Cynopsis: Kids! 03/24/08 Good morning. It’s Monday, March 24, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. Brian d’Arcy James has been cast as Shrek, in Broadway’s Shrek the Musical, based on DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek movies, which in turn is based on William Steig’s book Shrek. Directed by Jason Moore, best known […]
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION ONE TREE HILL DELIVERS IN SEASON 5 BUILDING OVER ITS YEAR AGO PERFORMANCE WITH DOUBLE DIGIT GAINS: +21% F18-34, +31% F18-49, +18% F12-34,+20% P18-34, +24% P18-49, +19% P12-34 Available from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Source: NTI Explorer, L+SD AA Rtg. One Tree Hill program avg. […]
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 03/24/08 Good morning, it’s Monday, March 24, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. CBS‘ re-cancellation of Jericho is being held up as more proof that internet popularity does not necessarily translate into on-air success. The show made headlines last year when the network heeded to non-stop pressure waged by […]
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 03/21/08 Good morning, it’s Friday, March 21, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Despite all the pre-auction hype that Google was gunning for wireless spectrum, telcos AT&T and Verizon Wireless emerged as the big winners of the FCC’s license-mart, which raised a record $19.6 billion in proceeds. Verizon paid […]
Friday, March 21st, 2008
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL #1 and fastest growing Thanks to our new DIRECTV deal, Gospel Music Channel is now available in40 million homes. We’ve more than tripled our reach over the last 12 months, giving more families the chance to see why our inspiring stories, uplifting music & quality programming make us […]
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Cynopsis: Kids! 03/21/08 Good morning. It’s Friday, March 21, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. Disney Channel will premiere Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, a short-form reality series about the Jonas Brothers band from spring 2008. Living the Dream will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Jonas Brothers’ life on- and […]
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Cynopsis: Kids! 03/20/08 Good morning. It’s Thursday, March 20, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. Britt Allcroft has re-acquired the underlying rights to Mumfie, the “little elephant with great big heart”. Allcroft is best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series, which is based on […]
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM REELZCHANNEL ReelzChannel is now available on Time Warner Cable of NYC. ReelzChannel®, the only cable/satellite TV network dedicated to “Everything About Movies 24/7™,” is now available on Time Warner Cable of NYC (Channel 131). ReelzChannel is the ultimate destination for everyone who loves movies. The network provides movie fans with news, […]
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 03/20/08 Good morning, it’s Thursday, March 20, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Apple is working on a new business model for its iTunes store akin to Nokia’s arrangement with Universal Music, getting mobile handset and service providers to subsidize music downloads that would in turn be offered to […]
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 03/19/08 Good morning, it’s Wednesday, March 19, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Facebook took some major steps toward shoring up privacy concerns of its 67 million users and confirmed that a new chat application is in the works. New privacy controls, launching this morning, allow subcategories of friends […]
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