Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11

Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 2/16-2/22/09, 6a-6a:
K2-11                                           Total Delivery (000)
NICK:    iCarly (2/16; 7:30p)                                 2849
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/21; 9:30a)      2619
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/16; 6:30p)      2574
DSNY*: Dadnapped (2/16; 8-9:40p)                      2553
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (2/16; 7p)          2532
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/19; 6p)          2494
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/22; 9:30a)     2435
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/18; 5:30p)     2421
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (2/19; 6:30p)     2387
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (2/16; 7:30p)                2383
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.

Marvista Entertainment deals

KidsCo enters into a deal with Marvista Entertainment to air a number of animated movie titles across the KidsCo Western European feed.  Movies from Marvista's Burbank Library featured under the deal include Anastasia, beauty and the Beast, The Pied Piper, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Cinderella and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  KidsCo is a joint venture between NBC Universal, Cookie Jar Group and Corus Entertainment.

Sesame Street Dubai

Universal Studios Dubailand and Sesame Workshop enter into a deal under which they will develop and build three Sesame Street themed venues for the new Universal Studios theme park, the first in the Middle East.  The Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic attraction, which will anchor the park's Surf City area, is a 400-seat theater with motion base technology that features Sesame Street characters and the sights, sounds and smells of the show.  The other two attractions include a Sesame Street carousel and live stage show, as well as a store, Elmo's Emporium.

Kerpoof

Disney.com acquires Kerpoof, which created kid online content and tools for kids to create their own designs, according to TechCrunch.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  At Kerpoof.com kids can create pictures using the site's trove of clip air as well as create their own drawings, as well as make cards, storybooks and movies and the like.  Disney characters have already begun to be incorporated.  While much of the site is free, there are paid memberships that provide subscribers with the ability to shop in a virtual market, open special areas, access songs and buy movies.

DM Kids

Dailymotion launches DM Kids as a stand-alone video web portal for kids and tweens offering a range of videos including animation, TV shows, music videos and original web series.  DM Kids is broken down into two age specific areas, one for preschoolers K3-6 and the other for kids/tweens 7-12.  At launch programming on DM Kids includes entertainment and educational content from Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Universal Music, Hulu, On Networks, and Next New Networks, as well as web series such as Dragonfruit Studios' Spook House Dave! and FitzRoy Media and Renegade Animation's Funny Face.  The first original web series to launch DM Kids is Ghost Town, from Sunny Boy Entertainment, which revolves around two teen ghost hunters that track down legendary ghosts.

Betawave

Online ad outfit Betawave (f/k/a GoFish) is launching a new online video syndication platform to deliver original video content to its youth-targeted publishing partners. The Betawave TV network will consist of several regularly-refreshed ad supported channels of content produced exclusively for the platform including lifestyle segments narrative by That's So Raven star Raven Symone; shorts and full-length movies from Cookie Jar Entertainment; and Live From The Red Carpet  consisting of interviews shot and uploaded live from movie premiers and launch parties; as well as Teek/Kid News; Young Hollywood offering celebrity programming. Competition to attract kids traffic online is fierce and word on Madison Avenue is that media buyers are looking to spread the wealth to allocate at least half of their kids' budgets outside of the large media portals such as Disney.com and Nick.com. Betawave aggregates smaller publishers like digital doll site Cartoon Doll Emporium www.cartoondollemporium.com with a total audience of 25 million or so to give advertisers the reach they need. "A lot of smaller publishers have built compelling sites with audiences of 1-2 million but they have trouble getting face time with ad agencies," said Jim Moloshok, Executive Chairman of Betawave.

NERF!!!!!

The Nerf Brand turns 40 this year, and Hasbro celebrates the milestone. The Nerf Brand will serve as a sponsor of the 2009 Dew Tour, an action sports tour.  Included on the tour will be the first Nerf Dart Tag World Championship (more info about entering an the like to come).  New additions to the Nerf line include: the new N-Force line, which features N-Force Swords, N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS 35 blaster; Nerf Dart Tag products such as the Furyfire, Dart Tag Capture The Flag set, and Dart Tag Targeting set; and Nerf Toy Sport collection NFL Vortex Howler Football, NFL Pocket Vortex Football, Wall to Wall Basketball, NCAA March Madness Wall to Wall Basketball, NBA Nerfoop 3 Point Shootout set.

Dora grows up aka Dora in the City

Mattel and Nickelodeon/Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP), help Dora grow up with the introduction of a new Dora the Explorer line for girls five years and up.  The expansion of brand features Dora as a tween living in the city and attending middle school, and features fashion dolls and accessories.   Dora's Explorer Girls features Dora fashion dolls called Dora Links ($59.99).  The Dora Links dolls connect to an online world by plugging the doll into a computer.  From there girls can customize their virtual doll and simultaneously their actual real world doll also changes her look.  The online world also offers games, activities and the like. Nickelodeon and Mattel plan to keep Dora's new look a secret, which they won't reveal until the brand launches in fall 2009.

The Ghouly Boys

Mandate Pictures looks to freshman screenwriter Sam Esmail to adapt the kid's comic book series The Ghouly Boys for the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The Ghouly Boys comic book series is created, written and illustrated by Christopher (he goes by just the one name) and published by SLG Publishing (Slave Labor Graphics) in 2004. Lindsay Doran (Nanny McPhee) is producing The Ghouly Boys movie via her Three Strange Angels.  Doran is also producing the movie sequel Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang for Working Title.

Newdance kids

newdance kids, the kids division of newdance, which in turn is a new division of AECG (Alan Ett Creative Group), acquires the North American rights to Kids Top 20, the popular Dutch format.  Targeted to K6-12, Kids Top 20 is a live-action, interactive music series that features celebrities (music, movie, TV, sports) and kid-friendly music videos.  Each week, kids are invited to cast votes online for their favorite songs and artists that helps generate the Kids Top 20 Chart for that week.  Guests are invited on the show based on those weekly charts.  This is the first acquisition for the newdance kids banner.

Kids choice nominees

Nickelodeon reveals nominees for its 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards.  Hosted by Dwayne Johnson, Nickelodeon's annual scream-fest will air live from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, March 28, 8-9:30p.  Topping the list with three personal nominations is Miley Cyrus for top female singer, for her voiceover work in Bolt and favorite TV actress, as well as her Disney Channel series Hannah Montana nominated for favorite TV show.  Beginning March 2, kids can vote online (www.nick.com/kca) for their favorites in 18 categories.  Kids also will be able to vote via the Nick mobile website (wap.nick.com).  From Monday-Friday, March 2-6, a different category will be featured on-air each day, and kids again vote for their favorite online at Nick.com.  On the night of the show, the KCA site will kids an insider's look at the entire live event, with coverage beginning at 7p with an exclusive 1-hour live pre-show webcast from the Orange Carpet. Also, webcams will offer multiple views of the event, giving kids control of what they want to see.  A selection of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards categories and nominees include:

Favorite Movie
Bedtime Stories
The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man

Favorite Movie Actor
Jim Carrey (Yes Man)
George Lopez (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories)
Will Smith (Hancock)

Female Movie Actress
Jennifer Aniston (Marley & Me)
Anne Hathaway (Get Smart)
Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
Reese Witherspoon (Four Christmases)

Favorite Animated Movie Favorite
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Wall-e

Favorite TV Show
Hannah Montana
iCarly
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Zoey 101

Favorite TV Actress
Miranda Cosgrove/iCarly
Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana
America Ferrera/Ugly Betty
Selena Gomez/Wizards of Waverly

Favorite TV Actor
Jason Lee/My Name Is Earl
Dylan Sprouse/ The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Cole Sprouse/ The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Nat Wolff/The Naked Brothers Band

Favorite Cartoon
The Fairly OddParents
Phineas and Ferb
The Simpsons
SpongeBob SquarePants

Favorite Video Game
Guitar Hero World Tour
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Super Sluggers
Rock Band 2

Beginning Monday, April 20 on PBS Kids Go! (check local listings) kid can find out a lot more about weather with via the animated series Cyberchase, which launches a new seventh season Weather Watchers initiative that focuses on how math connects with climate issues with new episodes, new online game, and outreach activities.  NBC meteorologist Janice Huff will lend her voice to the character Stormy Gale and will also appear as herself in two new Cyberchase For Real segments, which air at the end of each show.  Cyberchase is produced by Thirteen in association with Title Entertainment Inc. and WNET.org.

RDF Kids

RDF Kids inks a raft of new licensing deals for the preschool series Yo Gabba Gabba! in Australia.  Produced by Wildbrain and The Magic Store, Yo Gabba Gabba! broadcast in Australia on ABC and Nick Jr, both of which have picked up the second season of the series for air later this year.  RDF Kids names Merchantwise as the agent to represent the series across Australia, which in turn has inked new licensing deals including: Funtastic (footwear and fashion accessories); Caprice (bedding); Hunter Leisure (stationery, arts and crafts); and Brand Direct (swimwear and headwear). Additionally, Funtastic will distribute the Spin Master toy line.  Simon & Schuster is the publishing partner. ABC Roadshow will handle the DVD rights.  Recently Wildbrain has completed a range of consumer products deals for the property in the US.

BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide inks two-year renewal deals for Charlie and Lola licenses with Marks and Spencer for clothing and H&A for toiletries.  Based on the books by author Lauren Child, the collage-style animated Charlie and Lola series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and distributed by BBC Worldwide.  Launching this spring 2009 in Marks and Spencer is a collection of Charlie and Lola inspired apparel (e.g. rain coats, tee and shrug sets, tee and jacket sets, shorts and tights sets, shortie pajamas and washbags, nightgowns and packs of tees, socks, briefs and vests etc.).  H&A is developing new products and continuing its top selling lines.  Additionally, master toy licensee Golden Bear extends its line to include new plush items, such as Bouncing Lola, a feature toy with movement and phrases as well as a range of other plush, games and wooden toys.