Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Cynopsis: Kids!
03.05.13

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 5, 2013, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Today’s Top Headlines

Batman begins… again? The social media mill is spinning with buzz that Christian Bale will reprieve his Batman role in the Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment movie Justice League. There’s even talk that the movie will reunite the dynamic duo of Bale and director Christopher Nolan (full disclosure: Nolan turned this writer into Batman fan for the first time in 2005). Bale went to pretty great lengths to say he was finished with the bat suit. Nolan, who’s producing Zack Snyder’s Superman remake Man of Steel, as recently as December said he was finished with the Batman franchise. No comment from the studio. Stay tuned…

Have you submitted your entry for the Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards, June 4 in New York? There’s still a little time. Enter Online today!

Programming Picks

Nope, it’s no April Fool’s joke. Cartoon Network is doing a takeover of Canada’s Teletoon in April. Viewers can get a sampling of Cartoon programming including Regular Show, Incredible Crew and MAD: The Animated Series–every Wednesday throughout the month from 7-9 p.m.

France Televisions for Zouzous, the preschool programming block on channel France 5, has picked up 9 Story Entertainment’s animated preschool series Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood. The series launched this fall on PBS Kids in the U.S. and CBC in Canada.

Toronto’s CCI Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution and licensing rights to preschool property Little Lucas and the Big Wagon from Brazil’s Glaz Entertainment. The series follows a little boy with a rich imagination through his forest adventures.


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Licensing News

Here’s a way to wear animals that won’t annoy PETA. Discovery Communications just announced a partnership with Olaes Enterprises for an Animal Planet- branded apparel line for young men and boys. The new line, set to debut later this year, is the latest addition to range of Animal Planet lifestyle and pet product offerings. The deal was brokered by licensing agent Joester Loria Group for the U.S. market, and targets retailers including department store chains, mass marketers, mid-tier chains, e-commerce sites and specialty chains are being targeted for the line.

More Kids News

PBS Kids for a second year is partnering with the National Recreation and Park Assn. to encourage kids to get off the couch. Starting April 1, the network kicks off Earth Month with themed programming and online content designed to entice kids and families to explore nature. In partnership with NRPA members across the country, local PBS member stations are hosting events ranging from investigations of habitats to nature hikes and recycling activities… In related news, PBS Kids will debut the one-hour special Curious George Swings Into Spring on April 22, Earth Day, plus complementary digital content.


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JUST ANNOUNCED: DEADLINE EXTENSION!

We are extending the Cynopsis: Kids !magination Award deadline based on subscriber demand. The Awards honor the best in kids programming & marketing  here’s your last chance to submit your entry to win a coveted !magination Award.

Deadline: March 8, 2013
Awards Ceremony: June 4, 2013 (Yale Club NY)

http://www.cynopsis.com/events/kids-awards.



Answer to Last Week’s Trivia Question:
What cartoon, accompanied by a collectible card game, became a huge hit in Japan in 1998? Yu-Gi-Oh.  Kudos to: Brad Stern-Mobileye, Inc./Jericho, NY; Sabrina Sparlin-CESD/LA.

Today’s Trivia Question: What member of a ’90s pop culture super-group voices a character in an episode of Disney Junior’s new series Henry Hugglemonster? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone.)

Cheers — Cathy
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03.05.13

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