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A ratings success in the UK on No1 pre-school channel CBeebies, the series is watched by over 40% of children aged 2-6. Publishing, consumer products and interactive website activities launch this month in the UK. International success continues in the USA with 24 hr pre-school channel Sprout broadcasting the series in November in primetime Bedtime Hr slot. 52 episodes shot in HD with a further series in development -series produced by award winning 3Line Media in association with twofour54. MIPCOM-Stand 14.01
Cynopsis: Kids! Good morning. It’s Friday, October 1, 2010, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing. Disney launches Disney Magic of Healthy Living, its new multimedia initiative that is designed to partner with and support parents to help raise healthy and happy kids. The campaign will also see First Lady Michelle Obama partner with Disney on the effort in a series of public service announcements (PSAs). The new initiative supports both Disney’s ongoing efforts to help kids make healthy food and lifestyle choices and Mrs. Obama Let’s Move! campaign, which aims to reduce childhood obesity in the US. Elements of Disney’s Magic of Healthy Living include:
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Nickelodeon gives the go-ahead on the new live-action comedy series Supah Ninjas (26×30), and is slated to premiere in 2011. Created by Eric Garcia and Leo Chu (Afro Samurai), Supah Ninjas the adventures of three kids unsuspecting and relatively average high school kids who are drafted into the secret world of ninjas. The series, which is set to begin production later this year in LA, is executive produced by Garcia, Chu and Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter Bridget (Fred: The Movie) under the Varsity Pictures banner. Cake is partnering with Sticky Pictures to co-produce the new tween-targeted animated series Herb and Ray’s Yum (52×12). The series revolves around buddies and misfits Herb and Ray, who serve as hosts of the weird web-based cooking show The Yum despite their lack of cooking knowledge. Designed and created by director Pete Candeland (Beatles Rock Band, Gorillaz videos) and writer/editor/creator Stu Connolly (co-creator/writer/editor CJ the DJ, Monster Auditions, Dukes of Broxstonia). Herb and Ray’s Yum was developed with assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. MORE KIDS STUFF Zodiak Rights secures its first global pre-sale with Nickelodeon for the new preschool animated series Tic Toc House (52×11), which will air on Nickelodeon channel worldwide including Nick Jr. in the US and UK. As part of the early acquisition of the series, Nickelodeon will have creative input on the series. Focusing on the patters of everyday life and the concepts of time, Tic Toc House revolves around a group of animated character that live on the other side of the Tic Toc Clock. Slated to launch on Nickelodeon in 2012, the series is produced by The Foundation, a division of Zodiak Media Group, and FunnyFlux Entertainment. Zodiac Media Group’s Zodiak Rights (formerly the rights division of RDF Media Group and Zodiak Entertainment) controls the worldwide rights for Tic Toc House, excluding Korea and Japan. Turner Broadcasting acquires the broadcast and licensing rights to the new 3D animated music-centric preschool series, Jelly Jamm (52×11), to air on Boomerang in 130+ countries across EMEA. Created by Vodka Capital co-founders Victor M. Lopez and David Cantolla, Jelly Jamm is a co-production between Vodka Capital, 737 Shaker and RTVE (Radio Television Espanola). Set on the magical planet of Jammbo, which is the origin of all music in the universe, Jelly Jamm focuses on music and friendship and follows the adventures of five friends and their fun and games, music and dance. This week marks the launch of the Playhouse Disney ( www.playhousedisney.ca ) channel in Canada as part of Rogers Communications’ Rogers Digital VIP cable package (channel 68). Playhouse Disney programming will also be available to Rogers subscribers via Family On Demand, from October 12, 2010, and on Rogers On Demand Online. Family Channel and Playhouse Disney in Canada are part of Astral Media. The fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures will debut Monday, October 11 on CBBC (UK). Created by Russell T Davies, who pens one of the episodes this season, the new season of the Doctor Who spin-off series includes appearances by the Doctor’s former companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) and a visit from the Doctor himself (the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith). The new episodes also feature a range of other guest appearances including Laila Rouass (Primeval, Strictly Come Dancing) Doo Mackichan (Smack The Pony), Lucie Jones (X factor contestant), and David Bradley (Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch) among others. A production of BBC Cymru Wales/Children’s BBC Production, The Sarah Jane Adventures airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 5:15p on CBBC, and Wednesdays and Thursdays at 4:30p on BBC Two in the first week, moving to BBC One thereafter. Additionally, new this year to CBBC, Sarah Jane and the gang will recount their stores weekly in Sarah Jane’s Alien Files. Season three of the literacy-based series WordWorld launches on Monday, October 4 on PBS Kids (check local listings). Created by Don Moody and produced WTTW National Productions, WordWorld is partially funded by the US Department of Education and is part of the Ready to Learn literacy initiative focused on helping K2-8 improve their reading skills. The Ready to Learn initiative is a partnership of the US Department of Education, the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS and the Ready to Learn Partnership. Aardman Rights inks further pre-sales for its mixed live-action/animated Wallace & Gromit series A World of Invention. The series has been acquired by SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) and Thai PBS (Thailand). Additionally, picking up the DVD rights are Lumiere Benelux and Viva Entertainment Middle East. A World of Invention will launch on BBC1 (UK) on November 3, 2010. Aardman will feature the first full episode of the series at Mipcom. Meanwhile, the four classic Wallace & Gromit short films have newly been acquired by SIC (Portugal) and RSI (Switzerland), as well as Proxima Video Bulgaria and TV NZ. Starz Media will offer the new animated series Dan Vs. (22 episodes) at Mipcom 2010. A co-production between Film Roman, which is a production unit of Starz Media, and The Hatchery, Dan Vs. is set to launch on the new kids network The Hub debuting this month. The Dan Vs. cast features the voices of Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds), Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall), Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds), and Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross. The series is currently in production, with Executive Producers Dan Angel (Goosebumps, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series) and Jay Fukuto, head of studio at Film Roman. Starz Media’s family-friendly offerings will also include the movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation and the animated series The Berenstain Bears. Foothill Entertainment will showcase several programs, in addition to is previously announced development slate, at MipJunior, including: Boy and the Dinosaur (52×11) from Imaginasaurus, which is in production and set for a summer 2011 delivery; Test the Teachers (20×25) and the format rights to the game show, which is produced by Screentime Shiniwal for RTE (Ireland). Season 2 is currently in production; My Friend Grompf (52×13 or 26×26) Foothill is handling the exclusive distribution rights in North America and Australia to this HD series from France’s Toon Factory. The series premieres on France 3. Foothill will also offer other Toon Factory series at Mipcom, including Samson & Neon, Brady’s Beasts, Franky Snow, and Kid Clones. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing unveils plans to publish Wildefire, a new novel from debut author Karsten Knight. Set to be published in hardcover in July 2011 under the Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers imprint, Wildefire tells the story of Ashline, a teen girl who is running from her past where her world is turned upside down by a series of dangerous and curious happenings, leading her to learn that she and several of her classmates are demigods that are called up as a war looms between to factions of the demigod world. Courtney Bongiolatti, Associate Editor of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, acquired the worldwide rights to Wildefire from Mary Kole of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. MARKETING/LICENSING What’s huge, in the sky and wimpy? Well, if it’s November 25, 2010 then it is the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon in the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Under a deal between Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, and Macy’s The Wimpy Kid balloon, one of 13 in the parade, will be featured in this year’s Macy’s Parade, which will be broadcast nationwide on NBC, 9a-12p. The fifth book in Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, releases just ahead of Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 9, with a first printing of 5 million copies. Kids can also enter a Wimpy Kid sweepstakes for a trip to the Macy’s Parade at www.abramsbooks.com/wimpykidsweepstakes . Zodiak Rights names Kids Media India as the licensing agent for Mr. Bean in India. Under the deal, Kids Media India will represent Mr. Bean in India across all merchandise categories with the exception of DVD and publishing rights. As part of a previous deal between Zodiak Rights, Clifton Trends recently debuted its Mr. Bean apparel line for adults and kids in the territory. Earlier this year Tiger Aspect appointed Zodiak Rights the UK licensing agent for Mr. Bean, and as part of the deal Zodiak is also responsible for making licensing deals in territories where Tiger Aspect does not have licensing agents. DQ Entertainment (DQE) signs licensing and merchandising deals for 3D animated series The Jungle Book in Israel with Osem Investments, an Israeli subsidiary of Nestle, and fast food chain Burger Ranch. DC Israel will manage deals the deals in Israel for DQE.
EXECUTIVE MOVES Turner Broadcasting Asia Pacific appoints Layla Lewis as Associate Director/Programming, Acquisitions and Development, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Lewis will be responsible for development, acquisitions and original content strategies for Turner’s kids’ networks in the Asia Pacific region, which includes Cartoon Network, Pogo and Boomerang. Lewis was previously with Nickelodeon UK for 10 years, serving as Sr. Programming Manger for Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2/Micktoons TV/Noggin. Turner Broadcasting Asia Pacific’s programming, acquisitions and development department is led by Mark Eyers, VP/Content, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia. MTV Networks International (MTVNI) appoints Maciej Kutak to the newly created position of VP/Commercial, MTV Networks Poland. Kutak will oversee the multiplatform commercial efforts across advertising, sponsorship, affiliate sales, digital media, marketing and communications in Poland. Based in Warsaw, Kutak will report to MTVN Poland’s GM, Izabella Wiley. Most recently, Kutak was Chief Commercial Officer, Sales and Media Managing Director and member of the board of media company Bauer Group in Poland. He previously held senior positions at Interdeco Hachette Advertising Polska, Hachette Filipachi and Axel Springer Polska. RATINGS Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, September 25, 2010 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data): Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, September 25, 2010 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data): Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
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