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07/29/09
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 29, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
New York City‘s NYC TV and V-me have teamed up to officially launch NYC TV Kids Presents V-me Ninos, NYC’s first educational Spanish-language programming block targeted to K2-7. NYC TV Kids Presents V-me Ninos can be seen on NYC TV Channel 25, Monday through Friday, from 7:30a – 10a. NYC owns NYC TV. The programming lineup for NYC TV Kids presents V-me Ninos includes: Plaza Sesamo; LazyTown; Five Minutes More/Cinco Minutos Mas; Pororo; The Baby Triplets/Las Tres Mellizas Bebes; Bruno & the Banana Bunch/Bruno y los Banana Amigos; and Boowa & Kwala.
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NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Cake Entertainment and animation studio TeamTO are producing their new co-production Angelo Rules (78×7), a K6-11-targeted 3D animated comedy for France 3 and Teletoon. Based on the French books Comment Faire Enrager, by author Sylvie de Mathuisieulx and illustrated by Sebastien Diologent, Angelo Rules follows 12-year-old Angelo as he aims to take control of his life through humor and maneuver his way, with the help of his friends, around his various adversaries. Cake will also distribute the series worldwide and it will debut it this fall at MIPCOM. Previously Cake, TeamTO partnered, Filmwerken and Vivi Film partnered to co-produce the 3D animated series Hareport (52×11), which
You’ve got your singing chipmunks and your secret agent guinea pigs and now Paramount is hoping to bring another set of rodents back to the big screen. The studio is developing a new feature film adaptation of author Robert C. O’Brien’s 1971 kid’s book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, per THR. Talks are underway with Neil Burger (The Illusionist) to direct the picture, with Cary Granat (formerly of Walden Media) set to produce. MGM and director Don Bluth released an animated version of the book, titled The Secret of NIMH, in 1982.
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Cartoon Network will launch its two new live-action series Bobb’e Says and Dude, What Would Happen, as part of its CN Real programming block on Wednesday, August 19, at p8 and 8:30p respectively. Both shows were announced earlier this year at the network’s upfront presentation.
- Bobb’e Says – features 13-year-old Bobb’e J. Thompson (30 Rock, Role Models, Imagine That etc.) as he takes to the street with video clips of people’s mistakes, which he punctuates with his own humorous take. Bobb’e Says is produced by Hallock & Healey.
- Dude, What Would Happen – the show is pretty much what it says, three adventurous teens who ask/answer/show what would happen if you … did all sorts of things and unlimited access to everything they’d need to find out. Dude, What Would Happen is produced by Dalaklis Media Enterprises – DME.
PBS is set to launch the fourth season of Curious George on PBS Kids this fall with health and fitness themed episodes and a new character, 5¾ year-old tomboy Allie Whoops. Narrated by Rino Romano (The Batman), the new season (9×30) premieres Tuesday, September 8 (check local listings), with the first new episode featuring Ed Begley, Jr. as a horticulturist that teaches George about why pruning trees helps them grow. Allie Whoops in the new episode airing on October 12, 2009 (check local listings). The animated series is produced by Imagine Entertainment, WGBH Boston, and Universal Studios Family Productions, with the support of Curious George publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The second season of the preschool series Imagination Movers premieres on Disney Channel on Saturday, September 5 at 10a during the Playhouse Disney block. New episodes will debut Saturdays throughout September. The new seasons features 25+ new songs and guest star appearances including Cheri Oteri, Joey Fatone, Nancy O’Dell, Willie Garson, Duff Goldman, Joshua Gomez, Chris Thomas King, Jason Dolley and Nicole Anderson. Produced by Penn Bright Entertainment and Zydecko Productions in association with Disney Channel, Imagination Movers continues to air during Playhouse Disney weekdays at 9:30a and weekends at 10a.
Henry Winkler will guest star as store owner Mr. Diller in a new episode of Disney Channel‘s Handy Manny, bowing Saturday, August 8 at 8:30a during Playhouse Disney. The network will feature a Handy Manny marathon on Saturday, August 15 6-10a.
Channel 4 (UK) acquires the popular Welsh animated series Sali Mali (52×5) from indie producer Calon, per BBC News. The series revolves around young Sali Mali and her mischievous pet bird. Based on the 1960s and 70s books by author Mary Vaughan Jones and illustrated by Jac Jones, the TV series is narrated by Rhys Ifans. The series was originally produced for Welsh language broadcaster S4C and continues to air on its kid’s channel Cyw.
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Kabillion, a multi-platform K6-11 targeted entertainment service, surpassed 3 million VOD downloads in May and June 2009, according to data compiled by Rentrak. Launched in 2007, Kabillion On Demand is currently available to 20 million VOD-enabled digital cable TV subscribers. Kabillion is owned in part by Moonscoop, East Coast-based REMIX Entertainment Ventures and Belgium based Studio 100
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 7/20-7/26/09 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
NICK°: 1243 DSNY*: 1695
DSNY*: 1148 NAN**: 566
CARTOON: 529 CARTOON: 521
NAN**: 375 NOGGIN: 371
NOGGIN: 286 DXD: 227
ADSM**: 202 NICKTOONS: 151
DXD: 184 BET: 78
NICKTOONS: 107 TLC: 78
BET: 51 ANIMAL PLNET: 69
TLC: 47 DISCOVERY: 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
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 7/20-7/26/09 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
DSNY*: 863 DSNY*: 1356
NICK°: 746 NAN**: 427
CARTOON: 388 CARTOON: 379
NAN**: 280 DXD: 167
ADSM**: 152 NICKTOONS: 87
DXD: 136 NOGGIN: 69
NICKTOONS: 69 TLC: 57
NOGGIN: 64 BET: 48
TLC: 35 ANIMAL PLANET: 48
BET: 34 COMEDY: 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
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 7/20-7/26/09 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
DSNY*: 743 DSNY*: 1073
NICK: 561 NAN**: 452
NAN**: 353 CARTOON: 282
CARTOON: 298 DXD: 116
ADSM**: 218 MTV: 82
DXD: 101 COMEDY: 74
MTV: 74 BET: 68
THE N: 56 TLC: 68
BET: 53 NICKTOONS: 56
NICKTOONS: 47 THE N: 54
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 Year-to-Year Comparison: Total Day Rankings among K6-11 (000) 6/29-7/26/09 vs. 6/30-7/27/08, Cable Networks Only:
Network: (000) %diff
DSNY: 864 +24%
NICK° : 746 +1%
CARTOON: 368 -23%
NAN*: 305 +19%
ADSM**: 169 +4%
DXD: 124 +57%
NICKTOONS: 67 -6%
NOGGIN: 63 +17%
BET: 39 +22%
ANIMAL PLANET: 30 -17%
MTV: 30 -12%
°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, July 25, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1327; K6-11 903; TWEENS 9-14 647
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1008; K6-11 672; TWEENS 9-14 596
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 405; K6-11 291; TWEENS 9-14 257
DISNEY XD: K2-11 138; K6-11 89; TWEENS 9-14 65
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, July 26, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1231; K6-11 828; TWEENS 9-14 581
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1156; K6-11 822; TWEENS 9-14 713
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 477; K6-11 349; TWEENS 9-14 279
DISNEY XD: K2-11 192; K6-11 136; TWEENS 9-14 98
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, July 27, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1416; K6-11 1030; TWEENS 9-14 839
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1149; K6-11 695; TWEENS 9-14 512
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 608; K6-11 445; TWEENS 9-14 312
DISNEY XD: K2-11 236; K6-11 185; TWEENS 9-14 151
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
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