A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CARTOON NETWORK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Cartoon Network is #1 with Boys 6-11 in Prime, season to date YEAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUHH WE ARE! Source: Nielsen Media Research based on Live+7 data Blended with Live+SD from 01/23/2012 to date. Program-based data. Period: STD 2011-2012 (08/29/11-01/29/12). Prime defined as M-Su 7p-9p. Claims based on (000)s. […]
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/08/12 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, February 8, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. This week marks the launch of Nick Jr. Israel preschool channel, under a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and its longtime local partner Ananey Communications. The 24-hour locally managed Hebrew language Nick Jr. service will […]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/07/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, February 7, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Arc Productions (Gnomeo and Juliet, 9), Toronto-based visual effects and animation studio, hops on board as the animation studios for HIT Entertainment‘s CG-animated Thomas & Friends series. Arc will provide animation for the new 11-minute episodes of Thomas […]
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/06/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, February 6, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Answering a few of our questions this week is Josh Selig, Founder and President of the 13-year-old Little Airplane Productions (www.littleairplane.com). Selig also creator and executive producer of preschool series including The Wonder Pets!, Oobi!, and Go, […]
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/03/12 Good morning. It’s Friday, February 3, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Teletoon Canada and Turner Broadcasting System have entered into partnership that will bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canadian TV this year. The new digital specialty network, which will be an ad-supported channel, will feature Cartoon Network […]
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/02/12 Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 2, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. The Walt Disney Company will acquire, through a subsidiary, a controlling interest in India’s UTV Software Communications, a media and entertainment company that produces TV and other content, has its own film studio UTV Motion Pictures, as well […]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!02/01/12 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, February 1, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. National Geographic Kids jumps into world of preschool-targeted apps. Canadian interactive studio zinc Roe is teaming up with National Geographic Kids to produce a series of preschool-targeted apps. The new educational and entertainment Look & Learn: Animals apps […]
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!01/31/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, January 31, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Saban Brands‘ Power Rangers gets a “super” charge with the premiere of its newest incarnation Power Rangers Super Samurai premieres on Nickelodeon on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12n. The new season of Power Rangers features the Samurai […]
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!01/30/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, January 30, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Answering a few of our questions today is Martin Baynton, a creator/writer/narrator/executive producer as well as co-founder, with Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop (www.wetanz.com), of Pukeko Pictures, an intellectual property development company. Baynton, who has written and […]
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Cynopsis: Kids!01/27/12 Good morning. It’s Friday, January 27, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. TV5MONDE and Dish Network have partnered to launch the first US kid-targeted French-language TV channel, Tivi5MONDE, nationwide this week. Tivi5MONDE is being offered to Dish subscribers as part of its French language package ($19.99) that already includes TV5MONDE […]
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