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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLEU
PUTTING THE U IN THE USA!
CableU is your only source for in-depth analysis of the US cable marketplace. Whether you are selling to, competing with, or sourcing programs from American cable nets, there's just one place U need to go: www.CableU.tv These are just a few of companies enrolled ... and over 90% renewed! A&E - Atlas Media - Channel Five (UK) - Discovery Networks - ESPN - five TV UK - Granada - Hallmark Channel - HGTV - The History Channel - Lion Television - MTV - National Geographic Channel - Oxygen Media - ProSieben(Germany) - Sony Pictures Entertainment - Tapestry International - Towers Productions - VOOM - ZDF www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Cynopsis: International 04/11/08 Good morning. It's Friday, April 11, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. MIPTV NEWS: MySpace signed with the U.K.'s ShineReveille International for the exclusive distribution rights (excluding the U.S.) for its video programming on international broadcast TV and related DVDs and merchandise. Online and mobile distribution remains in MySpace's hands. MySpace's Quarterlife series is included in the deal. Comcast International Media Group inked several channels deals in Africa and Europe for E! International Network ...
U.K.-based Electric Sky's The Most Extraordinary Twins In the World (1x60-minutes) from producer Somethin' Else has already been pre-sold in eight places, including SBS (Denmark), Kanal 5 (Sweden), TV Norge (Norway), Nine Network (Australia), VTM (Belgium) and Sky Network (New Zealand). Other deals include:
New Zealand's Documentary Channel picked up about 220 hours of programming at the market, including U.K.-based ID Distribution's 4-episode Search For Perfection, French Ampersand's 60-minute Versace: Fashion Victim and 28 hours from the U.K.'s Target, per C21. CALT Distribution sold the broadcast rights to its Off Prime to Turkey's Mars Films. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Time Warner's Turner International India is creating a new animation film division and increasing its live action TV series output in addition to debuting a new Hollywood content network with its Warner Bros. sister. The channel will start off with WB content at the end of 2008 with other Time Warner units' content incorporated at a later time. As for the animation unit, the company is looking to produce 2 films a year starting off in 2009. The Middle East and North Africa will soon have two new channels at their viewing disposal with ESPN's launch of North American Sports Network and ESPN Classic in the regions. They join ESPN itself on May 1 on the Arab Radio and Television platform, reaching 2+ million viewers in more than 22 countries in the Middle East, Gulf region and North Africa. KidsCo, co-owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment Inc., picked up a broadcast deal with African platform operator, Gateway Broadcast Services for carriage in sub-Saharan African territories including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Botswana, Namibia, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) debuts two new channels tomorrow in Portugal, Sony Entertainment Television and Animax, on Portugal Telecom's MEO IPTV and DTH operator. SPTI is also in advanced talks with other Portuguese operators for carriage. Rival Media decided a good way to celebrate its first birthday would be to pick up a new commission to produce an 8-episode series for the BBC's BBC Switch teen brand for a Fall 2008 airing on BBCTWO. Ok, maybe it didn't quite happen that exact way but happy birthday to the yearling company! Among other projects, the company is also currently in production on a pilot for Stupid Laws for Zone Reality. It sets out to find, make fun of and test the most unusual and vague laws in the U.S. RDF Rights (RDFR) inked three 2-year first look deals with Rival Media, the U.S.'s Asylum Entertainment a renewal with indie Raw TV. As part of the latter's renewal, RDFR will distribute the season 3 of Raw's Banged Up Abroad, renamed as Trouble in Paradise (Five/National Geographic Channel US), the 6x60-minute Backroom Heroes (Five/History Channel UK) and World's Toughest Prisons (Five/National Geographic Channel US). Discovery Channel and the BBC have infused a chilling effect into their partnership on another documentary. The two worked together on the Planet Earth miniseries and are at it again with the new 8-episode Frozen Planet miniseries. Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic, the high-def show will take a while to film with a debut scheduled for 2012. ITV Worldwide's Granada International licensed a couple of entertainment formats to broadcasters in Spain. Magnolia will produce a 4-episode Spanish version of Help ... I'm A Teen Mum for a May debut on Cuatro. Public Basque regional channel ETB will create a 7-episode run of ITV's Favourite View. Virgin Media Television's LIVING is looking at modeling from a different angle with its newest acquisition of Tiger Aspect's 13-episode Make Me A Supermodel US added to its modeling show cache of America's Next Top Model and Britain's Next Top Model. The show will air exclusively on the channel this summer. The Masters Tournament is going global following a deal between ESPN and Augusta National, Inc. for complete coverage in Latin America, North Africa and the Middle East (excluding Israel). The agreement not only covers TV, online, mobile and broadband rights but also telecasts on cruise ships traveling in those regions and English, Spanish and Portuguese-language telecasts in Latin America. A minimum of 14 hours of live Masters coverage will air across ESPN networks. From today through Sunday, live streaming coverage of the Amen Corner (holes 11, 12 and 13) will be available in Brazil and Mexico on www.ESPN360.com. EXECUTIVE MOVES: The new VP/Commercial and Network Development Asia Pacific for NBC Universal's Global Networks will be Christopher Williams. Reporting to the U.K.'s Greg Matson, Global Networks' SVP/Commercial and Network Development, Christopher will be based in Singapore. He will oversee new channel business development in new territories in the Asia Pacific region, working with Raymund Miranda, Global Networks' MD/Asia Pacific. Prior to his new position, Christopher was VP/Business Development, Distribution and Digital Media for Walt Disney Television Asia Pacific/Disney ABC International Television. CBS Paramount Television brought in Stephen White as VP and MD, Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. His main focus will be on sales and growth, reporting to SVP/Sales Barry Chamberlain. Stephen was previously in Central Europe GM for Sony Pictures Television International Networks. Friday Fun Fact: New Zealand is home to approximately 4 million people and 40 million sheep. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: Before we had the game show The $25,000 Pyramid, there was The $10,000 Pyramid. Who was the host? DICK CLARK Kudos to: Bowa Kim- Univision/NY; Ed Goode-Connelly Partners/Boston; Elsa Centeno-MediaCom/NY; Barry Solomon-Menudo Entertainment LLC/NY; Tamara Wirz-SpotPlus y Mas/Dallas; Don Tapani-FOX4/My27/Dallas; Jeanne B. Harrison-Univision/Telefutura/Monterey, CA; Marisa Fusaro-Mountain Road Productions/Ottawa Today's Trivia Question: I enjoy laser tag, wearing suits and over-using the word "legendary." Who am I? (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.) Later -- Ariana Rawls for Cynopsis: International Edition 04.11.08 Cynopsis Int'l Ad Sales: Jason Cesare - 732-718-0629 / Classifieds - Trish Pihonak- 203-926-9878 / Cynopsis website - Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video CableU - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CYNOPSIS MEDIA: TOP TIER
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