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Cynopsis: Kids!

03/09/11

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 9, 2011, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.

DreamWorks Animation unveils its feature film release slate through 2014, which includes six original movies and three sequels based on its big movies Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises.  This is a shift from the studio’s plan, which as of 2009 had been to release three movies every other year.  DreamWorks Animation did release three movies in 2010, How to Train Your Dragon (March 26), Shrek Forever After (May 21), and Megamind (November 5).  DreamWorks Animation’s new theatrical release schedule currently goes like this:

2011: Kung Fu Panda 2 (May 26); Puss In Boots (November 4)

2012: Madagascar 3 (June 8); Rise of the Guardians (November 21)

2013: The Croods (March 1); Turbo (June 7); Me and My Shadow (November 8)

2014: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (March 21); How to Train Your Dragon 2 (June 20)

NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Odyssey Pictures Corporation enters into a two-picture financing, development, and co-production deal with ReelWorks Studios and GlueWorks Creative Management, the animation unit of ReelWorks.  The two movie projects under the deal are GlueWorks’ feature film Hermie & Friends, based on the faith-based kid’s animated DVD series created by author Max Lucado.  GlueWorks is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The other project, not specifically for kids, is ReelWorks’ live-action movie The Ultimate Life, a sequel to The Ultimate Gift (2007), and both based on novels by Jim Stovall.  Odyssey holds the worldwide sales rights for both films.  Both features have already secured commitments from Fox Home Entertainment for their domestic DVD rights. Odyssey’s President/CEO John Foster will serve as Executive Producer on both titles.

AMG Films, a division of AMG Holdings, enters into a five-year, first look distribution deal with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group for TV, DVD and digital rights in the US and select foreign territories.  The first movie to be released by Warner Home Video (WHV) under the deal is the faith-based 3D animated feature The Lion of Judah.  The movie is set to debut on in 1,000 domestic theatres this spring as part of a separate distribution pact with Rocky Mountain Pictures.  The Lion of Judah tells the Easter story from the point of view of a group of animals.  Produced by Animated Family Films, the animation arm of AMG Holdings, the movie features the voices Scott Eastwood (Invictus, Gran Torino, Pride, Flags of Our Fathers), Michael Madsen (Donnie Brasco, Kill Bill, Vols. 1 & 2, Reservoir Dogs), and Ernest Borgnine.  AMG’s movie development/production slate includes:

• An African Tale  an animated family adventure movie about jungle and plains animals overcoming the mistrust of the ages to alter their world
• Bethlehem or Bust  the animated prequel  (released in 2D and 3D)to The Lion of Judah; Perfect Wave  a live-action movie based on the true story surfer Ian McCormack who went to Bali in search of “the perfect wave,” where he was stung by a jellyfish and died
• Heart of a Man  this live action movie produced by AMG’s Prelude Pictures is a prequel to Amazing Grace and follows the real story of John Newton, an 18the century seaman who was given as a gift to a West African princess
• Our Father  a movie penned by the late John Candy and Gene Quintano, the original plan had Candy starring in the movie

MORE KIDS STUFF

Hasbro names media communications company Initiative ( www.initiative.com  ) as its media agency of record in the US.  Initiative will also serve in a similar role for The Hub TV network, the kid/family TV joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications, with a separate team based the agency’s LA office.  Under the terms of the deal, Initiative be responsible for Hasbro’s media planning and buying activities across its broad entertainment offerings and brand portfolio, which includes Hasbro’s toys and games, TV programming and comprehensive licensing program.

In the US, Dish Network launches BabyTV Mandarin as part of its Chinese Basic Pack.  The BabyTV Mandarin (channel 642) features all original short-form Mandarin-language learning and entertainment programming aimed at babies/toddlers, including Charlie & The Numbers, Tulli, Oliver Discovers, Pim & Pimba, and First Baby Songs.  Earlier this month Dish Network launched BabyTV in Spanish as part of its DishLatino Clasico package (channel 824), and is also available a la carte in English (channel 126).

MarVista Entertainment inks a licensing deal with Lagardere Active for Power Rangers Samurai.  Under the deal Lagardere Active acquires the exclusive pay and free TV rights to 40 episodes of SCG Power Rangers‘ new Power Rangers Samurai in France, where the series will air on its kid-targeted TV channels Canal J and Gulli.  Power Rangers Samurai will premiere in France this April 2011 on Canal J and on CanalSAT.  The program will debut on free digital terrestrial TV, Guilli, later this year.  Power Rangers Samurai is produced by Saban Brands and power Rangers Productions.  SCG Power Rangers is an affiliate of Saban Brands.

Fox Look, an arm of Fox Networks Groups that focuses on international licensing and production of unscripted programming from Fox (broadcasting and cable) and third party creators, completes format and program sales around the world for kid/family programming as well non-kid centric shows.  In the kid/family arena, Hasbro TV Studio‘s family-targeted series Big Family Game Night (BFGN) has been optioned by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for a local production, which is currently in development with A Paravision.  Germany’s Constantin has also optioned the BFGN format, and the completed BFGN episodes (90+ episodes) have been acquired by SolarTV/RPN (Philippines).

Cbeebies‘ (UK) new online game, The Lingo Show ( www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/lingoshow/ ), attracted 238,000 users in its debut week (February 14, 2011), with close to a quarter of all unique users on the Cbeebies’ website visiting the game’s page.  In addition to the game, The Lingo Show also features make activities, audio clips and songs, all aimed at preschoolers.  This additional content drew 136,000 unique users in the launch week.  A CBeebies in-house production, The Lingo Show currently features French, Spanish and Mandarin, and Welsh, with other languages set to roll out later this month.

MARKETING/LICENSING

Publisher Ape Entertainment and Classic Media enter into a deal under which Casper’s Scare School gets its own comic book line.  Based on the characters in the CGI-animated Casper’s Scare School, the new Casper’s Scare School comic book series will be published under Ape’s younger reader imprint, KiZoic, and will debut in stores in October 2011.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Majesco Entertainment Company appoints Michael Vesey as CFO.  Vesey, who joined Majesco in 2006, has served as interim CFO since August 2010.  Prior to this, he had been was SVP/Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer.  He previously served as CFO, Nuvim, a producer of dietary supplement beverages.

Imax Corp. promotes David Keighley to the newly created position of Chief Quality Officer.  Keighley will be responsible for continuing to demand that every film Imax touches not only meets the Company’s exceptional criteria, but becomes an enhanced version of the original. A respected industry veteran, Keighley has been involved in the post-production of 265+ Imax films and will continue to serve as President, DKP 70MM Inc., Imax’s post-production image and quality control subsidiary co-founded with his wife/business partner, Patricia, in 1972. Imax acquired DKP 70MM in 1988.  Keighley was named EVP, Imax in July 2007 and before that was SVP.

RATINGS

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 2/27-3/6/11 :
Total Day      (000)   Primetime       (000)
NICK° :            1197    DSNY* :             1441
DSNY* :             968    NICK JR°°:          565
CARTOON:         466    NAN**:               538
NICK JR°°:        373    ADSM** :             299
NAN** :             344    DXD:                   223
ADSM** :           215    NICKTOONS:       177
DXD:                 160    MTV:                    88
NICKTOONS:        99    ESPN:                  86
TEENNICK:           62    SPROUT***:        78
SPROUT***:        51    DISCOVERY:         69
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
***The Sprout network became publicly measured as of November 1, 2010.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
°°Nick Jr is not an ad supported cable network, unlike most of the others in this listing

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 2/27-3/6/11 :
Total Day     (000)   Primetime       (000)
NICK° :            598    DSNY* :              1086
DSNY*:           589    NAN** :                377
CARTOON:       289    ADSM** :              195
NAN**:           258    DXD:                    177
ADSM**:         143    NICKTOONS:         124
DXD:               119    NICK JR°° :              99
NICKTOONS:      66    MTV:                      54
NICK JR°°:         63    TEENNICK:              54
TEENNICK:         53    ESPN:                     48
MTV:                  33    ANIMAL PLANET:     46
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
***The Sprout network became publicly measured as of November 1, 2010.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
°°Nick Jr is not an ad supported cable network, unlike most of the others in this listing

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 2/27-3/6/11 :
Total Day     (000)   Primetime       (000)
DSNY* :           449    DSNY* :              834
NICK° :            421    NAN** :              461
NAN**:           315    ADSM** :            243
CARTOON:       216    MTV:                  143
ADSM**:         184    DXD:                  138
DXD:                 88    COMEDY:              95
MTV:                 71    NICKTOONS:         75
TEENNICK:         58    TEENNICK:           72
NICKTOONS:      44    ESPN:                  66
ESPN:                31    DISCOVERY:         50
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
***The Sprout network became publicly measured as of November 1, 2010.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
°°Nick Jr is not an ad supported cable network, unlike most of the others in this listing

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, March 4, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1138; K6-11 481; TWEENS 9-14 309
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1021; K6-11 583; TWEENS 9-14 438
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   442; K6-11 263; TWEENS 9-14 195
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   171; K6-11 115; TWEENS 9-14   69
NICKTOONS:              K2-11   103; K6-11   64; TWEENS 9-14   46
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, March 5, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1421; K6-11 938; TWEENS 9-14 729
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1257; K6-11 888; TWEENS 9-14 607
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   591; K6-11 357; TWEENS 9-14 235
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   321; K6-11 223; TWEENS 9-14 164
NICKTOONS:              K2-11   122; K6-11   78; TWEENS 9-14   48
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, March 6, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1448; K6-11 906; TWEENS 9-14 643
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1279; K6-11 819; TWEENS 9-14 633
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   566; K6-11 358; TWEENS 9-14 245
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   178; K6-11 142; TWEENS 9-14 112
NICKTOONS:              K2-11   143; K6-11 103; TWEENS 9-14   67
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, March 7, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1290; K6-11 561; TWEENS 9-14 671
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   987; K6-11 524; TWEENS 9-14 411
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   447; K6-11 267; TWEENS 9-14 218
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   171; K6-11 121; TWEENS 9-14   92
NICKTOONS:              K2-11     83; K6-11   46; TWEENS 9-14   42
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Program Call:  Cynopsis Media will be producing our annual MIPTV Shopping Guide sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers on Thursday, March 31, the week before MIPTV 2011 in Cannes. If you’re exhibiting at MIPTV this year and would like to have your programming included, please send us only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.) as well as your company’s stand/booth location. To be included in this free and highly-viewed special edition, please send your submission to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 25, 2011. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lisa (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).

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Later —
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03.09.11

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