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InternationalFor producers : network needs, trends and programs in development. For programmers : performance analysis, programming strategies and scheduling changes. U NEED CABLEU! Take advantage of our MIPTV to MIPCOM Special: 6 months of unlimited access to everything on CableU, for only $499! Available for a limited time.* Click here for more. www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. *Offer expires 4/30/08. 03/20/08 Good morning. It's Thursday, March 20, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: The U.S.' ROO Group inked a Content Distribution Agreement with Sweden's Kamera Content AB for an advance payment of $300,000 for an exclusive time period for negotiations to purchase Kamera. At the same time, ROO and privately held Kamera signed a non-binding Letter of Intent covering a 100% purchase of Kamera's capital stock. The Stockholm company also has some operations located in Cairo. Smithsonian Networks has entered into an international distribution agreement with Off the Fence to rep their high-def, 50-title programming catalog globally, excluding North America. The two companies will also collaborate on packaging co-productions for future Smithsonian Networks projects. RDF Rights signed a distribution deal with 2entertain Video covering all RDFR-produced children's programming for the next 3 years. CBeebies' Mister Maker, the interactive arts and crafts show for younger kids, will be the first DVD release of the new deal. The series has been re-commissioned by CBeebies for two new series, each 20x15-minutes, to be broadcast in 2009. In other RDF Rights news, the company inked a bunch of TV and DVD sales for La Plante International's The Commander and Trial and Retribution. The former's season 4 has been taken by Australia's Nine Network and Belgium's Media Ad Infinitum/Vitaya, which also re-licensed the show's season 1-3. The Dutch Public broadcasters have picked up the entire run of Trial & Retribution (episodes 15-22) and UKTV Australia will pick up Trial and Retribution episodes 1-10. In the U.S. Acorn Media will release Trial and Retribution episodes 1-14 and The Commander seasons 1-3 on DVD from August 2008. Plans are also in the works to release Trial and Retribution episodes 9-19 and The Commander episodes 4-6 in the U.K. later this year. Just a few days after announcing a gradual decrease in U.S. content pickup, the U.K.'s Channel 4 has commissioned a British version of Fox's When Women Rule the World from DCD Media's September Films. The 8x60-minute, set in a secret Caribbean village location built for the show, will be hosted by Steve Jones. Eight women take charge of a group of ten men and try to build a female-crafted community. The original U.S. version was created by Rocket Science and will air this summer on Fox. The U.K. format rights license was acquired from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. Give me some skin! (I think I just dated myself.) All3Media International brought in two format development deals for the teen drama Skins. The series has been optioned to Cuarzo TV (Spain) and MediaPro Distribution (Romania). These follow a recently completed pact for a pay TV window for the series to Teuve (Spain). Skins, now in its second season, current airs on E4 and Channel Four in the U.K. Digital Rights Group's Channel 4 International is bringing comedy Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World to a new U.K. audience on digital channel E4 in the fall. The 6x22-minute animation is produced by Cuppa Coffee Productions, Posh Pictures and Logo. Distributor Channel 4 International has also secured deals with broadcasters worldwide, including Kanal 9 (Sweden), TVNZ (New Zealand), Nelonen (Finland), VRT (Belgium) and Virgin 17 (France). The original show airs in the U.S. on Logo. Toronto's Portfolio Entertainment acquired three new lifestyle series, Barbary Coast Adventures (27x30-minute), Mansions and D-Sign. The first mixes international outdoor adventures and regional fine dining while Lenz Entertainment's Mansions (13x30-minute) is an extravagant lifestyle show. Produced by Spain's Conta Conta Produccions, the high-def D-Sign (13x30-minute) is a European lifestyle and design trends series. Portfolio also recently acquired a fifth season (26x30-minute) of Chef At Home and the third season of Bump! (26x30-minute). Turner Broadcasting has re-commissioned the U.K.-produced live action comedy series My Spy Family for a seven-figure sum. The second season of the K6-12 show, which will air on Boomerang, will start filming in July for a 20x22-minute run. My Spy Family continues the co-production agreement between Turner Broadcasting and Kindle Entertainment. The last 13 episodes of season 1 start on March 25 at 5p on Boomerang from March 25th at 5pm. Program Call: If your company is attending MIPTV with programming, we will include a cynopsized MIPTV international and multicultural program Shopping List in Cynopsis: International the week before the market. So send along the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.). If your company is interested in being included, please send the details to by Monday, March 31, 2008. CROSS-MARKET: Former 106 & Park (BET) host Free will co-host the new Gospel Music Channel original series Bobby Jones Next Generation alongside Dr. Bobby Jones. The 60-minute series will begin shooting in Atlanta next week for a May 4 debut before settling into its Sunday 8p regular slot. HISPANIC MARKET: Yahoo! Telemundo launched the official website of the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards (presented by Heineken). It has photos, news, polls, fan community areas, and more related to the event. In addition, www.yahootelemundo.com will offer a live webcast of red carpet arrivals while the event's Premio Tu Mundo will be a new award voted on by fans online. The event itself will be broadcast live on April 10 at 7p on Telemundo. Major League Baseball regular season soon begins. In addition to lineups on ESPN and ESPN2, ESPN International will broadcast the games via the North American Sports Network, as well as on ESPN Atlantic, ESPN Brasil, ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Dos, ESPN Israel and ESPN Pac-Rim. On the domestic side, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes will also present Opening Night Baseball Built by The Home Depot on March 30 at 8p. Top 10 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Program Live +SD ratings for the week of March 10-16, 2008**, *** UNIV Al Diablo con Guapos (Mon-Fri 8p) 21.3 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 20.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Cristina (Mon 10p) 17.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Pasion (Mon- Fri 9p) 16.7 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Yo Amo Juan Querendon (Mon-Fri 7p) 14.3 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Nuestra Belleza (Fri 10p) 14.0 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Sabado Gigante (Sat 8p) 13.8 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Aqui y Ahora (Tue 10p) 13.1 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Amas Casa Desesperads (Thu 10p) 12.1 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Hora Pico (Sun 7p) 9.7 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 March 10-16, 2008** FOX American Idol (Wed 9p) 6.9 NTIH HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 6.8 NTIH HH Rtg CW Friday Night Smackdown (Fri 8p) 4.3 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Lost (Thu 9p) 3.7 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Family Guy (Sun 9p) 3.6 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Medium (Mon 10p) 3.6 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Deal or No Deal (Mon 9p) 3.5 NTIH HH Rtg FOX AMW: America Fights Back (Sat 9p) 3.5 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Ed (Sun 8p) 3.4 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Moment of Truth (Wed 8p) 3.3 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Law and Order: SVU (Sun 10p) 3.3 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 March 10-16, 2008 - highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 15.0 HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Wed 9p) 12.9 HH Rtg CBS CSI: Miami (Mon 10p) 7.9 HH Rtg NBC Law and Order: SVU (Tue 10p) 7.7 HH Rtg ABC Oprah's Big Give (Sun 9p) 7.3 HH Rtg FOX Moment of Truth (Wed 9p) 7.3 HH Rtg NBC Law and Order (Wed 10p) 7.0 HH Rtg CBS CSI (Thu 9p) 6.7 HH Rtg FOX New Amsterdam (Mon 9p) 6.7 HH Rtg CBS Without a Trace (Thu 10p) 6.6 HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research EXECUTIVE MOVES: Mike Heap is leaving Entertainment Rights after 9 years at the company. Former Warner Music U.K. chairman-CEO Nick Phillips has been named to replace him as CEO. Jose Tolosa joins MTV Networks Latin America as VP/Strategy and Business Development from his prior position as SVP and COO at HNMA Funding Company. In his new position, Jose will oversee business and brand development across the company's brands in Latin America, including MTV, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite and Vh1. Based in Miami, he will reports to Scot McBride, MTV Networks Latin America's EVP and COO. French-Canadian Serdy Communication's Canal Evasion network has pulled in Roselyne Brouillet as its new Head/Acquisitions and Original Productions. Third-party content acquisition and collaborating with indie producers will be part of her job. She comes to the channel from Canada's HGagnon Distribution and will now report to Canal Evasion GM Catherine Dupont. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: What late-night TV host has a sidekick known as Chuy? CHELSEA HANDLER (Chelsea Lately on E!) Kudos to: Ashley Johnson-Fox Cable Entertainment Networks/Southfield, MI; Valencya Jones Tucker-FOX 5 /Atlanta; Ed Goode-Connelly Partners/Boston; Dennis Nance-Turner Broadcasting, Inc./Atlanta; Briana Theiss-SpotPlus/Dallas; Bil Bertini-the marketing store/Lombard, IL; Cristina Ramirez-SpotPlus y Mas/Dallas; Stacey Schneider-Helen Thompson Media, Inc./San Antonio, TX; Dora Medrano-Carbo Films/Venice, CA; Talia Rodriguez-Shakur-Streetropical Media/LA; Paul Gilbert-CBS Paramount International Television/LA; Brion Neeley-station KAZT/Phoenix Today's Trivia Question: In a first season episode of MTV's Celebrity Death Match (1998), Mariah Carey ultimately defeated her opponent by holding a very high note. Who succumbed to this torture? ( Click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. 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