Friday May 23, 2025 Cynopsis will not publish Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. IN THE NEWS The NFL dominates US sports viewership, according to a study from Involved Media, which found 79% of respondents follow the league. Next came college football (52%), MLB (49%) and the NBA (49%). The research also […]
Thursday May 22, 2025 IN THE NEWS FOX News filed a motion accusing nearly two dozen executives and sales personnel from voting technology company Smartmatic of intentionally concealing, destroying, and dissembling evidence related to their lawsuit. “On the eve of filing of this lawsuit, and while the US Department of Justice was investigating Smartmatic […]
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Tuesday May 20, 2025 IN THE NEWS Wendy McMahon has resigned as President and CEO of CBS News and Stations. Her exit comes as Paramount prepares for its acquisition by Skydance, and is in talks to settle a $20 billion lawsuit from President Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview. “The past few months have […]
Monday May 19, 2025 IN THE NEWS Charter Communications has agreed to buy Cox Communications in a blockbuster $34.5 billion deal that – pending antitrust approval – will “create an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service delivering powerful benefits for American employees, customers, communities, and […]
Friday May 16, 2025 IN THE NEWS Apple retained its top position in Kantar’s BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands ranking for the fourth year, with a brand value of $1.3 trillion, up 28% year-over-year. Apple represents more than 12% of the total value of the Global Top 100. Also of note: · ChatGPT landed […]
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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY Wednesday May 14, 2025 IN THE NEWS Yesterday was ABC’s turn to announce its Fall slate, with newcomer “9-1-1: Nashville” set for Thursdays, and Ryan Seacrest-hosted “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” airing Fridays – pushing “Shark Tank” to Wednesdays, after “The Golden Bachelor.” New seasons of […]
Tuesday May 13, 2025 IN THE NEWS Ahead of FOX’s upfront on Monday came the announcement of the launch of FOX One, a direct to consumer streaming service bringing all of FOX’s news, sports and entertainment branded content together in one platform. “FOX One is designed to reach outside of the pay-TV bundle and […]
Monday May 12, 2025 IN THE NEWS Reality show “House of Villains” is on the move – going from E!, one of the cable nets spun off from NBCUniversal, to Peacock, still housed a NBCU. Moviefone is relaunching as a destination for fans to discover movies and series. “Moviefone TV,” a nationally syndicated broadcast […]