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3Dlabs, Inc., a professional graphics firm, has expanded its presence in

Europe with a new office near Frankfurt, Germany. 3Dlabs plans to use the

new branch as a base for expanding its market coverage in Central Europe,

one of the largest markets for its workstation graphics products. In turn,

3Dlabs announced the appointment of Frank Losch as country manager. Mr.

Losch brings many years of marketing and sales expertise to the new

position. "The ability to increase market penetration of Oxygen workstation

Fans of the BUBBLEGUM CRISIS series can catch the new adventures in

mid-March. VOLUME 4 -- RAMPAGE will pop into stores on March 14, 2000. A

new terror clouds over Tokyo. An evil entity runs amok, pulling its victims

into the sewers and devouring their flesh. The Knight Sabers, Genom and the

AD Police all join in a desperate search to find and destroy the monster.

The English dubbed version is priced at US$24.95 and the Japanese with

English subtitles version is priced at $29.95.

Warner Bros. proudly presents an new adventure from Bedrock entitled THE

FLINTSTONES STONE-AGE ADVENTURES. Rolling into stores March 14, 2000, the

new escapade features 6 episodes from the classic FLINTSTONES TV series.

The promotion coincides with the theatrical release of the new live-action

FLINTSTONES movie VIVA ROCK VEGAS! The pre-historic price for the tape will

be US$14.95.

TOM & JERRY'S GREATEST CHASES is running into stores on DVD and VHS at the

end of March. The new compilation will feature 14 classic TOM & JERRY

cartoons. The DVD will feature the classic dance sequence with Jerry and

Gene Kelly from the film ANCHORS AWEIGH! Racing into stores March 14, the

DVD will be priced at US$24.98 and the VHS at $14.95.

The big kids at Digital Entertainment Network (DEN), a Gen-Y geared on-line

programmer, have received much-needed play money to the sum of US$24

million. The new round of financing includes investments from NBC, Chase

Capital Partners, Enron Broadband Services Inc. and Intel, among others.

Missing from this round of financing is former Warner Bros. chairman, Terry

Semel. However sources say he has separately invested $2 million in the

company. Santa Monica-based DEN has also restructured its management team,

France-based company REALVIZ recently announced the release of its new

ImageModeler photo-modeling software. This release comes after the release

of several other photo-modeling systems designed to turn objects in 2D

photographs into 3D models. Unlike other solutions on the market, however,

ImageModeler is a high-end application aimed at professionals, and this is

reflected not only in the programs toolset, but in the quality of the

models it produces. The creation of a 3D model in ImageModeler is simple --

The Oscar shortlisted INDESCRIBABLE NTH has been picked up for distribution

on the Net at AtomFilms. The deal between NTH's creators Character Builders

and AtomFilms covers domestic and foreign television showings as well as

airline programming and Internet distribution. The film follows the story

of a boy and his understanding of the indescribable feeling called love.

Read Maureen Furniss' review of THE INDESCRIBABLE NTH and the other

shortlisted films at

On Tuesday, February 22, 2000, Disney chairman-CEO Michael Eisner made the

announcement: "With Go.com, I believe we are now the sleeping giant of the

Internet. Once streaming video is commonplace," he added, "Disney is ready

with a vast library and the ability to create new content." Added Go.com

chairman Steve Bornstein: "I see a time, in the next few years, or even

sooner, where nobody will talk about television or the Internet separately.

They will become one synergistic, fused media." In scheduled business,

Electronic Arts, one of the world's largest interactive entertainment

software companies, announced the acquisition of multimedia developer

DreamWorks Interactive, LLC. In terms of the deal, DreamWorks Interactive

will become a complete subsidiary of Electronic Arts. Financial terms were

not disclosed. Formed in March 1995 as a joint venture between Microsoft

and DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Interactive has produced such PlayStation

titles as LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and MEDAL OF HONOR. Steven Spielberg,