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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM
FIRST LOOK
TELEVISION
Just a sampling
of some of the Big Stars in Big Films from FIRST LOOK
TELEVISION-
Upcoming 2007 Release PARIS JE T'AIME with Natalie Portman, Gena Rowlands, Bob Hoskins, and many more THE DEAD GIRL with Brittany Murphy, Mary Steenburgen, Giovanni Ribisi, Toni Collette 10 ITEMS OR LESS with Oscar Winner Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega CAFFEINE with Mena Suvari LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN with Oscar nominee Forrest Whittaker JOURNEY TO THE END OF NIGHT with Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, Scott Glenn THE KOVAK BOX with Timothy Hutton BIG NOTHING with David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Natascha McElhone Cynopsis 2/22/07 Good Morning, it's Thursday, February 22, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. A handful of program changes coming this summer to Fox:
Tonight's Finale: Fox: The OC at 9p [series finale]
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
Okay, get your DVRs ready for the fourth
season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. The celebrity
dancing competition show premieres March 19 with a two-hour special at
8p, and the show will return the following week on March 26 at 8p with a
second two-hour special to allow the participants to strut their stuff
before any eliminations. The first results show will air then on March 27
at 9p. And now here are the next celebrity dancers:
During the week of February 12, ABC's World News with Charles Gibson and NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams were neck and neck, yet ABC's newscast edged out the competition in A25-54 demo by week's end. ABC's World News had 10.06 million total viewers and a 2.6/10 among A25-54, while NBC had 10.17 million total viewers and a 2.6/9 with A25-54. CBS' Evening News with Katie Couric had 7.78 million total viewers and a 2.2/8 among A25-54. TNT's coverage of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game was a slam dunk for viewers as 3.62 million A18-49 viewers tuned in, as well as 3.28 million A25-54 viewers. Tied in with the eighth season premiere of America's Next Top Model on February 28 at 8p, The CW Network and MediaVest will present a new content wrap featuring the branded entertainment and popular culture magazine CWH or C What's Hot, C What's Happening, C What's Hip. This next content wrap will be sponsored again by Procter & Gamble's Herbal Essences and will feature hairstyling tips for the upcoming beach season. The Television Bureau of Advertising announced a multi-million dollar digital platform TVB ePort, enabling paperless electronic transactions between advertisers, agencies, broadcasters and station reps. With initial funding from National Association of Broadcasters, the TVB will push to create an open standards solution that will streamline the laborious, error-prone process of spot TV buying and selling. ePort will handle everything from standard spot transactions to website, video-on-demand and wireless advertising buys. The platform is expected to be ready in the fourth quarter.
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
Lion Television USA, based in New York,
has been given an 80-episode order from Discovery Channel to
produce the half-hour series Cash Cab hosted by comedian Ben
Bailey. Commuters will hail ordinary-looking taxi cabs, and discover they
are on a national TV show with the opportunity to win cash during their
ride. The international division of All3Media, parent company of
Lion Television, has licensed the Cash Cab format with various major
broadcasters in many countries including U.K., Russia, Germany, Spain and
more. A new weekly TV series is in the works that will highlight celebrities who participate in pro-green activities or sponsorships. Lightworks Producing Group (LPG) and eco-friendly web site Ecorazzi.com will produce. Food Network has signed a multiple year contract with culinary expert Ingrid Hoffmann to host a new daytime series focused on Latin cooking. The so far unnamed series will debut this summer. Currently, Ingrid stars in her own cooking and lifestyle show Delicioso, on the Spanish-language Galavision/Univision. CBS Television Distribution and Deborah Norville have signed a new multiyear agreement for her to remain as anchor of the syndicated newsmagazine show Inside Edition. Norville has been with the show since 1995. Casting Updates: ABC:
~ BROADBAND & DIGITAL ~
A wide-ranging deal in the works between
CBS and Google appears now to be dead, according to a
Wall Street Journal report. Close to being announced last month at
CES, it involved video ad-sharing rights for CBS shows and ad sales of
CBS Radio spots. The media company and internet search giant could
not agree on issues such as minimum guarantees for CBS and the length the
deal would run. Talks could resume some time in the future, sources said,
but for now the two companies will work together on more modest
initiatives. The WSJ story also claimed the general counsel of NBC
sent Google a six-page letter last week demanding it keep unauthorized
content off YouTube. IFC Entertainment is making 13 of its feature films available on the ITunes Store, 6 of which are nominated for the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards to be held February 24. Nominees include American Gun starring Forest Whitaker (best male lead), Land of Plenty starring Michelle Williams (best female lead) and Sorry, Haters starring Robin Wright Penn (best female lead.) All IFC titles will be priced at $9.99. Ion Media Networks, formerly Paxson Communications, debuted ION Life this week, a digital broadcast network focusing on active lifestyles, personal growth and wellness. The company sees strong demand for programming in this space and plans to expand the ION Life brand to other platforms, including VOD, mobile and ionlife.tv. The 24/7 network is the latest multicast channel from ION, joining kids network qubo, a joint venture with Scholastic, Corus Entertainment, Classic Media and NBC Universal.
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
FUEL TV has hired Lee Pearson in
the new position of Director/New Media and will manage the
strategy and operations of online, mobile and other digital platforms.
Lee will report to CJ Olivares, SVP/Assistant GM. In addition, Diana
Krupa will become the network's Manager/Acquisitions to
receive all program submissions for licensing acquisition or development.
Cory Sher has joined here! as Director/Distribution and Marketing, reporting direct to Maria Dwyer, SVP/Distribution Sales and Marketing. Cory will work in tandem with Maria to lead local distribution and affiliate marketing in the Western region. Gospel Music Channel has appointed former VERSUS VP/Marketing, Wendy McCoy as VP/Marketing to supervise all consumer and trade marketing that includes branding, advertising, events and promotions. Based in Atlanta, Wendy will report to Brad Siegel, Vice Chairman. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has made Clyde D. Smith the SVP/Global Broadcast Technology and Standards. Clyde will provide oversight on technology and broadcast engineering decisions for the company's global technology organization. He will be based in Atlanta and will report to Dan Darling, CIO. Additionally, TBS has named Amit Arora Director of Business Development. He will be charged with non-linear platform distribution across Turner's broadband, interactive television and wireless platforms. Tarah Feinberg is the new Creative Director for Savar Media to manage the company's production slate and develop the creative roadmap for the company. Jerry Josephs will be the Manager/Multiplatform Sponsorship Sales at RNN-Regional News Network based in Rye Brook, NY. He will manage the sales efforts for the joint partnership that combines television, online and newspaper with the Gannett-owned The Journal News and LoHud.com, as well as the launch of NewsCenter Now. A&E Television Networks has upped Steve Goore to VP/Western Region, Affiliate Sales and Marketing. Steve will manage the nine AETN networks over a 15-state region, reporting to Joan Gundlach, SVP/Affiliate Sales and Marketing. Rich Orosco has joined Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) as VP/Marketing, where he will report to Susan Kantor, SVP/Marketing, WBDTD and Telepictures Productions. Rich will be the company's daily point person for station and media sales marketing initiatives. He will oversee creative and strategic direction of promotional campaigns for such off-network series as Two and a Half Men and George Lopez which will both launch in syndication this fall, among other programs.
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~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of
2/5-2/11/0
7 ranked by
HH RtgWheel of Fortune (CTD) 9.2 AA Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 7.3 AA / 7.5 GAA Jeopardy (CTD) 7.2 AA Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 6.4 AA / 6.5 GAA Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 5.7 AA / 5.8 GAA Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 5.5 AA / 7.4 GAA Judge Judy (CTD) 5.1 AA / 8.0 GAA Seinfeld (Sony) 5.1 AA / 5.8 GAA Inside Edition (CTD) 4.1 AA / 4.2 GAA Live with Regis and Kelly (Buena Vista) 3.9 AA Source Nielsen Media Research - Live + SD Data Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 2/5-2/11/07 ranked by A18-49 Seinfeld (Sony) 3.2 AA / 3.5 GAA Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 3.0 AA / 3.9 GAA Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD) 2.9 AA / 3.0 GAA Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.8 AA / 2.8 GAA Friends (Warner Bros.) 2.6 AA / 3.1 GAA Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 2.5 AA That '70s Show (Carsey Werner) 2.4 AA / 3.1 GAA King of Queens (Sony) 2.4 AA / 3.4 GAA Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 2.2 AA / 2.2 GAA Jeopardy (CTD) 2.1 AA Judge Judy (CTD) 1.9 AA / 2.9 GAA Source Nielsen Media Research - Live + SD Data Tuesday - A18-49 Analysis: FOX continued with its mighty lead Tuesday night with an 11.7/30 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS and NBC tied for second at 2.9/8 each, followed by ABC 2.1/5, UNIV 1.7/4, CW 1.4/4 and TELE 0.5/1. FOX had a double-dip win with American Idol ranking #1 at 8p with 10.8/28 and again at 9p with 12.7/31. Then at 10p, NBC finished first with Law & Order: SVU at 4.1/11. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - FEBRUARY SWEEP DAY #20 - time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research FOX 16.6/25 American Idol (2 hours) 16.6/25 CBS 7.4/12 NCIS 9.5/15, The Unit 7.1/11, CSI: Miami [r] 5.5/9 NBC 6.3/10 Dateline: NBC 4.2/6, Law & Order: CI 6.5/10, Law & Order: SVU 8.3/14 ABC 4.4/7 America's Funniest Videos [r] 3.4/5, Primetime: The Outsiders 3.5/5, Boston Legal 6.2/10 CW 2.1/3 Gilmore Girls 2.8/4, Veronica Mars 1.5/2 UNIV 2.1/3 La Fea Más Bella 2.8/4, Mundo de Fieras 2.3/3, Camino a Premio Lo Nuestro especial 1.4/2 TELE 0.6/1 Marina 0.6/1, Zorro 0.6/1, Decisiones De Famosos 0.6/1 A18-49: FOX 11.7/30, CBS 2.9/8, NBC 2.9/8, ABC 2.1/5, UNIV 1.7/4, CW 1.4/4, TELE 0.5/1 This Day in History: 1980 - Al Michaels said "Do you believe in miracles?" as the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia: When he left M*A*S*H, McLean Stevenson signed a long term contract with NBC. What was the name of his next TV project? 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