Cynopsis: Kids!
12/11/07
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 11, 2007, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation are partnering to produce a new CG animated TV series titled The Penguins of Madagascar, which is based on the penguin brothers featured in DreamWorks’ animated feature Madagascar (2005) and the upcoming sequel Madagascar, The Crate Escape (November 7, 2008). Scheduled to premiere on Nickelodeon in early 2009, The Penguins of Madagascar will be produced at nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank. Heading the series as executive producers are mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, the popular penguins will feature the voices of Tom McGrath (director of both movies) as Skipper, Jeff Bennett as Kowalski, James Patrick Stuart as Private and John DiMaggio as Rico, with Danny Jacobs starring as Julien, King of the Lemurs.
MORE KIDS STUFF
In the UK, Channel 4 has officially launched its new Channel 4 HD channel on Sky, making it the 14th HD channel offered on the platform. The new HD channel will feature a range of programming, including, from spring 2008, Hollyoaks, the teen-targeted series from Lime Pictures. Channel 4 HD is available to Sky HD subscribers (those who already have the Sky HD box and viewing card) without an additional subscription. The BBC launched its BBC HD channel on the Sky platform last week.
Aardman International is expanding its collection of third-party properties, with a deal for the worldwide TV, DVD and online rights in to the stop-motion animated movie Peter and the Wolf (1×30). The movie offers a newly reworked version of Prokofiev’ classic adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, including some modern twists and an environmental theme. Produced by BreakThru Films, the kid and family targeted film was adapted and directed by Suzie Templeton and is slated to be recorded by the Philharmonia Orchestra. This version of Peter and the Wolf had its initial TV debut on Channel 4 last year.
International TV channel JimJam acquires the preschool animated series Slim Pig (39×7) from Monster Distributor (Ireland) for broadcast on European cable channels and satellite platforms beginning this month, and from 2008 in Africa and the Middle East, per Animation World Network. Slim Pig revolves around the adventures of Slim, an inquisitive 2D pig (he’s flat) that lives in a 3D world. The series is a CBC Canada commission, where it is already airing. The first 13 episodes of Slim Pig currently air on SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) and TV2 (Norway) as well as on CITV (UK) and Cartoon Network (UK) and in 35+ other territories. JimJam is a joint venture of HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia, which is in turn distributed by HIT and Chellomedia’s Zonemedia.
PorchLight Home Entertainment continues its effort to build catalogue with the acquisition of the distribution rights to a range of DVD titles including:
- FARMkids TV series from 3D CGI animation studio FARMkids Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Seven titles from The TrevorRomain Company (US), a multi-media education company, including: Taking The “Duh” Out Of Divorce; Bullies Are A Pain In The Brain; Facing Fear Without Freaking Out; How To Do Homework Without Throwing Up; If You Don’t Take Care Of Your Body, Where Else Are You Going To Live?; What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?; and Cliques, Phonies And Other Baloney.
- The Little Playdates, a preschool-targeted DVD series, from The Little Playdates Company (US).
NBC Universal is offering a range of holiday and family movies via its pay-per-view and VOD services this December 2007 and January 2008 including, Mr. Bean’s Holiday (from December 27) and The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends (from January 10). Additional movies include: Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas; It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas; The Munster’s Scary Little Christmas.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Itoys has been named master toy licensee for the feature film The Spiderwick Chronicles from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, which is set for release February 15, 2008. Itoys plans to begin releasing Spiderwick products from January 2008 including the seeing stone, a monocle that puts creators from the movie right in front of the viewers, as well as an electronic role-play-game that lets players see, hear, search and capture creatures, and Deluxe Action Figures. The movie and toys are based on the Simon & Schuster book series of the same name by author Holly Black and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi.
Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House’s Ballantine Books, has unveiled plans to publish two new manga series based on Marvel’s X-Men series. The manga, created with the cooperation and consultation of Marvel editors, will take the classic characters from the X-Men series and re-imagine them in a manga style. The first project, scripted by the husband/wife team of Raina Telgemeier (writer/illustrator of The Babysitter’s Club graphic novels) and Dave Roman (currently Co-Editor Nickelodeon Magazine), will focus specifically on the X-Men team, which will be a girl-targeted storyline. Indonesian artist Anzu will illustrate the two-volume series, which will be available at retail in spring 2009. A second manga series, also set for publication in spring 2009, follows the adventures of Wolverine.
STONE SOUP
Three Chicks Media launch All Terrain Brain (ATB), a new video (25×1), interactive website (allterrainbrain.org), and education outreach initiative that aims to encourage Kids/Tweens 8-12 to develop both their creative thinking and entrepreneurial skills (e.g. goal-setting, perseverance, self-confidence etc.). Additionally, Team ATB Activity Guide and DVDs are being sent to 9000 after school programs nationwide. The education outreach portion of the effort was created/produced with WGBH Boston, while the animated segments were designed/produced by Vancouver-based Global Mechanic, and the website was designed/developed with Weatherhead Experience Design Group. The ATB effort is funded in full by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and produced by Three Chicks Media.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Gary Dale has been named EVP, Take-Two Interactive Software. Dale will focus his efforts on the company’s sales and distribution efforts, as well as pursuing business development opportunities and serving as the liaison between Take-Two’s publishing labels. For the last year Dale served as COO for Rockstar Games, a unit of Take-Two. Previously European Managing Director for Capcom, and prior to that was President/Interactive Software and Video Division, BMG Entertainment, until Take-Two acquired BMG Interactive in spring 1998.
Aura Kenny Dunn joins Sesame Workshop as Assistant VP/Government Affairs. She will report to Myung Kang-Huneke, VP and General Counsel. Dunn will manage government-relations efforts and foster the Workshop’s involvement in federal policy and funding to promoted kid centric issues including education worldwide. Most recently, Dunn was with The Greystone Group, where she coordinated legislative efforts for Sesame Workshop. Previously, she was a staff member of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, responsible for the program accounts within the US Department of Education for the Labor, HHS, and Educational Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA). In addition, she was a Sr. policy advisor for Congressman Jack Quinn (R-NY), where she handled education and kid-centric issues.
RATINGS
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, December 7, 2007, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1034; K6-11 486; TWEENS 9-14 367
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 888; K6-11 579; TWEENS 9-14 494
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 543; K6-11 528; TWEENS 9-14 232
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 163; K6-11 89; TWEENS 9-14 56
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In what animated film, would you find the characters Dot, Manny,Tuck & Roll and Heimlich? A BUG’S LIFE Kudos to: Wendy Stone-The Golf Channel/Orlando; Emily Brenner-HarperCollins Children’s Books/NY; Erika Lewis-The Lippin Group/NY; Randy Meredith-Brighter Minds Media/Worthington, OH; Sue Barrett-Determined Productions; Patrick Erickson-PHD/Troy; Jill Hotchkiss-Toon Disney-Jetix/Burbank; Richard Quan/Imaginary Time-San Francisco; Grace Benn/LA; Jim Strader-Quattro Media/Santa Monica;
Kevin Gamble-Cryptic Entertainment/Vancouver, Canada; Brook Peters-TELETOON/Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: In the holiday Coca Cola commercials featuring the polar bears, what is the tag line? (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!
12.11.07
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