Cynopsis: Kids!

10/02/09

Good morning. It’s Friday, October 2, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing. 

Little Airplane Productions (The Wonder Pets, 3rd & Bird) and Hit Entertainment (Bob the Builder, Thomas & Friends among many others) ink a new partnership to develop original preschool-targeted programming for the worldwide market.  No specifics about potential preschool projects were outlined in the announcement.

Kids like to make up their own games, set the rules and serve as the judge (and jury too – but you know that’s another story).  Understanding that, the ever expanding music-based Kidz Bop is launching the first kid-created online contest application, Super Contest Maker, which lets kids create their own user generated video contests.  What that means is kids get to make up their own contests, set their own rules, oversee the voting and entry process, pick winners and hand out virtual prizes.  This new feature follows Kidz Bop’s recent launch of its first iPhone/iPod touch app, KB Glow.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Nickelodeon Australia and Nickelodeon New Zealand have acquired all three seasons of Riverbank Films new live-action boy-targeted series Shreducation (39×30).  Both channels plan to launch the series this January 2010 to coincide with the Winter Olympic Games.  Shreducation follows a group of real kids 12-16 that are up and coming snowboarders being trained by noted Canadian snowboarder Jesse Fulton.  The series follows the trials and tribulations of these kids as they train and travel the world competing in snowboarding events, with some of the kids hoping to make the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hawaii Film Partners and Toonzone Studios will feature three animated kid-aimed properties at MipJunior and Mipcom.  You can find them at the Showcase Entertainment booth, which distributes Hawaii Film Partners’ projects internationally.

• Guardians of the Power Masks (26×30) – the animated series follows a young American girl, Annie, a pop star wannabe that is shipped off to spend the summer with her grandmother and cousin in a rural town in China where something mysterious is about to happen that will threaten the world.  Annie and her cousin become warriors and must fight the forces of evil using the sacred Power Masks while keeping their identities a secret.  The series is produced under a partnership with Hawaii Film Partners, the City of Changzhou in the People’s Republic of China, and the Gagwon Information Multi-Media Corporation (GIMC) in South Korea.
• Action Dad (26×30) – this animated program follows the trials of a single dad trying to raise his tween/teen kids and still keep up with his job as an action hero.
• Ape Escape (38×2) – the animated series is based on Sony PlayStation’s Ape Escape game was produced for NickToons, which debuted the series in July 2009.  A co-production with Frederator Studios, Ape Escape was animated at Hawaii Films Partners’ animation studio.

The Jim Henson Company is packing its bag for Mipcom where it will offer its slate of programming new and old including: Pajanimals (11×2, 26×30) – a preschool puppet series,  which is currently in development, about four cuddly pals entertained and calmed with original bedtime-themed songs; the preschool animated series Dinosaur Train (40×30); Sid the Science Kid (40×30) – a preschool-aimed science-based series created for PBS Kids.  Henson will also offer its older programming such as Fraggle Rock (96×30), Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1×60), Mother Goose Stories (39×8), and The Hoobs (250×30) among others.

Knowledge Adventure, parent company of JumpStart, launches MarineLand; its new virtual world aimed at K5-8 and offers five undersea environments.  Marine Land is part of the JumpStart 3D Virtual World, which is also home to StoryLand (K3-5) and AdventureLand (K5-8).  Also in the works is FutureLand, a new world designed for K8-12 and featuring time-travel adventures and activities.  JumpStart.com family subscription is available for $7.99/month. 

The Play Label, a division of Electronic Arts, launches two new online girl-targeted destinations:

• Charm Girls Club is designed to give girls a place to play games, design fashions/accessories, design and collect charms and interact with one another and create their profile page among other things.  The site goes live this week and will be integrated with EA’s four Charm Girls Club video games for Wii and Nintendo DS set for release in the US on October 20, 2009, which will also offer additional access to content online by earning codes during game-play.
• This week also marks the launch of girl-targeted Littlest Pet Shop Online in the US and Canada, an internet-based game and online community is based on Hasbro’s Littlest Pet Shop toy line.  Littlest Pet Shop Online is free to play but also offers a premium membership ($6.95/month, with deals for three, six or yearly packages).  Hasbro’s line of Littlest Pet Shop pets feature a code for the new site sewn into the toy that offers users a 30-day trial premium membership and special in-game rewards. Littlest Pet Shop Online was developed by Electronic Arts with Frima Studios.

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MARKETING/LICENSING

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, appoints Vivid Imaginations as UK master toy licensee and the manufacturing rights for EMEA, Australia and New Zealand for ZingZillas (52×22), the new CBeebies music-based series set to launch in spring 2010.  Under the multi-year deal, Vivid Imaginations plans to launch product at retail for holiday 2010, including music-themed plush, plastics, playsets, role-play, and select outdoor products and games.  ZingZillas is being produced in-house by CBeebies for the BBC at Pinewood.

Paul Frank and Skullcandy, developer of audio products, enter into a deal to create a line of designer headphones and earbuds.  Featuring Paul Frank characters and designs, the new line of audio accessories is available at Paul Frank stores, Target and online at Zappos.com and Skullcandy.com.

Correction: The Domo website the other day, about the new Domo and 7-Eleven promotion, should have read www.domonation.com.

STONE SOUP

National Geographic Kids Entertainment (NGKE) teams with five US and Canadian zoos to promote the second North American World Animal Day this month, with most of the zoo events set for this weekend.  Targeted to K2-12 and caregivers, the effort aims to introduce kids to the natural world, using animal content from National Geographic Kids magazine and characters from NGKE’s animated preschool series Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies an Toot & Puddle.  Marketing partners this year include Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Movies for Mommies/Toons for Toddlers, Zoo Pals and Sandylion Stickers.  Zoos taking part in the promotion include Roger Williams Park Zoo, Valley Zoo, Calgary Zoo, Toronto Zoo and the Phoenix.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Donna Friedman Meir joins Kido’z as Chief of Content and Strategy.  Freidman Meir was formerly President, National Geographic Kids Entertainment.  She previously toiled as EVP/Programming at Kids’ WB and held several positions at Nickelodeon.  Targeted to K2-8, Kido’z is set to launch its newest version (v2.0) this month, which will include a new tool such as a kid-friendly email system and social network and will feature premium packages.  Congrats Donna.

Jeff Jenofsky is named VP/TV Production & Development, Discovery Bay Games.  In this new position Jenofsky is responsible for packaging and selling Discovery Bay’s original game formats as well as developing and producing original programming.  Jenofsky will be based in LA and report to Discovery Bay CEO Craig Olson.

RATINGS

Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, September 26, 2009 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
CW (TheCW4Kids) 1.1/6 Avg. (7a-12p)
Gogoriki 0.3/3; Winx Club 0.5/4; Rollbots 0.8/5; Dinosaur King 1.0/5; Yu-Gi-Oh 1.2/6; Sonic X 1.6/7; Sonic X .7/8; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.5/7; Chaotic 1.2/5; Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 0.7/3
ABC 0.9/4 Avg. (9a-1p)
The Emperor’s New School 0.6/3; The Replacements 0.8/4; That’s So Raven 1.0/4; That’s So Raven 1.2/5; Hannah Montana 1.2/6; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 1.3/6; Power Rangers RPM 0.6/3; Power Rangers RPM 0.7/4
CBS (CookieJarTV) 0.4/2 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12p)
Busytown Mysteries 0.1/1; Noonbory and the Super 7 0.3/1; Busytown Mysteries 0.6/3; Busytown Mysteries 0.3/2; Noonbory and the Super 7 0.3/1; Sabrina: Animated Series 0.5/2
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.3/2 (10a-1p)
The Zula Patrol 0.2/1; My Friend Rabbit 0.3/1; Willa’s Wild Life 0.4/2; Babar 0.4/2; Jacob Two Two 0.4/2; Jane and the Dragon 0.3/1

Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, September 26, 2009 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.0/21 Avg. (7a-1p)
Back at the Barnyard 2.2/24; Back at the Barnyard 3.1/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.0/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.8/23; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.8/26; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.4/28; Penguins of Madagascar 5.4/24; Monster vs. Aliens Special (15 minutes) 5.5/24; SpongeBob SquarePants (15 minutes) 4.4/20; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.6/21; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.2/24; Worldwide Day of Play – network was dark for several hours including 12p-1p
DISNEY CHANNEL 2.9/15 Avg. (7a-1p)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh 1.6/18; My Friends Tigger & Pooh 1.7/14; Special Agent Oso 2.0/12; Handy Manny 2.6/12; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.6/12; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0/9; Imagination Movers 2.4/11; Handy Manny 2.2/10; Phineas and Ferb 3.1/14; Phineas and Ferb 3.8/18; Meet the Robinsons (100 minutes) 5.7/30
CARTOON NETWORK 1.7/9 Avg. (7a-1p)
Secret Saturdays 1.2/12; Chaotic 1.3/11; Bakugan 1.7/10; The Super Hero Squad Show 2.3/11; Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Galactic Battle 2.4/11; Hot Wheels; Battle Force 1.5/6; Batman: Brave & The Bold 1.4/6; Star Wars: Clone Wars 1.6/7; Ben 10: Alien Force 2.0/9; Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds 1.1/5; Chowder 2.1/11; Chowder 1.7/9
DISNEY XD 0.9/5 Avg. (7a-2p)
Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.4/5; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.7/5; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 1.2/7; Zeke and Luther 1.2/6; Zeke and Luther 1.0/5; Zeke and Luther 0.9/4; Agent Cody Banks (120 minutes) 1.0/5; Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (120 minutes) 0.9/5

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 982; K6-11 438; TWEENS 9-14 304
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 859; K6-11 571; TWEENS 9-14 448
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 507; K6-11 319; TWEENS 9-14 216
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   74; K6-11   43; TWEENS 9-14   33
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

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Friday Fun Fact:  In 1933, Mickey Mouse received 800,000 fan letters.

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Later — Gwen
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