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Every day we deliver a new piece of insider information on one of the hottest cable networks tracked by CableU, plus daily cable programming news, right to your inbox! Want to know in which direction Comedy Central is taking its development slate these days? Curious about the impact that NBC will have as it takes over Oxygen? Click here to sign up now for CableU Confidential - a free service to everyone! Don't miss another day of our exclusive insights and news. www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Cynopsis: International 05/22/08 Good morning. It's Thursday, May 22, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: The Biography Channel (BIO) will launch in Southeast Asia on May 27 on Singapore's StarHub (Channel 95) and in the Philippines, with additional distribution deals expected in the coming months. It will first be offered to StarHub subscribers on the Free Preview Channel from May 27 through May 31 with Chinese subtitles. Future plans also involve distributing BIO content on mobile, broadband and VOD. The British Board of Film Classification has put into place a new internet ratings program for movies, TV shows and videos with the common U.K. certificates of U, PG, 12A, 15 and 18. Once internet-based services and stores decide to voluntarily join BBFC Online, they will be required to rate the content they offer for download and/or streaming in addition to blocking kids from gaining access to inappropriate content. At this time, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox have already joined the ratings certification program. RDF Rights secured five pre-sales for Blakeway's documentary Secrets of the Cellar, which aired on the U.K.'s Channel 4 last night. It has been sold to YLE in Finland, VTM in Belgium, SBS in the Netherlands, Cuatro in Spain and SIC in Portugal and GNT a Globosat channel in Brazil with more deals in the works. The documentary is one of the first programs to be made about the story of Josef Fritzl, the man who imprisoned his daughter in the cellar for 24 years and fathered children with her. Crusoe is coming back to life again in another take on the Daniel Defoe novel as a 13-episode series co-produced by Power, Muse and Moonlighting. The show is due to film in the U.K., South Africa and the Seychelles. Discovery Networks International is integrating its India and Asia divisions as of July 1. Rahul Johri, SVP/Ad Sales, Discovery Networks India, will take on the management responsibilities for India as SVP and Country Manager while Deepak Shourie, EVP and MD/Discovery Networks India, will become Advisor/Corporate Affairs, India. Canada's Corus Entertainment is expanding plans to develop Melanie Watt's Scaredy Squirrel book series into a multiplatform entertainment property. The collaborative effort between Kids Can Press, Nelvana Studios and Nelvana Enterprises includes a TV series, on-air animated shorts, additional publishing plans for other titles in the series and an international merchandise and licensing program. The 26-episode animated TV series and shorts will be produced in-house by Nelvana Studios in collaboration with Melanie with production starting on the latter first in Summer 2008. Nelvana Enterprises will handle international broadcast, distribution, merchandising and licensing sales. The U.K.'s Electric Sky has signed more post-MIPTV terrestrial and cable package deals, including one with Belgium's VTM for the high-def The Hunt for the Texas 7 (1x60-minutes) from U.K.-based Wild Dream Films. More agreements were signed with the following companies for the following shows ...
MySpaceTV has picked up the rights from RDF Digital to show Banzai, a Japanese spoof game show, as short mini webisodes for 30 days in an exclusive deal with MySpaceTV. After this time period, the episodes will be available on RDF Digital's U.K. website Comedy Demon and the U.S.' Dailymotion, Hulu, MetaCafe and YouTube. The series itself has already in the U.S. on Fox, Comedy Central and G4 and on E4 in the U.K. several years ago. HISPANIC MARKET: Fundacion Azteca America, Grupo Salinas and Azteca America Colorado are working together to present Agenda Latina 2008. The forum on issues affecting the Latino community, taking place on May 30 before a live studio audience, will air nationally on Azteca America in the beginning of June. Guests will be coming in from the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Latino Issues Forum, League of United Latin American Citizens and other organizations. Season 2 of Si TV's Jammin will rock out on June 15 at 9p with 6 new Latino indie rock bands chosen by the www.jammin.sitv.com online community (200 bands submitted) to receive music industry training. The winner picks up $10,000 in cash, $5,000 in Gibson equipment, a live performance at People en Espanol's Fiesta Concert and more. On September 12, ABC will air The 2008 ALMA Awards from 8-10p, recognizing artistic achievements of Latinos in film, TV and music. Eva Longoria Parker will returns as exec producer and host of the telecast, which will be taped August 17. mun2 has started up a new campaign that reflects its viewers' choices of content this week. Results from viewer votes on www.holamun2.com will air through May 26 with top fav episodes of mun2 shows, ending with Wisin y Yandel En Concierto on May 24 at 10p and May 26 at 5p. The shows include The mun2 Shuffle, Reventon, VIVO and others. Top 10 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Program Live +SD ratings for the week of May 12-18, 2008**, *** UNIV Al Diablo con Guapos (Mon-Fri 8p) 20.8 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Aqui y Ahora (Tue 10p) 20.7 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Fuego en la Sangre (Mon-Fri Var) 20.5 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Nuestra Belleza (Fri 10p) 19.2 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 15.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Cristina (Mon 10p) 15.5 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Yo Amo Juan Querendon (Mon-Fri 7p) 13.2 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Amas Casa Desesperads (Thu 10p) 12.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Sabado Gigante (Sat 8p) 11.2 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Noche de Estrellas (Sun 8p) 10.1 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 May 12-18, 2008** FOX American Idol (Wed 9p) 6.1 NTIH HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 5.5 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Dancing with the Stars Results (Tue 9p) 5.4 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Dancing with the Stars (Mon 8p) 5.2 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Desperate Housewives (Sun 9p) 5.0 NTIH HH Rtg CW Friday Night Smackdown (Fri 8p) 4.3 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Grey's Anatomy (Thu 9p) 4.2 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Hell's Kitchen (Tue 9p) 3.8 NTIH HH Rtg CBS Without a Trace (Thu 10p) 3.8 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Family Guy (Sun 9p) 3.8 NTIH HH Rtg CBS CSI: Miami (Mon 10p) 3.7 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Law and Order: SVU (Tue 10p) 3.7 NTIH HH Rtg CBS Two and a Half Men (Mon 9p) 3.7 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. LATAM MARKET: In continuation to its 2007 promise to expand its Buenos Aires operations, MTV Networks Latin America is revealing more details about the next phase this week. As a result of the expansion, Buenos Aires will become the Latin American "creative hub" for MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon for part of their programming production and all of the on-air creative, dubbing and customization services for Spanish-speaking markets in the region. The company's digital media business will also be serviced and administered pan-regionally from the Argentina hub. In the next phase, MTVN Argentina will work on creative initiatives for MTV Networks International. 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 May 12-18, 2008 - highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research FOX American Idol (Wed 9p) 13.1 HH Rtg FOX American Idol (Tue 8p) 12.1 HH Rtg CBS CSI (Thu 9p) 10.5 HH Rtg CBS CSI: Miami (Mon 10p) 10.3 HH Rtg ABC Dancing with the Stars (Mon 8p) 10.0 HH Rtg CBS Without a Trace (Thu 10p) 9.8 HH Rtg ABC Desperate Housewives (Sun 9p) 9.6 HH Rtg ABC Grey's Anatomy (Thu 9p) 8.6 HH Rtg ABC Dancing with the Stars Results (Tue 9p) 8.5 HH Rtg FOX House (Mon 9p) 8.3 HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: Logo has given the go ahead for the second run of its Exes and Ohs scripted comedy. The 8x30-minute series, based on the short The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide, will make its debut in early 2009. EXECUTIVE MOVES: As part of its Discovery Networks India and Discovery Networks Asia integration, Discovery Networks International has named Rahul Johri, currently SVP/Ad Sales, Discovery Networks India, as SVP and Country Manager for India, reporting to Tom Keaveny, EVP and MD/Discovery Networks Asia. Deepak Shourie, EVP and MD/Discovery Networks India, will move into a new role as Advisor/Corporate Affairs, India. The 13-year old Discovery Networks India, which distributes Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Travel & Living to seven territories in the region, will continue to be managed in the market under Rahul from Delhi, with additional offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai. Galleon Holdings plc pulled in Mahesh Ramachandra as Global Director/Entertainment. Managing the company's media strategy, he will pay particular attention in the beginning to the recently launched multiplatform Super Soccer Star. His prior position was VP/International and Product Development at Cellcast plc. Correction : Although new VP/Telemundo National Sales Organization Andy Barnet is quite happy to be working with Telemundo's Business Development team, they are not reporting into him as reported in yesterday's edition. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: This reality series profiled the Los Angeles Police Department from 1995 to 1999. Before commercial breaks, the show offered questions about crime statistics. What was the name of this show? LAPD: Life on the Beat (FOX TV) Kudos to: Bill Graff/Discovery Networks/Silver Spring, MD; Ken DuBow-Porchlight/Cannes Today's Trivia Question: On the WB series Charmed, what was the name of the spell-book used by the witches? (email with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. 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