Cynopsis: Kids!
08/04/08
Good morning. It’s Monday, August 4, 2008, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing, presented for the first time with graphic elements! Let us know what you think!
Cartoon Network and Warner Premiere begin production on Scooby-Doo: In The Beginning, a new mixed live-action/CG animated movie prequel today in Vancouver, British Columbia. The original movie, which is set prior to the 2002 and 2004 live-action Scooby-Doo movies, will bow on the network in fall 2009 to coincide with the DVD release of the movie. Directed by Brian Levant from a script by the Altiere Brothers, the movie stars Rob Amell (Life With Derek, Cheaper by the Dozen 2) as Freddy and newcomer Kaitlyn Melton as Daphne, Hayley Alcroft as Velma and Nick Palatas as Shaggy, with Frank Welker providing the voice of Scooby-Doo (he was the voice of Freddy in the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Series). Animation Picture Company will animate Scooby-Doo.
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Playhouse Disney UK picks up the new preschool animated series Claude (52×10). Produced by UK-based Dot To Dot and Red and Blue Productions, Claude follows a young polar bear who makes the big move from his home in the Artic to the big city. Animated by Ireland by Dinamo Productions, Claude is based on the books by illustrator David Wojtowycz. Germany’s ZDF has also acquired the series, with the worldwide distribution rights being handled by ZDF Enterprises. Claude is produced with support from the Media Program and the Welsh IP Fund. The series will be officially launched at MIPCOM this fall.
Two new kid-targeted series join V-me’s preschool programming lineup beginning today, August 4, 2008:
- Cotoons (26×7), a mixed live-action/animated series produced by Cyber Group Animation. The series, which airs daily at 1p, revolves around a happy-go-lucky group of curious creators that find solutions to every situation they find themselves in.
- Bruno and the Banana Bunch (26×11) is a flash animated series that follows Bruno a little monkey with a big sense of fun, described as an age appropriate learning partners for preschoolers. Bruno and his pals explore everything from colors to numbers, shapes and sizes as they learn life lessons. Cuppa Coffee Studios is distributing this series.
It’s a new bouncing carriage deal for BabyFirst with Asia’s SingTel. Under the deal BabyFirst TV launches in Singapore on SingTel’s digital pay TV service mio TV (channel 25). BabyFirst produces 500 hours of developmental programming content aimed at babies and their families.
Koch Vision is set to release Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre (26 episodes) as a seven-disc DVD set this September 7, 2008. The series was originally broadcast on Showtime. The DVD collection will include a “lost episode” of the series as well as a 112-page illustrated storybook, and a 3-in-1 card game among other features.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; August 1-3, 2008:
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $43.8m-3 wk total $394.9m
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Universal) PG-13 Opening Weekend $42.5m
Mamma Mia! (Universal) PG-13 $13.1m-3 wk total $88.0m
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Warner Bros.) PG $6.9m-4 wk total $73.1m
Swing Vote (Buena Vista) PG-13 Opening Weekend $6.3m
Hancock (Sony / Columbia) PG-13 $5.2m-5 wk total $216.0m
Wall-E (Buena Vista) G $4.7m-6 wk total $204.2m
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Fox) PG-13 $3.4m-2 wk total $17.1m
Space Chimps (Fox) G $2.8m-3 wk total $22.1m
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal) PG-13 $2.5m-4 wk total $71.3m
Source: Box Office Mojo
EXECUTIVE MOVES
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has tapped Neil Ross Russell as its new Managing Director/Children’s, where he will oversee BBCWW’s youth-programming including preschool, kids and teens. Neil takes up his new role at the company on August 11, 2008 and will reporter to Phippen, MD/BBC Magazines. He replaces outgoing Director Gill Pritchard, who joins C4 this September. Currently a consultant for BBCWW Channels, Neil recently served as Business Development Director/Sparrowhawk Media (now a unit of NBC Universal), where he was key in the creation of the digital kid’s channel KidsCo, a joint venture of Sparrowhawk, DIC Entertainment and Nelvana.
Additionally, BBCWW has named Helen Kellie as its first Director/Marketing, reporting to CEO, John Smith. Working across all BBCWW lines of business, Kellie will build its marketing and audience research efforts and will prioritize BBCWW’s marketing and spending around the world. Most recently, Kellie toiled for the BBC Director/Marketing, Communications and Audiences, Vision.
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 7/21-7/27/2008, 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Hannah & Miley: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (7/26; 8-9:25p) 2906
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8:30p) 2453
NICK: iCarly (7/21; 4p) 2175
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8p) 2101
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (7/26; 7:30p) 2051
DSNY*: Camp Rock (7/24; 7-8:45p) 2046
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (7/25; 1p) 2031
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (7/27; 12:30p) 1974
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (7/27; 11:30p) 1964
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (7/27; 12p) 1960
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 7/21-7/27/2008, 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Hannah & Miley: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (7/26; 8-9:25p) 1791
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8:30p) 1639
DSNY*: Camp Rock (7/24; 7-8:45p) 1403
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8p) 1376
NICK: iCarly (7/21; 4p) 1311
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (7/21; 11:30a) 1194
DSNY*: Suite Life of Zack & Cody (7/24; 9:30p) 1173
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (7/23; 6:30p) 1172
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (7/26; 7:30p) 1151
NICK: iCarly (7/21; 4:30p) 1134
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 7/21-7/27/2008, 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Hannah & Miley: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (7/26; 8-9:25p) 2217
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8:30p) 1976
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8p) 1698
NICK: iCarly (7/21; 4p) 1653
DSNY*: Camp Rock (7/24; 7-8:45p) 1613
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (7/26; 7:30p) 1529
NICK: iCarly (7/21; 4:30p) 1468
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (7/24; 9p) 1452
DSNY*: Suite Life of Zack & Cody (7/24; 9:30p) 1404
DSNY*: The Incredibles (7/27; 9-11p) 1382
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 7/21-7/27/2008, 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
ABC FAMILY: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (7/22; 8-9p) 1038
DSNY*: Hannah & Miley: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (7/26; 8-9:25p) 973
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8:30p) 902
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/21; 11:30p) 884
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/22; 11:30p) 881
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/23; 11:30p) 862
DSNY*: Camp Rock (7/24; 7-8:45p) 855
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/21; 11p) 808
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/23; 11p) 754
NICK: iCarly (7/25; 8p) 746
ADSM**: Family Guy (7/24; 11:30p) 746
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, July 31, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1267; K6-11 775; TWEENS 9-14 631
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1149; K6-11 830; TWEENS 9-14 729
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 779; K6-11 524; TWEENS 9-14 394
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 152; K6-11 88; TWEENS 9-14 60
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In the 2004 film Mean Girls, what was the group of popular, spiteful girls called? THE PLASTICS Kudos to: Jordan Schaefer-MindShare/NY; Jessica D’Amico-The Morris + King Company/NY; Meredith Wayne TeleRep/NY; Jon Aronson-Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, LLC/NY; Jenna Peter- KARK/Little Rock, AR; Julie Syers-Briggs & Caldwell/Houston; Erik Nelson-Uproar/Dallas; Shannon Estrada-Schiefer Media, Inc./Santa Ana, CA; Izzy Neis-Six Degrees Games/LA; Jon Banack-Spin Master Ltd./Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: What film was set in the fictional country of Florin? (Email [email protected] 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
08.04.08
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