Cynopsis: Kids!
08/29/06
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 29, 2006 and this is your first early morning Kids! briefing.
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Warner Hanson Television has begun production on its new series Kids On The Farm (13 eps), which is scheduled to bow on public TV stations in 2007. The educational series looks at how kids learn about food and how it tastes through segments that follow kids as they visit farms, and other places food is cultivated (ranches, fishing boats etc). On these field trips they learn how specific foods are grown as well getting to taste the different foods and various ways to to prepare meals. Each episode features noted chefs, as well as parents, farmers and teachers telling healthy eating-related stories. The series also incorporates an educational outreach program in schools and on the web, including lesson plans, classroom materials, video clips and a companion cookbook as well as local events in select markets featuring chefs, kids, and farmers, and a line of kids’ kitchen clothing from Chefwear, Inc. Sponsors and educational partners so far include Whole Foods Market, The California Strawberry Commission, The Walnut Marketing Board, Seeds of Change/Masterfoods. Additional sponsors are being sought. Warner Hanson Television produced the series Chefs A ‘Field.
MORE KIDS STUFF
Nicktoons Network will premiere the first of six new 30m holiday specials of Star Farm Productions’ Edgar & Ellen series this holiday weekend. Edgar & Elen is an animated series about of mischievous 12-yr-old twins. As kids prepare to head back to school Nicktoons Network will premiere the first of the specials, titled Accept No Substitutes, on Saturday, September 2 at 8:30p. Viewers can watch a sneak preview of the special beginning this week at www.nicktoonsnetwork.com and www.edgarandellen.com. The second and third specials, the Halloween-themed Trick or Twins, will debut October 28, 2006 at 8:30p, as part of the network’s Scare-A-Thon, and Cold Medalists will bow winter 2006. The remaining three specials will roll out in 2007: Crushed (early 2007); Nobody’s Fools (spring 2007); and Frog Days of Summer (summer 2007). The series is based on author Charles Ogden’s book series of the same name.
Diego’s Wolf Pup Rescue (30 min), a new episode of Nick Jr.’s series Go, Diego, Go!, featuring the guest voices of Kelly Ripa and her son Michael, will premiere on Nick Jr., Monday, September 18, at 9:30a. An excerpt of the episode will be available via wireless carriers beginning September 15. On September 19 is Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment’s DVD/VHS release of Wolf Pup Rescue, which will feature the title episode and three other episodes of the series, as well as a trial version of the CD-ROM game Diego’s Dinosaur Adventure. The entire Diego’s Wolf Pup Rescue episode will then stream on Nick Jr. Video from October 2. In addition, October 2 serves as the official launch of season two of the series on Nick Jr. at 9:30a.
BabyNames.com, a parenting website, has been selected as one of the websites to be part of Viacom Inc./MTV Networks’ new pilot online video distribution content program. BabyNames.com and other selected websites will provide free clips from MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, LOGO and Comedy Central to their visitors. The videos will be distributed through the Google AdSense program.
Warner Home Video will release Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas on DVD on November 14, 2006. Based on Charles Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol, this first Looney Tunes direct-to-video feature stars Daffy Duck as a Scrooge-like owner of the mega-mart Lucky Duck, who makes his employees work on Christmas Day, including Porky Pig (read: Bob Cratchet). Daffy is then visited by Bugs Bunny and the ghosts of Christmas past (Tweety and Granny), present (Yosemite Sam) and future (Taz) who help Daffy see the error of his ways. Cartoon Network will broadcast Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas this winter 2006.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Jakks Pacific, Inc. has inked a new deal with Jell Belly Candy Company to produce/market/distribute stationery, writing instruments, back-to-school supplies, and craft/activity products including scented stickers, clip art desks, activity totes among others, based Jelly Belly beans. Jakks Pacific’s first Jelly Belly products are scheduled to begin rolling out at retail in spring 2007. The deal was brokered by The Licensing Company, which represents the Jelly Belly brand globally in the craft activity and stationery categories.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and CCI Entertainment Ltd. have named Fisher-Price as the master toy licensee for the animated series Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs. Fisher-Price will manufacture, market and sell a line of preschool toys based on the series. Slated to launch at Target stores, the initial toy line-up will include a range of toys for K2-5, including basic figures, talking figures, Dino-mobile vehicles, Dino World mini-playsets and plush toys. Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs is co-produced by the UK’s Silver Fox Films and Collingwood O Hare and CCI Entertainment, which also heads up the brand development and international licensing on the property. Based on the books by author Ian Wybrow and illustrator Adrian Reynolds, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs currently airs in the US on Cartoon Network.
THQ‘s first person shooter video game for Xbox 360, Saint’s Row, which is rated M for Mature, was the most requested video game rental title last week. The game includes 12 radio stations in cars within the game that features playlists programmed by Cynopsis Kids’ own podcast master David Lawrence.
Power Rangers kick-off their eight city Get Powerized tour on September 23 in Bentonville, Arkansas, to help celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bandai America’s Power Ranger toy line and the launch of the newest toys based on Mystic Force Power Rangers, the newest chapter of the TV series. In addition to appearances by the Mystic Force Power Rangers, each stop on the Get Powerized tour will feature the Power Rangers Zone, which will include new toy demos, activities, a photo area and drawings. The tour includes stops in Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, LA and San Diego. (www.GetPowerized.com)
DMI Music & Media Solutions, a music branding company, has inked deals with several new clients, including Mattel, Build-A-Bear Workshops, Subway, AARP, Sofitel Hotels and Resorts, Border’s and SunTrust Banks, Inc. DMI will work with these brands to create their “soundDNA,” a unique audio sound for each brand that makes them recognizable to consumers, as well as a music brand strategy across demographics and platforms. DMI is comprised of six divisions: 5-Alarm Music – production music for TV, film and advertising; Firehouse Recording Studios – a recording and audio post service; DMI Records – retail music CDs; Disc Marketing (promotional music CDs); Big Rig interactive – creative design and back-end databases; and Private Label Radio – customized audio programming for in-store, in-venue, in-theater, and in-flight services.
RATINGS
Disney Channel’s premiere of its new original movie The Cheetah Girls 2 Friday, August 25 (8-9:55p) pulled in 7.8 million Total Viewers 2+, making it the most watched show across cable and broadcast TV for the day in Total Viewers as well as with K6-11 (3.3 million) and Tweens 9-14 (3.2 million). Back in January of this year the network premiere its original movie High School Musical, which earned a 7.7 million Total Viewers 2+.
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, August 24, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1083; K6-11 568; TWEENS 9-14 435
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 981; K6-11 622; TWEENS 9-14 547
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 817; K6-11 565; TWEENS 9-14 396
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 159; K6-11 85; TWEENS 9-14 55
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, August 25, 2006, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1381; K6-11 977; TWEENS 9-14 896
NICKELODEON: K2-11 907; K6-11 491; TWEENS 9-14 386
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 799; K6-11 536; TWEENS 9-14 361
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 153; K6-11 90; TWEENS 9-14 41
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In the first season of Zoey 101, what transformation at Pacific Coast Academy made it difficult for Zoey to attend? FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SCHOOL HAD GONE FROM AN ALL BOYS SCHOOL TO COED Kudos to: Jane Pook-Geto & deMilly/NY; Richard Oren-4Kids Entertainment/NY; David Stern-BARD Entertainment/NY; Robin Weiner/LA; Andrew Lane-Marblemedia/Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: The twins Sam and David are the youngest in what current TV family? (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 Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis Kids!
08.29.06
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