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04/01/05
Good morning. It's
Friday, April 1, 2005,
and this is your early morning
Kids!
briefing.
Discovery Kids Channel makes the most of April Fools Day with the
Skunked TV programming marathon, today 2-9p. These seven new
back to back episodes of the hidden camera/animal prank series, features
special appearances by teen singers JoJo and Katy Rose. Skunked TV
is hosted Madai Zaldivar and Chuck Cureau who pose as zookeepers,
tourists and the like to capture unsuspecting kids/adults in fun-loving
hoaxes. Skunked TV is produced by Spectrum Productions, with Guy
Nickerson serving as Executive Producer.
Sesame Street here in the US provides some of the funnier parodies of
many celebrities and things in the general culture (Polly Darton, Bruce
Stringbean, Don Music, game show host Guy Smiley) while conveying some
important skills like counting, the alphabet, rhyming and
socializing. Similarly, Plaza Sesamo following along those
lines will offer up a Muppet parody of the Telenovela
format. The Plaza Sésamo Muppets, Abelardo, Pancho and Lola
will appear in Telenovela parodies where they will positively demonstrate
emotions and help children understand them. This season of Plaza
Sésamo (65 episodes), which features a new show open, debuts in April on
Televisa Niños. Segments include: When she isn't getting phone
calls, Lola becomes increasingly upset… until Eduardo Santamarina
(popular Telenovela actor) drops by and tells her that her phone has been
unplugged. Other celebrity guests include: Latin American soccer
player Jorge Campos, Daniela Aedo, Sebastian Gonzalez
"Chamagol," Andrea Legarreta, Danna Paola, Adal Ramones and
Marco Antonio Regil among others will make appearances throughout the new
season. Additionally, this season will feature new regional
live action and animated films, produced by local companies from
throughout Latin America including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and
Venezuela highlighting the cultural diversity of the region. Plaza
Sésamo is a co-produced by Sesame Workshop, Discovery Kids, Mexico
producer/broadcaster Televisa, and US broadcaster TeleFutura.
Additionally, Univision will now be airing the series in Puerto
Rico.
What teen doesn't have generalized angst and the feeling they look
different from the rest of the crowd, maybe focusing on one specific
trait or another, say skin, nose or bad breath? Well, in Phil
Hester and Andy Kuhn's comic bookFirebreather, published by
Image Comics, Duncan Rosenblatt doesn't just feel these things he is,
well, let put it this way; Duncan is a half-human and half-dragon, who
lives in the suburbs. His parents are divorced and his folks want
different things for him in life; Duncan's Mom wants him to go to a good
college, while his 300 foot reptilian monster dad what him to conquer the
Earth. All of that said, Variety reports that Nickelodeon
Movies and Paramount are looking to acquire the rights to adapt
Firebreather into a feature film.
Nickelodeon Australia has launched a nationwide search for
an upbeat Aussie family, idiosyncrasies and personality to burn,
to be immortalized in a new cartoon series. The winning
family will star a series of cartoons created by Nickelodeon Australia
and will air on the channel from October 2005. Some storylines will
be adapted and drawn from the family's experiences but all will deal with
the quirky, unexpected moments of everyday life. The search will
continue across Australia throughout April and May, with ‘Nick Takes Over
…' events held in Geelong, Melbourne, Ballarat, Newcastle, Canberra,
Penrith and Sydney, where Search for the NickToon Family scouts will
target prospective candidates. K5-14 can enter their family at
www.nicktoonfamily.com.au, where they'll be asked to outline who makes up their
family (people & pets), and to tell a weird short story about the
family. The winning family will be announced in June 2005. In
addition to the humorous side of the project, the channel and creatives
will also be looking to present a picture of a modern Australian family,
which is a very different type of family that existed in the country even
5-10 years ago.
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday,
March 26, 2005 Broadcast Networks
only. Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media
Research Data WB (Kids' WB!)
2.5/12Avg. (8a-12N) What's New Scooby Doo 1.6/11; Mucha Lucha 2.6/14; Teen Titans 2.6/12;
Xiaolin Showdown 2.5/11; Pokemon 3.1/13; The Batman 2.6/11; Yu-Gi-Oh
2.5/12; Yu-Gi-Oh2 2.5/12 ABC (Jetix)
1.0/5Avg.
(9a-12:30p) Lilo & Stitch 0.6/3; The Proud Family 1.2/5; Even Stevens 0.8/3;
That's So Raven 1.6/7; Phil of the Future 1.4/6; Lizzie McGuire 1.1/5;
W.I.T.C.H. 0.6/3; Power Rangers: S.P.D. 0.3/2 FOX (4Kids TV)
1.4/7 Avg.
(8a-12n) Mew Mew Power 1.1/7; Winx Club 1.4/7; Winx Club 1.8/7; Sonic X 1.8/8;
Sonic X 1.8/8; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.4/6; One Piece 1.1/6;
Shaman King 1.0/5 CBS (Nick on CBS) 0.7/4
Avg. (8a-9a/11a-12n) Lazytown 0.5/3; Miss Spider's Friends 0.8/5; Backyardigans 0.8/4;
Dora the Explorer 1.1/5; Little Bill 0.7/3; Blue's Clues 0.8/4; 0.4/2
NBC (Discovery Kids on NBC)Avg.
0.7/3 (10a-1p) Kenny the Shark 0.6/3; Tutenstein 1.1/5; Trading Spaces 0.9/4;
Endurance 0.6/3; Blake Holsey High 0.7/4; Darcy's Wild Life 0.3/2
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday,
March 26, 2005 Cable Networks
only. Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media
Research Data NICKELODEON
4.6/22Avg.
(8a-12n) Jimmy Neutron 3.4/22; Jimmy Neutron 4.6/23; SpongeBob SquarePants
5.8/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.7/24; Fairly OddParents 4.9/22; Fairly
OddParents 5.5/26; Danny Phantom 3.7/18; All Grown Up 3.1/16 CARTOON NETWORK
3.0/14 Avg.
(8a-12n) Static Shock 2.7/17; Static Shock 3.3/16; Code Name: Kids Next Door
3.1/13; Code Name: Kids Next Door 2.7/12; Fosters Home For Imaginary
2.9/13; Billy & Mandy 3.0/14; Billy & Mandy 3.2/16; Hi Hi Puffy
Ami Yumi 2.8/14 DISNEY CHANNEL
1.4/7 Avg.
(8a-12n) Higglytown Heroes 0.8/5; JoJo's Circus 0.9/5; Winnie the Pooh:
Springtime Movie(S) 1.6/7; Lilo & Stitch 1.6/7; Lilo & Stitch
2.0/10; Dave the Barbarian 1.6/8 ABC FAMILY (Jetix)
0.5/3 Avg.
(7a-12n) Beyblade G Revolution 0.4/2; Power Rangers S.P.D. 0.4/2; Super Robot
Monkey Team 0.6/2; W.I.T.C.H. 0.9/4; Digimon 0.2/1; Dragon Booster 0.1/0;
Spider Man 0.2/1; X-Men 0.3/1 Animal Planet has embarked on an international voting
adventure as part of the debut of its Lyndal's Lifeline
documentary series' 6 new episodes. The network's viewers
across 150 countries can vote online at their respective countries'
Animal Planet website until April 17 (UK and Latin America) and April 24
(all other regions) for 6 animal protection centers (outside the US)
featured in each episode. In each new segment, animal advocate
Lyndal Davies visits a different center, speaks with its personnel and
presents a $10,000 donation. The centers include an Australian
koala hospital, a Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary, a Sri Lankan
elephant transit center, a London wildlife hospital; a Brazilian exotic
bird refuge and a Thailand bear sanctuary. The winning place will
be the recipient of an additional $10,000 and be named the first Animal
Planet Lifeline Project on May 17 in addition to being further profiled
in a 1-hour special episode (airing outside of the US) this year.
(Did you know that Animal Planet's vote last year dubbed the tiger over
the dog and dolphin to be the "World's Favorite
Animal"?)
Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable
Monday-Friday Afternoon
Ranks among
Kids 2-11
in thousands (000) Season-to-Date for the week
of09/06/04-03/27/05 Vs. STD 09/01/03-03/28/04. K2-11 M-F 3-5p 04/05 STD (000)
vs. 03/04 STD
NICK:
1247
+10%
CARTOON:
709
+4%
DIS
CH*:
700
-27%
Kids
WB:
528
-35% Source: Kids WB! Research from Nielsen Media Research Data *Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the
others in this listing.
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the third-party video game
accessory provider, has signed an agreement with Boonty, a
downloadable games business, to enable a digital distribution game
channel on GameShark.com. Under the multi-year deal Mad Catz
has obtained the rights, from Boonty, to sell hundreds of downloadable
games from major game publishers. The new site is scheduled to launch on
April 22, 2005. GameShark.com provides 1+m unique monthly readers
with content daily, including the latest cheat codes for all GameShark
products, industry information and news, game reviews, hints and guides,
and other game-related content. This marks gameshark.com's first foray
into direct-to-consumer game software sales. Boonty has launched
and maintains 70+ private label downloadable game channels, and has
digital distribution licensing agreements with leading publishers of
hardcore/enthusiast games such as Ubisoft, Atari, as well as premium
publishers of casual games, such as GameHouse and Wild Tangent.
Clare Alter joins DLT Entertainment's US office as
VP/Cable and Home Video Sales. Alter will be responsible for
program and format sales of DLT's catalogue to cable networks.
Alter will also manage DLT's home video/DVD and video-on-demand
sales. Previously, Alter served as VP/US Sales, Carlton
International, where In addition to being a member of the team that
established Carlton's US operation, she increased the company's sales
revenue year to year from its inception straight through to its merger
with Granada International last year. Prior to this, Alter worked
at Central Television where she set up the company's NY office. Go
Clare!
In other news, DLT has appointed Carson Black as
Producer/Drama Development in its London office, and Daniel
Berman, Director/Public TV Sales in NY.
Elizabeth Schimel has been appointed SVP/Content Development
Online, Comcast, she will report to David Juliano, President/Comcast
Online & Voice Services. In her new role, Schimel will develop
and continue building content for Comcast.net through new strategic
partnerships. Schimel will also work closely with Comcast's Video
and Voice Services businesses to develop cross-functional products that
share content for the connected home. Previously, Schimel served as
VP/Consumer Business Development, AT&T Wireless Services, where she
led the content strategy and execution of new business initiatives for
wireless Internet portal and messaging applications. She also ran
AT&T Wireless' ring tone and downloadable content business.
Schimel is credited with the launch of a series of first-to-market
wireless products in the US, including the text-messaging event, in
partnership with the TV series American Idol. Prior to AT&T
Wireless, Schimel served as SVP/Global Business Development, Soundview
Technology Group, and as VP/BMG Entertainment's Online Division.
Correction
: Yesterday's item about the kid video industry should have read:
The ever growing kid's video market, which is estimated to be a
$4.8bmarket, is being
drivenby three trends: ‘sell-through vs. rental, DVD conversion,
and pop culture savvy kids, according to The US Market for Children's
Video Products
Kids Cable Network
Averages in thousands (000) for
Wednesday, March 30,
2005, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:
K2-11 1195; K6-11 620; TWEENS 9-14 376
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 887; K6-11 564; TWEENS 9-14 397
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 592;
K6-11 327; TWEENS 9-14 261
TOON
DISNEY:
K2-11 73; K6-11 56; TWEENS 9-14
45 Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Friday Fun Fact: Massachusetts first
cultivated its own watermelon in 1629. In those days, nothing was wasted:
The rind was pickled, the juice was drunk, the seeds were toasted for
snacks, and the flesh was savored. As far as seed spitting
contests, there is no record of such an activity in 1629.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia
Question:Do you remember the name of the
local newspaper on Green Acres? HOOTERVILLE WORLD
GUARDIAN. Kudos to: Molly Antonangeli-Brighter Minds Children's
Publishing/Worthinton; and Tom Boyd-WGN/Chicago.
Today's Trivia Question:
The animated campaign was created in 1960 by the Bauer & Tripp ad
agency and ran for about five years. It included a singing boy and his
girlfriend, and of course the product. Chances are you haven't seen the
ad in a very long time, and yet you can probably remember most of the
jingle. And remember - you too can whistle by blowing through a candy
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