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Birds of a feather will once again flock together as the blockbuster 3-D animated comedy adventure RIO and the phenomenon that is Angry Birds match up for a line of co-branded plush.

For the first time in history, Star Trek fans across the globe can witness and participate in the biggest Star Trek panels of the year with the click of a mouse.  CBS Consumer Products has joined forces with Creation Entertainment and Tvoop.com to live stream the official 45th anniversary Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on StarTrek.com, putting some of the series’ legendary stars into the homes of fans anywhere in the world. Viewers will be able to watch each panel live or on demand at a later date and participate via a live chat function.

Standing at more than seven feet from head tail and weighing almost 250 pounds, he’s not just a Great Dane; he’s the ‘greatest’ Dane! Guinness World Records today announced that ‘Giant George’, a Great Dane from Tucson, Arizona owned by David Nasser, is the new official record holder for both the Tallest Living Dog and the Tallest Dog Ever. This new ‘top dog’ measures 43 inches (3 ft 7 inches) from paw to shoulder as verified by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator who visited the dog after controversy surrounding his height required an in-person measurement. ‘Giant George’ inched out the previous record holder, Titan, by .75 inches to claim the crown.

New York (November 25, 2008) – On Black Friday 1983, hundreds of thousands of Americans stood in seemingly unending lines braving potential riots at retail stores to secure a Cabbage Patch Kid for the holiday season.  News stations around the world featured footage of the so-called “riots”, and newspapers splashed accounts of the Cabbage Patch Kids across their headlines. With Black Friday 2008 (November 27) marking the 25th anniversary of this remarkable day in history, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) and Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. (OAA) are commemorating the event with a special release of the original ‘Kids’ that started the Cabbage Patch craze 25 years ago, exclusively available from Play Along®, a division of JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ: JAKK).

New York (January 29, 2009) – Following a very successful program in 2008, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), a global provider of children's entertainment, has teamed up with BURGER KING® to create a global Kids Meal promotion.  For the second consecutive year, the arrangement will feature the Cabbage Patch Kids® (from Original Appalachian Artworks) in girls’ premium packages for Burger King customers in the U.S., Canada and more than 30 other territories across the globe.