Cartoon Network's BEN 10 LIVE keeps Starlight children smiling in Australia

Aug. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- To announce the Australian premiere of Cartoon Network’s BEN 10 LIVE, from the hugely successful Ben 10 franchise, Cartoon Network is proud to reveal a string of special appearances at Starlight Express rooms across the nation.

During the special visit, Starlight children will participate in a BEN 10 themed activity workshop, as well as have the opportunity to meet and have their photo taken with cast and characters from BEN 10 LIVE.  For many of these children, this may be their only opportunity to experience the cast and characters of the incredible stage show.

“Cartoon Network is all about animating kids’ lives so we are absolutely thrilled to bring BEN 10 LIVE in to support Starlight’s program,” says Robi Stanton, Executive Director of Sales and Networks, Australia and New Zealand, Turner International.  “This visit will help restore the fun and laughter that serious illness can take away from these children.”

Characters from BEN 10 LIVE will be visiting Starlight Express rooms at hospitals around Australia throughout August and Cartoon Network has provided complimentary tickets in each state for Starlight families who are now out of hospital to see the show.

Details of visit:

11am Thu 12 Aug - Melbourne
11am Fri 13 Aug - Brisbane
11.30am Mon 16 Aug - Newcastle
4pm Mon 16 Aug - Randwick  (Sydney)
2pm Tue 17 Aug - Westmead (Sydney)
11am Wed 18 Aug - Canberra
11am Thu 19 Aug - Adelaide
11am Wed 25 Aug - Perth

To attend, please RSVP to Fred Porter on (03) 9527 8644 or email fporter@entertainmentstore.com.au  

Since 1988, Starlight has relied on the generosity of corporations like Cartoon Network to give seriously ill and hospitalised children the opportunity to access and benefit from Starlight’s programs.  The demand for Starlight’s programs continues to grow with over 600,000 child admissions to hospitals each year around Australia. Starlight currently only reaches 1-in-3 of these children and their families.

About BEN 10 LIVE:

Ben 10 is one of Cartoon Network’s hottest properties, with the animated TV series seen daily in over 2.9 million homes around Australia and New Zealand.  The super-sized arena show – Cartoon Network’s BEN 10 LIVE – is set to tour major Australian cities during the September/October school holidays. Complete with amazing stunts, incredible action and jaw-dropping special effects BEN 10 LIVE will burst into Australian arenas on a scale rarely seen in children’s entertainment.

Cartoon Network is set to launch the brand new series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien at 10am on 10.10.10.

About Cartoon Network Australia:

Cartoon Network is one of the most popular entertainment channels among kids and is currently seen in over two million homes in Australia. The Network is distributed on Austar, Foxtel and Optus. Launched in Australia in 1995, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s (TBS) Cartoon Network offers the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library of Warner Bros., MGM and Hanna-Barbera titles, the Network also showcases original series including Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force, Chowder, The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Cartoon Network is the number one channel for kids in Asia Pacific and is currently seen in nearly 63 million cable homes in the region.  Online, Cartoon Network reaches 3.8 million unique visitors a month in Asia Pacific.

TBS Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

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