Cyn opsis: Kids!
09/01/06
Good morning. It’s Friday, September 1, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing.
This week marks the launch of Aardman Animations’ mobile TV channel, called Aardman Animations, in the UK on the Orange TV service. The Aardman Animations channel will include animated content, some of its own as well as animation from other outlets around the world, which will be updated each week. Aardman also plans to launch its channel with other mobile operators within the UK soon, with other countries/territories to follow. Crucible Media, an agent, crafted the agreement between Aardman and Orange.
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Starz has launched The Wood, a series of original, tongue-in-cheek, animated shorts that features six Hollywood “cele-bear-ties,” each embodying a different celebrity persona, from the young ingénue to the aging legend. Created and produced by 23d Films, a design, motion graphics and animation studio, The Wood features a combination traditional hand-drawn animation mixed with digital techniques that results in an effect that looks like both 2D and 3D together. A second group of The Wood shorts is slated to bow on Starz beginning this September. The Wood is not for kids.
MORE KIDS STUFF
Spain’s Icon Animation has inked sales for several of series to digital free TV broadcaster RTVE (Spain). The deal includes Icon’s series Lola & Virginia, as well as third party animated properties including: Corneil & Bernie (52 x 13 min), produced by Amuse Films & France 3; Vampires Pirates and Extraterrestrials (26 x 26 min), produced by Millimages, France Animation and Cosgrove Hall Films; The Gnoufs (52×13 min) from Method Films, and Fire-Quest (26×26′), produced by Millimages, P.R.H. Creation Images and In Fine Films. Targeted to K6-12, Lola & Virginia has also been picked up by Nickelodeon in France, Disney Channel in Italy and RCTV Venezuela. It is also shown on France 3 and TV3. Co-produced by Icon with Millimages, France 3, TV Catalunya and ETB, Lola & Virginia is based on an original concept by Myriam Ballesteros, Co-Founder of Icon, with Sergi Reitg. Icon holds all distribution rights worldwide except for France, French speaking Switzerland, Benelux, the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand which are held by Millimages.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Electronic Arts joins the world of in-game advertising by inking deals with IGA Worldwide Inc. and Massive Incorporated, both providers of in-game ads. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. Under the pact with IGA, a number of EA games will be integrated into IGA’s global ad network, the first of which will be Battlefield 2142. Massive will sell in-game ads or a number of EA game titles for Xbox 360, beginning with EA’s Need For Speed Carbon. Massive is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft
McDonald’s and Nintendo have joined together to offer outdoor toys based on Mario, the video game character, in Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. Beginning today and running through September 21, 2006 six different ‘active’ Mario toys will be available in Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. As part of McDonald’s and Nintendo’s Take the Mario Challenge initiative, the toys are designed to encourage kids to get up and get active and each comes with a series of active challenges, with additional Mario challenges available online (http://www.happymeal.com).
Funhouse, a division of The Betesh Group, will unveil its new lines of room décor, bedding and furniture at the 2007 Fall Toy Show, which will be held in NYC this October. Funhouse licenses and products to be highlighted include:
- High School Musical, featuring products such as a glow-in-the dark bed canopy, lighted disco ball, stage light desktop lamp and decoratable mini locker, and photos will be featured on pillows, wall scrolls, chairs, light up memory boards among others.
- Jay Jay the Jet Plane products will include toddler bedding sets, blankets, pillows, storage (wall and under bed organizers), hampers, wall art, memory boards, rugs and so on.
- Additionally, Funhouse will introduce new lines of its Ozone Inflatable Furniture including inflatable chairs, Pillow Pods, Spider Pods and Flower Pods, which all include speakers and universal jacks where folks can plug in an iPod, MP3/CD player etc.
Spanish publisher, Grupo Edebe will launch the first in a series of ten illustrated books based on the animated series Lola & Virginia beginning October 2006. In addition Icon Animation recently inked a mobile deal with Alvento to produce and distribute ring tones, games, images, screen savers and a WAP Portal, which will begin rolling out this fall 2006, with a second wave set for spring 2007.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Marla White has been hired at Tween Brands, Inc., parent company of Limited Too and Justice stores, as their Director/Marketing Partnerships.
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11
for the week of 8/21-8/27/2006, 6a-6a (Live + SD Data):
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/25; 8-9:55p) 4119
DSNY*: Music Video (8/25; 9:55-10p) 2799
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10p) 2736
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10:30p) 2533
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/26; 8-9:55p) 2492
DSNY*: High School Musical (2/24; 8-9:50p) 2484
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/27; 8-9:55p) 2437
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (8/25; 7:30p) 2357
NICK: Drake & Josh (8/23; 5:30p) 2289
DSNY*: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (8/25; 11p) 2252
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11
for the week of 8/21-8/27/2006, 6a-6a (Live + SD Data):
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/25; 8-9:55p) 3282
DSNY*: Music Video (8/25; 9:55-10p) 2248
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10p) 2216
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10:30p) 2078
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/26; 8-9:55p) 1981
DSNY*: High School Musical (2/24; 8-9:50p) 1981
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (8/25; 7:30p) 1951
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/27; 8-9:55p) 1842
DSNY*: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (8/25; 11p) 1836
DSNY*: MSF: Invincible 1/Josh & Jerry (8/25; 10:55-11p) 1745
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14
for the week of 8/21-8/27/2006, 6a-6a (Live + SD Data):
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/25; 8-9:55p) 3220
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10p) 2153
DSNY*: Music Video (8/25; 9:55-10p) 2123
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/27; 8-9:55p) 2053
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10:30p) 2030
DSNY*: High School Musical (2/24; 8-9:50p) 1968
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (8/25; 7:30p) 1892
DSNY*: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (8/25; 11p) 1866
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/26; 8-9:55p) 1789
DSNY*: MSF: Invincible 1/Josh & Jerry (8/25; 10:55-11p) 1726
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17
for the week of 8/21-8/27/2006, 6a-6a (Live + SD Data):
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/25; 8-9:55p) 1846
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/27; 8-9:55p) 1233
DSNY*: Music Video (8/25; 9:55-10p) 1202
DSNY*: High School Musical (2/24; 8-9:50p) 1196
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10p) 1183
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (8/25; 10:30p) 1091
DSNY*: That’s So Raven (8/25; 7:30p) 1054
DSNY*: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (8/25; 11p) 1011
DSNY*: The Cheetah Girls 2 (8/26; 8-9:55p) 984
DSNY*: MSF: Invincible 1/Josh & Jerry (8/25; 10:55-11p) 941
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**New abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1203; K6-11 620; TWEENS 9-14 436
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 835; K6-11 506; TWEENS 9-14 472
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 680; K6-11 481; TWEENS 9-14 328
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 136; K6-11 77; TWEENS 9-14 42
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Friday Fun Fact: “Q” is the only letter in the alphabet not appearing in the name of any U.S. state.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What non-human TV character said: “If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it’s yours. If it’s run over by a car, you don’t want it.” ALF OF COURSE! Kudos to: Cassel Kroll-The Lexicomm Group/NY; Jim Salicrup-Papercutz/NY; Justin Dickerson-NBC Universal/Burbank
Today’s Trivia Question: If you drank this potion and smoke streamed from your collar, your face flickered black and white like an X-Ray and you yell like Tarzan, what potion are your drinking? Here’s a hint – if you don’t move the potion to a glass container soon enough, it will eat right through the cast iron kettle. ( click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Gwen
Gwen Billings for Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis Kids!
09.01.06
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