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Disney Channel Unveils ``Playhouse Disney A to Z Promotion'' Featuring Hit Preschool Series ``Stanley''.


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Cable 2002

NEW ORLEANS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 6, 2002

Multi-tiered Promotion Marks First-Ever Full National

Affiliate Campaign for the Channel

Disney Channel Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.  today introduced "Playhouse Disney For the Playhouse Disney in other countries, see Playhouse Disney around the world. Playhouse Disney is the brand name for Disney Channel's preschool programs, often airing as its own channel outside of the United States.  A to Z," a new affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is a method of promoting web businesses (merchants/advertisers) in which an affiliate (publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts.  and local ad sales promotion, at Cable 2002, the annual meeting of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The promotion, which incorporates a 26-day, on-air programming stunt highlighting the hit preschool series "Stanley," will award one national grand prize winner a $26,000 educational scholarship.

"The Playhouse Disney A to Z Promotion enables us to extend the strength of the Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney brands to our affiliates with a turn-key promotion that is easily adaptable to fit into their individual system marketing plans and back-to-school initiatives," said Todd Schoen, senior vice president, affiliate marketing and ad sales, ABC ABC
 in full American Broadcasting Co.

Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928.
 Cable Networks Group. "The promotion not only reaches kids and families, but provides a unique local ad sales opportunity tied to Disney Channel's non-commercial network."

The Playhouse Disney A to Z Promotion offers all Disney Channel affiliates a consumer campaign that guarantees one national grand prize winner a $26,000 educational scholarship, as well as other local prizes.

The Playhouse Disney A to Z on-air programming stunt will take place September 16-October 11. During these 26 days, a different episode of "Stanley" will air each day, featuring an animal corresponding to the appropriate letter of the alphabet (A for anteater anteater, name applied to various animals that feed on ants, termites, and other insects, but more properly restricted to a completely toothless group of the order Edentata. , B for bird, etc.). Disney Channel will kick off the promotion with a primetime preview for parents and caregivers on Sunday, September 15. Off-air, the programming stunt will be supported online at PlayhouseDisney.com and through a consumer advertising campaign targeting parents and caregivers.

Disney Channel will further support the promotion by providing participating affiliates and local ad sales partners taggable sweepstakes spots, POP displays, enter to win posters, customizable ad slicks, Playhouse Disney parent information guides and specially-created Playhouse Disney A to Z alphabet charts.

Local ad sales affiliates will support the promotion via in-store POP at participating retail and system locations.

"Stanley" is an animated, interactive, learning-based series, which airs as part of Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel's daily programming block designed especially for preschoolers, their parents and caregivers. Developed for television by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell David Campbell may refer to:
  • David Campbell (poet) (1915-1979), Australian poet
  • David Campbell (Canadian musician) (born 1948), Canadian musician
  • David Campbell (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician
 ("Doug" and "Disney's PB&J Otter"), based on characters from the popular "Stanley" children's books by Griff n. 1. Grasp; reach.
A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff.
- Holland.

2. (Weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
, the series follows the adventures of six-year-old Stanley Griff, an extremely imaginative and creative little boy who is wild about animals. Each animated episode is an interactive adventure as this imaginative little boy and his best friend, a talking goldfish named Dennis, explore the animal kingdom while, at the same time, using their new-found knowledge to navigate the tumults of kid-dom! Through Stanley's antics and explorations, preschool viewers have an opportunity to learn what it means to be imaginative and to have a passion for learning and caring about the world around them. The series provides opportunities for children to acquire problem-solving skills; early math, science and language skills; and lots of interesting information about animals.

Disney Channel, combining original series, movies and specials with timeless classics Timeless Favorites (formerly Timeless Classics) is a 24-hour satellite music service of ABC Radio Networks, distributing a mix of soft oldies and new adult standards formerly known as "Stardust" to radio stations around the USA. , is the first general entertainment television network designed for kids and families. Now available in over 80 million homes, Disney Channel is a division of ABC Cable Networks Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
Disney, Walter Elias Disney
 Company.
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