Cynopsis: Kids!

10/01/08

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 1, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.

Director Michael Bay will shoot several sequences of the DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures new movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with Imax cameras.  Bay plans to integrate the Imax footage with CGI to create a specialized look and feel for the Transformers sequel.  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is scheduled for release in Imax and traditional movie theaters simultaneously on June 26, 2009.

Kirsten Dunst may be in with the gang to star in Sony’s next two Spider-Man movies, per an interview with the actress at MTV.com.  While the actress said in the interview, “I’m in,” she would say nothing further noting there were lots of rumors.  Earlier last month her Spider-Man co-star Toby Maguire and director Sam Raimi signed on for both pictures.  The current Sony plan has Spider-Man 4 and 5 filming back-to-back, with Spider-Man 4 set for release in May 2011.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Channel One the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) are teaming to create a teen-targeted financial literacy initiative.  The year-long campaign is designed to make a range of financial issues relatable to teens via a mix of on-air, online and direct-to-educator content and materials such as public service announcements (PSAs), student contests, interactive tie-ins at ChannelOne.com, and curriculum videos and in-class resources.

The curtain is set to rise on Disney Theatrical Productions’ The Lion King at in Las Vegas on May 2, 2009.  Preview performances begin April 20, 2009. Mandalay Bay Ticket prices are still tba.

Five’s Milkshake! (UK) and Nick Jr. (UK) have commissioned a third season of the stop-frame animated series Fifi and the Flowertots from Chapman Entertainment.  Slated to debut in 2009, season three is comprised of 13×10 episodes (for a total of 117×10), and will feature two new characters Buttercup and Daisy.  The new episodes are already in production at the new Chapman Entertainment Studio in Altrincham.  Chapman is also in production on a second season of Roary the Racing Car (52×10) for Milkshake and Nick Jr.  The first season of Roary is set to debut in the US on PBS Sprout this month.

Decode Enterprises inks a TV deal for Halifax Film‘s motion-capture preschool series Bo on the Go! with CiTV (UK).  CITV has re-voiced the character Bo specifically for the UK audience.  Additionally, Decode has also completed two licensing and merchandising deals with Brandzoo, which will serve as the UK agent for the property, and France Television Distribution as the agent in France, where the series airs on France 5.  CBC (Canada) has picked up a third season of Bon on the Go.  Both Decode Enterprises and Halifax Films are units of DHX Media.

Atlantyca Entertainment and MoonScoop Productions will feature a promotional trailer of the new animated series Geronimo Stilton (26×22) at Mipcom this month.  Geronimo Stilton is co-produced by Atlantyca and MoonScoop in association with Mike Young Productions, with Taffy Entertainment and Atlantyca jointly distributing the series worldwide.  Directed by Guy Vasilovich (Growing Up Creepie, Iggy Arbuckle), Geronimo Stilton is based on the chapter book series of the same name, which is published by Edizioni Piemme (Italian), Scholastic US (English), Albin Michel Jeunesse (French), and Editorial Planeta (Spanish).

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MARKETING/LICENSING

Atari, the interactive game producer/publisher/distributor, appoints NY-based Brandgenuity as its North American licensing agent.  Brandgenuity will develop a strategy that expands Atari beyond gaming with a lifestyle licensing program, which will target both new gamers as well as those that grew up with the Atari brand.

PorchLight Home Entertainment acquires the US DVD rights to the Nicktoons Network animated series Ricky Sprocket  Showbiz Boy from Bejuba Entertainment.  The first DVD title in the series will be available from January 13, 2009.  Rickey Sprocket  Showbiz Boy is a production of Studio B Productions Inc. and Snowden Fine Animation in association with Bejuba Entertainment.

Several items from HIT Entertainment from the Brand Licensing Show in London today:

• HIT and Chapman Entertainment expands their partnership with Hit’s representation of Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots to include live events and attractions in the UK and internationally.  Prior to this new deal, HIT repped consumer products and TV distribution for Chapman’s preschool properties in the US, Canada and Japan.  Target Entertainment continues to rep the TV distribution of Fifi and the Flowertots outside of North America and Japan.
• HIT renews its UK home entertainment licensing deal with The Wiggles.  HIT retains all UK rights for new releases and back catalog through 2010.  The new title, Wiggles Go Pop releases October 13, 2008.
• HIT launches a yearlong campaign in the UK for the 10th anniversary of the preschool property Bob the Builder, which will include DVD specials, events, new consumer products and a new album and music video, and will cap off with the debut of the premiere of the CGI animated version of the series in late 2009 on CBeebies and Nick Jr (UK).  The first new direct to DVD title, Bob the Builder  Race to the Finish releases November 3, 2008.  To promote the DVD release, HIT has teamed with VUE Cinemas to hold special screenings in 40 movie theaters across the UK on November 1.  Among the other DVD releases will be the CGI special The Legend of the Golden Hammer, out in November 2009.  Universal debuts the new UK album Bob the Builder  Never Mind the Breeze Blocks this November 24.
• The Bob the Builder live show, Spud’s Big Mess, which has been touring the UK and Europe, will move across the bond for a 13-city US tour in 2009.

Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect local city guide and the Association of Children’s Museums are teaming up now through October 26, to offer children special discounts to participating children’s museums nationwide as part ParentsConnect’s Deals and Steals program.  A full list of the 130 or so museums participating in the program can be found at http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/attraction/Association-of-Children-s-Museums-US-national.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Mike Nawrocki is appointed VP/Development, Big Idea, Inc., a subsidiary of Entertainment Rights.  Nawrocki, a co-creator/writer/director and the voice of Larry the Cucumber on VeggieTales, expands his role to oversee all creative, including development and production at Big Idea.  The first project in his new role is to develop a new VeggieTales TV series.

RATINGS

Disney Channel Friday, September 26 (8p) premiere of its new series spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck was the network’s top telecast of the day with Kids 6-11 (2.7 million) and Tweens 9-14 (2.4 million), an increase over year-ago time periods by +125% and +178%, respectively.  The series debut became the network’s second most watched original series premiere among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14 (tied with Wizards of Waverly Place 10/12/07).  The second episode of The Suite Life on Deck, which bowed the following night (8p), was the top telecast of the day with K6-11 (2.4 million) and Tweens 9-14 (2.1 million).

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, September 26, 2008, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 872; K6-11 348; TWEENS 9-14 258
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 917; K6-11 678; TWEENS 9-14 537
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 579; K6-11 328; TWEENS 9-14 243
TOON DISNEY:           K2-11 158; K6-11   98; TWEENS 9-14   57
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What was the name of Jaime Sommers’ bionic dog?  MAX (MAXIMILLION) Kudos to: Lina M. Maini-Beacon Media Enterprises, Inc./NY; John May-Turner Broadcasting System, Inc./EST; Elizabeth Manzella-Lord & Taylor/NY; Rosemary Cunningham-MMT/Chicago; Chip Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood; Lee Williams-Boomstone Animation Inc./Ottawa

Today’s Trivia Question: What was Underdog’s “humble, lovable” alter-identity? (Email [email protected] 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!
10.01.08

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