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Cynopsis: International
02/27/08

Good morning. It's Wednesday, February 27, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET:

Italy's Mediaset network inked a major 3-year output and co-production agreement with BBC Worldwide.  As part of the deal, the Italian network will have options for factual programming and docu-dramas as well as a BBC commitment for two full documentary co-productions with the U.K. company or its indie production partners with first option dibs, per C21.  Although there is a minimum guarantee threshold set at 2.4 million pounds for the 3 years, the annual minimums within that term have not been agreed upon.

Following the 4Q2007 launch of several branded VOD services in France, AETN International is taking another French step through a deal with the Planete Channels to license programming across its themed channels, including Planete, Planete Justice, Planete Thalassa, and Planete No Limit. Planete Cable will license over 300 hours of programming over two years from the AETN International catalog.

It seems to be school time with quite a bit of preschool news and sales …
  • The Disney Channel debuted its first SVOD service on PCCW's Hong Kong-based Now TV this week.  Current Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney subscribers on the Disney Special package can add the service for less than $2 a month under a 1-year contract.
  • The U.K.'s Spellbound Entertainment is letting its The Koala Brothers take trips to Portugal, Spain, and Latin America.  Deals have been signed for the preschool series with Portugal's RTP for the 78x10 series and 1x46 The Koala Brothers Outback Christmas special. Portuguese kids channel, Canal Panda will begin airing the same amount of episodes plus new ones starting in October. The home entertainment rights went to Big Picture Entertainment while publishing was acquired by Editoria VerboImira Entertainment (formerly Icon Animation) bought the TV, licensing, and merchandising rights for Spain as well as TV distribution rights for Latin America.
  • Nickelodeon Holland and VOOM HD Networks' U.S.-based Animania are the latest lot to buy Bruno and the Banana Bunch (26x11) from Canada's Cuppa Coffee Studios.  Memphis Belle has picked up the Dutch video rights as well.  The preschool, animation/gameshowish show originally began its existence as a 50x1 interstitial series in its first season.  Season 3 is in pre-production right now.
  • Decode Enterprises completed a deal with Disney Channel in the U.K. for the preschool animated series Franny's Feet. The series most recently began airing daily on Public Television's Thirteen/WNET (U.S.). Decode also inked an apparel licensing deal in the U.K. with Cooneen. Franny's Feet is an original commission by Canada's Family Channel and the U.K.'s Five, where the series airs during the preschool Milkshake block.

London and Beverly Hills-based Shankly International has licensed a slate of documentaries to Mondo Entertainment GmbH in Germany, including First Ascent (1 x 52'), King Lines (1 x 52'), Frontline Journalists: Death & Danger in Afghanistan (1 x 52') and Assault on America (1 x 50'). Poland's Telewiszja Polska also acquired Frontline Journalists.

Digital Rights Group's Zeal Entertainment secured the rights to distribute a package of shows based on the music event The Shockwaves NME Awards 2008.  It is taking place at London's Indigo tomorrow.  Zeal has been appointed as the international TV rights distributor (excluding the U.K.) to a package produced by indie production house Remedy Productions for Channel 4.  The titles include The Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 (1x90, high-def), The Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig (1x60 and 3x30, high-def), a 1x60 backstage show, and Shockwaves NME Awards Nominations - countdown shows (6x15).

iD Distribution has sold 100 hours of high-def factual entertainment and documentary programming from VOOM HD's catalog to the following folks …
  • Russia's Red Media acquired a package of titles for its HD Life channel, including Ultra HD's Ultra Space (6x30) and Full Frontal Fashion Miami 2008 (1x60), Gallery HD's Gallery Tours (13x30), Extreme Treasures (2x60), and Art in Progress (26x30), and Rush HD's Vanishing Planet (1x60) and Day of the Dead (1x60).
  • Studio U7 licensed a number of titles for Russia, including Equator HD's Green Wheels (12x30) and Treasure HD's How the Best is Done (10x60), Magnificent Obsessions (25x30), and Treasure Divers (6x60).
  • Planete France picked up 10 new episodes of Reservations Required (25x30) and all episodes of Art in Progress (26x30).
  • The U.K.'s Sky Arts bought the first series of Gallery HD's Artland (12x60).
  • Fox Italy, Scandinavia's Viasat, Australia's Network Ten, New Zealand's The Arts Channel, The Philippines' Solar Entertainment, and South Africa's The Home Channel also acquired series to add to their repertoire.

Virgin Media Television's LIVING channel is set to launch this May on
www.virginmedia.com as part of a new online presence through www.livingtv.co.uk in the U.K.  The new-look site will support LIVING's TV franchises such as Grey's Anatomy, America's Next Top Model, Moonlight, Most Haunted, fashion, celeb news, health, and more.

Norway's CCV International is now the Scandinavian DVD rights holder for The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, a preschool animated series from Canada's Amberwood Productions.  The show was originally commissioned by Family Channel in Canada.

CROSS-MARKET:

Gospel Music Channel will make its national debut on DIRECTV, Inc. on March 19 on channel 338, bringing the network's subscriber total to approximately 28 million in the past 12 months.

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, NBC Universal, and HBO are some of the media companies that will be discussing their cross-platform strategies for America's Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other diverse communities on a panel on March 4 (7a-12p) in New York. This and other panels are part of the Horowitz Associates, Inc.'s Multicultural Media for Multicultural America Forum (
www.horowitzassociates.com/forum08agenda ).  Another item on the agenda is a reveal of data from Horowitz Associates' annual State of Cable and Broadband Urban Markets study.

GAY/LESBIAN MARKET:

here! announced its Spring 2008 programming slate with 40 hours of original programming to begin debuting on March 7 with the 60-minute special 11th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration hosted by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Here is the debut lineup …
  • March 14 - The Ben and Dave Show (series premiere) - An irreverent topical talk show
  • March 21 - Cover Guy (network premiere) - A reality competition to win the cover of various gay men's magazines
  • March 28
    • S#xplorations (season premiere) - Weekly profiles of unique and exotic folks
    • Jason Stuart: Making It in the Middle (world premiere) - A docu-style look at comedian Jason Stuart's comedy tour through mid-America
  • April 11
    • Paradise Falls (season premiere) - An adult soap opera
    • Looking for Cheyenne  A touching lesbian romance
  • April 18 - Shelter (network premiere)  Romance and a young man's coming out
  • May debuts include Kiss Me Deadly (world premiere) on May 2, House of Usher (world premiere) on May 9, and Nina's Heavenly Delights (network premiere) on May 30.

EXECUTIVE MOVES:

Jaap Bruijnen has been upped to be Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group's new MD/Warner Home Video for Benelux from his prior Deputy MD position in the division as of May 1.  He replaces outgoing 25-year WB veteran, Ruud Lamers.



Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question:  What was the name of the farmhand on the popular TV series The Real McCoys (1957-1963)? PEPINO GARCIA (played by Tony Martinez)    Kudos to: Michael Goodman-WJZZ-FM/Atlanta; Eric Adler-Eric Adler Research/Clearwater, FL; Anne Kissel Elliot-The Nielsen Company/FL; Paul Gilbert-CBS Paramount International Television/Hollywood

Today's Trivia QuestionIn season 8 of Will & Grace, who did Karen hire to sing at Grace and James' (Taye Diggs) wedding? ( 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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