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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLEU
ANY WAY U WANT IT!
Cynopsis: InternationalFor producers: network needs, trends and programs in development. For programmers: performance analysis, programming strategies and scheduling changes. U NEED CABLEU! Take advantage of our MIPTV to MIPCOM Special: 6 months of unlimited access to everything on CableU, for only $499! Available for a limited time.* Click here for more. www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. *Offer expires 4/30/08. 03/19/08 Good morning. It's Wednesday, March 19, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Endemol UK has picked up a 40% stake in the U.K.'s Pure Grass Films digital production house. Started in 2005, the Ben and Tom Grass-founded company focuses on digital entertainment series, producing content for Hammer Films' Beyond the Rave (online flick) and When Evil Calls (mobile series). (It seems to be about different variations of grass today. Lionsgate is going green with a new packaging initiative for its DVD releases. The more environmentally-favorable packaging will make its debut with Showtime's The Weeds: Season Three DVD.) BabyFirst took its first steps into Taiwan with a launch on IPTV provider Chunghwa, carrying feeds in Mandarin and English. The feed will come off of the TELSTAR 10 satellite. Alchemy Television Group's Alchemy Reality unit has signed on to rep three formats from Ireland's Green Inc. Film and TV. The three shows include the 30-minute quiz show It's Not The Answer, game show Last Chance to Win (based on U.K.-based Channel 4's Last Chance Lottery), and the daily cooking competition show Buy It, Cook It, Sell It. In other Alchemy Reality, the division is teaming up with Hallock Healey Entertainment to develop and produce a new daytime game show You Won!. The 30-minute standalone daily game show in which the host surprises an unsuspecting contestant who must guess the nature of the prize in 2 minutes to win it. New Dominion Pictures has licensed its crime titles, The Boneyard (1x94-minute) and two seasons of The Prosecutors (31x60-minute), to Chello Zone's Zone Reality channel for broadcast in the U.K., Asia and Latin America. Some new international distribution repping deals leading up to April's MIPTV market in Cannes ...
Are We There Yet? World Adventure has defined a new there with sales made by National Geographic Television International with Disney Japan, Sweden's SVT and Russia's TV Nanny. The live action international adventure show has also been picked up by Hungary's Duna TV, Romania's Zebra Channel, Hong Kong's TVB, the United Arab Emirates' E-Junior, Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City TV and Al-Jazeera Middle East. Several other deals are pending. In addition to distributing new episodes, Canada's DHX Media Ltd. has sold the first two seasons of Bo on the GO! preschool series to France 5. The series, produced by DHX Media's Halifax Film, now runs with 40x30-minute episodes. Tokyo's Toei Animation Co., Ltd. has granted the DVD distribution rights to its 30-minute One Piece anime series to Dargaud-Lombard through its Kana Home Video (KHV) subsidiary. KHV takes the rights for the first 143 episodes for the following countries: France, French-speaking territories (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, French Dom-Tom and dependences.), Belgium and Netherlands. The series already has a total of 340 episodes. On a side note ... Toei Animation is reworking the French dubbing to make this series closer to the original Japanese animation. Program Call: It's that time of the international year already! If your company is attending MIPTV with programming, we will include a cynopsized MIPTV international and multicultural program Shopping List in Cynopsis: International the week before the market. So send along the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.). If your company is interested in being included, please send the details to by Monday, March 31, 2008. GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: here! is all set to debut new episodes of the Paradise Falls series with a new season launching on the network on April 11 with 26 original episodes. EXECUTIVE MOVES: Italy's Mondo TV named Maria Bonaria as the new GM of its new Mondo TV Spain subsidiary. Based in Madrid, she will look to increase co-productions and sales in Spain, Portugal and Latin America for the cartoon producer. She has previously served at other cartooners such as BRB International, ELG Media Group, PPM Multimedia and BKN. Janet Tsai Dargan has been upped to SVP/Business Development for Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). She will be responsible for strategic planning and business development for SPTI's three business lines: distribution, international networks and international production. Based in Culver City, CA, she will also manage the business development teams in LA, London and Hong Kong.Janet was previously VP/Financial and Strategic Planning. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: Bolly Stolly, Veuve & Bourb and Dom & Bom were some of the favorite cocktails of the lead characters from what "imported" TV series? ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (AB FAB) Kudos to: Jane Pook/NY; Kerry Hughes-qubo/NY; Michele Meyer-Galavision/NY; Leah Fonseca-HBO/NY; Katrina Cicala-Prairie Home Productions/Saint Paul, MN; Laura Steele-Starz Entertainment/Englewood,CO; Peggy Dold-Univision Music Group/Woodland Hills, CA; Derek Anderson-Frantic Films/Toronto Today's Trivia Question: What late-night TV host has a sidekick known as Chuy? (Click here 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 Rawls for Cynopsis: International Edition 03.19.08 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 Cynopsis CLASSIFIEDS - For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here JOB OPENING: VP NONFICTION DEVELOPMENT/NY: Prod co seeks creative, ambitious, dev exec to create & develop hit non-fiction TV series. 7+ yrs exp in non-fiction. Strong writing skills & prod experience. Resume: (3/26) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/National CineMedia/NY: Media research & sales support. MRI, Scarborough. Fast, deadline-driven. Strong analytic, computer skills. Bach deg, 1-2 yrs exp. Include salary req. (3/26) JOB OPENING: VP SALES/SE Multimedia Co: Merging traditional and internet media sales. Vision, coaching skills, passion and ability to handle complexity paramount. $150-$200k 1st year, no caps. Reply to (3/26) JOB OPENING: NATL SLS ASST/UNIVISION COMM/NY: Provide support for AE's, act as liaison w/ stations/clients. Highly orgnz'd, det oriented & proactive w/ exc comm. skills. All MS & Donovan skills req'd. Res: (3/26) JOB OPENING: ASSOC AE DIGITAL/History/A&E Chicago: Sell digital advertising solutions to clients/agencies. Dvlp new business. Client service & acct mgmt. 1 yr digital plng exp. Sales exp pref'd. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (3/25) JOB OPENING: DIR OF PROD/Sirens Media/DC: 5+ years Prod. Management experience. Excellent personnel management, budgeting, scheduling skills. Key role at growing company. Send info/references to (3/25) JOB OPENING: REGN'L/NAT'L SALES MGR/KSBI-TVDT/OKC: Proven success record & 5+ yrs exp working regn'l /nat'l accts. Knwlg of Nielsen ratings & effective/creative pckgng strategies a must. Some travel required. Res: (3/25) JOB OPENING: MARKETING MGR/MSNBC/NY: Must have BA & 5 yrs agency exp or 3 yrs in TV marketing;develop & execute sales initiated sponsorships & promo programs for MSNBC on-air, online& mobile. Apply: www.nbcunicareers.com #809277 (3/22) JOB OPENING: INTERACTIVE AD SALES MKTG MGR/HGTV/NY: Concept convergent sponsorships for sales organizations. Implement online sponsorships. 4 yrs in field, deadline-oriented environment. Apply: www.scrippsnetworks.com (3/22) JOB OPENING: DR SALES COORDINATOR/New York, NY/GSN/The Network for Games: Rep to VP Sales Op & DR AE for Ad Sales. Good Com/detail req. Send Res/Cov Letter: (3/22) JOB OPENING: MGR DISTRIBUTION/New York, NY/GSN/The Network for Games: Rep to VP Dist. BA/BS +3+ years exp in mrktg, sales, comm and/or bus. Send Res/Cov Letter: (3/22) JOB OPENING: SALES/ Univision/TeleFutura National Spot Sales: Seeking dynamic Account Executive for NY HQ. Prior media sales experience required, broadcast experience preferred. Res to: EOE (3/22) JOB OPENING: FREELANCE COORD/USA Strategic Marketing/NY: Support creation of client programs inc. sponsorships, finances, etc. 2+ yrs integrated mktg exp in TV or ad agency preferred.Resumes to (3/22) JOB OPENING: ACCT MGR-DIRECT RESPONSE/New York, NY: BET: Cable salesperson w/strong presentation skills. Comfortable w/multi-platform & integrated opps. Sales/agency exp. req'd. Email: (3/22) JOB OPENING: PROD MGR, PREMIUM BUSINESSES/MTV NETWORKS/NEOPETS/LA: Exp. w/subscription businesses, prod. mgmt, feature enhancements, etc. required. See full JD at www.mtvncareers.com or email (3/21) JOB OPENING: MGR. BRAND MKTG/MTV NETWORKS/NEOPETS/LA: Digital & viral campaigning exp. necessary. Grassroots/Guerilla a plus! Analytics exp. preferred. See full JD at www.mtvncareers.com or email (3/21) JOB OPENING: COUNSEL/iN DEMAND/NYC: Contract management, copyright & trademark, standards & practices. JD plus 3 yrs cable/entertainment. Reply: (3/21) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH METHODOLOGIST/Rentrak/Portland OR: Design & plan projects for a census level TV measurement product. Must have Nielsen TV Ratings and/or Nielsen Media Research Software exp. Send resume to (3/21) JOB OPENING: ART DIRECTOR/Sesame Workshop/NY: Oversee Digital Media visual production. 5+ yrs exp. reqd,w/ significant work in kids' media and web. (3/21) SPACE AVAILABLE: TURN KEY PRODUCTION & POST PRODUCTION Space available immediately. Three Final Cut Edit Rooms, Digitizing Stations, 8-10 desks in Prod. Pit, Apple Computers, Phones, T1 line. TOTALLY TURN KEY. Call Travis: 212/242-1400 (3/21) JOB OPENING: SALES PLANNER/Discovery Communications/Chicago: Support Account Execs developing proposals and presentations. Strong communicator. Exp w/research, advertising, acct mgmnt. Apply: www.discovery.com Req#7725 (3/20) JOB OPENING: PROGRAM ACQUISITIONS MANAGER/VERSUS/PHILADELPHIA: Position will assist in strategic planning of the network and negotiations of program acquisition. Read more and apply (Req # 60729) at www.versus.com (3/20) JOB OPENING: PROGRAM PLANNING & SCHEDULING MANAGER/VERSUS/PHILADELPHIA: Execute program scheduling plan for the network and assist with all aspects of planning and scheduling. Read more and apply (Req # 60727) at www.versus.com (3/20) WINTER AND SPRING INTERNSHIPS - These positions are for credit only - nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at . SUMMER INTERNSHIPS CREDITS ONLY: Entertainment Production Co. in Armonk, NY seeks interns. Responsibilities: general office work, phones, mailings, research, errands. Email resume to (3/26) SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:TV/Film DUBBING/SUBTITLING/The Kitchen/Miami. Seeks spring intern to join active language production team. Bi-lingual a plus. Resume to (3/25) SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Trylon SMR (www.trylonSMR.com) is a NYC PR agency seeking a summer intern that has familiarity with the media industry and tech sector.4-5 days a week. (3/25) SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PR/MKTG Internship/Shelton CT HQ: The Cynopsis Foundation seeks 2 highly organized, mature interns to work with planning/organizing summer gala. Great communications skills a must. Email: (3/25) SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: MKTNG/ON-AIR Fox Reality Channel L.A. seeks summer intern to assist w/ & learn TV mktg and promo thru inner-workings of entertainment brand. Resume to (3/22) SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Self motivated and organized individual to work in office & post-production. Interest in non-fiction filmmaking & reality TV production. Knowledge of Final Cut Pro helpful. Send resume: (3/20) SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED ... Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact for more information .... SITUATION WANTED: CASTING DIRECTOR: Diversity casting in low-cost assignments for TV, film, comedy festivals and the net. Special interest in scripted comedy, sketch and indie films. (3/21) SITUATION WANTED: JUNIOR ART DIR/CREATIVE ASST/NYC: Recent grad with agency exp in brdcst, production & creative departments. Excellent Adobe CS3 skills, great communicator, & portfolio avail. Contact Megan Murphy (3/20) E-mail for rates and specs for Job Openings. Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact for more information .... Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here -- Email for specs. |
