A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT

Cynopsis: Kids!

04/03/08

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 3, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing.

The Fab Four will be celebrated in new primetime The Wonder Pets: Save The Beetles episode, which will premiere on Nickelodeon, Monday, April 21 at 7p. Save The Beetles features Lenie Colacino and Tom Teeley of Broadway’s Beatlemania as guest voices for the animated bug band The Beetles. Composed by Larry Hochman (he orchestrated Monty Python’s Spamalot), The Wonder Pets!: Save the Beetles! will be released on DVD by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment on Tuesday, April 22. The week of April 21 will also feature the debut of three new episodes of The Wonder Pets during the series regular Nick Jr. weekday timeslot (10a). Additionally, beginning Monday, April 7, in support of Save the Beetles!, a 2-minute sneak peek of the episode as well as other The Wonder Pets content will rollout across various platforms including: VOD on Comcast, Charter, Cablevision, Verizon Fios and Cox.; Nick Jr. Video (on www.nickjr.com); and on wireless carriers. Currently, NickJr.com is offering a series of Save the Beetles related activities.

The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival announced plans to close with a special screening of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, upcoming live-action family movie Speed Racer (www.speedracerthemovie.com). Written and directed by the Wachowski siblings, Speed Racer is set to for theatrical release on May 9, 2008. The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival (www.tribecafilmfestival.org) will be held in New York City, April 23 – May 4.

Parthenon Entertainment heads to MIPTV with newly signed deals for the BBC kid’s drama Roman Mysteries (two seasons – 20×30 HD or 10×60). In the US Rainbow Media’s Family Room HD channel has acquired the series for air in September 2008. Additionally, Cuatro (Spain) has picked up the series, with advanced negotiations underway with networks in Italy and France. The series is already set to air in Germany’s on ARD/ZDF’s kid’s channel KI.KA on Saturday afternoons. Commissioned by the BBC and produced by UK production company The Little Entertainment Group, Roman Mysteries follows four friends as they work to survive through one of history’s most turbulent times. The second season of Roman Mysteries (10×30 HD/5×60) will air on BBC this summer 2008.

Decode Enterprises has completed new international sales for the motion capture and CGI animated preschool series Bo on the Go! (40×22) as they ready to head to MIPTV. Produced by Halifax Films, seasons I and II of Bo on the Go! have been picked up by Cartoon Network (India, Taiwan, the Philippines), Digiturk (Turkey), Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, M-Net (South Africa), YLE (Finland), and KidsTalkTalk (Korea). Taking season I of the series is Disney Channel Spain. Additionally, Decode inks a home video deal with Tactic Video distribution by Disney for France. Bo on the Go! currently airs on CBC (Canada) and was recently picked up for broadcast on France 5. Both Decode Enterprises and Halifax Films are divisions of DHX Media Ltd.

TV-Loonland has finalized a broadcast deal for the preschool series, Penelope (54×5) with France 5, with additional deals signed with DR TV (Denmark) and Hop! Channel (Israel). Plans for a line of merchandising in France include a range of books under a deal with publisher Gallimard, as well as soft toys, gifts and collectibles are set to launch following France 5’s premiere of Penelope this fall 2008. Based on the Penelope books by Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben, the animated series is a co-production of Nippon Animation, BHK Enterprises and Shirogumi Inc.

MARKETING/LICENSING

Kabillion and Johnny Rockets restaurants have teamed for a kid-centric promotion featuring Bobby’s World, Kabillion’s animated series created by and starring Howie Mandel. The Bobby’s World promotion, which begins this week at Johnny Rockets restaurants in the US, includes an in-restaurant activity sheet to be distributed to nearly 300,000 guests, and the series characters will be featured on in-store posters. There will also be 1 x :30 Johnny Rockets commercial running on Kabillion’s VOD programming throughout the promotion as well as on www.kabillion.com. Bobby’s World originally ran on Fox (1990-98) and is now available exclusively on Kabillion.

BBC Worldwide expands the licensing program for its 11-part Planet Earth series with a bunch of new deals including: American Greetings (social expressions, calendars); Accessory Network Group (stationery and school supplies, adult/kid’s bags and accessories and headwear); Freeze (t-shirts, tank tops and fleece tops, knit tops and sweatshirts); SGI Apparel Group (kid’s sleepwear); SG Footwear (footwear); Mango Leaf (multi-use bamboo plates/utensils); and Trademarc (disposable plates, bowls and utensils). Previously announced Planet Earth licensees include: Planet Toys, Inc. (master toy licensee); USAopoly (Monopoly: Planet Earth Edition); Imagination International (Planet Earth Interactive DVD Game); Modern Publishing (a range of kid’s titles); and The Canadian Group (2D and 3D cardboard puzzles).

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Darrell Rodriguez is named President of LucasArts, the videogame division of Lucasfilm Ltd., effective mid-April. Rodriguez joins LucasArts from Electronic Arts LA where he currently serves as COO. Rodriguez takes over the reins from Jim Ward who stepped down from the position earlier this year. Previously, he toiled in product development and production for EarthLink, Walt Disney Imagineering and the Walt Disney Internet Group.

RATINGS

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1051; K6-11 480; TWEENS 9-14 431
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   695; K6-11 403; TWEENS 9-14 282
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   497; K6-11 298; TWEENS 9-14 211
TOON DISNEY:          K2-11   133; K6-11   63; TWEENS 9-14   34
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  What was the name of Davey’s younger sister on Davey and Goliath? SALLY   Kudos to:  Brad Stern-OMSC/ETZ; Kerry Hughes-qubo/NY; Kathy Goldstein-TNS/ Horsham,PA; Richard Oren–Target Entertainment Ltd./NY; Richard Quan-Imaginary Time/San Francisco; Chip Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood; Tyffany A. Saucedo-KABC-TV/Glendale, CA … oh Davey …

Today’s Trivia Question: Rondo, Lindy, Riff are characters from what children’s TV series?  (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 Cynopsis: Kids!
04.03.08

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