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InternationalRealscreen Summit starts next week, and leads right into NATPE . How prepared are U ? Now's the time to brush up on your network knowledge before a once-in-a-lifetime pitch meeting. CableU tells you who's who and what's what in the industry. Get exclusive access to insider information! CableU 's Cram Session Special gives you one month of unlimited access to everything on CableU , for only $150.* Click here to sign up now. www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. (offer valid thru Feb. 29th) 01/17/08 Good morning. It's Thursday, January 17, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Stockholm's Zodiak Television is expanding outside of Europe with the finalization of its new acquisition of 35% of the Indian production company, Sol. Zodiak and the owner's of Sol first entered into a Memorandum of Understanding this past fall. Sol specializes in non-fiction entertainment television and event management and produces, among others, The STAR Parivaar Awards, Koffee with Karan, and Nach Baliye. HBO Asia is undergoing a case of share shuffle as NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Entertainment leave the joint venture they had with HBO and Paramount Films. Time Warner's HBO will now be the majority shareholder of the 15-year old network, which operates 5 premium channels across 22 Asian countries. In addition to picking up the lion's share of HBO Asia, HBO bought a majority stake in HBO India. Following its November 30 launch, Family Channel's commercial-free, multiplex channel, Playhouse Disney, is now available to Canadian subscribers of Cogeco Cable, Mountain Cablevision, and Access Communications. SaskTel launches the service on February 21. These four television providers, servicing communities in Ontario and Saskatchewan, join previously announced Bell ExpressVu. Portfolio Entertainment has secured three deals for Animal Miracles, a factual show recounting events and uncanny relationships shared with the creatures around us. ERIKA C.&T. Srl acquired exclusive free-to-air TV rights for all thirty-nine 60-minute episodes in Italy while Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited extended their EMEA rights of all 39 episodes to new feeds in additional European territories including Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and C.I.S, to name a few. Entertainment Associates renewed the second and third seasons for broadcast to U.S. Foreign Military Bases on the American Forces Network. Fox International's BabyTV launched its programming on Narrowstep's IPTV platform as www.babytvchannel.com . BabyTV launched internationally in 2005 and is available on over 100 platforms in 65 different countries and in 12 different languages via linear TV, VOD, mobile, broadband, home videos, and inflight services. JumpTV secured online streaming and mobile rights for up to 70 remaining FIFA World Cup South American qualifying soccer matches from SCP Worldwide. JumpTV also paid approx. $3.5 million for a minority stake in SCP's broadcast rights for the games for all broadcast platforms, including DTH, cable, terrestrial, Internet and mobile. SCP and JumpTV have jointly secured distribution deals for this content with ESPN, DirecTV, DISH Network, and InDemand to create an integrated coverage package. Granada International's Heartbeat drama is going to VRT. The Belgian broadcaster will air the series three times a week on its main channel Een from February 2008. Canada's OLN will show that the life of a travel writer is not always as glamorous as it seems when the network premieres the 30-minute Word Travels on January 30 at 10p. The original, 13-episode Canadian series follows freelance journalist Robin Esrock and national travel columnist Julia Dimon as they battle deadlines, jetlag, culture shock, and each other to file the best travel stories possible in 12 countries. Program Call: It's that time of the year again. Cynopsis: International will publish a special cynopsized NATPE international program Shopping List edition the week before the market. Please send along the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.) and genre in addition to your terms (barter, cash, etc.). If your company is interested in being included, send the details to by Tuesday, January 22, 2008. If you're interested in sponsoring the edition containing the NATPE Shopping List, email . (FYI - The international listings pertain to non-U.S. companies bringing programming fare to NATPE or U.S. companies offering international content.) HISPANIC MARKET: The U.S. TV premiere of the novela Al Diablo con los Guapos (Down with the Beautiful), starring Allisson Lozz, Eugenio Siller, Laura Flores, and Cesar Evora, is scheduled for January 21 at 8p on Univision. It is about a spunky orphaned teenage girl, raised in a convent, who becomes a companion to a wealthy family's matriarch and then falls in love with her grandson. Get ready to rummmble! Azteca America's new Retador Azteca (Azteca Challenger) Presented by Budweiser boxing reality show will enter the Sunday night ring on January 20 at 8p on the network. It pits eight Mexican contenders against eight Americans with host Jorge "El Travieso" Arce leading up to the final bout in Las Vegas airing on May 18. The series is a co-production of Azteca America and Mapitv Entertainment Group. Top 10 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Program Live +SD ratings for the week of January 7-13, 2008**, *** UNIV Pasion (Mon-Fri Var) 18.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Cristina (Mon 10p) 17.8 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Amas Casa Desesperadas (Thu 10p) 17.5 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Amar Sin Limites (Mon-Fri Var) 17.3 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Yo Amo Juan Querendon (Mon-Fri 7p) 16.0 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 15.1 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Familia P. Luche (Fri 10p) 14.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Retro P. Luche (Fri 1030p) 14.0 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Aqui y Ahora (Tue 10p) 13.9 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV 5 Magnificos (Sun 8p) 12.9 NTIH HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research Note: NTIH Ratings are based on 12.14 million Hispanic TV Homes ** Please note that Nielsen Media's rating parameters are listed for some shows that air Monday-Friday to include the 5 day average instead of listing each individual weekday. *** All national Hispanic ratings beginning August 27, 2007 (September 2007) will be produced through Nielsen's National People Meter (NPM) panel, the same sample that is used to produce ratings for non-Hispanic networks. Top 10 Broadcast English Language Primetime Programs Live +SD ratings in Hispanic TV Homes for the week of January 7-13, 2008** FOX NFC Playoff Pst (Sun 755p) 12.6 NTIH HH Rtg CBS AFC Divisional Playoff (Sat 815p) 10.4 NTIH HH Rtg FOX NFC Playoff SA Pst (Sat 730p) 8.7 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (Sun 8p) 8.0 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Grey's Anatomy (Thu 9p) 6.3 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Family Guy (Sun 9p) 5.9 NTIH HH Rtg FOX American Dad (Sun 930p) 5.2 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Allstate BCS Natl Champ (Mon 830p) 5.2 NTIH HH Rtg CW Friday Night Smackdown (Fri 8p) 5.1 NTIH HH Rtg FOX NFC Playoff SA Pst (Sat 735p) 5.1 NTIH HH Rtg CBS Comanche Moon (Sun 9p) 5.1 NTIH HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research Note: NTIH Ratings are based on 12.14 million Hispanic TV Homes ** All national Hispanic ratings beginning August 27, 2007 (September 2007) will be produced through Nielsen's National People Meter (NPM) panel, the same sample that is used to produce ratings for non-Hispanic networks. AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET: African American television homes in the US represent 13,650,000 households. Here are the Live +SD rankings for the week of January 7-13, 2008 - highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research FOX NFC Playoff Pst (Sun 755p) 21.8 HH Rtg CBS AFC Divisional Playoff (Sat 815p) 18.5 HH Rtg FOX Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles(Sun 8p) 15.2 HH Rtg FOX Allstate BCS Natl Champ (Mon 825p) 15.1 HH Rtg ABC Grey's Anatomy (Thu 9p) 10.8 HH Rtg NBC Law and Order: SVU (Tue 10p) 10.1 HH Rtg FOX Family Guy (Sun 9p) 9.9 HH Rtg CBS CSI (Thu 9p) 9.2 HH Rtg CBS Without a Trace (Thu 10p) 8.9 HH Rtg ABC Ugly Betty (Thu 8p) 8.6 HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: The Big Gay Sketch Show returns to the TV stage for its second run on Logo on February 5 at 10p. Episodes are also available on iTunes, Amazon Unbox, and XBox Live Marketplace. Video clips of series characters, photos, bios and behind-the-scenes content are available at www.LOGOonline.com . EXECUTIVE MOVES: Digital Rights Group (DRG) named Christina Willoughby as MD of Channel 4 International (C4i), the U.K. distribution company recently acquired by DRG. In addition to stepping up to oversee strategic and management responsibilities at C4i, she has become Acting MD of iD Distribution, also part of DRG. Christina was formerly Head/International Sales and Co-Productions. LATV tapped programming vet Luca Bentivoglio as VP/Programming to oversee content and program scheduling, reporting to President Danny Crowe. Prior to joining, Luca was President of the international division of Educational Adventures. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: The Powell Family of New Jersey had a live-in housekeeper who was attending college on what TV series? CHARLES IN CHARGE Kudos to: Steve Marino-Blackstone Studios/NY; Bowa Kim-Univision/NY; Olga Marino-Animation Collective/NY; Sabrina Toledo-CABLEready/CableU/Norwalk, CT; Sarah Hawkins-SpotPlus Y Mas/Dallas; Stacey Schneider-Helen Thompson Media, Inc./San Antonio; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg/Merv Griffin's Crosswords/LA; Sheila K. Moore-KUVI/Bakersfield, CA Today's Trivia Question: "If They Mated" and "Actual Items" are two of the segments that frequently appear on what late night show? ( Click here 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.) 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