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Cynopsis: Kids!

04/02/08

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 2, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing.

9 Story Entertainment gets a series pick-up from YTV (Canada) for the new live-action series Survivorman Kids (13 episodes) (working title).  9 Story is working with wilderness survivor expert/filmmaker Les Stroud to develop Survivorman Kids, which is based on his Discovery Channel (USA) and OLN (Canada) reality program Survivorman.  The 9 Story and YTV co-production will feature a team of six teens 14-16, with little or no real outdoor experience, in the wilderness for three weeks with Stroud along as both a mentor and judge.  9 Story has produced a range of animated shows including Peep and the Big Wide World and Skyland among others.

Producers Cheshire Smile Animation Inc. and Studio B Productions Inc., has begun production in Saskatoon and Vancouver on The Side Show Christmas, an animated Christmas special following The Most Unbelievable Show on Earth, a Side Show facing foreclosure on Christmas Day.  Produced in association with Teletoon, where the special will premiere during holiday 2008, The Side Show Christmas is written by Jeff Martel and directed by Tim Tyler.  Studio B is also currently in production on projects including Kid vs. Kat and Martha Speaks.

Disney Pictures and Stan Lee are in development on three new movie projects, which will be executive produced by Lee and Gill Champion and their company POW! Entertainment, per Variety.  Each of the projects are based on Lee’s story ideas: Nick Ratchet  is going to be penned/directed by Richard LaGravenese, with talks currently underway with Larry Jacobson and Sonny Grosso to produce; Blaze is set to be written by Gary Goldman; and Tigress will be penned by Zoe Green, and will be produced by State street Pictures’ Robert Teitel and George Tillman.  According to the report, this Tigress movie is different than the one Lee is working on for actress Michelle Rodriguez.  We’ll all have to wait on any real plotline details for these three.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Disney-ABC Television Group has unveiled its cross-platform June 2008 premiere plan for Camp Rock, a song and dance-filled Disney Channel Original Movie starring the group Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato among others.  Camp Rock will bow over the course of three days, Friday, June 20-Monday, June 23, on: Disney Channel (June 20, 8p)  with an audio simulcast on Radio Disney and video simulcast on Spring and MobiTV devices; The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC (June 21, 8p); ABC Family (June 22, 8p); and Disney.com in Disney XD (June 23, 8p). Additionally, Disney Channel will air, Camp Rock Rock-a-Long (June 28, 8p), a sing-a-long with lyrics on-screen and online at DisneyChannel.com. Disney Home Entertainment will release Camp Rock on DVD in the US and Latin America on August 19.  Camp Rock will also debut on Family Channel Canada and on Quebec’s VRAK.TV (in French) on June 20, and then on Disney Channels elsewhere around the world from August (dates to be announced).

This May, YTV will feature a schedule packed with Nickelodeon programming making their exclusive Canadian premieres on the network.  Among the programming set to bow on the network is the annual Nickelodeon 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards (KCA), which will make its Canadian debut during YTV’s ZAPX block hosted by Simon, Sunday, May 18 at 6p.  Leading up the KCA, YTV will feature back-to-back episodes of Nick shows from 4p including iCarly and Drake and Josh.  Other Nickelodeon programming set to air on YTV include: SpongeOdd SquareParents Day, featuring episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and Fairly OddParents episodes from Monday, May 19 at 12p, which culminates with the UTV premiere of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odd Baby episode at 6p.  Also upcoming YTV premiere stunts of Nick programs: on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, the network will present the Road Trip Weekend, featuring three YTV premieres of travel themed episodes of Unfabulous, Just Jordan and Ruby Gloom; and Mother’s Day themed episodes of Nick shows will air Sunday, May 11 from 8a.

BKN New Media has completed international sales for its animated show Dork Hunters from Outer Space (36×22 and 1×60).  Picking up the series for simultaneous fall 2008 launch are: GMTV (UK); Network 10 (Australia); SABC (South Africa); and CTC (Russia).  Additionally, BKN New Media has tapped Kidz Entertainment as the licensing agent for Dork Hunters from Outer Space across Central and Eastern Europe.

A third season of CGI animated HD series, The Zula Patrol (13x3o new episodes), will launch on public TV stations across the US in June 2008.  The new season of the science/math centric series will focus on a range of topics including life cycles, ecosystems, and the solar system.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

As part of BBC Worldwide’s effort to drive bigger export sales through its Global TV Sales division, BBC Worldwide America has restructured its US TV Sales and Co-productions business with the creation of two new positions:

• Paul Telegdy has been appointed EVP/TV Sales and Content & Production.  Based in LA, he will also continue to lead BBC Worldwide’s US Content & Production arm.
• Susanna Pollack is named SVP/TV Sales, Co-Productions and Children’s.  This marks Pollack’s return to BBC Worldwide America, and she will report to both Telegdy and Gill Pritchard, head of BBC Worldwide’s Children’s business.  Pollack toiled for the last two years for Star Farm Productions.

RATINGS

Nickelodeon’s broadcast of its 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 29 (8-9:30p) set a new record for the network, not with decibels but rather with the biggest KCA show ratings to date among K2-11 (3.8 million) and total Viewers 2+ (7.4 million) up by +6% and +22% over last year.  In addition, the 21st annual KCA telecast scored new all time high demo records for K6-11 (2.9 million) and Tweens 9-14 (2.7 million), an increase versus last year of +2% and +4% respectively.  Additionally, the 2008 KCA drove Nick.com ( www.nick.com ) to the highest trafficked day in its history, with 1.7 million unique visitors, who each spent an average of 40 minutes on the site, and 27.1+ million page views.  Meanwhile 89.3 million votes were cast, which is +119% over last year.

Monthly March 2008 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 2/25-3/30/08 :
Total Day     (000)   Primetime      (000)
NICK°:           1286    DSNY*:            1295
DSNY*:            790    CARTOON:         646
CARTOON:        535    NAN**:             539
NAN**:            323    NOGGIN:           245
NOGGIN:          211    TOON DIS:        162
ADSM**:          154    DISCOVERY:       91
TOON DIS.:      128    NICKTOONS:       89
DISCOVERY:      56     MTV:                  82
NICKTOONS:      51    BET:                   67
MTV:                  41    ESPN:                55
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

Monthly March 2008 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 2/25-3/30/08 :
Total Day      (000)   Primetime     (000)
NICK°:             699    DSNY*:             998
DSNY*:            520    CARTOON:         423
CARTOON:        325    NAN**:             426
NAN**:            246    TOON DIS:          78
ADSM**:          103    DISCOVERY:        65
TOON DIS.:        66    MTV:                   54
NOGGIN:            46    NICKTOONS:       47
DISCOVERY:       40    BET:                   47
NICKTOONS:       31    NOGGIN:            46
MTV:                  28    ESPN:                 36
                                 COMEDY:            36
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

Monthly March 2008 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 2/25-3/30/08 :
Total Day  (000)   Primetime   (000)
NICK°:         521     DSNY*:          812
DSNY*:        425     NAN**:          511
NAN**:        345     CARTOON:      348
CARTOON:    238     MTV:              144
ADSM**:      149     DISCOVERY:     94
MTV:              80     COMEDY:          93
DISCOVERY:   60     BET:                 85
COMEDY:        45     ESPN:               55
BET:               44     THE N:             43
TOON DIS:      41     TOON DIS.:      42
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

First Quarter 2008 Year-to-Year Comparison: Total Day Rankings among K6-11 (000) 12/31/07-3/30/08 vs. 1/1/07-4/1/07, Cable Networks Only:
Network:                   (000)      %diff
NICK° :                         707         +7%
DSNY:                          556         +5%
CARTOON** :                350        -11%
NAN* :                          241        +12%
ADSM** :                      112        -37%
TOON DIS.:                     69         +6%
DISCOVERY:                    46         -2%
NICKTOONS:                   34        +10%
MTV:                               29         Flat
BET:                                24        -4%
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
*NAN Total Day 9p-6a
**Cartoon Network & Adult Swim share channel space ADSM airs Sat.-Thurs. 11p-6a
The networks listed are mostly those cable networks that regularly appear on the K6-11 weekly ranking charts.
Source: Disney Research from Star Media Multitrak Reporting System Live+7 Blended with Live+SD from 10/16/2006 to date; Data prior to 12/26/2005 is based on Live Viewing

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, March 29, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1933; K6-11 1286; TWEENS 9-14 1975
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1084; K6-11   689; TWEENS 9-14 488
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   552; K6-11   366; TWEENS 9-14 313
TOON DISNEY:           K2-11   154; K6-11     93; TWEENS 9-14   51
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, March 30, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1283; K6-11 931; TWEENS 9-14 750
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1046; K6-11 703; TWEENS 9-14 532
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   589; K6-11 353; TWEENS 9-14 260
TOON DISNEY:           K2-11   155; K6-11   77; TWEENS 9-14   47
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, March 31, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1221; K6-11 520; TWEENS 9-14 384
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   879; K6-11 520; TWEENS 9-14 397
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   475; K6-11 583; TWEENS 9-14 199
TOON DISNEY:           K2-11   128; K6-11   60; TWEENS 9-14   38
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  What was the name of Casper’s good witch friend on Casper the Friendly Ghost?  WENDY   Kudos to: Betsy Politi-Scholastic, Inc./Troy, MI; Wendy Stone-The Golf Channel/Orlando; Stefanie Bravata-AMC/NY; Maryliss Nazario-BVI Communications, Inc./Miami; Rosemary Cunningham-MMT/Chicago; Julie Syers-Briggs & Caldwell/Houston; Heather Floore-KDAF-CW33/Dallas; Norma Gonzales-Market Vision/San Antonio, TX; Robert Ramirez-Odd-Bot Inc./LA; Kerri Huyck-KIDK-TV/Idaho Falls, ID; LeNea Ricks- KIDK/Idaho Falls, ID; Squirrel Rippley-Dark Horse Media/Tucson; Rich Ross- Disney Channels/Barcelona; Kimberly Luce-Disney Channel/Spain; Lee Williams-Boomstone Animation Inc./Ottawa; Claire Wilmut- Boomstone Animation Inc./Ottawa

Today’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Davey’s younger sister on Davey and Goliath? ( 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!
04.02.08

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