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Cynopsis: Kids! 11/22/06 Good morning. It's Wednesday, November 22, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing. While several thousand people gathered yesterday at NYC's Riverside Church to remember and celebrate the life and work of 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley, the media industry was dealt another blow with the news John M. Higgins, journalist and Business Editor for Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, passed away Monday evening from a heart attack at the age of 45. Throughout the industry, John was well respected for his tough reporting skills and his keen knowledge of the business. He first joined B&C in 1997 after working at Multichannel News. FCC Chairman Richard Wiley:
Comcast Corporation and The Walt Disney Company have entered into a long-term distribution agreement spanning the next ten years which will affect the 10 ABC owned television stations and many of the Disney-owned networks and services including Disney Channel, ABC Family, Toon Disney, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN HD as well as carriage upgrades for SOAPnet. Some highlights of the agreement include:
MORE KIDS STUFF IDG Entertainment has officially launched GameProFamily.com, a website specifically for parents of young gamers. The portal is designed to provide parents with timely information they might need to make informed game buying decisions. Each game is covered from three different points-of-view to help provide the big picture of the game: Dad's Watch, takes a look at the level of violence, sex, mature language and drugs in each game, and "looks at its real-world value and potential impact on a child;" Mom's Take, reviews the social and/or psychological issues in the games and asks questions such as "will this add to a child's academic achievements, or increase/decrease physical activity?"; The Kid's Pitch, here is what a kid might tell a parent to convince them to buy the game. Additionally, the site includes PlaySmart descriptor for each game that reviews why a game received the ESRB rating it carries. MARKETING/LICENSING Decode Entertainment has granted Playskool the global master toy and game license for its preschool series, Franny's Feet. Playskool's first round of Franny's Feet products are slated for release in 2008. The deal was brokered by Decode Entertainment's licensing agency, The Sharpe Company, Inc. Franny's Feet on is a Decode production, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York, and currently airs in US markets on PBS Kids. In continuation to yesterday's mention of MTV Networks International's global study, we are bringing several more topics to you on kids and youth well being around the world. The MTV Networks International's Wellbeing Study took six months to complete and encompassed 5,200 interviews with K8-15 and A16-34 in 14 countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the U.S). You will see the remainder of the findings (Family and Friends, New Technology, and The Wellbeing Index) in Monday's edition. Terror and safety
STONE SOUP MTV Networks announced a new initiative titled (RED) to eliminate AIDS in Africa. The 90-second (RED) Manifesto will air as a special "roadblock" across MTVN's channels. The roadblock is in support of and will build awareness of the (RED) effort to turn "Black Friday," the so-called biggest shopping day of the year, into "(RED) Friday," the biggest giving day of the year. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT) RED mark contribute a significant percentage of sales profits to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa. The (RED) Manifesto is the first element of the (RED) TV campaign that will roll out across MTVN channels in the coming months. More info about the campaign can be found at MTV.com, VH1.com, and www.joinred.com . Current partners include American Express (UK only), Converse, Gap, Giorgio Armani, Motorola and Apple with MySpace.com as the first media sponsor in the UK. Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the 15 richest fictional characters. Ho Ho Hold onto your sleigh bells 'cause Santa has been all but dropped off the list for the first time in 15 years. Why? Well, Forbes cites letters from "outraged children insisting that Claus is 'real,' " along with the whole cookies and milk conspiracy, as the reasoning for taking the big guy off the list of fiction characters. That said, Forbes does note that though the ongoing debate about Claus' existence is by no means settled they just decided to … well, in my Jewish opinion the folks at Forbes are just playing it safe to stay on Claus' "nice list", you know, just in case. Without further shenanigans - the Forbes Fiction 15 list of the richest characters goes a little like this, name (age); net worth; affiliation:
Forbes estimated the net worth based on, "when possible, on known commodity and share price movements." The calculations are based on prices as of market close, November 17, 2007, and some salt. EXECUTIVE MOVES Ron Grant returns to the AOL side of the business having been appointed President and COO of AOL LLC. Grant joined America Online as SVP/Business Affairs and Development, was most recently Time Warner's SVP/Operations. Prior to AOL, Grant was a Partner in the Communications and Entertainment Practice of Mercer Management Consulting. FremantleMedia Enterprises has appointed Nathalie Delin as its Licensing Director/France. In this newly created position, Delin will be responsible for managing all ancillary rights including brand licensing, online and interactive, music publishing, sponsorship, live events and telephony across France. Working out of the FremantleMedia's Paris office, Delin will report to Gaspard Dechavagnac, COO, FremantleMedia France. Most recently, Delin served as Licensing Director, Jetix, France. Previously she worked for ITE (Denmark) and Tsuburaya Productions (Japan). RATINGS Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 11/13-11/19/06 : Total Day (000) Primetime (000) NICK°: 1138 DSNY*: 1297 DSNY*: 798 CARTOON: 874 CARTOON: 584 NAN**: 531 NAN**: 302 TOON DIS: 154 ADSM**: 250 BET: 144 TOON DIS.: 115 ESPN: 112 NOG/THE N: 109 NICKTOONS: 101 BET: 52 ANIMAL PLANET: 100 NICKTOONS: 51 DISCOVERY: 89 DISCOVERY: 51 MTV: 62 Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data *Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing. **Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day. °Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 11/13-11/19/06 : Total Day (000) Primetime (000) NICK°: 642 DSNY*: 1014 DSNY*: 516 CARTOON: 649 CARTOON: 389 NAN**: 413 NAN**: 220 BET: 108 ADSM**: 162 TOON DIS: 83 TOON DIS.: 57 ESPN: 66 BET: 36 NICKTOONS: 65 DISCOVERY: 35 DISCOVERY: 59 NICKTOONS: 31 THE N: 50 NOGG/THE N: 27 ANIMAL PLANET: 48 ANIMAL PLANET: 27 MTV: 27 Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data *Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing. **Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day. °Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 11/13-11/19/06 : Total Day (000) Primetime (000) NICK°: 492 CARTOON: 494 DSNY*: 431 DSNY*: 886 CARTOON: 281 NAN**: 448 NAN**: 254 BET: 185 ADSM**: 209 MTV: 147 MTV: 100 THE N: 98 BET: 67 ESPN: 98 DISCOVERY: 49 COMEDY: 93 COMEDY: 42 DISCOVERY: 71 ESPN: 42 TOON DIS.: 53 Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data *Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing. **Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day. °Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, November 18, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11: NICKELODEON: K2-11 1226; K6-11 886; TWEENS 9-14 715 DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1003; K6-11 594; TWEENS 9-14 462 CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 706; K6-11 535; TWEENS 9-14 394 TOON DISNEY: K2-11 190; K6-11 92; TWEENS 9-14 56 Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, November 19, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11: NICKELODEON: K2-11 1325; K6-11 908; TWEENS 9-14 679 DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1147; K6-11 750; TWEENS 9-14 581 CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 606; K6-11 457; TWEENS 9-14 340 TOON DISNEY: K2-11 121; K6-11 60; TWEENS 9-14 35 Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, November 20, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11: NICKELODEON: K2-11 1154; K6-11 584; TWEENS 9-14 435 DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 982; K6-11 623; TWEENS 9-14 557 CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 578; K6-11 366; TWEENS 9-14 253 TOON DISNEY: K2-11 122; K6-11 62; TWEENS 9-14 42 Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: On which show would you find an older sister Aly with two younger twin brothers? EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND Kudos to: Bob Eisenstaedt-Granite Springs Productions/Tampa; Michelle Stavrou-CBS Market Resources/NY; Brad Stern-Long Island Children's Museum; Craig Coleman-Nicktoons Network/NY; David Danowski-DIC Entertainment/NY; Rosemary Cunningham-MMT/Chicago; Tom Boyd-WGN TV/Chicago; Kevin M. Sponsler-Nanna's Cottage Bungalow/Eugene OR; Sandra Mueller-KTLA/LA Today's Trivia Question: What TV couple named their child Paprika?( 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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