Cynopsis: Kids!10/15/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, October 15, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Harry Potter creator/author J.K. Rowling reveals during a Scholastic (the US publisher of the Harry Potter books) hosted live global webcast that her next book will likely be for young readers. The webcast also marked the launch […]
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Friday, October 12th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!10/12/12 Good morning. It’s Friday, October 12, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Hasbro and China-based Alpha Animation sign a collaboration and investment letter of intent for a long-term co-development partnership, under which the two will establish a Chinese joint venture company that will co-develop toys and games. Initially the […]
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!10/11/12 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 11, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Nelvana Enterprises, a unit of Canada’s Corus Entertainment, inks a significant content and representation deal for China with Beijing-based producer Ciwen Media Group. The pact sees Ciwen acquiring the exclusive distribution rights to 1,000+ half-hours of Nelvana’s […]
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!10/10/12 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 10, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang head to the big screen as Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios acquire rights to make a feature film based on the late Charles Schulz‘s iconic Peanuts franchise. The […]
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!10/09/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 9, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tom and Jerry are back at it again in a new series, The Tom and Jerry Show, which will air on Cartoon Network. Sam Register (The Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Teen Titans) serves as executive producer for […]
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!10/08/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, October 8, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Toys”R”Us launches Toys”R”Us Movies (www.toysrusmovies.com), a new digital entertainment services that offers families instant access to video content, streaming and download, to 4,000+ movies and TV titles for kids. The service also features simple, customizable controls […]
Friday, October 5th, 2012
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CARTOON NETWORK IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY AND THESE RATINGS* ARE ICING ON THE CAKE! *Cartoon Network is the #1 B6-11 and B9-14 Network on all of television Source: Cartoon Network Research based on Nielsen Media Research data; Data is Live + SD; Period: 11-12 Season (08/29/11-08/26/12); Total Day: M-Su 6a-6a; Ranks vs. […]
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CARTOON NETWORK IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY AND THESE RATINGS* ARE ICING ON THE CAKE! *Monday Night Comedies on Cartoon Network are #1 with Kids and Boys Source: Cartoon Network Research based on Nielsen Media Research data; Period: 3Q12TD (06/25/12-08/26/12); Data is Live + SD; Ranks vs. ad-supported cable (excluding other Turner networks) […]
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CARTOON NETWORK IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY AND THESE RATINGS* ARE ICING ON THE CAKE! *Cartoon Network is the #1 B6-11 and B9-14 Network on all of television Source: Cartoon Network Research based on Nielsen Media Research data; Data is Live + SD; Period: 11-12 Season (08/29/11-08/26/12); Total Day: M-Su 6a-6a; Ranks vs. […]
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CARTOON NETWORK IT’S OUR 20TH BIRTHDAY. AND WE WOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A RABBIT AND DUCK. ALL-NEW EPISODES OFTHE LOONEY TUNES SHOWTONIGHT AT 8PM/7C Cynopsis: Kids!10/02/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing. Netflix makes […]
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