A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISNEY MEDIA

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CYNOPSISKIDS!
03.13.14

 

Good morning.It’s Thursday, March 13, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.

 

Little Airplane Productions is wading back into production waters with a new co-production in conjunction with SeaWorld Kids. Billy Green Builds! follows the adventures of a 7-year-old boy, his animal sidekick Moxy and his solar-paneled Chuggy Buggy as they travel the globe to build environmentally friendly, imaginative solutions that help animals in trouble. A new animal is highlighted in each adventure, sharing fun facts about its behaviors, habitat and characteristics. “SeaWorld Kids is doing wonderful work in the area of educating and entertaining young kids about the natural world,” said Josh Selig, Little Airplane president. “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with them on this bold new animated preschool series.” Little Airplane produces The Wonder Pets, 3rd & Bird and Small Potatoes; SeaWorld Kids just named Bindi Irwin its youth ambassador.

 

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Ross Lynch is adding to his Pop star status. R5, the band the Disney Channel star gigs in with his siblings, is getting some sponsorship love from Bazooka Candy Brands and its Ring Pop and Ring Pop Gummies. Bazooka tapped the music act for a yearlong partnership that will culminate in the creation of a music video, with the help of fans, for a new song titled “Rock that Rock.” Through April 30, Ring Pop and R5 devotees can share their photos and video on social media using the hashtag #RockThatRock and the band also will help Ring Pop select new flavor with a Facebook contest later this spring.

Don’t Miss Out… The call for entries in the third annual Cynopsis Kids !magination + People Awards is almost closed. The Awards honor the best children’s and family multiplatform programming and marketing, plus the outstanding execs in kids entertainment. This year, we will also be honoring an elite group of Animation Innovators. Entry deadline is Friday, March 14, and we will salute all winners on June 11, 2014, at the !magination Awards ceremony in NY. Please visit the awards website for info: http://www.cynopsis.com/event/cynopsis-kids-magination-awards-2014/

Recording artists Aloe Blacc and American Authors will entertain the crowd at Nickelodeon’s 27th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards airing live March 29. American Authors seem particularly pumped, posting, “We’re such big fans of Nickelodeon and the Kids’ Choice Awards… we can’t wait! Please slime us!!!!”

Once upon a time there was a never-say-die rocker who decided to write a children’s book. Yep, Keith Richards is penning a kids tome for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar,” will debut Sept. 9 as both a hardcover book/CD and an ebook. The 70-year-old got the writing bug during while working on his autobiography Life, released in 2010. Keif’s daughter Theodora Dupree Richards will illustrate the book. “I have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I’m talking about,” Keif said in a statement. “The special bond between kids and grandparents is unique and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments.”

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Perhaps in a move to deflect attention from the weaker than hoped for Mr. Peabody & Sherman, DreamWorks Animation trotted out a little tidbit from its upcoming feature film, Home, slated to hit theaters on Thanksgiving. The four-minute trailer, Almost Home-complete with loads of irreverence and some gorgeous animation–began circulating yesterday and the social media reception generally has been favorable. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPCrB2EDyc) The film, about a group of aliens who try to conquer earth, features voice talent from Steve Martin, Rihana and Jim Parsons.

Join CynKids NEXT THURSDAY (3/20) for the webinar The Exploding World of Kids Tablets and find out how to launch or extend your brand in the kids tablet world from experts including PBS Kids Digital’s Abby Jenkins, iStoryTime’s Graham Farrar, Sesame Workshop’s Mindy Brooks, and Scholastic‘s Caroline Fraser at the CynKids’ webinar.

Oceanhouse Media today is releasing two new apps: Smithsonian’s Pteranodon Soars is a digital prehistoric adventure that lets kids soar above the ocean and swoop down to pick up fish to bring back to her babies. The Berenstain Bears: Sick Days book app paints a picture of what it’s like for a kid to stay home sick from school.

Poptropica is launching an app to complement it online presence. Like in Poptropica’s web game world, kids can create a “Poptropican” character to travel the many Islands of Poptropica and use gaming literacy to enjoy a narrative that is often rooted in factual history and emphasizes problem-solving skills. At launch, the app features two of the most popular Poptropica adventures–24 Carrot Island and Time Tangled Island–with new and classic islands set to debut soon.

GungHo Online Entertainment’s Puzzle & Dragons combining puzzle, dungeon-crawling and monster-collecting gameplay, has hit 3 million downloads in North America, and 29 million worldwide. In an effort to make the game more accessible, GOE will be adding support for players with color vision deficiencies. Changes to the game’s visually appealing world include color adjustments for HP gauges, modified images, and changes to the element orbs.

Big Tent Entertainment is expanding its relationship with the creator of Domo, Tsuneo Goda, to launch a retail and branding campaign around the character and short animated film Komaneko: The First Step, about a clever cat who plans to film a movie all by herself. First step in the campaign is an ebook based on the film; Komaneko will be part of the Kideo eTales series and will be available on iTunes and Google Play in English, Malay, and Mandarin.

 

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Abby Jenkins– Director of Content {PBS KIDS Digital}
Graham Farrar– Co-Founder {IStoryTime}
Caroline Fraser– VP, Digital Products & Prod. {Scholastic Media}
Mindy Brooks Director, Education & Research {Sesame Workshop}
Moderator:Cathy Applefeld Olson Editor{Cynopsis Kids!}

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Answer to yesterday’s Trivia Question: Who voiced the original Bugs Bunny? MEL BLANC Kudos to: Ellen Allen, Fisher-Price; Rick Gallagher, Bookazine,Bayonne, NJ; Ellery J. Locklear, Scollon Productions; John May, Cartoon Network, Atlanta; Michael Ritz, BucStar Consulting, NY; Jeremy St-Onge, Family Channel, Toronto; Brad Stern, Bellavia Blatt, Mineola, NY; Joe Swaney, Cartoon Network, Atlanta; Pat Brady, CESD, LA; Tony Reyes, RGH Entertainment, Woodland Hills, CA; Sabrina Sparlin, Network Talent Agency, Studio City, CA.

Today’s Trivia Question: What food do the Wonder Pets eat after every time they save an animal? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone.)

Cheers — Cathy Applefeld Olson
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03.13.14

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