ICv2 reports that 4Kids aquiured the rights develop shows based on Nintendo properties and the animation house is considering producing or co-producing a series based on the videogame "Kirby" but so far only one hour of the four-hour block is set.
The latest twist in this interesting tale is a rumor that appeared on the Toonzone website indicating that 4Kids had asked competitor DIC about providing some programming for the Saturday morning Fox block. DIC was heavily involved in the bidding for the Fox Block before losing out to 4Kids, so it would be surprising if 4Kids did turn to them, but according to FCC regulations one of the four Saturday morning hours has to be "educational" and nothing that 4Kids currently has in its stable fills that bill, even by Hollywood standards, so it is quite possible that 4Kids will turn to some other source to fulfill its "educational" requirements. Or, since the Fox Block will have to have strong ratings to gain enough advertising dollars to pay off 4Kids' $25 million dollar annual rental, perhaps 4Kids is looking for Sailor Moon or some other high profile DIC property to bring some luster to new Saturday morning fall lineup? Stay tuned for more details.
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