Cynopsis: Kids!
01/13/11

Good morning. It’s Thursday, January 13, 2011, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.

DreamWorks Animation is moving full steam ahead on Monkeys of Bollywood (working title), its first ever CG animated feature musical, with executive producer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Enchanted), executive producer and composer A.R. Rahman (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay Dreams) and the writing team of Gurinder Chadha and Paul Berges (Bride & Prejudice, Bend It Like Beckham).  Set in Mumbai, the Bollywood-style animated musical adventure is inspired by the epic Indian story of The Ramayana, but will be retold from the point of view of two common monkeys who stop an ancient demon from taking over the world.

Teletoon Canada‘s classic animation channel, Teletoon Retro, sets a new digital Canadian specialty subscriber record.  Targeted to both kids and adults, Teletoon Retro has now reached 8+ million subs for its English and French language services.  Teletoon Retro’s current programming lineup includes The Classic Spider-Man Series, Inspector Gadget, He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, Princess of Power, G.I. Joe and The New Adventures of Tom & Jerry, New Scooby Doo Mysteries, and The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, The Smurfs, among many others.  Teletoon Canada ( www.teletoon.com ) is co-owned by Astral (50%) and Corus Entertainment (50%).

Imax Corporation inks a deal with Paramount Pictures to release four of the studio’s big 2011 movies, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, both shot in 3D, and Super 8 and Mission: Impossible  Ghost Protocol, day-and-date in Imax theatres worldwide.  Mission: Impossible  Ghost Protocol will include sequences filmed with Imax cameras.  Sony Pictures Entertainment is co-production partner on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and Sony Pictures Releasing International will handle distribution and marketing in most key territories internationally.  Super 8 will be released on June 10, 2011; Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released on July 1, 2011; Mission: Impossible  Ghost Protocol will be released on December 16, 2011; and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be released on December 28, 2011 (US release date).

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Little Airplane Productions is offering limited enrollment in a unique workshop led by accomplished preschool TV veterans on creating a hit preschool series. Lectures include Pitching, Writing, Research, Producing, Design, Music, Directing, Legal, Licensing, and more plus a notable panel of children’s television network executives.

NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Nickelodeon Latin America has begun production on Grachi (75×60), its fourth original telenovela.  Shot entirely in Miami (on-set and on location), Grachi will be produced in Spanish and customized to Portuguese for Nickelodeon Brazil and is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon Latin America during the 2nd quarter of 2011.  Comarex will handle distribution of Grachi in the in the US, Latin America and Europe.  Written by Mariela Romero (La Mujer de la Vida, La Hija del Jardinero, and Nickelodeon’s Isa TKM), the telenovela revolves around Grachi, a young girl who learns to use her newly found magical powers, while still dealing with homework, boys (Grachi and her rival both like the same guy), and adolescence.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Nickelodeon brings the next generation of Power Rangers ( www.powerrangers.com ) to kids with the premiere of the new series Power Rangers Samurai, on Monday, February 7 at 8p. The series debut will simulcast on Nick Mobile, and afterwards, a show category will be available via the network’s VOD partners. Following its premiere, Power Rangers Samurai will air regularly Sundays at noon on Nickelodeon, with encores Saturdays (noon) on Nickelodeon and Fridays (8-9p) on Nicktoons.  From SCG Power Rangers, an affiliate of Saban Brands, Power Rangers Samurai will feature new Rangers, new villains and new stories and special effects, and is headed by Haim Saban, creator/producer of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).  To support the series launch, Nick.com ( www.nick.com ) will feature a new Power Rangers Samurai-themed game of the week beginning Thursday, February 3, where kids can go up against the evildoers as their favorite Power Ranger.  Additionally, the site will also feature a show page with videos, photo galleries, a quiz, villain flipbook, message boards, and cast and character bios.  The new series is produced by Saban Brands and Power Rangers Productions.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Scholastic‘s Big Red Dog, Clifford, will mark the holiday with Clifford’s Big Valentine Celebration, a three-day programming event on PBS.  The stunt is comprised of three Valentine-themed episodes of the Scholastic series Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford’s Puppy Days, and will air February 10, 11, and 14 PBS Kids (check local listings).  Additionally, two Clifford websites, www.pbskids.org/clifford and www.scholastic.com/clifford, will offer a range of Valentine’s Day printable cards, e-cards, and craft activities.

Canada’s Family Channel will premiere the second season of the original series Wingin’ It on Friday, January 28 at 7:30p.  The evening will also feature premiere episodes of Shake It Up at 6:30p and Good Luck Charlie at 7p, and the network debut of the movie Hoot at 8p.  To coincide with the debut of the new season, family.ca will introduce new levels this month to the Wingin’ It online game.  Leading up to the season premiere the network will also run a new mobile promotion where fans can text their vote relating to how Carl should deal with his crush.  Viewers who have voted will then receive weekly phone call reminders from the cast about new episodes of the show.  A Family Channel commission, Wingin’ It is created by Frank van Keeken (The Kids in the Hall, Billable Hours) and produced by Temple Street Productions.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, is set to release the new book The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide (f/k/a The Official Guide) on April 12, 2011.  The book will include new material relating to the world of Twilight, including character profiles, outtakes, a interview with Meyer, genealogical charts, maps, cross-references, and so forth.  The book also includes illustrations by several artists, including Young Kim, the illustrator of Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1.  In conjunction with the publication of the book, the publisher will host a special International Fan Event, where ten fans will be selected to meet in a small group with author Stephenie Meyer about the Twilight Saga.  Little, Brown is partnering with the Twilight Saga publishers in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan and the UK to select a fan from their respective countries for the opportunity to meet with Meyer.  Further information can be found at TheTwilightSaga.com ( www.thetwilightsaga.com ).

Program Call: Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual NATPE Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, January 20, the week before NATPE 2011 in Miami.  If you’re exhibiting at NATPE this year and would like to have your programming included, 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-viewed special edition, please send your submission to [email protected] no later than Friday, January 14, 2011. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).

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MARKETING/LICENSING

Tollytots, a division of Jakks Pacific, signs a five-year worldwide master toy license with Pacific Entertainment for the infant and toddler-targeted Baby Genius brand.  Tollytots is developing a full line of musical and early learning toys, incorporating the music, characters and themes featured in the Baby Genius videos and music CDs.  The new toy line will stretch across a range of exclusive categories including learning and developmental toys, most plush toys, and musical toys, as well as several non-exclusive categories.

Captain Planet series arrives on DVD in time for Earth Day.  Shout! Factory, in association with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), will release the Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season One DVD set nationwide on April 19, 2011.  The 4-DVD box ($29.93) set of the animated series includes all 26 action-packed episodes and bonus content, and comes in a specially designed eco-friendly packaging made of 100% recycled paper.  The series featured a voiceover cast including many noted actors such as James Coburn, Tim Curry, LeVar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, Dean Stockwell, Jeff Goldblum and Sting, among many others.

RATINGS

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1310; K6-11 596; TWEENS 9-14 407
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   950; K6-11 570; TWEENS 9-14 452
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   515; K6-11 336; TWEENS 9-14 250
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   264; K6-11 171; TWEENS 9-14 122
NICKTOONS:              K2-11     95; K6-11   63; TWEENS 9-14   57
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia:  If you’re a member of the Midnight Society, what show are you on?   ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?  Kudos to:  Adam Schlesinger-Cartoon Network/NY; Carly Hirsh-Scholastic/NY; Ben Buckley-Nickelodeon/NY; Monica Karloczy/NY; Michael Hawkins-PromoDoctors/Irving; Mike Patterson-CNN Int’l/Chicago; Michael Ross-The Hub/Burbank; Karen Davidsen-Walt Disney EMEA/London; Christian Kurz-Discovery Comm EMEA/London; Anand Roy-Walt Disney/India; Eliz Morgan-Slainte Pictures/Toronto

Today’s Trivia Question:  On what series will you find Dakota Dude, Geronimoo and Buffalo Bull?   (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 Billings for Cynopsis Kids!
01.13.11

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