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Cynopsis: Kids!

04/30/09

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 30, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.

The Muppets of Plaza Sesamo and Mexican celebrities are addressing the new flu emergency in a series of pubic service announcements (PSA) aimed at kids.  Sesame Workshop and Mexico’s Grupo Televisa have produced four PSAs featuring the Plaza Sesamo Muppet’s Pancho and Lola as well as celebrities Lucero, Jorge Poza and Adrian Uribe, which empower kids with things they can do during this period.  The PSAs, which have already begun airing on Televisa, encourage kids to tell a parent if you feel sick, and if you are sick don’t go to school or outside, cover your mouth with a tissue or arm if you sneeze or cough and throw away that tissue in a covered trash can, and of course, wash your hands with soap and water several times a day for at least 20 second.  Plaza Sesamo’s Education and Research team worked with Mexico’s Ministry of Health to develop the PSA scripts.  The PSAs are being offered to several government organizations to extend the message in Mexico including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Government Workers’ Social Security and Services Institute (el ISSSTE) and Mexico City’s public transit system.

Cookie Jar Entertainment launches a new primetime label, The Jar, and names Tom Mazza as EVP and Head/Worldwide TV.  Mazza will run The Jar and also manage the company’s development and production departments as well as sales and distribution, program acquisition and international co-productions.  Mazza previously served as President, Columbia TriStar Network Television, and toiled for 12 years at Paramount Network Television, the latter where he was responsible for all primetime TV development as well as its roster of writers and on-air talent.  Under The Jar, Cookie Jar is developing a primetime-targeted network shows, including more than a dozen scripted series including those from writers such as Steven de Souza (Die Hard, 48 Hours), Alan Zweibel (Saturday Night Live, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show), Tony Blake and Paul Jackson (Charmed) and Steven L. Sears (Xena: Warrior Princess).

NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Comedian/author/producer Ricky Gervais‘s kids book series Flanimals is headed to the big screen, Variety.  Chris Meledandri’s Universal-based production banner Illumination Entertainment will produce a 3D animated feature film based on the Flanimals books, which are illustrated by Rob Steen.  Gervais is lending his voice to the lead character in the movie, which will be penned by Matt Selman (The Simpsons).  The voice-over cast also features Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Danny McBride, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig and Julie Andrews.  Set for release on July 9, 2010, the movie will be produced by Meledandri, with Gervais executive producing.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Radio Disney hosts the world premiere of I Wanna Know You, a new duet by Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana and David Archuleta of American Idol fame, on Saturday, May 2 at 6p, during its Planet Premiere feature.  I Wanna Know You will be featured in a new episode of Hannah Montana on Sunday, May 3 at 8p on Disney Channel.

Decode Enterprises signs further broadcast deals for its live-action teen-targeted series, The Latest Buzz.   Family Channel (Canada) recently ordered a third season of The Latest Buzz and will premiere the new episodes in fall 2009.  Turner Broadcasting picks up season three for Boomerang in UK, seasons one and two for Cartoon Network in Scandinavia and season two for Cartoon Network in Germany. Nickelodeon Spain acquires seasons one and two, while Super RTL (Germany) picks up season two and MBC (Middle East) takes series three.  Decode Enterprises represents worldwide rights to The Latest Buzz (65×22).

MARKETING/LICENSING

Harry Potter: The Exhibition makes its world debut at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (www.msichicago.org) today, running there through September 7, 2009.  The Exhibit offers fans an up-close look at the costumes and props from the HP movies in settings based on those in the movies.  The tour kicks off with a montage of all the HP movies, followed by the sounding of the Hogwarts Express on the arrival platform and then the tour, where fans can pull a Mandrake from its pot in the Herbology section, toss a Quaffle in the Quidditch area, and tour Hagrid’s hut, as well as visit the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall.  Exhibitgroup/Giltspur created the 10,000-square-foot exhibition in partnership in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.  Tickets are available online now.  Following its run at the MSI, the exhibit will make its way to other venues across the US and internationally.  FYI  MSI is offering extended hours to accommodate HP fans!

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Chris Waldron is upped to VP/Gaming Operations, Cartoon Network Digital.  In his new role, Waldron is responsible for overseeing Cartoon Network’s game development studio, game production, and overall games strategy for Cartoon Network Digital.  Based in Atlanta, Waldron reports directly to Paul Condolora, SVP/Digital, Turner’s Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media group.  Waldron will continue to serve as executive producer of the massively multi-player online game (MMOG), Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.

9 Story Entertainment names Liliana Vogt as VP/Development.  Vogt will report to CEO, Vince Commisso.  She most recently was co-Executive Producer of the animated series Chilly Beach.  Vogt also served as Supervising Executive of the animated shorts series Maple Shorts CBC, and Creative Executive of The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll In Happy Kingdom.  Previously Vogt held senior roles with Salter Street Films (Bowling For Columbine, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Sullivan Entertainment (Anne Of Green Gables, Road To Avonlea) and Norstar Entertainment.

David Levithan is upped to VP/Editorial Director, Scholastic Trade Publishing.  Over the last 18-months, Levithan led the editorial team behind The 39 Clues series.  He also published Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, and edited books by authors such as Blue Balliett, Gordon Korman, Coe Booth, Patrick Carman, Anthony Horowitz, Blake Nelson, and Patricia Wrede among others.  Levithan was previously Executive Director, Scholastic press Fiction, Multimedia Publishing, and the PUSH imprint, the latter which he founded in 2002.

RATINGS

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, April 28, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 935; K6-11 406; TWEENS 9-14 301
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 716; K6-11 446; TWEENS 9-14 357
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 422; K6-11 247; TWEENS 9-14 161
DISNEY XD:               K2-11 106; K6-11   57; TWEENS 9-14   46
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:   He rode a tricycle in a yellow raincoat and hat.  Who is he?   ARTE JOHNSON on LAUGH-IN  Kudos to: Ellen Donahue-Fisher-Price/East Aurora, NY; Christopher Byrne-TimetoPlayMag.com/NY; Tom Boyd-WGN TV/Chicago

Today’s Trivia Question:  What was the club house of the Get Along Gang?  (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
 Gwen Billings for Cynopsis Kids!
04.30.09

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