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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM
CABLEU
Attention WGA
strikers:
Here's what one program executive has to say about CableU -- "Even with the strike on and all my accounts being on hold now ... I still had to 'squeeze' CableU into my budget. Thanks for a wonderful service!" CableU - We're here for U ! www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Cynopsis: International 11/07/07 Good morning. It's Wednesday, November 7, 2007, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: OpenTV Corp. signed a deal with India's Sun Direct TV to supply an end-to-end solution and deployment management for its digital television services as well as to provide Sun Direct TV with applications (electronic program guide, interactive cricket, and interactive news). Sun Direct TV will introduce a new Digital Direct-to-Home pay TV network in India with Sun Direct TV's launch to be supported by Irdeto's conditional access solution. In addition to numerous theatrical distribution agreements, Canada's Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. completed distribution agreements for television and DVD rights on one mini-series and 18 films. Lusomondo in Portugal acquired DVD and TV rights to the Guns miniseries and five films, including All The Good Ones Are Married, Grindstone Road, The Four Horsemen, The Lobster Tale, and The Last Hit Man. HBO Latin America took the pay TV rights to three feature films, Chapter 27, Delirious, and Guantanamero. Inter Medya Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd. picked up the DVD and TV rights to the Guns miniseries and TV rights for 13 films. France's Breakout Films is working with Muse Entertainment on a new series, Dad's In The Attic, in association with France 2 and Canada's YLE. The 26x26m K11-16-targeted live action show about a family where dad begins working from home will start filming in March as a French-Canadian joint venture, according to C21. ContentFilm's Fireworks International will be in charge of international distribution. Breakout is also working with another Canadian company, Sienna Films, on the 2x90 Rough miniseries. National Geographic Channel will co-produce drama Kheops Revealed with France's Gedeon Programmes. The documentary is about French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin's new theory that the Egyptian pyramids may have been built from the inside out. Other Gedeon deals with National Geographic include the National Geographic Channel US' pre-sale pickup of the 52-minute Arte-produced documentaries, The Mummy That Came From The Cold and Wild West Uncovered, according to C21. Nat Geo's Adventure One also took the Cooking The World series (8x52). EBS World Entertainment is all set to start up a new North American video division on January 1, 2008 with a domestic and international independent film specialization. It is expecting to release close to 40 movies annually with a theatrical, made-for-TV, and straight-to-DVD product mix, according to C21. FremantleMedia Enterprises and talkbackTHAMES joined forces to launch The Bill on YouTube ( www.youtube.com/thebill ).The new site features upcoming episode sneak previews, guest stars, and more such as the Interactive Incident Room (linked from the main The Bill www.itv.com/thebill site. The launch is timed to coincide with the upcoming 3-part The Bill special, Moving Target, debuting from November 14. HISPANIC MARKET: In recognition of the creativity and vitality of the Hispanic advertising industry, V-me's primetime original primetime program, Viva Voz, will spotlight the Hispanic advertising industry today at 10p. Shot on location at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies conference in New York with host Juan Manuel Benitez, the show will touch base with national advertisers and industry leaders. mun2 is handing over the remote to its fans starting next week by enabling them to program an entire week of on-air content via an interactive polling system at www.holamun2.com . Kicking off today for a month, fans can vote for their favorite mun2 moments of 2007. The top picks will appear into the mun2 Bleepin' Best of '07, including close to 60 hours of programming airing from December 24 to December 31. Total ad spending in Spanish-language media for the first half of 2007 reached $2.87 billion, reporting a 2.3% increase over the same time period last year, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Spanish-Language Network TV came up 0.2% to $1.53 billion while Spot TV went up by 0.6% to $763 million, Spot Radio by 1.2% to $349 million, National Magazine by 14.3% to $72.7 million (ESPN Deportes added in 2007), and Local Newspaper came down by -0.4% to $52.3 million. Spanish-language Cable TV went up by the most with a 75.3% jump from $59.5 million to $104.3 million (Fox Sports en Espanol added in 2007). Spanish-language Cable TV and National Magazine showed particularly large gains due to increases in media measurement. With $105.8 million, Broadcast Media Partners Inc. (Univision Communications Inc.'s parent), is the largest advertiser across all Spanish-language media. However, non Spanish-language media companies comprise the remainder of the top 10 advertisers for the first half of 2007. Three automakers are in the Top 10, representing a total spending of $146.4 million targeted towards Spanish-language media in the first half of this year. Spending for the top 10 categories on Spanish-language media reached over $1.1 billion for the first six months of this year. The Automotive category had the most spending at $316 million, more than double the dollar amount of the number two category, Wireless Telephone services at $140 million. Verizon ($36 million), AT&T ($33.1 million), and Sprint Nextel ($26.6 million) were the top three Wireless Telephone Service companies. Univision Communications Inc. is partnering with the American Red Cross to help fundraising efforts for the victims of the recent disastrous weather that caused massive flooding in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Central America. The multiplatform effort will enlist Univision's national and local television and radio stations and online properties, featuring a Spanish-language toll-free phone number (1-800-842-2200) set up by the American Red Cross. EXECUTIVE MOVES: Spanish Broadcasting System named Joseph M. Cunningham as VP and GM. Based in San Francisco, he will manage all operations of KRZZ LA Raza 93.3 FM. Joseph was previously GM for Clear Channel Radio in San Francisco/San Jose. Mediacom Worldwide named William Ratcliffe as the Global Head/Consumer Insights and Receptivity, part of its Worldwide Functional Leadership Team. He was previously President of Millward Brown Canada. And a final note ... It's that time of year again -- or that time every few years again -- when Cynopsis conducts a quick 5-question survey to find out what you think about and use this daily, how you'd like to see it improved. Honestly, this will take less than 30 seconds, it's completely anonymous. and we'd really appreciate your input. Click here to participate and thank you! Cynopsis Weekender College Edition returns on November 15th! Deadline for college student written essays on the topic of television is November 9th and they should be sent to me at , subject Weekender College Edition. Top 4 essays are published in Weekender on Nov 15th, and authors are paid $350 each. Students - be sure to include your name, age, college, college year, and major (if you know it), and how you can be contacted. And here's something else -- all students submitting essays can also submit (free!) their Situation Wanted ad which will run in all editions for one week beginning Nov 15, and the first ten Video Resumes submitted will run on the www.cynopsis.com Video Resume page. Check with at Cynopsis for added info. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: On what classic TV series could you find Clarence the cross-eyed lion? DAKTARI Kudos to: Stephen Jackson-RoaDDoggZ productions, LLC/NY; Dennis Nance-Turner Broadcasting, Inc./Atlanta; Valencya Jones Tucker-Fox TV/Atlanta; Earl Dozier-Boardroom, Inc./Stamford, CT; Kathy Alexander-SpotPlus Y Mas/Dallas; Kent Kimberlain-Spotplus/Dallas; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-Merv Griffin's Crosswords/LA; Hud Woodle-Scripps Networks/LA; LaMont Ridgell-William Morris Agency/Beverly Hills; John Butkovich-ARENAS/LA; Stephen Kelley-Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Toronto Today's Trivia Question: "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!" What classic movie is this line from? ( with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you've been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can't be mentioned again that calendar week.) Later -- Ariana Ariana Rawls for Cynopsis: International Edition 11.07.07 Cynopsis Int'l Ad Sales: Jason Cesare - 732-718-0629 / Classifieds - Trish Pihonak- 203-926-9878 / Cynopsis website - Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video CableU - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS - For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here JOB OPENING: SR. PRICING AND PLANNING ANALYST/FOX/NY: Inventory management & clearance; make goods, availability reports, ad hoc reporting.Media sls exper & knowledge of sls inventory mgmt syst pref. www.foxcareers.com (11/14) JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR/Hallmark Channel/NY: Edits daily broadcast logs; executes agency traffic instructions; maintains commercial inventory. See full posting and apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (11/14) JOB OPENING: ACCT MGR/HBO/ATL, GA: Oversee Comcast Southern Region acct, develop subscriber growth strategies, market new revenue & enhance products. Req: 6+ yrs sales/mktg exp, College Degree. Resume: (11/14) JOB OPENING: ON-LINE AD SALES MGR./Scholastic Inc., NY: Seeks smart, highly motivated salesp; Nat'l accts. 1.5 yrs on-line sales exp; & new biz dev exp a +; Excellent communication skills a must. www.scholastic.com #NY2797 EOE (11/14) JOB OPENING: COPYWRITER (Full Time Temp), Univision Online: 5+ yrs exp.Conceptualize and dvlp concepts & scripts in Spanish for on-air and online promotions. Must be able to multi-task. Apply (11/14) JOB OPENING: TEMP SR PROD/COURT TV/NY: Wrap around show. Overseeing both creative & oper'l aspects of a ntwrk wrap- around show. Mng staff of 4+. Serve as liaison between ad sales/creatives. Apply: www.turnerjobs.com req 90504BR (11/14) JOB OPENING: REGION DIR. SE/Scripps Networks/TN: Resp for MSO relations, network carriage and mkt programs. 5+ yrs affiliate sales exp. Apply to: www.scrippsnetworks.com (11/13) JOB OPENING: DIR, CORP COMM/NHL/NYC: PR position w/10 yrs exp. Oversee corp. PR, incl. mktg, licensing, sponsorship sales, traditional & new media relationships. Email resume to (subject: Dir., CC) (11/13) JOB OPENING: SALES COORDINATOR: Support the Ad Sales staff for our Ad Sales Group in the New York office. To apply please visit our website at www.directv.com/careers and refer to job number 700654. (11/13) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/TV 10s/NYC: For Closed Captioning & 10-second commercial sales. 2+yrs ad sales exp. pref. syndication TV, e-media or Ad Agency background. Good Presentation skills req'd. Apply: (11/10) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Radio Disney, NY:Seeks aggressive AE for local radio sales. 2+ yrs outside sales, sponsorship sales & new biz dev exp. Excellent communication skills a must. www.disneycareers.com #80296 EOE (11/10) JOB OPENING: PRODUCT MGR (SEASONED)/The ABC News Digital Media group/NY: Help take our web, video and mobile products to the next level. Please visit www.disneycareers.com and apply to Req 124614. EOE (11/10) JOB OPENING: RIGHTS MANAGER/WGBH/BOS: Provide rights clearance support. Exp with licensing stills, stock footage, music, film research, program rights and production, talent clearances. Bachelors + 3-5 years Apply: www.wgbh.org (11/10) JOB OPENING: MARKETING - PRODUCTION MGR/Discovery Nets/Silver Spring MD: Business mgmt & cost control of promo production. 5 yrs prod exp, AICP bids exp, negotiation skills, cable/broadcast. Apply: discovery.com/careers Req# 5844 (11/10) JOB OPENING: ON-AIR PROMO/WRITER/PROD/EDITOR/WCIU-TV, Chicago:TV 5+ yrs exp in on-air promos; highly creative, team player; write/prod all aspects from concept to on-air. Non-linear editing/AVID exp a must Apply: www.wciu.com (11/10) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH COORD/Collective Media/NY: 2+ yrs Ad Sales Rsrch req'd; proficient at PowerPoint; detail oriented; must be able to analyze standard reports on comScore and Nielsen databases. Apply at: www.collective-media.com (11/10) JOB OPENING: JR PUBLICIST TNT/TBS/TCM Original Programming/LA: Support all TNT/TBS/TCM PR efforts. Pitch press/event planning/talent relations/press lists/clippings. 4 yr Degree +3yrs ENT PR exp. Apply: (11/10) JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASSISTANT/Columbia, MD: Assist with general support functions and account maintenance for the Account Executive and all others as directed by Sales Management. Please visit www.rl.tv for more info. 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