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Cynopsis: DIGITAL 12/15/08 Good morning, it’s Monday, December 15, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. The FCC cancelled its vote originally scheduled for this week to consider a plan to auction off a portion of public airwaves to power a free nationwide wireless internet service. Lawmakers Jay Rockefeller (expected to lead […]

  Cynopsis: Kids! 12/12/08 Good morning. It’s Friday, December 12, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.   The deal that would have seen distributor Entertainment One acquire DHX Media has fallen apart.  In September of this year Entertainment One and DHX Media announced the takeover deal that at the time was valued […]

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Place to Laugh. The Place to Dance. The Place for Women 25-54. November 08                       Rtg vs Oct 08 Time Period      Shr vs Nov 08 Lead-inAll Market Average:                         + 20%                        + 75% New York WNBC 3pm:                     + 25%                        […]

Cynopsis: DIGITAL 12/12/08 Good morning, it’s Friday, December 121, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. The BBC, UK broadcaster ITV and telecom giant BT Group announced a proposal to jointly create open source standards for broadcasting television to broadband-connected digital receivers. The IPTV devices, which could be ready in 18 months, […]

Cynopsis: DIGITAL 12/11/08 Good morning, it’s Thursday, December 11, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Yahoo began laying off 1,500 workers yesterday as part of its previously announced plan to shed $400 million a year in operating expenses. A blog entry (sans capital letters) from outgoing “chief yahoo” Jerry Yang entitled […]

  Cynopsis: Kids! 12/11/08 Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 11, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.   Fans of Nickelodeon‘s animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender have been awaiting news on casting for M. Night Shyamalan‘s live-action movie adaptation of the show … and today is that day.  Entertainment Weekly is reporting […]

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WE tv WE tv Celebrates its Best Year Ever in 2008! · Fastest Growing Cable Network· 72.2 MM HH · 65% Original Programming in Primetime For more information log onto sales.wetv.com or rainbowaffiliate.com Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live Data. Prime M-Su 8p-11p. WE tv 2008 YTD (12/31/07-11/9/08) vs. prior […]

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION HOLIDAY CHEER TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW! FOUR CHRISTMASES#1 film at the box office for two straight weekends!$70.6 million box office to date! Coming Soon: Gran Torino, Inkheart, Terminator Salvation, Observe & Report, The Ghosts of Girlfriends PastWarner Bros. Movies Make Basic Better Source: WB Theatrical Distribution […]

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    {mosimage} Cynopsis: Kids! 12/10/08 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 10, 2008 and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.   Little Airplane Productions is growing again with the launch of Little Airplane Books.   Helmed by writer/director/producer Tone Thyne, Little Airplane Books will develop and produce original books targeted to preschoolers and early […]