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www.CableU.tv Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. CableU is a new subscription-based online service unlike anything ever offered before. Designed specifically for producers and programmers, CableU will help position programs and optimize opportunities in the U.S. cable television market. Available worldwide in just five days! - Monday, December 4, 2006 For more information, e-mail us at . Cynopsis: Multi-Cultural & International Edition 11/29/06 Good Morning. It's Wednesday, November 29, 2006, and this is your first early morning Multi-Cultural briefing. HISPANIC MARKET: Telemundo Communications Group has acquired full ownership of Telemundo-RTI Productions to create Telemundo Studios Miami, LLC. Telemundo will also purchase the operating assets of its current foreign distributor, Tepuy International Corp. and will create an in-house international division, called Telemundo Internacional. Telemundo Studios Miami will continue to develop and produce novelas and other content for Telemundo Network, as well as seek opportunities to produce for other broadcasters in Latin America. The new Telemundo Internacional has been created to bring all of Telemundo's foreign distribution efforts in-house. Executive Moves related to the new studio are outlined below. Telemundo's LA station KWHY (Channel 22) will launch a new TV show from Pepe & Elmer Media, Inc. called Zona 22 on November 30 at 2p. The 60-minute Spanish-language daily program will feature artist interviews, music videos and on-location entertainment segments, focusing mainly on regional Mexican music with a bit of Spanish-language pop music mixed in. Erika Garza and Kaiman will host with Luis Barreto as the show's exec producer and Juan-Carlos Duran, Alejandro Blanco and Oskar F. Salas as producers. TeleFutura was the #2 most-watched Spanish-language broadcast network in primetime (M-Sun 7-11p) for the entire week of November 20 across the key adult and men demos, and K2-11 demos. The network brought in a 513,000 Adults 18-49 on average for the week. In the November 2006 Sweep-to-date (11/2-11/26) comparison to last year's November sweep period (11/3-11/27/05), Telefutura saw a 40% increase in Total Viewers to 825,000, and +58% in A18-49 to 551,000, according to Nielsen Media Research's NHTI ratings. LATAM MARKET: Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao (SBT) has renewed its agreement with Warner for another few years until 2013. The output deal, first signed in 2000, gives SBT the exclusive terrestrial TV rights to Warner's films, cartoons and TV series. The Brazilian network already airs Warner fare with 4 primetime series, 18 daily morning cartoons and six weekly movie slots with 60% Warner content according to Variety. HBO has picked up the Latin American rights to EM.TV's animated series Dogstar, from distributor Comarex. HBO Family Latin America is slated to launch Dogstar in spring 2007. Produced by EM.TV's Avg. World Pictures Pty Ltd, Dogstar is set in space and follows the adventures of three kids as they search for a treasure chest filled with dogs. Here they are finally… Top 10 Mexican Box Office Estimates November 17-23, 2006 Babel (United Intl Pictures) $1.14 million 2 wk total $3.93m Los Infiltrados (Warner Bros) $903,009 opening wk Juego del Miedo III (Buena Vista Intl) $449,761 opening wk La Granja (United Intl Pictures) $414,048 4 wk total $3.77m El Raton de los Dientes (Buena Vista Intl) $395,863 opening wk El Ilusionista (Videocine) $351,538 8 wk total $6.52m El Gran Truco (Warner Bros) $295,823 3 wk total $2.28m El Laberinto del Fauno (Warner Bros) $285,290 5 wk total $3.74m La Maldicion 2 (Gussi) $229,086 3 wk total $1.73m Open Season: Amigos Salvajes (Sony Pictures Intl) $167,218 6 wk total $6.87m *Source: Nielsen EDI and Variety ASIAN/INDIAN MARKET: Google Video has more Bollywood following a recently signed agreement with BODVOD. BODVOD holds the exclusive rights to popular Indian movies, music videos and TV shows. The content will appear under the name "Saavn" and will be available at video.google.com/saavn. The launch will include five full-length movies with additional film and television content to be added in the coming months. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: A bunch of new National Geographic Television International (NGTI) deals for programming it recently picked up from U.K.-based Essential Television and Film. Here's the list of what was taken by whom…
Indie distribution company DLT Entertainment has sold the format for the My Family comedy sitcom to the Portuguese production company SP Filmes. The Portuguese version of the format is currently in production and will be shown on Portuguese network RTP in 2007. The original My Family is produced by DLT Entertainment in association with Rude Boy Productions for BBC ONE and will head into its seventh season this coming spring. Oxygen has sold promo clips for its original series The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency to Flextech Television. The UK-based network will run the promos on their women's entertainment channel, LIVINGtv. LIVINGtv premiered season one of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency in September 2006, and will run the promos beginning in December. This will be the first time Oxygen has sold their promos overseas. Did you know? Note: To listen to today's edition in audio form, click here . CynMCE & Int'l podcast can be picked up at the www.cynopsis.com website, as well as numerous podcast outlets including iTunes. EXECUTIVE MOVES: Patricio Wills has been named President/Telemundo Television Studios, moved from his prior position as President/Telemundo-RTI Productions and Head/Production for Telemundo Studios. Upon completion of the purchase of Tepuy International Corp, Marcos Santana, formerly President, COO and founder of Tepuy, will become President/Telemundo Internacional. Both Patricio and Marcos will report directly to Don Browne, President/Telemundo Communications Group. Patricio will continue to be responsible for leading the studios in-house development as well as all Telemundo production activities in the U.S., Mexico and Colombia. He will work closely with Marcos to develop co-production deals. In his new role, Marcos is charged with overseeing all of the network's content distribution efforts, as well as the company's distribution services to other producers around the world, international co-productions and partnerships. Marcos will continue to be involved in the network's development process including identifying programming ideas and acquiring scripts and formats in the international market. Young & Rubicam Brands' chairman and CEO, Ann Fudge, has announced that she will retire by the end of this year to pursue non-profit work interests. Following 2 years after her prior job as division president at Kraft Foods, Ann began her position at Y&R in May 2003 heading up the group, which includes Y&R, Wunderman, Burson-Marsteller, Landor Associates and Sudler & Hennessey. Y&R has said there are no immediate plans for a successor. CNBC named Alan Seiffert as SVP/Business Development and Partnerships, Asia Pacific. In his new position, he will manage the network's business development and partnership unit in the region, including overseeing relations and developing opportunities with CNBC's current Asia Pacific partners and building new strategic partnerships. Alan comes to CNBC from his previous position as VP/Business Affairs at NBC Universal Television Distribution. He will be based in Singapore and report to Jeremy Pink, President & Managing Director/CNBC Asia Pacific. Canada-based Cookie Jar Entertainment has named Susan Richter as VP/Licensing and Merchandising Operations for the U.S. She will manage licensing and merchandising deal developments for programs such as Doodlebops, Caillou, and Spider Riders from the company's LA office. Susan has worked with Hasbro Properties Group, Fisher-Price and the Cherokee Group over the course of the last 16 years. The Weinstein Co. has upped two of its own as it looks to strategically expand its international unit. Michael Rothstein was promoted to SVP/International Sales and Distribution while Jonathan Kier was upped to VP in the same department. Michael previously served as director/business and legal affairs and director/development and production and has been with the team at Miramax since 1997. Jonathan was in charge of global releases such as Hoodwinked and Clerks II. Both Michael and Jonathan will continue to report to Glen Basner, President/The Weinstein Co., International. Not done yet though…Paula Woods was promoted to SVP/International Publicity while Icon's Suzanne Noble was pulled in to handle PR. Sarah Turner has been named by Warner Bros. Entertainment to the position of Executive Director/Worldwide Antipiracy Operations for North America. She was previously with Strategic Vision Consulting as a project manager covering antipiracy initiatives, among other responsibilities. Sarah will remain in Burbank at WB's headquarters and report to Darcy Antonellis, SVP/Worldwide Antipiracy Operations for North America. Answer to Yesterday's trivia question: Can you fill in the blank for this commercial jingle? "_____________ is on your side." NATIONWIDE! Lorna Nagy-TNS Media Intelligence/West Chester PA; Jodi Feinstein-Majesco Entertainment/Edison NJ; Steve Pumillo-HRP/Atlanta; Stephen Hill-BET/ NY; Thom Sutton-Telemundo/Chicago; Judy Pritz-Southeast Media Group/Telluride CO; Candice O'Connor-SpotPlus y Mas/Dallas; Maria Rodriguez - Zimmerman Advertising/Dallas, TX; Adrienne Alwag-International Networks/LA Today's Trivia Question: This lopsided moose (one antler up, the other down) hung on the living room wall of whom? Hint, the moose's name was French. (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.) Saludos - Ariana Ariana Rawls for Cynopsis: Multi-Cultural & International Edition 11.29.06 Cynopsis Ad Sales: Mark Bohn - 203-583-1224 / Classifieds: Trish Pihonak - 203-926-9878 / Features available at Cynopsis website: www.cynopsis.com Cynopsis Daily Video Podcast and all Cynopsis editions' audio podcasts - streaming (download optional) Extended Classified Ads Subscribe a new address or change your email address Unsubscribe Media Kits for all editions Archive Cynopsis Contact info To Unsubscribe from this edition or any Cynopsis editions, please click here CableU - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here. All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. 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Please contact Gregg at (12/2) SITUATION WANTED: Energetic, Innovative & Reliable Recent College Grad/NY: Looking for start in any befitting aspect of ent industry. Exp'd in Radio Brdcstng, Event Plan'g, HR, Admin/clerical skills. Contact: (12/1) E-mail Trish Pihonak for rates and specs for Job Openings. Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here -- Email Trish Pihonak for specs. |
