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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Sir Goofs Alot Goofy sets out on a quest to retrieve three items in order to be knighted the bravest, most noble knight in Queen Clarabelle’s kingdom, on Playhouse Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,” SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 (9:00–9:30 a.m. ET/PT).
Minnie’s Mystery When Minnie’s freshly baked muffins disappear and other strange happenings occur in the Clubhouse, Minnie and the gang set out to solve the mystery, on Playhouse Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,” SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 (9:00–9:30 a.m. ET/PT).
It was a pretty ugly display yesterday as Time Warner and Viacom spent the bulk of New Year’s Eve portraying each other as greedy. But the two sides reached a deal in principle that will allow Dora, Wubbzy, and others to stay on the air for Time Warner Cable customers.
Ad taken out by Viacom regarding Time Warner dispute
A showdown between Time Warner Cable and Viacom media (the parent company of Nickelodoen, Noggin, and a host of other channels including MTV and Comedy Central) could leave 13 million preschoolers without their daily fix Dora the Explorer. Unless an agreement is reached by midnight tonight, those channels will cease to exist for Time Warner customers.
This appears to be a classic struggle between the provider, who wants more money, and the cable company, who wants to retain more money. The provider side says it will only cost subscribers pennies a month ($0.23 per subscriber per month), the cable company says that they are looking out for the best interests of their subscribers by holding costs down (it’s a 22 to 36% increase).
Typically it’s the innocent bystanders, the people who just want to watch TV, that lose out in these deals. Really though, I can’t see how a cable provider cannot have the Viacom suite in their offering because the channels are such strong brands and really represent what cable TV is from a programming standpoint.
There has been a crawl on Noggin today urging customers to contact Time Warner. The number they are providing is: 1-800-762-3786. Bright House Network customers are also effected and Bright House can be contacted at 1-866-309-3279.
UPDATE 12:28 ET: In fairness, here is the number for Viacom 212-258-6000. Also, Time Warner’s CEO has released a statement.
Dora the Explorer has a new prime time special, Dora Saves Three Kings Day. This is another Dora cross-over episode where she teams up with Diego. The episode will teach preschoolers about Three Kings Day, also known as El Dia de los Reyes Magos, which celebrates the coming of the three Magi to offer gifts to the newly born king.
It didn’t take long for Imagination Movers to leave a favorable impression. The show which just debuted in September has been a ratings success, leading its weekend time period for preschool viewers in November. Disney is running with the success of the show and has ordered a second season of the show which means 26 new episodes are on the way. Production will begin in the spring. You can catch Imagination Movers at 10 a.m. daily on Playhouse Disney.
Noggin’s holiday slate consists of Warm and Fuzzy Marathons. They are airing a number of Christmas specials on Sundays through Christmas, and airing specially themed episodes for New Year’s as well. Toot and Puddle and Pinky Dinky Doo are the centerpiece shows. The complete slate of specials and premieres is below. [click to continue…]
Sprout will host a Snooz-a-thon on Christmas Eve starting. The programming block will run from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Christmas morning. [click to continue…]
Sprout has created a special programming block focused on holiday music called Preschool Musical on a Stick. It is a 3 hour programming block that will air on December 15th from noon to 3 p.m. ET with encores the following week. To prepare, you can visit the Sprout website to download music and make your own stick puppets.
PBS Kids has announced new episodes of Super Why! and WordWorld for the holiday season. They will also be airing holiday themed episodes of Caillou, Arthur, and others. Episode descriptions are below. [click to continue…]
