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International 02/07/08 Good morning. It's Thursday, February 7, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Virgin Media Television-owned channel LIVING has commissioned a new series, Conversations with a Serial Killer, from Twofour Broadcast. The 8-part series traces the lives of some of the most notorious and fascinating serial killers through a blend of documentary, archive material, eye-witness accounts, and paranormal investigation. It will air exclusively on LIVING in Fall 2008. Kidz Entertainment/EEMC is opening another office, this time in the Ukraine. The Kiev office will open before the end of March. The company also brought in Elena Sokolova as Sales Manager for Russia, reporting to country manager Dmitry Gordinsky. Australia's Seven Network went on a BBC Worldwide buying spree for all sorts of genres.
The Africa Channel will produce The Pan African Film Festival's A Night of Tribute as a 120-minute event to debut on the channel in the U.S., U.K. and Caribbean territories on February 22. The Channel will make VOD and high-def VOD content available to affiliates and non-affiliates at no charge on a one time exclusive basis starting February 25. The U.S.' Alchemy Television made two Spanish sales with the 2x90 Burn Up going to Mediaset's Telecinco and the 2x90 Diamonds drama sold to Antena3, according to TBI Vision. NATPE "tidbits:" More international networks and their 2008 programming and marketing directions Mexico-based Alterna'TV Select is a brand new business unit, recently launched on January 29 of this year. Targeting U.S. broadcasters looking for content, the Alterna'TV company has 200-250 shows in its catalog to customize lineups that meet the local population's makeup. Content is refreshed on a regular basis. U.K.-based Debmar Mercury International (DMI), launched in September 2007, is centering on the latest light entertainment shows. Although it is selling and buying for the U.S., the format-focused company is building itself up in the U.K. while acquiring shows they can market in the U.S. The targets this year are game shows with 3-4 already in the pipes. Announcements are expected to come out over the next few weeks. Ready to laugh? If you do, distributor Media Entertainment Group (MEG) reportedly has the largest collection of funniest videos. Joking Around is a hidden camera gag co-production with a Belgian company. The company is looking to keep producing more episodes of the show in the near future to reach its 1000-episode target. Up to date, 300 have been produced. As for World's Funniest Videos, the 450x2 show includes has both French and English voiceover options. In addition to further utilizing its access to 35,000 home video clips, MEG will be launching 3 YouTube channels quite soon under the Crazy Gag TV, Joking Around, and World's Funniest Videos titles. Several more company tidbits to come in tomorrow's edition … HISPANIC MARKET: LATV has signed on San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose station KTVU as its 27th national affiliate. LATV will be seen on Comcast Cable Bay Area, channel 188. Top 10 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Program Live +SD ratings for the week of January 28 - February 3, 2008**, *** UNIV Al Diablo con Guapos (Mon-Fri Var) 20.7 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Pasion (Tue-Fri Var) 17.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 17.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Familia P. Luche (Fri 10p) 16.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Aqui y Ahora (Tue 10p) 15.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Yo Amo Juan Querendon (Mon-Fri 7p) 15.2 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Retro P. Luche (Fri 1030p) 14.5 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Amas Casa Desesperads (Thu 10p) 13.3 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Sabado Gigante (Sat 8p) 11.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Cristina (Mon 1015p) 11.4 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 28 - February 3, 2008** FOX Super Bowl XLII (Sun 630p) 29.6 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Super Bowl Post Game (Sun 1012p) 22.9 NTIH HH Rtg FOX House Sp (Sun 1038p) 10.0 NTIH HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 7.6 NTIH HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Wed 8p) 6.5 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Moment of Truth (Wed 9p) 5.9 NTIH HH Rtg CW Friday Night Smackdown (Fri 8p) 5.5 NTIH HH Rtg FOX House (Tue 9p) 5.1 NTIH HH Rtg FOX AMW: America Fights Back (Sat 9p) 4.7 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Cops 2 (Sat 830p) 4.2 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Lost (Thu 9p) 4.2 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 28 - February 3, 2008 - highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research FOX Super Bowl XLII (Sun 630p) 41.4 HH Rtg FOX Super Bowl Post Game (Sun 1012p) 33.3 HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 19.1 HH Rtg FOX House Sp (Sun 1038p) 17.9 HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Wed 8p) 17.8 HH Rtg FOX House (Tue 9p) 13.2 HH Rtg FOX Moment of Truth (Wed 9p) 13.0 HH Rtg CBS Without a Trace (Thu 10p) 8.3 HH Rtg ABC Dance War: Bruno/Carrie Ann (Mon 8p) 8.1 HH Rtg CBS CSI (Thu 9p) 8.1 HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research EXECUTIVE MOVES: Jack Brown moved up to become Telemundo's new VP/Telemundo Network Sales Chicago, reporting to Michael Rodriguez, SVP/Telemundo Sales. Since 1999, Jack has served as an Account Executive in the Telemundo National Sales office. BRB Internacional's directing managers, Carlos Biern Lliviria, has widened the scope of his responsibilities to include International Licensing. In this new position, he will oversee sales, co-productions and new technologies worldwide, except in Spain and Portugal. London's Galleon Entertainment named Erick Rouille as Sales and Licensing Director. He will be in charge of global sales and licensing for properties such as Skunk Fu!,Apollo's Pad, Sokator-442, and Mysti. Before his new Galleon position, Erick worked at Saban Entertainment. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLE U
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