Cynopsis: Kids!
08/22/11
Good morning. It’s Monday, August 22, 2011, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
Weekly Reader ( www.weeklyreader.com ) debuts Weekly Reader Connect 2.0, a newly redesigned version of the year-old online reading comprehension program for educators to use with their students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Weekly Reader Connect ( www.wrconnect.com ) continues to offer Weekly Reader age appropriate news content online, which is regularly updated, and now also features video and other multimedia resources, along with an online reading comprehension program. Version 2.0’s new features include educational games, vocabulary lessons, more animation and read-aloud materials, grade-specific assessments, a new home page, and 129 additional on-screen reading comprehension lessons. In its first year Weekly Reader Connect, which is available via a password protected website and sold only for school-wide usage, has been used by 200,000+ students in 46 US states. The program was created around the Concepts of Comprehension, which was developed by the nonprofit Urban Education Exchange.
At its annual fan-targeted D23 Expo over the weekend, Disney made a slew of announcements including the next two Disney-Pixar projects (both still untitled), per Coming Soon and THR. Also featured at the event were Disney-Pixar’s newest movies, Brave and Monsters University, which are slated for release June 22, 2012 and June 21, 2013, respectively.
- Disney-Pixar‘s new movie projects include one about dinosaurs from director Bob Peterson (Up) and producer John Walker, which is slated for November 27, 2013. The movie revolves around what would Earth be like if an asteroid that changed the course of our planet had actually missed and thus dinosaurs had never become extinct. The second film project, directed by Pete Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) and produced by Jonas Rivera (Up), is about adventures inside the human mind, where they’ll explore things like memory and how songs get stuck in our heads. This movie is currently slated for a summer 2014 release
- Disney-Pixar head John Lasseter also showcased DisneyToon Studios‘ new upcoming Cars CG animated movie spinoff, Planes (2013), which will feature Jon Cryer as the voice of a courageous crop dusting plane named Dusty.
Additionally, a new Toy Story short will be shown with the new movie The Muppets, when the movie opens this November 23, 2011. The Toy Story short is entitled Small Fry, and was directed by Angus MacLane (he has worked on a range of movies including Up, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., etc.). The most recent Toy Story short was featured ahead of Cars 2, which released earlier this summer.
Nickelodeon UK unveils its programming lineup for fall/winter 2011-12.
- The new Nickelodeon UK season includes TV special iParty, a crossover of iCarly and Victorious, and an original Nickelodeon TV movie The Boy Who Cried Werewolf staring Victoria Justice (Victorious), as well as the UK premieres this September Nickelodeon’s live-action comedy/adventure series Supah Ninjas, which features George Takei (Star Trek) and its 2D animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy. Also joining the network lineup is the live-action series Life with Boys. Additionally, Nick UK will feature new episodes of its series Big Time Rush.
- The Nick Jr. fall/winter 2011-12 schedule includes new episodes of Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi, Peppa Pig and Poppy Cat and the fall premier of the new series Olive the Ostrich. This November 2011, will feature Dora the Explorer in a new three-part special, Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventure.
- New for Nicktoons this upcoming season is the animated series Matt Hatter. Nicktoons will also feature returning series Penguins of Madagascar, Fanboy and Chum Chum, Grizzly Tales, Planet Sheen and The Troop.
Disney Channel here in the US will premiere season two of its comedy series Shake It Up on Sunday, September 18 with an hour-long episode at 8p. The second season of the dance-centric series will feature guest appearances by actors including Atticus Shaffer (The Middle, Fish Hooks), Ben Savage (Boy Meets World), Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray), as well as sixteen new songs, such as Up, Up, & Away by the group Blush. Just ahead of the new season debut, DisneyChannel.com will launch the new game Up, Up, and Away, which features the main series characters CeCe and Rocky, on Tuesday, September 13. Created by Chris Thompson and is executive-produced by Rob Lotterstein (The War at Home, Ellen) and Jeff Strauss (Reba, All of Us, Friends), Shake It Up is a production of It’s A Laugh Productions.
Program Call: Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPCOM Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, September 29, the week before MIPCOM 2011 in Cannes. If you’re exhibiting programming at MIPCOM or MIP Jr. this year, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company’s stand/booth location. To be included in this free and highly-read special edition, please send your submission to Lisa Ball at: [email protected] no later than Friday, September 23, 2011. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).
Turner CN Enterprises (TCNE) inks several licensee deals for Spin Master‘s new girl 4-9 targeted Zoobles collectible toy brand. The new licensees include: Activision (videogame); D’Arpeje (sporting goods); Ravensburger in Benelux (games, puzzles); in the Netherlands Sun Decorations (stationery, paper goods) and Frajodis NV (stationery, paper goods); and Hatber-M in Russia (stationery, paper goods). TCNE, which serves as the worldwide licensing agent for Zoobles, will showcase the full portfolio of products at Brand Licensing Europe this October and will then rollout the licensing program for the brand in 2012.
Gund inks a licensing deal with Universal Partnerships & Licensing (UP&L) for the classic Curious George, which is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Under the deal Gund, a division of Enesco, will launch new Curious George plush in various sizes for holiday 2011. UP&L oversees Universal’s consumer product licensing, film and home entertainment promotions, and all corporate alliances for Universal’s theatrical, home entertainment, theme parks and stage productions.
Tonner Toys ( www.tonnerdirect.com ), part of the Tonner Doll Company, enters into a licensing with LittleMissMatched ( www.littlemissmatched.com), under which Tonner Toys will produce a line of LittleMissMatched dolls. The new dolls and fashion packs will debut at Toys R Us and LittleMissMatched stores this fall. Each doll in the collection has their own personality and look, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Artsy Girl, Uptown Girl, and Sporty Girl, and each comes with an outfit and shoes made of reversible patters (similar to the LittleMissMatched fashions). Additionally, a trio of mismatched socks for the consumer kid with each doll. The new LittleMissMatched dolls will be featured as an exclusive gift set on QVC on August 29, 11a-12p the set includes a doll, outfit separates and a surprise.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; August 19-21, 2011:
The Help (Disney) PG-13 $20.5m-2 wk total $71.8m
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Fox) PG-13 $16.3m-3 wk total $133.8m
Spy Kids: All The Time In The World (TWC/Dimension) PG Opening Weekend $12.0m
The Smurfs (Sony/Columbia) PG $8.0m-4 wk total $117.7m
One Day (Focus Feature) PG-13 Opening Weekend 5.1m
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $5.0m-4 wk total $64.4m
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $4.4m-6 wk total $365.9m
Cowboys & Aliens (Universal) PG-13 $4.2m-4 wk total $89.5m
Captain America: The First Avenger (Paramount) PG-13 $4.1m-5 wk total $164.7m
Glee The 3D Concert Movie (Fox) $1.8m-2 wk total $10.5m
Source: Rentrak ( www.rentrak.com )
Parents jumped right into the early back-to-school savings opportunities on consumer goods and apparel sites according to date from the July 2011 ComScore Media Metrix service.
- Traffic to consumer goods websites increased +13% to reach 25.6 million people, with Staples.com sites taking the stop spot in this category with 7.3 million visitors (up by +30%), with Office Depot in second with 4+ million (+21%), QVC sites with 3.6 million (+5%), and rounding out the top five was OfficeMax with 2.5 million (+32%).
- In the apparel arena, back-to-school shoppers bolstered the category by +8% to 66 million visitors for July 2011. Sitting at the top of the heap was Zappos was the top site in the category with 8.4 million visitors (up by +54%), in second was Limitedbrands with 6.4 million, followed by Nordstrom.com with 4.9 million (+44%), Nike with 4.8 million, and OldNavy.com with 4.8 million (+4%). Other popular apparel retailers hitting the top of the July list were Forever 21 (3.6 million), Abercrombie & Fitch (3.4 million), American Eagle Outfitters (3.1 million) and Gap online (2.6 million).
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Studio Licensing, a Canadian licensing/merchandising/consumer product marketing agency, appoints Marianne Lattanzi to the newly created position of VP/Retail Development. Lattanzi previously toiled for Canadian Tire, Loblaws and, for 15 years at Toys “R” Us Canada. The company will unveil plans soon for the expansion of its intellectual property presence in the US and Canada across demographics and multiple retail distribution channels with new entertainment and brand deals.
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08.22.11
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FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Fall Internship Credit ONLY: Billboard/Adweek events team/NYC seeking a motivated marketing intern to assist with marketing initiatives and event logistics. Send resumes and cover letters to [email protected] (8/20)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Paolucci Communications Arts in PV, CA is looking for Fall Intern. Internship includes Social Media, PR efforts. Learn how an Agency runs incredible networking opp. Res/Cover Lisa @ [email protected] (8/19)
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SITUATION WANTED: Laila Berzins, Voice-Over Artist: http://www.lailaberzins.com, [email protected], Cell 860-966-1941. Specialty in dynamic character voices, commercial, narration, more! (8/24)
SITUATION WANTED: Dedicated & Experienced ADV. SALES PLANNER (NYC) Sales proposals, resolving client discrepancies, quarterly post analysis, special sales service projects, expert computer skills. Contact- [email protected] (8/24)
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SITUATION WANTED: LA- Seeking Assistant position in the Entertainment/PR/Marketing field. Hard working, bubbly personality! “Go Getter” attitude.B.A.in media relations 4+yrs exp. contact: [email protected] (8/20)
SITUATION WANTED: MANAGER/DIRECTOR FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS/LA. 10+ yrs exp in corporate entertainment finance. Extensive background in financial budgeting, planning, modeling and executive presentations. [email protected] (8/20)
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