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Cynopsis: International
04/18/08

Good morning. It's Friday, April 18, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET:

NBC Universal became the latest TV studio to unveil a purely digital production outfit. Based in Burbank and led by VP Cameron Death, the NBC Universal Digital Studio formed a flagship strategic partnership with OMG Digital to line up sponsors for its shows right out of the gate. Multiplatform Sci Fi conspiracy series Gemini Division will be the studio's first release coming this summer, developed with Sony Pictures Television International. Woke Up Dead, also from Electric Farm, is the studio's next project. NBC Universal Digital Studio retains domestic distribution rights for both series while SPTI retains all international rights including television, theatrical and DVD releases, internet, digital sell-through, gaming and mobile rights.

Turned out to be a week of new commissions ...

• Indie factual producer Tigress Productions has received a commission from Discovery's Science Channel in the U.S. to produce Joao Magueijo's Big Bang. The 60-minute special goes into the paradoxes of the Big Bang Theory and his rather radical ideas.
• BBC Daytime has picked on the U.K./U.S.-based Leopard Films to produce a spin-off for its antiques format, Cash in the Celebrity Attic.  Next month, the first season of 21x45-minute episodes will make its debut.  The channel also commissioned season 14 of Cash in the Attic (25x45-minutes) for a Summer 2008 premiere.
• Tern Television received orders to produce the 3x60-minute Nick Crane's Britannia for BBC Two. The same team behind BBC Two's Great British Journeys series will work on this show, which follows the footsteps of Elizabethan explorer William Camden.  BBC Worldwide will handle international sales.

In some more post-MIPTV news, the U.K.'s Entertainment Rights Plc's new BBC commission, Postman Pat - Special Delivery Service, was sold to broadcast partners in Denmark, Sweden, Australia, the Middle East (pan-regional deal) and Iceland with more agreements to be announced shortly.  The K2-5-targeted Toopy and Binoo was sold into Korea and a Middle Eastern commercial free TV channel, amongst others. The animated George of the Jungle was picked up in Norway (NRK), Russia (Central Partnership), Scandinavia (pan regionally via Nickelodeon), Belgium (VRT), Finland (VRT), Netherlands (Netherlands Public Broadcasting), Ireland (RTE), Denmark (TV2) and Iceland (RUV).Casper's Scare School brought in some friendly offers despite trying to be scary.  The CG animated series was acquired for the Netherlands (Jetix), Denmark (DR.TV), Finland (MYV 3), Norway (NRK) and the Middle East (Cartoon Network).

As part of a new 6-year deal between ESPN and The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, the network will continue its coverage of the Wimbledon Championships through 2013, including additional digital and international rights. The agreement travels across ESPN's platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPN International, www.ESPN.com , www.ESPN360.com , www.ESPNDeportes.com , ESPN Mobile Properties, ESPN On Demand and interactive TV. ESPN can offer Wimbledon matches or content live or taped via any ESPN platform, including ESPNDeportes.com in Spanish. ESPN International's rights include TV and online rights in all of Latin and South America (except Brazil) and the Caribbean, in English, Spanish and other relevant languages.

Universal Pictures International Entertainment will release 29 titles on Blu-Ray for the first time with the rollout to begin on August 26 with NBC's Heroes Season 2.  Its Blu-Ray international lineup rolls out from the end of 2008 in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Japan.

TV Globo closed a deal with IPTV operator Clix SmarTV to distribute its channel in Portugal. Subscribers will have free access to TV Globo Portugal this month before the channel turns premium.

I just think this is cool ... Remember the adult colossal squid discovered in February 2007?  New Zealand's NHNZ network will start filming the first scientific investigation ever of the species by the country's Te Papa Tongarewa national museum.  The process will be filmed for a Discovery Channel documentary to be released internationally later this year.  For those of you interested in seeing the squid thaw out and the examination, Te Papa and Discovery Channel are offering live webcam views on their respective websites.
 
AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET:

BET Networks held its upfront last night at New York City's Manhattan Center Studios (with an election theme) under the tagline "Connection You Can Feel!"  Here's the scoop on their new and returning programming ...

• The Black Panther (1Q2009 debut): An animated series about the first Black superhero, created with Marvel Comics
• Brutha (4Q2008): A new docu-drama following the lives of five brothers in an R&B group working with producer Jermaine Dupri
• 106 & Gospel (1Q2009): A 90-minute gospel version of BET's 106 & Park music countdown series
• Judge Karen (4Q2008): There's a new judge in town!
• The Boot (2Q2008): A 30-minute dating daily show filled with twists and turns with narration by MC Lyte 
• All-New Comic View (3Q2008): Standup series comes back for 10th run

BET News Programming

• The Truth with Jeff Johnson (2009): Jeff Johnson in a talk show format focusing on news and pop culture
• Unreported (2009): A new investigative series

Returning series: American Gangster (4Q2008), Baldwin Hills (3Q2009), College Hill (1Q2009), Interns (4Q2008), Sunday Best (4Q2008) and Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is (2009)

Specials coming to BET include BET Awards '09 (2Q2009), Celebration of Gospel (1Q2009), BET Hip Hop Awards (4Q2008), The BET Honors (1Q2009), Rip the Runway (1Q2009) and Spring Bling (2Q2009)

BET J's new programming

• Carmelo's Way (4Q2008): The real life of Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony
• Leading Men (4Q2008): A look into the lives of prominent African American men
• Urban Cuisine (4Q2008): A culinary show with Chef Marcus Samuelsson

YOU(th) VOTE! Initiative is a new multiplatform effort to encourage Black youth to discuss, debate and participate in the presidential election process.

The network also touched on offering expansions through its BET Digital Media Group with www.BET.com , BET Mobile, BET Video on Demand and the BET Vertical Ad Network.

HISPANIC MARKET:

Azteca America debuted Azteca Music, a new show hosted by Cynthia Rodríguez and Edgar Guerrero.  The original 60-minute series brings in the week's top videos, rankings, interviews and live performances from Azteca's studio in Mexico on Saturdays at 4p.
 
Telemundo Communications Group's Rumbo Al Mundial: Mexico vs. China soccer match on April 16 brought in a 4.3 NSI rating for the network in LA for the A18-49 crowd with a 38% share of Spanish according to Nielsen. In the Dallas DMA, it delivered a 2.4 and 60% share of Spanish (A18-49).

TeleFutura also scored a personal best performance for a Q1 in Daytime (M-F, 10a-3p).  For A18-34 and W18-34, the network saw a 25% increase from 1Q2007 to 1Q2008 while A18-49 jumped 9%, according to Nielsen (NTI, Live+SD and NHTI & NTI).

Univision is ready to show you the most beautiful ladies with a special edition of Los 50 Mas Bellos de People en Espanol on El Show de Cristina on April 21 at 10p.  The 12th edition of People en Espanol's Los 50 Mas Bellos issue hits the stands on April 28.

GAY/LESBIAN MARKET:

Marking the first high-def broadcast from a gay TV network, Logo will give the 60-minute Scissor Sisters: Live at the O2 Arena special its U.S. debut on the debut as well as on MTV Network's high-def MHD channel on April 24 at 8p. It will also be viewable via streaming video at www.LOGOonline.com as well as on VOD.

The intrigue and spy-filled film Kiss Me Deadly: A Jacob Keane Assignment will make a concurrent debut on here! and on the theatrical circuit on May 2.

EXECUTIVE MOVES:

Jonathan Glazier has come to Talent Television as its new Director/Entertainment as of June, in addition to joining Talent Television Limited's board.  The former Eyeworks Australia/New Zealand Head/International Production and Development will be in charge of Talent's entertainment, factual entertainment and kids programming, collaborating with MD Tony Humphreys.

Friday Fun Fact:  A group of ravens or crows is called a "murder."

Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question:  From the sci-fi series, Mutant X, which member of the Mutant X team possesses both human and feline DNA giving her the strength, speed and cunning of a jungle cat?   SHALIMAR FOX    Kudos to:  No One

Today's Trivia Question:  On the long-running sitcom, The King of Queens, Doug's friend and co-worker Deacon and his wife, Kelley have two sons, one of which Doug and Carrie are the Godparents.  What are the names of these two boys?  ( 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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