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12.03.12
Good morning. It’s Monday, December 3, 2012, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Just as iCarly wraps its final season, Nickelodeon announces it has officially picked up creator/executive producer Dan Schneider‘s (iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101) newest series live-action comedy Sam & Cat (20×30). A combo spin-off of iCarly and Victorious, Sam & Cat stars Jennette McCurdy (iCarly’s Sam Puckett, Fred: The Movie, Best Player) and Ariana Grande (Victorious’ Cat Valentine, the musical 13, A Snow White Christmas, Winx Club) in which the two reprise their roles from their respective series. Set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2013, Sam & Cat follows the duo as the unlikely roommates become teen entrepreneurs when they start an after-school babysitting business. Production will begin this January 2013 in LA.
LICENSING
Outfit7 enters into a licensing deal for the new mission of its Talking Friends’ Talking Tom mobile app, with CBS Consumer Products for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Under the deal fans of the new Talking Tom 2, available now for iOS and Android devices, can purchase items from Star Trek: The Next Generation. This deal, brokered by Iconicfuture, marks the first time that Outfit7 has licensed and integrated an entertainment property into its Talking Friends line. Available in a two-tiered phase beginning now, consumers can purchase from Talking Tom the red and yellow uniforms of the Federation Star Fleet. Then, from mid-December, users will be able to buy the starship Enterprise itself, as well as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge’s visors.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products EMEA (WBCP EMEA) furthers its partnership with Diesel as it teams for on a second collection of DC Comics underwear for men, which will launch across EMEA. While the first line featured DC Super Heroes, the new line will showcase some of DC Comics’ villains, including The Joker, Bane and Two-Face.
MARKETING
Nickelodeon and retailer The Children’s Place team for a nationwide holiday SpongeBob SquarePants promotion in conjunction with the network’s premiere of its new stop-motion special It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!, Thursday, December 6 at 8p. The Children’s Place is currently offering an exclusive limited edition SpongeBob t-shirt based on the special in 900+ of its stores through today. The Children’s Place stores are also featuring SpongeBob window clings in the style of the special. Additionally, when a consumer purchases a Nickelodeon print t-shirt they will receive a free picture frame tree ornament. Inspired by the Rankin/Bass classic holiday specials (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town), the stop-motion It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! special featuring John Goodman as Santa Claus.
The Jim Henson Company‘s CGI animated series Dinosaur Train welcomes two new characters, Grandma and Grandpa Pteranodon, in new episodes of the series debuting from Monday, December 10 on PBS Kids (check local listings). New episodes include Tiny and the Crocodile and Meet the Grandparents (December 10), The Egg Stealer?/To the Grandparents’ Nest We Go! (December 11), Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor (December 12), and Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt (December 13). Dinosaur Train kid and parent fans can still join the Nature Trackers Club by going to www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/naturetrackers to download Nature Trackers activities and receive a free Dinosaur Train surprise. Dinosaur Train was created by Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!), who also serves as an executive producer on the series with along with Henson’s Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford. Dinosaur Train is produced by The Jim Henson Company, and co-produced with Singapore animation company Sparky Animation, with the participation and assistance of the Singapore Media Development Authority. UK production and financial support is provided by Ingenious Media. The Jim Henson Company handles all ancillary efforts for the property. PBS manages DVD distribution for the series.
Toon Goggles (www.toongoggles.com), an online kids content channel, inks a new deal with Malaysia’s Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) to add the animated action/adventure kid’s TV series Saladin to the Toon Goggles library. Targeted to kids/tweens 8-12, six episodes of Saladin will be available on Toon Goggles in the US and Canada. Based on the real medieval statesmen and warrior, Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub, the series revolves around the fictional young adventurer and hero, Saladin, who leaves his home in Damascus with his friend Tarik to search of their destiny.
Scholastic Media will debut the animated film Clifford’s Really Big Movie on PBS Kids (check local listings) on Friday, December 14. The film’s TV airing is part of Scholastic Media’s year long celebration of the Clifford the Big Red Dog’s 50th anniversary. A Scholastic Entertainment production, Clifford’s Really Big Movie was originally released by Warner Brothers in 2004 and features the voices of John Ritter as Clifford, as well as Wayne Brady, Jenna Elfman and John Goodman, among others.
The Mother Company debuts the second of its Ruby’s Studio DVD series, the preschool aimed Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show (1×40). Ruby’s Studio aims to help support parents in raising good individuals. Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show is hosted by Ruby (a human) as she takes viewers on adventures in an animated world that features art projects and original music – all focusing on issues such as conflict resolution, empathy, kindness and loyalty. Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show (1×40, in HD and offers Closed Captioning), the second in an indie series set for release on DVD and download over the next two years, is available on DVD and download beginning this month via www.themotherco.com. Upcoming episodes include Ruby’s Studio: The Safety Show and Ruby’s Studio: The Siblings Show, both set for release in 2013.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; November 30-December 3, 2012:
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (Lionsgate) PG-13 $17.4m-3 wk total $254.6m
Skyfall (Sony) PG-13 $17.0m-4 wk total $246.0m
Lincoln (Disney) PG-13 $13.5m-4 wk total $83.7m
Rise Of The Guardians (Paramount) PG $13.5m-2 wk total $48.9m
Life Of Pi (Fox) PG $12.0m-2 wk total $48.4m
Wreck-It Ralph (Disney) PG $7.0m-5 wk total $158.3m
Red Dawn (FilmDistrict) PG-13 $6.6m-2 wk total $31.3m
Taken 2 (Fox) PG-13 $470,000-9 wk total $137.2m
Pitch Perfect (Universal) PG-13 $411,060-10 wk total $63.1m
Hitchcock (Fox Searchlight) PG-13 $405,537-2 wk total $784,41
Source: Rentrak (www.rentrak.com)
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 11/19-11/25/12, 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
NBC: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (11/22; 9a-12p) 3331
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/23; 8-9p) 2818
NICK: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (11/21; 5-6:45p) 2163
DSNY*: Up (11/20; 8-9:45p) 2054
CBS: NFL Single (11/22; 12:39-4:46p) 1988
FOX: NFL (11/22; 4:42-8:14p) 1959
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (11/20; 6:30p) 1859
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (11/21; 4:30p) 1851
TOON: Ninjago (11/21; 7:30p) 1809
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (11/21; 4p) 1789
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 11/19-11/25/12, 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/23; 8-9p) 2343
NBC: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (11/22; 9a-12p) 1825
NICK: iCarly (11/23; 7:30p) 1408
TOON: Ninjago (11/21; 7:30p) 1391
NICK: Victorious (11/24; 8p) 1385
NICK: iCarly (11/23; 7p) 1349
DSNY*: Dog With A Blog (11/23; 1p) 1313
DSNY*: Up (11/20; 8-9:45p) 1308
DSNY*: Dog With A Blog (11/23; 1:30p) 1273
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (11/24; 11a-12p) 1272
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 11/19-11/25/12, 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/23; 8-9p) 2551
NBC: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (11/22; 9a-12p) 1509
NICK: Victorious (11/24; 8p) 1483
FOX: NFL (11/22; 4:42-8:14p) 1395
NICK: iCarly (11/23; 7:30p) 1349
CBS: NFL Single (11/22; 12:39-4:46p) 1340
NICK: iCarly (11/23; 7p) 1242
NICK: Marvin Marvin (11/24; 8:30p) 1201
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/24; 7-8p) 1179
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (11/24; 11a-12p) 1149
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 11/19-11/25/12, 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/23; 8-9p) 1667
FOX: NFL (11/22; 4:42-8:14p) 1623
NBC: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (11/22; 9a-12p) 1405
CBS: NFL Single (11/22; 12:39-4:46p) 1372
AMC: Walking Dead (11/25; 9-10:01p) 1073
NICK: Victorious (11/24; 8p) 983
FOX: NFL Sunday National (11/25; 4:25p-Various) 894
NBC: NFL Thursday Special (11/22; 8:31-11:17p) 852
NICK: iCarly-iGoodbye (11/24; 7-8p) 816
NICK: iCarly (11/23; 7:30p) 762
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
**Abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, November 29, 2012, 6am-6am, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON+: K2-11 1028; K6-11 482; TWEENS 9-14 314
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 798; K6-11 443; TWEENS 9-14 357
CARTOON NETWORK**: K2-11 399; K6-11 256; TWEENS 9-14 214
DISNEY XD: K2-11 168; K6-11 129; TWEENS 9-14 117
NICKTOONS: K2-11 49; K6-11 28; TWEENS 9-14 39
+Nickelodeon Total Day: Mon-Wed 7a-8p; Thurs-Fri 7a-9p; Sat 6a-10p; Sun 6a-8p
**Cartoon Network & Adult Swim share channel space ADSM airs Sat.-Thurs. 9p-6a
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data.
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