Canadian animation veteranMichael Hirsh is buying Cinar, the troubled Montreal-based animation house. TheUS$144m sale puts Hirsh, co-founder and former CEO of Toronto-based Nelvana Limited,back in the ...

In 2000, the animation industry was rocked by the collapse of Cinar Corp., the Canadian cartoon producer behind such popular series as "Arthur," "Calliou" and "The Busy World of Richard Scarry." By ...

MONTREAL — Stuart Snyder is set to step down as president and CEO of troubled Canuck animation company Cinar Corp. after only one year on the job. The Montreal-based company announced Snyder’s ...

Before we delve into the planned resurrection of Cinar, let's pause for a moment to recall what this scandal-plagued animator used to be. At one point, Cinar was a Canadian entertainment icon.

Montreal, Qc. and Alexandria, Virginia, April 15, 2002- CINAR Corporation, and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to produce 16 new ...

Legal and shareholder battles may not be over for Cinar, but in an effort to rebuild its business the resurgent Montreal animation firm has struck a deal for a new series involving three major US ...

The fallen Canadian animation giant and partners are ordered to pay punitive damages to Claude Robinson for stealing the character for a Robinson Crusoe-inspired cartoon. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...

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MONTREAL - Ronald Weinberg, whose Cinar animation firm produced popular cartoons Arthur and Cailloux, went on trial Monday for one of the biggest financial scams in Canadian history. Weinberg, 62, and ...

MONTREAL -- The co-founder of the Cinar animation company was given a nine-year prison term Wednesday for his role in a $120-million fraud case. With time already served, Ronald Weinberg still has ...