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CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Cynopsis: Kids!
04/17/06
Good morning. It’s Monday, April 17, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing.
KIDS STUFF
The 11th annual National TV-Turnoff Week 2006 will take place next week Monday, April 24-30. This year’s theme is Turn Off the TV, Turn On Your Child’s Imagination. TV-Week is run by the TV-Turnoff Network, formerly TV-Free America, a nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch less TV in order to promote healthier lives and communities. (http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.html)
Cartoon Network will premiere new episodes of its animated series Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends during its Fridays block at 7p, beginning Friday, April 28. This year will also feature new specially-themed episodes and a new TV movie featuring new characters debuting this fall. Created by Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls) Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends airs Monday-Thursday at 8:30p in addition to its Fridays time slot.
The animated series The Zula Patrol has begun production on season two (an additional 26 x 30 min). Targeted to kids, The Zula Patrol series airs in the US on PBS and focuses on earth and planetary sciences as well as supporting literacy and language building skills. Each episode of the series aligns with National Science Education Standards and National Association for the Education of Young Children Curriculum Guidelines.
TPS Teletoon has acquired of the exclusive French cable and satellite broadcasting rights to the animated series Captain Flamingo (52 x 30 min) from Breakthrough Animation. Captain Flamingo revolves around Milo, a little guy who is tired of being overlooked by the big kids. Fulfilling his dream to be a superhero, Milo dons a terrycloth cape and a flamingo beak and becomes Captain Flamingo and saves the day for little kids, with the secret help of his next door neighbor Lizbeth, who is in love with him. A YTV original production, Captain Flamingo is a co-production of Breakthrough Animation, Heroic Film Company, Atomic Cartoons and PASI Animation. PASI Animation holds TV rights for Captain Flamingo in Asia and Breakthrough Entertainment retains rights for all remaining global territories.
Television Espanola and Televisa Estudios have signed a Latin American and US co-distribution, broadcast and commercial development agreement for the kids-focused Lunnis Universe. The DVD of documentary Don Quixote will be released by Films for Humanities in the States as well.
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; April 14-16, 2006:
Scary Movie 4 (Weinstein Company) PG-13 Opening weekend $41.0m
Ice Age: The Meltdown (Fox) PG $20m-3 wk total $147.2m
The Benchwarmers (Sony / Revolution) PG-13 $10m-2 wk total $36.0m
The Wild (Buena Vista) G Opening weekend $9.6m
Take the Lead (New Line) PG-13 $6.7m-2 wk total $22.5m
Failure to Launch (Paramount) PG-13 $2.6m-6 wk total $83.2m
ATL (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $1.3m-3 wk total $19.7m
Phat Girlz (Fox Searchlight) PG-13 $1.3m-2 wk total $5.2m
She’s the Man (DreamWorks) PG-13 $923,000-5 wk total $31.8m
Stay Alive (Buena Vista) PG-13 $681,000-4 wk total $22.0m
Source: Box Office Mojo
MARKETING/LICENSING
Animation Collective has appointed 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., as the worldwide licensing agent for its preschool comedy series Ellen’s Acres. Under the deal 4Kids will manage all marketing, promotions and licensing initiatives for the property. Ellen’s Acres is slated to debut on Cartoon Network’s weekday mornings this September. 4Kids plans to launch a merchandise licensing program in 2007. Created by Larry Schwarz, Ellen’s Acres is about a 5 yr old and the adventures she has making her way around the Emerald Acres Hotel owned by her parents. Because the hotel is located 39 miles outside of town, Ellen doesn’t have a lot of friends to play with and she uses her imagination to have fun. 4Kids also serves as the licensing agent for Animation Collective’s series Kappa Mikey (Nicktoons US, Nickelodeon channels worldwide) and YoMonkeys.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Khaled Haram has been named SVP/Chief Information Officer, Handleman Company. Haram will be responsible for Handleman’s information technology systems. Most recently Haram launched and served as CEO, Zalia Cosmetics, the first nationwide Latin consumer-focused cosmetics line. Handleman Company is a manager/distributor of prerecorded music and video game hardware, software and accessories.
Answer to Friday’s trivia question: If you were a passenger on an air flight with Launchpad McQuack as your pilot, who might you be seated next to on the flight? ANYONE FROM DUCKTALES Kudos to: Laura Abbott-WTNZ/Knoxville; Courtney E. Baran-Cartoon Networks/NY; Hank Bordowitz-The Bordowitz Media Werx/NY; Greg Janover-Kingworld/NY; Kurtis Humfeld-KMSP/WFTC/Eden Prairie MN; Izzy Neis-Star Farm Productions/Chicago; Diane Hansen-FUNimation Entertainment/Fort Worth TX; Jill Hipps-Common Sense Media/San Francisco; Marimelle Pascual Pennington-Disney Online/N. Hollywood;
Today’s Trivia Question: What do Max and Emmy hold in their hands as they wish themselves into Dragon Land?(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!
04.17.06 – 3:22a
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