Mondo Media Launches Syndication for Newest Mini Show, ''Piki & Poko Adventures In StarLand''.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000 Mondo mon·do Slang adj. Enormous; huge: a mondo list of pizza toppings. adv. Extremely; very: a mondo big mistake. Media Syndication Network Includes Alloy Online, Lycos, Excite@Home, NBCi, Netscape and Town 24 Mondo Media, the leading creator and syndicator of animated entertainment on the Web, announced today the launch of its newest original Mondo Mini Show, "Piki Piki (or piki bread) is a thin dry rolled bread made by the Hopi out of corn meal, obtaining its dark grayish-blue color and unique flavor due to the use of blue corn and culinary ash. & Poko Adventures in StarLand," on its syndication network. Partners carrying the show include Alloy Online (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 :ALOY), Lycos, Excite@Home, NBCi, Netscape and Town 24. "Piki & Poko Adventures in StarLand" is a post-ironic fairytale combining adventure, horoscopes and original music, targeted to Gen-Y audiences, mainly girls, with its multi-layered humor and style. "'Piki & Poko' is a fresh take on the girl-power adventure story. It's smartly written and has a colorful cast of characters. There's not a lot of high-quality entertainment on the Web for the Gen Y See generation X. girls and we know they're one of the fastest growing audiences for our syndication partners," said Vivian Barad, executive producer at Mondo Media. "We also think the peer-to-peer aspect of the show with its sendable weekly horoscopes is a great way to share the fun with friends." "As fans of Mondo Media, we are very excited to pick up the newest Mondo Mini Show, 'Piki & Poko Adventures in StarLand.' It's truly original with an amazing cast of characters and story lines that will really appeal to our users," said Susan Kaplow, director of content at Alloy Online. "Piki and Poko are hip characters and the show enhances the community spirit." Created by Mark Ewert and David Cutler For other uses, see Dave Cutler (disambiguation). David Cutler is an economist and professor at Harvard University. He served in the administration of Bill Clinton and was an advisor to the presidential campaign of John Kerry. of Mondo Media, this original, anime-inspired fairytale speaks to viewers through its two heroines, Piki and Poko, out to kick inter-dimensional butt and save StarLand from total chaos Total Chaos is a series of simple turn based strategy game / card game / board games for the Amiga. They were written by James Conwell and a group of developers known as Team Chaos. each week. StarLand's cast of characters is fantastically imaginative, from evil candy cane armies to a malevolent homemaker (who bears a striking resemblance to Martha Stewart <noinclude></noinclude> Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. ) to a giant space squid. Viewers will enjoy a new way to bond, communicate and share their horoscopes through this magical, musical and psychedelic experience. "Piki & Poko" also pushes the boundaries of Flash animation with its sophisticated art direction by Drew Takahashi, former head of Colossal Pictures, known for MTV's Liquid Television. About Mondo Media Mondo Media (http://www.mondomedia.com) is a new kind of syndicator -- one that creates and develops animated entertainment properties for distribution across a powerful online network, including many of the most recognized names on the Internet: Entertaindom, Excite@Home, Lycos, NBCi, Netscape Netcenter, Real Networks, and shockwave.com, among others. With this network as a base, Mondo Media presents its renowned "Mondo Mini Shows Mondo Mini Shows (also known as Mondo Media) is a leading innovator in the use of new media platforms for the delivery of high-quality animation targeted at teens and young adults. ," short, original, irreverent and always entertaining, to an audience of fans and animation enthusiasts. |
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