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In celebration, we're featuring one new quiz question in Cyn opsis all this week. Answer correctly & you'll be entered to win a special-edition CableU fleece*! (*Sizes are limited.) Here's today's CableU Quiz Question: What's the maximum number of shows Speed Channels Bob Ecker wants to be pitched in a single meeting? Click Here to answer today's question, and see yesterday's answer. (Need a clue? Head to CableU .tv ) What are U waiting for? CableU --Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Cynopsis: International 12/04/07 Good morning. It's Tuesday, December 4, 2007, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) inked two major co-production agreements with French public broadcaster France 5. The first deal is for the global warming hi-def show, Six Degrees Could Change The World, based on the book, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas. It is being co-produced by National Geographic Television, the U.S.' National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channels International, and France 5. The second co-production is the high-def wildlife program, African Bambi, produced by Netherlands-based Nature Conservation Films. Chellomedia and Hit Entertainment's JimJam preschool channel launched this week in Central and Eastern Europe. The two companies' Zone Media will air it in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania on cable and satellite. The channel will be dubbed in both local languages and in English. JimJam will debut in Western Europe in 2008 beyond its current airing in Italy. Australian channel Bio will premiere Gene Simmons Family Jewels on January 9 in a Wednesday 930p slow, per C21. MTV International came up with a system to recognize the most popular videos which have received the most air time on its channels. Here's the breakdown … If an artist's video plays over 6,000 times, it wins a platinum award; more than 3,000 times earns a gold award. So who topped the first popularity round? Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape video featuring Akon aired 11,000 plays from February 1 through June 30, 2007. Top 10 United Kingdom Box Office Estimates- November 23-29, 2007 American Gangster (Universal Pictures) $5.54 million - 2 wk total $13.57m Beowulf (Warner Bros.) $4.23 million - 2 wk total $10.55m Stardust (Paramount) $1.97 million - 6 wk total $28.76m Ratatouille (Walt Disney Studios Intl) $1.62 million - 7 wk total $49.61m Good Luck Chuck (Lions Gate UK Ltd) $1.48 million - 3 wk total $7.49m The Darjeeling Limited (20th Century Fox) $1.41 million - opening wk August Rush (Entertainment) $1.12 million - opening wk Shrooms (Vertigo Films) $1.05 million - opening wk Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal Pictures) $746,142 - 4 wk total $9.83m 30 Days of Night (Icon Film Dist.) $660,906 - 4 wk total $8.86m *Source: Nielsen EDI and Variety LATAM MARKET: Four Mexican soccer clubs, Chivas de Guadalajara, Club America, Cruz Azul, and Pumas UNAM, have jointly named LA-based Access Licensing Group as their licensing agency for the U.S. and Canada. It will license, market, and promote club-branded non-game day merchandise. TOP 10 US SERIES ON BROADCAST TV IN MEXICO, OCTOBER 2007 (Ranked by Rating, Indiv 4+) Channel Program Rating Viewers (000) CH07* The Simpsons 4.06 1,893.00 CH05** Drake & Josh 3.95 1,845.66 CH02*** Bajo las Riendas del Amor 3.94 1,848.42 CH05 House 3.64 1,697.55 CH05 Malcolm in the Middle 3.62 1,692.28 CH05 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 3.46 1,601.10 CH05 Spongebob Squarepants 3.43 1,599.03 CH05 Powerpuff Girls 3.36 1,566.29 CH05 Power Rangers Mystic Force 3.14 1,462.96 CH07 Ghost Whisperer 2.90 1,351.65 *CH07: Canal 7 (Azteca) **CH05: XHGC TV 5 (Televisa) ***CH02: XEW TV 2 (Televisa) Average of Rating & Viewers for Total Runs in the Month Does not include locally-produced US formats *Source: Computer Applications Development, Inc. (CAD) Software & Specialized Reporting ( / www.cadusa.com) / IBOPE Media Information GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: Casting Call: LOGO channel is looking for people to tell their real stories for Be Real: Season 2, the documentary series of short films celebrating the GLBT life. The series will debut late next spring and particularly wants to focus on compelling stories about an upcoming pivotal event such as a wedding, anniversary, reconciliation with family or friends or a move to a new location. LOGO is also looking for others to nominate local heroes that champion the GLBT cause. To submit a story, send an email to: . EXECUTIVE MOVES: Shigeo Yushita has been named as Channel Director/Japan for Global Networks Asia, effective immediately. Based in Tokyo, he will manage the launch and expansion of NBC Universal's pay TV platforms in Japan. He reports to Raymund Miranda, Global Networks Asia's MD, and Taichi Fukuda, NBC Universal International's MD/Japan. Shigeo Yushita recently served as GM/Programming for Discovery Japan Inc. Universal Pictures International Entertainment pulled in Fernando Del Rio as MD of Universal Pictures Mexico to oversee the home entertainment division's studio new releases in the region and local acquisitions and productions. He is based in Mexico City and reports to Paulo Valente, Regional MD for Latin America. Fernando was previously Sales Director of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Mexico. The Nielsen Company named Mitch Barns as President/Nielsen Greater China,reporting to David Calhoun, The Nielsen Company' Chairman and CEO. In addition to serving on Nielsen's Executive Committee, Mitch will manage operations across China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.He will work on expanding consumer business in China, developing and integrating media services, and introducing new online and mobile services. He was previously Global President of Nielsen's Homescan, Spectra and Loyalty units. Maribel Viteri joined ESPN Deportes as Director/Marketing, based in New York. She will be responsible for consumer and trade marketing campaigns for all ESPN Deportes brands, overseeing strategy, creative development, and production for both on-air and off-channel marketing. Maribel will report to Lino Garcia, ESPN Deportes' GM. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: In a variety of TV ads (1965-1986) "Mrs. Olson" persuaded her neighbors to switch to what brand of a popular product? FOLGER'S COFFEE Kudos to: Bruce Rabinowitz-RAI Corporation/NY; Eric Adler-Eric Adler Research/Clearwater, FL; Matthew Willence-ITN Networks/NY; Chris O'Reilly-ITN Networks/NY; Steve Weinshel/Chicago; Don Tapani-FOX4/My27/Dallas; Tim Rank-fig./St. Louis; Suzanne Sell-Starz Entertainment Group/Englewood, CO; Tammy Brown-Disney and ESPN Media Networks/ Burbank; Sheila K. Moore-Univision/Bakersfield, CA; Tammi Denbow-Fox/LA Today's Trivia Question: Dave Chappelle made his film debut in the parody Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). What was his character's name? ( with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you've been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can't be mentioned again that calendar week.) Later -- Ariana Rawls for Cynopsis: International Edition 12.04.07 Cynopsis Int'l Ad Sales: Jason Cesare - 732-718-0629 / Classifieds - Trish Pihonak- 203-926-9878 / Cynopsis website - Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video CableU - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. 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