series for worldwide distribution. -- &uot;Cubix,&uot; a futuristic, computer-generated animation series, celebrates robots as humans' best pals and handy helpers. Some of the robots are imbued with special powers to help smooth out a space age world filled with friction and intrigues. A sure pleaser for the boy's market, &uot;Cubix&uot; is a new show concept, whose story lines and characters are currently being developed for worldwide distribution by 4Kids Productions. -- &uot;The Adventures of Flamehead&uot; is an edgy teen show, a modern day blend of &uot;Our Gang&uot; and &uot;Happy Days&uot; portraying the escapades of colorful, futuristic adolescents in a giant amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. city. Keying into kids' fascination for X-Treme Sports and X-Treme Sports collectibles, Flamehead, is taking the trend up a notch in an innovative, action-packed new series. Headquartered 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. , 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ: KIDE) is a vertically-integrated entertainment company whose wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Leisure Concepts, Inc., leader in domestic and international merchandise licensing and product development; 4Kids Productions, a television, film, music and home video production company, and Summit Media, a domestic and international television distribution, media buying and planning company. The Summit Media Group, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 4Kids Entertainment, (NASDAQ: KIDE), has grown into one of the nation's largest media buying services, specializing in marketing to children. Summit Media also distributes television shows via terrestrial networks, cable networks, or in syndication in the 50 United States and its territories. In 1999, Summit Media placed over $130 million of advertising on behalf of its clients, and distributed four hours of programming per week, that included the number one rated children's television program &uot;Pokemon.&uot; Now entering its seventh year, Summit Media emerges as one of the fastest growing media buying and program distributors in America. Summit's stellar client roster includes, amongst others: Nintendo, THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters , Trendmasters, Topps, and Rose Art Industries. (This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the SEC.) |
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