A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLEU

INTERNATIONAL MARKET:

The Benelux-based Dutch FilmWorks B.V. media platform distributor is officially launching a new global entity just in time for MIPTV. House of Knowledge International is a new cross-platform distribution, licensing and production company with a factual focus on health and wellness, documentary and history genres. The division already has partnered on several DVD initiatives with brands such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Gaiam and others.

The U.K.’s Channel Five has been given the okay from broadcasting authority Ofcom to bid for sports events as other networks such as BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV 1 and Channel 4 are able to do. The listed events rules cover Group A events (i.e., Olympics, FIFA World Cup, European Football Championship, Wimbledon) or highlights with Group B events (i.e., Cricket Test Matches, Six Nations Rugby, Commonwealth Games).

Oregon’s Rentrak Corporation added Canada’s Rogers Cable Communications Inc. to its North American VOD household footprint, giving Rentrak’s current U.S. content provider customers more performance data from Canadian operators.

EuroNews has signed on with Petry International to develop its ad sales in the U.S. and Canada.

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is growing its affiliation with KDDI Corporation in Japan to expand the current license for Gemstar-TV Guide’s G-GUIDE Mobile Interactive Program Guide for mobile handsets to now include 1-seg, a mobile terrestrial digital video broadcasting service in Japan.

The Power of 10 has hit that double digit mark following 10 new format deals signed by Sony Pictures Television International for the U.S. game show. Local versions will be made by Vox (Germany), Polsat (Poland), SET (India), MTV3 (Finland), M-Net (South Africa), Venevision (Venezuela), Nova TV (Croatia), 1+1 (Ukraine), Shant TV (Armenia) and VTL Marketing (Vietnam).

Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment and The Hallmark Channel have signed on the dotted line in a new broadcast licensing agreement for three of its TV Movies. The Road to Christmas, Absolution and Cradle of Lies, will debut in 2008 on Hallmark in the U.K., Ireland, Asia, Australia, Hungary, Romania and Poland.

Cartoon Network is taking Bakugan mania to a more international level as part of its deal with Nelvana Enterprises. The anime, action/adventure series for boys 6-11 will be available on the network in the U.K., Europe (excluding Spain), Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan with specific launch dates to be announced soon.

Several international rights deals signed before next week’s MIPTV …

• The U.K.’s Entertainment Rights Plc brought in the worldwide distribution rights (excluding Thailand plus shared repping in Japan and Korea) for the 26x30-minute CGI series Shelldon, produced by Shellhut Entertainment.
• Digital Rights Group’s Zeal Entertainment will begin repping the environmentally friendly format The Power Play (excluding Norway) from NRK and Mediacircus.

CROSS-MARKET:

As part of its Chapter 11 proceedings, Interep has undergone a consensual balance sheet restructuring under the bankruptcy reorganization plan to reduce debt and enable access to financial resources to grow. According to the company, its clients and customers will not be affected by the Chapter 11 process. Among its assets are Hispanic-focused divisions such as Azteca America Spot Television Sales, Hispanic Independent Television Sales and Interep Interactive, including Winstar Interactive.

Live coverage of the first two Masters Tournament rounds will air on ESPN platforms with coverage, highlights, news, info and analysis on ESPN, ESPN HD, www.ESPN.com, www.ESPN360.com and www.masters.org. This year 105 countries will carry the tournament on ESPN networks in Asia (28 countries, 140 million HH via ESS) Latin America (52 countries, 21.9 million HH), Canada (8.5 million HH via TSN/RDS) and north Africa and the Middle East (24 countries, 1.2 million HH). ESPN Deportes will have live Spanish-language coverage in the U.S. of the first and second rounds daily from 4-7p. ESPN International’s Latin America, north Africa and Middle East coverage includes TV, online, mobile and broadband with a minimum of 14 hours of live Masters coverage televised during all rounds in addition to Par 3 Contest on ESPN’s Latin America pan-regional network.

Some of the performers for the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards telecast have been named, including Casting Crowns, The Clark Sisters, and others. The event will air live nationwide on Gospel Music Channel (GMC) on April 23 (8-10p) from the Grand Ole Opry House.

HISPANIC MARKET:

The Nielsen Company’s full year results for media spending are in for 2007, showing the Internet category with the strongest at 18.9% growth over 2006. Nielsen Monitor-Plus prelim numbers see national magazines a distant second with 7.6%, followed by outdoor (7.2%), national Sunday supplements (4.9%), national cable TV (2.2%) and Spanish-language TV (1.5%). Declines were show for network TV, local magazines, spot radio and seven other categories with national newspapers showing the deepest decline with -7.7%. The result was a total ad spending growth of 0.6% for the full year of 2007 over 2006. In comparison to the international market, U.S. ad growth was slow with a 12.1% jump reported for Asia-Pacific and close to 5% for the EMEA region.

LATAM MARKET:

TOP 10 US SERIES ON BROADCAST TV IN MEXICO, FEBRUARY 2008 (Ranked by Rating, Indiv 4+)

Channel      Program                                               Rating      Viewers (000)
CH05*         Drake & Josh                                          4.31          2,030.23
CH05           House                                                    4.05          1,915.79
CH05           Zoey 101                                               3.90          1,840.78
CH05           Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide  3.71          1,757.30
CH05           Law & Order: Special Victims Unit            3.51          1,649.99
CH07**       Criss Angel Mindfreak                              3.50          1,668.70
CH05           Spongebob Squarepants                         3.40          1,603.11
CH05           Skimo                                                   3.34          1,583.31
CH05           Malcolm in the Middle                             3.20          1,516.66
CH05           The Fairly Oddparents                             3.08          1,446.23
*CH05: XHGC TV 5 (Televisa)
**CH07: Canal 7 (Azteca)
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

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