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Cynopsis: Kids!09/22/10
Good morning. It's Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
DC Entertainment (DCE) unveiled its bi-coastal plan, which will see its business related to the development and production of feature films, TV, digital media, video games and consumer products and administrative functions to Warner Bros. property Burbank, California. Meanwhile DC Comicspublishing operations will remain in New York. Moving the year-old DCE to California supports the company's efforts to integrate its business/brand/characters into Warner Bros.' feature films and multiple other Warner Bros. and Time Warner distribution platforms. DCE's move to California is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Carla Gugino (Race to Witch Mountain, Night at the Museum, and the upcoming Sucker Punch) joins the cast of Fox's family feature film of Mr. Popper's Penguins, per Variety. The movie already stars Jim Carrey, which is based on Richard and Florence Atwater's classic 1938 kids book of the same name. Mark Waters is directing the live-action movie and John Davis and his Davis Entertainment are producing.
Program Call: Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPCOM Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, September 30, the week before MIPCOM 2010 in Cannes. If you would like to have your programming included, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company's stand/booth location and who will be attending from your company. To be included in this free and highly-viewed special edition, please send your submission to lisa@cynopsis.com no later thanFriday, September 24, 2010. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission (if you don't receive a the confirmation email, please resubmit).
MORE KIDS STUFF
Hole in the Wall joins Cartoon Network's Wednesday night programming line-up on October 6 at 7:30p. The night will also include new episodes of the network's reality series Dude, What Would Happen at 8p and Destroy Build Destroy at 8:30p. Hosted by Teck Holmes (The Real World Hawaii), pits two teams of families against one another in the humorous game show. Hole in the Wall is produced by FremantleMedia North America, with Scott St. John serving as executive producer.
Nickelodeon will premiere two new hour-long preschool specials based on its popular series Go, Diego, Go! and Ni Hao, Kai-lan. The Go, Diego, Go! special, Diego's International Rescue League, will debut Friday, September 24 at 10a. Actress Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angles, Kill Bill Vol. 1) will guest star as the Bear Queen in the Ni Hao, Kai-lan special, Princess Kai-lan, which is set to premiere Friday, October 8 at 1p. Both specials will simulcast on Nick Mobile.
CBC (Canada) commissions DHX Media for a third season of the animated preschool seriesAnimal Mechanicals, bringing the total number of episodes to 73x11. In addition to producing the action/adventure series, DHX Media also handles the licensing and merchandising for Animal Mechanicals and will be at Brand Licensing Europe seeking new licensees. The series airs around the world and is set to debut in the US this fall on The Hub.
MARKETING/LICENSING
DQ Entertainment (DQE) enters into a licensing deal for The Jungle Book in Germany withUniversal Trends, along with co-production partner ZDF Enterprises. Under the three-year pact, Universal holds the licensing and merchandising across Germany, Austria and Switzerland for figurines, puzzles, board games and outdoor toys (e.g. surprise bags, 'gotchaballs', key rings, fabric figures) and outdoor games (e.g. inflatables, sporting goods, beach toys and backpacks).
4sight licensing solutions enters into a license deal with European Home Designs (EHD) to produce pet beds and bedding products (pet blankets, throws and pillows) under the American Kennel Club (AKC) brand in the US. EHD also produces pet products for other brands including Nestle Purina, and US Army brand, as well as its own line of pet accessories under the Bow-Wow Pet brand name. 4sight licensing solutions is a unit of 4Kids Entertainment,
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Paris-based Planet Nemo Productions grows its sales team with the appointment of Jorge Patino Donaggio as International Sales Manager. Based in Barcelona, Patino Donaggio will report to Director/International Sales & Co-Productions, Nathan Waddington in London. Patino Donaggio most recently served as Manager/International Sales and Acquisitions, Edebe Audiovisual.
RATINGS
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 9/13-9/19/10 :Total Day (000) Primetime (000)NICK°: 1142 DSNY*: 1355
DSNY*: 860 NAN**: 799
CARTOON: 496 CARTOON: 696
NAN**: 440 NICK JR*: 520
NICK JR*: 354 DXD: 179
ADSM**: 187 ESPN: 172
DXD: 136 NICKTOONS: 162
NICKTOONS: 89 MTV: 90
ESPN: 62 BET: 84
TEENNICK: 53 TEENNICK: 69
MTV: 53
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel and Nick Jr are not ad supported cable networks, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 9/13-9/19/10 :Total Day (000) Primetime (000)NICK°: 619 DSNY*: 998
DSNY*: 548 NAN**: 602
NAN**: 320 CARTOON: 497
CARTOON: 310 DXD: 133
ADSM**: 111 NICKTOONS: 120
DXD: 98 ESPN: 102
NICKTOONS: 66 NICK JR*: 101
NICK JR*: 63 TEENNICK: 60
TEENNICK: 46 BET: 57
ESPN: 37 MTV: 50
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel and Nick Jr are not ad supported cable networks, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 9/13-9/19/10 :Total Day (000) Primetime (000)DSNY*: 459 DSNY*: 811
NICK°: 454 NAN**: 663
NAN**: 379 CARTOON: 394
CARTOON: 216 MTV: 121
ADSM**: 136 ESPN: 115
DXD: 76 DXD: 114
MTV: 75 NICKTOONS: 90
TEENNICK: 58 TEENNICK: 80
NICKTOONS: 50 DISCOVERY: 66
ESPN: 46 COMEDY: 65
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel and Nick Jr are not ad supported cable networks, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
