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The Cynopsis Upfront / NewFronts Portal includes updates from the presentations, road shows, & meetings. It is the ultimate online guide and research tool for the media buying community looking for the who, what, where, when of the 2018-9 Upfronts & NewFronts.
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CASTING
Sarah Jeffrey will return to play Audrey, the daughter of Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), in Descendants 3, the upcoming third Disney Channel live-action movie in a trilogy about the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains. Descendants (2015) and Descendants 2 (2017) were each the No. 1 cable movie for the respective years among K6-11 and Tweens 9-14, and both rank among Disney Channel’s Top 10 original movies of all time. Cast also includes Thomas Doherty and Dylan Playfair reprising their roles, joining previously announced Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Mitchell Hope and China Anne McClain.
AROUND THE INDUSTRY
When Incredibles 2 hits theaters June 15, so will another anticipated Pixar short. From director Domee Shee and producer Becky Neiman-Cobb, Bao follows a mom whose suffering from empty nest syndrome takes an unexpected turn one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.
Disney celebrated Earth Day by dropping a trailer for its film Penguins, which will be released around the same day in 2019. From the company’s Disneynature division, the nonfiction film follows similar projects Chimpanzees and Bears but extends the storyline beyond the nature lens to focus on the drama of a specific penguin couple attempting to raise their family in harsh and unpredictable conditions.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
9 Story Distribution International licensed animated series Luo Bao Bei to Channel 5’s Milkshake! in the UK. The show will launch on the preschool block on May 7.
Mondo TV announced a new 3-year deal with Discovery for Robot Trains to air on DKids, a Middle East pay TV channel owned by Discovery. Season 1 will debut in May; season 2 is slated to drop in February 2019.
Entertainment One is in a new partnership with iQIYI that will see its preschool property Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom launch in China on a VOD platform in 2018. 2D animated series created by Astley Baker Davies follows the adventures of best friends in their magical kingdom.
Management company Sunrights announced the renewal of its animated series Beyblade Burst by New Zealand’s TVNZ. For season 2, under the banner Beyblade Burst Evolution. New season is airing now.
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STATS
Disney Junior’s Muppet Babies grew for the third consecutive week in Total Viewers (+8% – 1.25 million vs. 1.16 million) to deliver its most-watched telecast yet on Friday, April 13, according to Nielsen data.
Answer to Last Week’s Trivia Question: What’s the name of the alter-ego Lilly adopts so she can attend Hannah Montana concerts in secret in Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana (2006-11)? Lola Luftnagle. Kudos to: Morgan Dukes-Florida A&M University/Tallahassee, FL; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank
T oday’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Marine Boy’s (1968-69) girlfriend? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: A limit of four correct answers from each time zone will be selected.).
Today’s Anagram: Vent Hats Soar (Email [email protected]; first respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in next Tuesday’s newsletter.)
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