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01.15.14

Good morning.It’s Wednesday, January 15, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Safe to say, Jeffrey Katzenberg has a thing for YouTube. First DreamWorks Animation bought AwesomenessTV last year; this week the company launches YouTube Nation, a daily show that explores and exposes sharable nuggets on the video network. YouTube Nation is not only the first daily series produced by DreamWorks Animation, it also marks the first use of the YouTube brand for a daily program. DreamWorks will oversee all aspects of production, including editorial and curation, while YouTube’s teams provide support including managing sales and marketing for the show. YouTube Nation is launching today at 11a ET/8a PT on the YouTube Spotlight page, with Verizon as the presenting sponsor. “YouTube Nation will shine a light on the platform’s most exciting content and creators, giving videos and channels the best opportunity to grow larger and more dedicated audiences,” said Katzenberg. “We could not ask for better partners in this new venture than the innovative team at YouTube, who have worked hand-in-hand with us to create a show that not only serves both consumers and creators, but also strives to be great entertainment.” YouTube Nation is hosted by Jacob Soboroff (HuffPost Live; TakePart Live) and exec-produced by Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz. New episodes will post Monday through Friday at 9p ET/6p PT.

Nickelodeon will debut its animated literacy series Wallykazam! (26 eps) on Monday, Feb. 3, at 1p. The series follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that start with a specific letter, sound or rhyme. Each episode features a new set of magic words that Wally uses to playfully transform the world around him. Skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies are big on the agenda, which includes heavy tie-ins to apps and other cross-platform content.

Disney Channel is doubling down on Liv and Maddie, ordering up a second season of the comedy series about identical twins (both played by Dove Cameron). Production will resume in LA in March; season two is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014. Year to-date, the series ranks as TV’s top telecast in its Sunday evening time period across major youth demos, and in 2013, it was the No. 2 series across all TV in K2-11 (2.1 million/5.4 rating) and No. 3 in K6-11 (1.7 million/7.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.6 million/6.7 rating). 

Lots of kids news emerging from the Digital Book Expo this week. First and foremost, if you’re a kids ebook developer, you’re in luck: Children are reading digitally more than ever before, with 67% of kids reading content in digital formats compared to 54% just a year ago, according to data from PlayCollective. Those who read digitally are also reading more frequently. Nine in ten ebook-consuming children read weekly and half of those ages 2-5 read digitally daily, according to the PlayCollective stats, culled from parents of children ages 2-13. The reading rainbow is not shining as brightly on the teen demographic. New Nielsen data shows 41% of teens ages 13-17 do not read for pleasure, up considerably from 21% of teens three years ago.

Disney’s Frozen may not have walked off with the Best Song nod at Sunday’s Golden Globes (that honor went to U2 for their song “Ordinary Love” featured in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom), but the film did take Best Animated Feature, and its soundtrack iced its way to the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 this past week… Speaking of the Globes, who didn’t love the Muppets Most Wanted commercial? An absolute show-stealer for the upcoming Disney film; the ad is now making its way around social media in an extended version.

Kidz Bop and Universal Studios are teaming up for launch this week of Kidz Bop’s 25th album, with a national contest appealing to fans of the movie Despicable Me 2. Through Jan. 27, kids can enter the “Minion Mayhem Super Contest” at Kidzbop.com/DM2 to win a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood to attend the spring opening of the new Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ride. The contest is highlighted in the Kidz Bop 25 national TV spot.

Puppies and kittens and fish, oh my! Nat Geo Wild is getting into Super Bowl Sunday action with Fish Bowl, starring… a goldfish, swimming around its bowl, “without filters and with remarkable candor.” Four-hour special airs Feb. 2, 6-10p. 

Today (Wednesday) marks the exclusive U.S. debut of Nutri Ventures: The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms on Hulu. The show focuses on nutrition and healthy eating, and already has amassed a following in global markets. It airs in Spain on Disney Channel, as well as in Brazil and its native Portugal, where it’s the biggest animation effort ever undertaken in the country: 33% of kids with Internet access have signed up to be part of the Nutri Ventures virtual world in Portugal. Stateside kids can connect at www.nutri-ventures.com/us.

The Whistle, the digital sports entertainment net serving young fans and athlete, added MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to its list of pro league partners and equity holders. As part of the agreement, The Whistle will deliver shortform, youth-friendly baseball programming and will feature baseball content across all of its digital platforms, including its website, mobile apps and YouTube through its new multi-channel sports network. The Whistle Network, which launched earlier this month with 2 million subscribers.

Smosh spinoff YouTube channel Shut Up! Cartoons has a bona fide hit with Smosh Babies, which launched in August and is among the channel’s most-viewed series averaging 1 million views per episode-the majority of its subscribers. Shut Up! Cartoons ranks among the top 20 most viewed of the YouTube premium funded channels, with more than 1.3 million subscribers. Smosh Babies follows the adventures Smosh creators Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla as rambunctious 2-year-olds. Season two will also feature cameos from YouTube luminaries including Tyler Oakley, Ryan Higa, Jenna Marbles and Harley from Epic Meal Time. 

Vivitar is racing into the new year with plans to launch four kids tablets in its XO and Camilio product lines. The electronics company announced at CES it will be offering both a new 7-inch and 10-inch XO2, both powered by a quad-core processor, plus a new 7-inch Camilio and Camilio Mini… In other kids tab news, Kurio by Techno Source is launching its latest Android tablet. The Kurio 7s is Kurio’s first tablet with an embedded cellular modem; it features parental controls, an Internet filtering system and controls designed for mobile access. For more up-to-the-minute news on the burgeoning kids tablet market, join our CynKids March webinar featuring the major players in the space. Stay tuned for registration info…

Production on Monsters Everywhere, the first-ever Monster Factory app, is under way. 9 Story acquired a 50% interest in Monster Factory in late 2011. The companies plan to launch the app, produced by Little Guy Games, in the fall of 2014 accompanied by a new line of six plush monster characters.

Maybe don’t grab the remote so quickly, parents. A paper released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research makes the case that the network’s 16 And Pregnant and its spinoff Teen Mom-which among other things detail the often-challenging outcome of unprotected sex–actually reduced the teen birthrate by nearly 6% in 2010. The economic study mashes up Nielsen TV ratings and birth records, and points to the fact that the shows may have prevented 20,000-plus births to teenage mothers in 2010.

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The first series of Tickety Toc titles for LeapFrog’s tablets will hit retail in the U.S. next month thanks to a new deal between Zodiak Kids and LeapFrog. The worldwide deal (excluding Australia/New Zealand) will see titles released on the LeapPad family of tablets including LeapPad Ultra and LeapPad2 Power plus gaming system, LeapsterGS. Titles will launch on LeapFrog devices in the U.K. and in other markets throughout the year.

Cartamundi is developing a line of card games based on Hasbro’s best-selling global brands including Transformers, Littlest Pet Shop, My Little Pony, Monopoly and Guess Who?. The line includes interactive cards connected to smartphones and tablets to enhance the overall playing experience.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific acquired kids wildlife series World Animal Championships (WAC) from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF). The 52-part series will begin airing on Discovery Kids across Asia this year… In other Down Under news, New Galaxy Pop animated comedy series Get Ace will premiere on Aussie’s Network Ten Eleven on Jan. 19. The new animated toon follows the comic misadventures of nerdy first-year high schooler Ace McDougal, who is catapulted into adventures when he is accidentally fitted with some super cool, ultra high-tech, experimental braces. Get Ace was created by Gian Christian and Dina McPherson.

Steve Macallister takes the helm as CEO of Zodiak Rights this week, succeeding Matthew Frank, who is stepping down after 20 years. Macallister formerly was President and Managing Director of BBC Worldwide’s sales and distribution division.

Hub Network upped Lou Fazio to SVP, Scheduling, Acquisitions and Planning. Fazio, who’s head of program scheduling, acquisitions and planning since January 2010, has played a key role identifying and licensing content. Additionally, Fazio and his team handle on-air promotion scheduling and planning, as well as the network’s program editing and postproduction. Prior to joining Hub Fazio was VP of Program Strategy and Acquisitions at Game Show Network.

Kate Schlomann has exited as VP, International Brand Management, for Nickelodeon and Viacom to join HIT Entertainment in the role of VP, Global Brand Management. Schlomann will be based in HIT’s London office and oversee brands including Thomas & Friends, Mike the Knight, Fireman Sam, and Bob the Builder.

Longtime Disney/ABC syndication sales executive Howard Levy will retire from the company at the end of January. Irv Schulman will assume the responsibilities as head of Syndication Sales. Levy is a 24-year veteran of Disney/ABC and is responsible for launching the sales efforts for a number of key programs during his career.

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Saturday Morning Ratings by Network – January 4, 2014

K2-11

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.9	1144
NICK	2.3	892
DSJR	1.2	472
DXD	0.8	302
TOON	0.8	309
NKJR	0.6	236
CW	0.5	179
NBC	0.2	93
SPRT	0.2	92
NKTN	0.2	63

K6-11

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.8	668
NICK	2.4	563
DXD	1.0	228
TOON	0.9	210
DSJR	0.4	100
CW	0.4	99
NBC	0.3	60
NKTN	0.2	49
NKJR	0.2	43
CBS	0.1	20

K9-14

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.4	572
NICK	1.4	345
DXD	0.8	196
TOON	0.8	184
CW	0.3	75
NKTN	0.2	60
NBC	0.1	24
CBS	0.1	23
DSJR	0.1	22
NKJR	0.1	15

* Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research; xx based on Saturday morning viewing blocks from 7a-1p.

Top 10 Basic Cable Ratings for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2014

K2-11 Total Programming Day

NETWORK	RATING	000s
NICK	2.8	904
DSNY	2.5	796
DSJR	1.4	305
TOON	1.3	416
NAN	0.9	273
NKJR	0.8	208
DXD	0.6	157
ADSM	0.5	154
NKTN	0.4	100
SPRT	0.4	83

K2-11 Prime (Monday – Sunday 8-11p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	3.4	1088
DSJR	1.7	362
NAN	1.6	499
NKJR	1.1	300
ESPN	0.7	222
ADSM	0.6	205
FAM	0.6	195
DXD	0.6	182
NKTN	0.6	130
SPRT	0.6	120

K2-11  (Monday-Sunday 6 a.m.-11 p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
NICK	2.8	904
DSNY	2.7	857
DSJR	1.6	347
TOON	1.3	416
NAN	1.3	407
NKJR	1.0	266
DXD	0.7	188
SPRT	0.5	94
TNNK	0.4	101
NKTN	0.4	95

K6-11 Total Programming Day

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.9	551
NICK	2.2	432
TOON	1.4	279
NAN	1.0	199
DXD	0.7	127
ADSM	0.5	101
TNNK	0.5	74
DSJR	0.5	68
NKTN	0.4	61
FAM	0.3	54

K6-11 Prime (Monday – Sunday 8-11p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	4.4	856
NAN	1.9	376
DXD	0.9	157
ESPN	0.7	142
ADSM	0.7	135
FAM	0.6	110
TNNK	0.6	98
NKTN	0.6	82
DSJR	0.6	78
USA	0.4	78

K6-11  (Monday-Sunday 6 a.m.-11 p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.9	560
NICK	2.2	432
NAN	1.6	303
TOON	1.4	279
DXD	0.9	150
TNNK	0.6	93
DSJR	0.6	74
NKTN	0.4	60
NKJR	0.4	59
FAM	0.3	58

K9-14 Total Programming Day

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.6	527
NICK	1.4	284
TOON	1.1	229
NAN	1.0	199
ADSM	0.9	180
DXD	0.7	119
TNNK	0.6	90
USA	0.4	72
MTV	0.3	66
FAM	0.3	65

K9-14 Prime (Monday – Sunday 8-11p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	4.0	805
NAN	1.7	348
ADSM	1.1	226
ESPN	1.0	197
DXD	0.8	139
TNNK	0.8	125
FAM	0.7	145
MTV	0.7	137
USA	0.6	131
FX	0.6	117

K9-14  (Monday-Sunday 6 a.m.-11 p.m.)

NETWORK	RATING	000s
DSNY	2.5	496
NAN	1.4	287
NICK	1.4	284
TOON	1.1	229
DXD	0.7	131
TNNK	0.7	109
USA	0.4	81
FAM	0.4	71
MTV	0.3	68
ESPN	0.3	59

Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research National MIT, ranked on coverage ratings

Viewing Type: Live + Same Day

K2-11  Top 10 Programs for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2014

DATE	PROGRAM	NETWORK	TIME	000s
1/11/2014	Sam & Cat	NICK	8-8:30p	1910
1/10/2014	SpongeBob	NICK	6:30-7p	1703
1/11/2014	Haunted Hathaways	NICK	8:30-9p	1667
1/10/2014	Spongebob	NICK	6-6:30p	1651
1/11/2014	The Thundermans	NICK	9-9:30p	1614
1/11/2014	SpongeBob	NICK	9:30-10a	1596
1/8/2014	SpongeBob	NICK	6:30-7p	1576
1/9/2014	SpongeBob	NICK	6:30-7p	1561
1/7/2014	SpongeBob	NICK	6:30-7p	1534
1/10/2014	Jessie	DSNY	8-8:25p	1503

K6-11  Top 10 Programs for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2014

DATE	PROGRAM	NETORK	TIME	000s
1/11/2014	Sam & Cat	NICK	8-8:30p	1536
1/11/2014	Haunted Hathaways	NICK	8:30-9p	1344
1/11/2014	The Thundermans	NICK	9-9:30p	1343
1/10/2014	Jessie	DSNY	8-8:25p	1279
1/11/2014	Dog With a Blog	DSNY	10:30-11a	1118
1/11/2014	Liv and Maddie	DSNY	11-11:30a	1109
1/10/2014	Dog With a Blog	DSNY	8:30-9p	1095
1/11/2014	Jessie	DSNY	9:30-10p	1077
1/10/2014	Spongebob	NICK	6:30-7p	1031
1/10/2014	Spongebob	NICK	6-6:30p	1030

Source: Turner Research based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 homes.

Weekend box office estimates for the 10 top-grossing kids/tween/teen movies rated G, PG or PG-13, provided by Rentrak for Jan. 10-12, 2014:

Frozen (Disney) $15.07 million (weekend) $317.7 million (8-week cume)
The Legend of Hercules (Summit Entertainment) PG-13 $8.6 million (weekend)  $8.6 million (1-week cume)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $8.02 million (weekend) $242.2 million (5-week cume)
Saving Mr. Banks (Disney) PG-13 $6.58 million (weekend) $68.95 million (5-week cume)
Anchorman 2 (Paramount) PG-13 $6.1 million (weekend) $118.5 million (4-week cume)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) PG-13 $4.6 million (weekend) $413 million (8-week cume)
Secret Life of Walter Mitty (20th Century Fox) PG $4.4 million (weekend) $52.70 million (3-week cume)
Grudge Match (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $1.97 million (weekend) $28.47 million (3-week cume)
Philomena (The Weinstein Co.) PG-13 $1.36 million (weekend) $21.92 million (8-week cume)
Walking With Dinosaurs (20th Century Fox) PG $1.3 million (weekend) $33.61 (4-week cume)

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