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MCE 09/06/06 Good Morning. It's Wednesday, September 6, 2006, and this is your first early morning Multi-Cultural briefing. HISPANIC MARKET: Cisneros Group's Venevision Intl. (VVI) launched a new 24-hour Spanish-language film channel named VeneMovies with carriage agreements already in place with Comcast and Insight. The network will air contemporary films from the company's 350+ film library, commercial-free with English subtitles. Other programming will include footage from Latino film festivals and more. Some of the titles already picked for airing include La ley de Herodes (Herod's Law), Otilia Rauda, Los ninos invisibles (The Invisible Children) and others. Alejandro Parisca has been named to head up the network according to Variety. He will report to CEO/President Luis Villanueva and VP/Entertainment Jose Antonio Espinal. Recording artist Carlos Ponce will take on a new role this fall as spokesperson for The History Channel en espanol. During Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor will join the network in a special tribute, highlighting some of the greatest heroes and moments in Latin American history and introducing five documentary films airing at 8p: Balseros, The Madness of Don Quixote, Behind the Shadows, State of Fear and The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt.
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) will celebrate a decade of showcasing U.S. and international Latino films and culture from October 5-15, 2006. The festival returns to the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. During the 11-day festival, LALIFF offers Latino films, film industry workshops, seminars, panels and labs led by Hollywood film community players. LALIFF programs offered throughout the years will also be presented at the festival. ABC is targeting Hispanic audiences with new primetime spots promoting Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty with its U.S. Hispanic agency of record, ARENAS, and Transit Television Network (Transit TV). The latter will air promo spots for the shows on its mobile broadcast network (Transit TV screens found on transit vehicles across select major markets). Both spots will run in Spanish. mun2 unveiled a new on-air campaign yesterday introducing the network's VJ personalities. The VJ campaign will present five 30-second spots featuring the network's resident VJs: Frankie Needles, Crash, Ellie, Yasmin Deliz and Renato Lopez. Each on-air spot features an individual VJ in a natural setting that shows their distinctive personality traits. AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET: VisionTV International (VTVI), the joint venture between VisionTV and Ellis Entertainment, has wrapped shooting and started post-production on a second season of Divine Restoration, for delivery in September. The 13-episode original series returns with network commitments from TV One and Canada VisionTV. The design and renovation series features a different church with a desire to support the needs of its community in each episode. ASIAN/INDIAN MARKET: Television Korea 24, Inc.'s (tvK24) flagship network tvK has picked up carriage on Charter Communications' digital Family and Information tier. The tvK launch includes a portion of Charter's LA market in Southern California, encompassing Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, La Canada Flintridge and Montrose. This will be tvK's second launch on a Charter Communications system (first was the Inland Empire market). Here are the top ten markets ranked by Asian American TV households according to Nielsen Media Research's updated universe estimates for Hispanic, African American and Asian American TV households in its 210 local television markets or Designated Market Areas (DMAs). In the Asian American household estimates, most of the top ten DMAs experienced household figure growth compared to last year with Houston entering the top ten list, kicking Boston down to the number eleven spot. The top ten markets ranked by African American TV households will appear in tomorrow's edition. Here are the Top Ten Markets Ranked by Asian-American Homes: 2006 Asian TV 2007 Asian TV Designated Market Area Homes Homes Los Angeles 633,810 669,390 New York 555,960 564,370 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose 460,600 482,320 Honolulu 220,460 220,330 Chicago 166,460 166,080 Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) 145,880 152,880 Seattle-Tacoma 124,570 131,230 Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto 112,900 122,350 Philadelphia 101,180 105,130 Houston 98,660 103,790 INTERNATIONAL MARKET: CABLEready has signed a deal with The Weather Channel to handle international sales for its speculative natural disaster series It Could Happen Tomorrow. CABLEready will handle worldwide sales for 22 episodes as well as a 60-minute special, Katrina Lost, which compares New Orleans-area hurricane predictions made prior to 2005 to the real destruction of that year’s Hurricane Katrina disaster. Each 30-minute episode scientifically examines the risks and damaging results of major disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes that could possibly hit major cities, including New York, Dallas, Memphis and San Francisco. International Broadcast Communications, Inc. (IBC) has signed a few more deals for the 30-minute entertainment series Famous. The latest sales include a 104x30 agreement with Sitcom's Marco Polo TV in Italy. Season one will begin airing this fall season. IBC has also sold the series to AXN in Japan and South Korea's Club Channel (owned and operated by Zone Media). AXN Japan will premiere season 3 of FAMOUS beginning in September, while Club launches the series with season 1 in September. National Cable Networks (NCN), a new cable channel in Russia, has signed up for 52 eps and will begin airing the series when the channel launches in October. Bennett Group's Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) is heading to Mipcom '06 with a programming slate that features three new HD series, each as a 13x30 production. Playing in Paradise - A form of exotic travel as top bikini models guide the audience through desirable locations from the Bahamas to Thailand. Beyond the List - A sneak peek at the exclusive "invite only" lifestyle where celebs and heavy hitters party, dine and mingle. Oh, No! It's Kato! - Kato Kaelin on mission-possible journeys as he crashes many a party or event around the world. Fremantle International Distribution has inked another series of deals for its family-friendly series, Prehistoric Park (6 x 1hr) to broadcasters in Latin America including terrestrial channels: Canal 13/Artear (Argentina), Channel 7/TVN (Chile), Ecuavisa (Ecuador), Record (Brazil) and Televisora de Costa Rica/Channel 7 (Costa Rica). Created by Impossible Pictures, the producers of the Walking With… series, Prehistoric Park is hosted by natural history expert Nigel Marven who travels back in time, with the help of CGI animation, to rescue prehistoric animals. The series is a co-production between ITV (UK), Animal Planet (US), M6 (France) and ProSieben (Germany). EXECUTIVE MOVES: A&E Television Networks upped Steve Ronson to EVP/Enterprises. He will manage AETN's global Digital Media activities, including broadband video, short-form syndication and wireless applications. He will continue to oversee AETN Enterprises, which includes AETN International, AETN Consumer Products and the Interactive Services Group. Steve was previously SVP/Enterprises, AETN International. Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) and Mega TV named Eduardo Garcia as Local Sales Manager. Robert Rivera was named as VP/Entertainment at SBS. He will manage the development and production of SBS's signature radio station concert events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico in addition to building strategic marketing partnerships. Robert has been with SBS for over four years as an AE at Miami's WXDJ. Entertainment Rights named Olivia King Canter as Director/Sales, Latin America and Canada. She was recently Havana Music Company's director. Olivia will be based in New York and report to Kathleen Hricik, EVP & MD/U.S., Canada and Latin America. Turner Broadcasting System Latin America upped Joel Whitten Richardson III to Senior Corporate Officer/Argentina. Joel was previously SVP/Distribution & Marketing for Brazil and the southern region of South America. He will be based in Buenos Aires and report to TBS Latin America president Juan Carlos Urdaneta. Cynopsis: MCE Network in Focus: Shalom TV Overview: Shalom TV (www.shalomtv.com) premiered August 30 as America's first national Jewish network. All during the month, the subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) service offers 50 hours of entertaining and educational telecasts, with 15-20% of titles refreshed each week. Shalom TV programming is composed of original series, acquired films and specials, event coverage and Jewish-oriented productions, all in English or with English-subtitles. The privately funded network is headquartered in the New York City area. Target Audience: North American Jewish population, as well as those with an interest in Jewish culture and/or Israel Programming Highlights:
Shalom TV Executives: Rabbi Mark S. Golub, President/CEO; Bradford N. Hammer, COO; Edith Samers, VP/Marketing; David Brugnone, VP/Sales; Dr. Evgueni Lvov, VP/Operations Long term View: Cynopsis MCE Question: "How do you see Shalom TV evolving over the course of the next 5-10 years?" Rabbi Mark S. Golub, President/CEO: "There has been a stunning void in Jewish programming on American television and we hope that Shalom TV will help fill that void. As a mainstream cultural network, rather than a ‘religious' network, we believe that Shalom TV will appeal to virtually every corner of the American Jewish community and that Shalom TV will become a part of every Jewish home. In addition, we know there are many other thoughtful and bright individuals of other faiths who are interested in learning more about Jewish life, the Jewish tradition and the Holy Land of Israel. Shalom TV will simply celebrate the totality of Jewish life and culture with entertaining, informative and compelling programming." For more information: Contact Bradford Hammer, COO, at (201) 242-9460 or . A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM AZN
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Asian Americans have the highest household income of any other group. AZN will plug you in to this lucrative market. Let's cnnct. Visit www.azntv.com/red4azn 4 contact info. AZN ... Simply Asian. Answer to Yesterday's trivia question: This big fish had one goal and one goal only. He wanted to be caught by the fisherman who worked for what company? CHARLIE TUNA FOR STARKIST TUNA Shane Fondon-Media Power Advertising/Charlotte, NC; Barbara Rosenthal-Tiffany Press/NY; Eunjung Lee-Cannella Response Television, Inc/NY; Wendy Kamilar-Telemundo Network/Hialeah FL; Alan Rosenfeld-Southeast Media Group/Telluride CO; Larry E. Morton-Equity Broadcasting Corporation/Little Rock AR; Greg Munro-Comcast Spotlight/Denver; LaMont Ridgell-PRN/San Francisco; Dan Matson-DJM/Glendale CA; Steve Fisch-Starz Media/LA; Moctesuma Esparza-Maya Cinemas Today's Trivia Question: From Venezuela, Fericito, a mustachioed nightclub stand-up comedian use to perform on SNL. 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