
| Cyn Int'l 9/5/08 |
|
|
|
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM
CABLE
U
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL
Get FULL access to all of CableU 's services from now until the end of the year, for only $350! Don't delay and sign up today! And don't forget to enter Cable U 's Emerging Producer Non-Fiction TV Competition The chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime pitch to leading industry executives Click here to enter now! www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Cynopsis: International 09/05/08 Good morning. It's Friday, September 5, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: London's Digital Rights Group (DRG) is expanding its reach into North America with the launch of Digital Rights Group America, headed up by Lee deBoer as Chairman. Reporting to London-based CEO Jeremy Fox, Lee will work on company growth in the region, producer and broadcaster collaborative development and new programming distribution acquisitions for DRG and its C4i, Portman Film & Television, iD Distribution, Zeal Entertainment, Click TV and i-Rights companies. DRG America will also expand the service it already offers producers based in the U.K. and internationally. Lee was previously with HBO as EVP and as President/HBO International and President/Time-Warner International Broadcasting. LA-based Lawless Entertainment inked two new co-production and distribution deals. The first with Literal Media (formerly AEHC) entails film and TV production development in partnership with global production companies, broadcasters and other companies. Lawless was also appointed to rep the Andy's Airplanes CG animation series. It will work on producing the K5-8-targeted show as well as take on financing development and international distribution. Entertainment Rights Plc's animated series George of the Jungle has picked up new agreements with Nickelodeon (Spain), TV Globo (Brazil), Cadena Ecuatoriana (Ecuador), MBC (Middle East), Alter Channel (Greece), TV4 (Sweden), Noga TV (Israel), Modern Times (Greece), Leader Music (Latin America), Mega (Chile) and America TV (Peru). Casper, a Moonscoop and DQ Entertainment co-production, has been scared out to ZDF, KIKA and Cartoon Network (Germany), Cartoon Network (Asia Pacific), TSR (Switzerland), Luis Foes (Portugal), Cartoon Network (Latin America) and HVN (Singapore). More agreements were also signed for preschool show Finley the Fire Engine. It heads off to National Geographic (Latin America), Disney (Australia), ECTV (Ecuador), Telemundo (Puerto Rico), Luis Foes (Portugal) and Spacetoon (Indonesia). Production has begun on Cineflix's production on the CBBC series Animals at Work. The 26x30-minute kiddie show is being made for the BBC for a November debut on CBBC in the U.K. and Discovery HD in Canada. Animals at Work is a Media Productions (Frisky Business) Inc. and NF - Cineflix (Frisky Business) Inc., produced in association with the CBBC and Discovery HD. Cineflix International is in charge of international distribution. Comcast International Media Group and Korea's SBS is launching a localized version of the E! Entertainment Television channel in 1Q2009. SBS will operate the new Korean-language, pay TV network with a combination of E! Entertainment Television's E! News, E! True Hollywood Story and Live From the Red Carpet, combined with locally-produced E! formats covering Korean celebs and entertainment news. CBS Paramount International Television licensed the THE DOCTORS daily talk show internationally. It has been sold to Virgin Media (U.K.), Network Ten(Australia), SBS (Norway), TV4 (Sweden), Viasat (Denmark and Hungary), RTE (Ireland), 365 Media (Iceland) and Pro Plus(Slovenia). HISPANIC MARKET: Ruben Sanchez is coming to CaribeVision Television Networks with the debut of his new TV show, Ruben Sanchez Directo (Ruben Sanchez Live). It premieres on September 8 at 11p on Channel 34 (WPXO) in New York, at 7p on Channel 24 in Puerto Rico and at midnight on Channel 48 (WFUN) in Miami. Ruben Sanchez Directo will be the first program produced entirely in Puerto Rico by LatinUno and CaribeVision. TeleFutura's primetime gameshow block with take on a few newbies, including its new Dame la Pista (Child's Play) show, hosted by Alessandra Rosaldo. The family gameshow show debuts at 7p starting September 15 with kids giving rather confusing clues about a secret word to a group of adults. In addition, Omar Chaparro comes on as a new host on Que Dice la Gente? (Family Feud) at 730p. Top 10 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Program Live +SD ratings for the week of August 25-31, 2008**, *** UNIV Al Diablo con Guapos (Mon-Fri Var) 22.9 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Fuego en la Sangre (Mon-Fri Var) 22.1 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Aqui y Ahora (Tue 10p) 18.8 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Cristina (Mon 10p) 17.4 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Querida Enemiga (M-F 7p) 16.0 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Don Francisco Presenta (Wed 10p) 15.9 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Rosa de Guadalupe (Thu-Fri 10p) 15.1 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Sabado Gigante (Sat 8p) 11.6 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Pantera (Sun 10p) 8.0 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Familia P. Luche (Sun 730p) 7.7 NTIH HH Rtg UNIV Noche de Estrellas (Sun 8p) 7.7 NTIH HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research Note: NTIH Ratings are based on 12.14 million Hispanic TV Homes ** Please note that Nielsen Media's rating parameters are listed for some shows that air Monday-Friday to include the 5 day average instead of listing each individual weekday. *** All national Hispanic ratings beginning August 27, 2007 (September 2007) will be produced through Nielsen's National People Meter (NPM) panel, the same sample that is used to produce ratings for non-Hispanic networks. Top 10 Broadcast English Language Primetime Programs Live +SD ratings in Hispanic TV Homes for the week of August 25-31, 2008** FOX AMW: America Fights Back (Sat 9p) 3.3 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Cops (Sat 8p) 2.9 NTIH HH Rtg CW Friday Night Smackdown (Fri 8p) 2.8 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Wipeout (Tue 8p) 2.8 NTIH HH Rtg FOX Prison Break Sp (Mon 9p) 2.8 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Deal or No Deal (Mon 8p) 2.8 NTIH HH Rtg NBC America's Got Talent (Tue 8p) 2.7 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Ed (Sun 9p) 2.5 NTIH HH Rtg ABC Vote 2008: Dem Nat Conv (Thu 10p) 2.4 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Decision '08 Dem Conv (Thu 953p) 2.3 NTIH HH Rtg NBC Decision '08 Dem Conv (Tue 10p) 2.3 NTIH HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research Note: NTIH Ratings are based on 12.14 million Hispanic TV Homes ** All national Hispanic ratings beginning August 27, 2007 (September 2007) will be produced through Nielsen's National People Meter (NPM) panel, the same sample that is used to produce ratings for non-Hispanic networks. LATAM MARKET: Lightworks Program Distribution inked a broadcast licensing deal with Mexico's TV Azteca for 52x30-minute weekly series The Hollywood Reporter and Red Carpet Reporter. AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET: African American television homes in the US represent 13,650,000 households. Here are the Live +SD rankings for the week of August 25-31, 2008 - highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research NBC Decision '08 Dem Conv (Thu 953p) 7.8 HH Rtg NBC Deal or No Deal (Mon 8p) 6.0 HH Rtg NBC America's Got Talent (Tue 8p) 6.0 HH Rtg CBS 60 Minutes (Sun 7p) 5.8 HH Rtg FOX AMW: America Fights Back (Sat 9p) 5.4 HH Rtg FOX Prison Break Sp (Mon 9p) 5.3 HH Rtg NBC America's Got Talent (Wed 8p) 5.3 HH Rtg CBS NCIS (Tue 8p) 5.2 HH Rtg ABC Sat Night Football (Sat 806p) 5.1 HH Rtg CBS Campaign 2008 - Dem Conv (Thu 10p) 5.1 HH Rtg FOX Prison Break (Mon 8p) 5.1 HH Rtg *Source: Nielsen Media Research GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: Logo is premiering the 6x30-minute Shirts & Skins on September 15 at 10p, showing the lives of the San Francisco Rockdogs on and off the court. The show will also debut online with full episodes streaming globally on LOGOonline.com, AfterElton .com and DowneTV on Downelink .com. EXECUTIVE MOVES: DCD Media plc named Liam Hamilton, MD of DCD-owned Prospect Pictures, to the newly created position of Director/Business Development at DCD Media. He will report to Chris Hunt, DCD Media's CEO. Friday Fun Fact: Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: Who sang the theme song, Eyes of a Ranger, for the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger? CHUCK NORRIS Ha! Who knew? These guys did ... Kudos to: Matthew Willence- ITN Networks/NY; Justin Haynes-Fox Sports/Detroit; Marion Millard-Artist Arena/NY; Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; Kathy Alexander-SpotPlus/Dallas; Tim Rank-HRP/St. Louis Today's Trivia Question: From 1978-1997, the ACE awards were given to honor excellence in what segment of the TV industry? (Email 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 09.05.08 Cynopsis International 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 To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . To unsubscribe , click here or click the button at the end of this email. CableU - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CYNOPSIS MEDIA: TOP TIER
What would a
year be without something new from
Cyn
opsis? Introducing ...
Cynopsis Media: Top Tier Executive Search Division High level executive search, candidates fully screened and vetted, meeting precisely your criteria. For more information, call Trish Pihonak 203.926.9878 if you're looking to make an executive change, or are looking for a change of scenery yourself. Cynopsis Media: Top Tier Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS - For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here . JOB OPENING: AD SALES DIRECTOR/Jumptv/NY NY: ( www.Jumptv.com ) 3-7 years exp new media sales. Must be able to generate and close new online sponsorship, advertising and video sales. Email res to (9/12) JOB OPENING: SR RESEARCH ANALYST/ABC Burbank: Degree, min 2 yrs exp TV research. Bckgd in rtgs analys, qual testing, strong written & analytical skills. Primary research, a plus. Apply at: www.disneycareers.com . (Req ID 174327) (9/12) JOB OPENING: DIR CORP COMM/NBC UNIVERSAL, mun2/LA: Manages business/trade & consumer/programming communications for mun2 operation. 5 yrs exp(industry exp pref)/BA/Bilingual(Spanish/English). Apply @ nbcunicareers.com (#811173) (9/12) JOB OPENING: AD SALES ACCT MGR/Discovery Int'l/NY: Talented sales executive w/ 5+ yrs media sales exp to grow revenue and expand international client base. Int'l exp required. Apply: www.discovery.com , Req#8258 (9/11) JOB OPENING: LINE PROD/AMCtv/NY: Resp for ntwrk non-scripted orig prog (stunts, series, fests, ent news & spec events). Mng multiple projects from start to fin. 5+ yrs set prod & prod mgmt exp. Res: www.cablevision.jobs ref# 5824BR (9/11) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, AFFL. MKTG./LIFETIME NY: Manage projects that support the distribution efforts for Lifetime, LMN and Lifetime Real Women Apply at: http://www.mylifetime.com/about/jobs.html (9/11) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE ONLINE/LIFETIME NY: Sales Account Manager responsible for growing and managing digital media sales for myLifetime.com and related properties Apply at: http://www.mylifetime.com/about/jobs.html (9/11) JOB OPENING: SALES ASST/Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp/NYC: 1+ yrs exp in mkt, adv or bus related field. Assist Sales team. Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills. See full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req 6989BR (9/11) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp/ Bronx NY: 3 yrs min exp major market TV, radio sales exp at ad agency level. See full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req id 6841BR (9/11) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Cablevision/Suffolk LI: Seeks AE for local ad sales.2+ yrs ad sales exp. Pref'd cable TV, radio, e-media adv. Valid NY DL. See full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req 6844BR (9/11) JOB OPENING: PROJ MGR FOR VP SALES/Fox Dig. Media (FDM)/NY: Work w/ sales, prod/clients on sponsorship initiatives. Mng timelines, team deliverables, creative assets & client expectation for FOX.com & AmericanIdol.com www.foxcareers.com (9/11) JOB OPENING: DIR, NAT'L AD SALES/Fox Dig. Media (FDM)/NY: Dvlp/implement strategic plan for sale of Sports advrtsng. 6-8 yrs Sales & prior mngmnt exp needed. Sell integrated deals w/ TV as well as online only. www.foxcareers.com (9/11) JOB OPENING: RIGHTS & CLEARANCES ADMINISTRATOR (Freelance) /A&E TV, NY: Negotiate 3rd party licenses for footage, music, photos for program renewals. BA & 2+ yrs entertainment exp in licensing. Resume: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/11) JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR CONVERGENCE PROGRAMMING/Scripps Networks/TN: Resp. for convergent interactive/television, web content, page design, video production, and technology across brand sties. Apply at: www.scrippsnetworks.com (9/11) JOB OPENING: AD SALES: Hispanic kids and family targeted biz seeks sales talent. 3 to 5 yrs non-traditional ad sales/sponsorship in Hispanic, Kids or Cable TV.Positions in NYC and/or Texas. Email (9/11) JOB OPENING: MGR SALES PLANNING /TV10s/NY: 2+ yrs media experience. Proficiency in Power Point, Excel required. Traffic exp a +. Resume to: (9/9) JOB OPENING: FINANCIAL ANALYST DIGITAL AD SALES/Warner Bros./NY: prepares & reconciles online billing, month end close; preps site stats & analysis; Fin. Reporting for mgmt. Email: RE: UCTC/101559BR (9/9) JOB OPENING: FREELANCE FINAL CUT PRO EDITORS/AETN/New York, NY: For short term/ongoing shifts. 5+ yrs exp required. Short form exp preferred. Must be willing to work night sessions.Send resume and reel: (9/9) JOB OPENING: MARKETING MGR/DIRECTV/New York: Develop marketing strategy for multi-cultural programming acquisition. Must have US Hispanic TV exp.Please send resume to: (9/9) SUMMER/FALL INTERNSHIPS - These positions are for credit only - nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free , and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at . FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:PUBLIC RELATIONS/MKTG.INTERN/LA: Opp to work with entertainment, fashion & gourmet clients.Work on press releases, calling media and building brands. Send resume: and specify intern in subject (9/11) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY Fall/Winter Publicity Interns/LA: Undergrad., Credit only, 1 avail. in Photo Publicity, 1 avail. in Network Program Publicity. Send resume to (9/11) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:MARK INTERN-Picture Earth/NYC is seeking mark/PR student passionate about sustainability for career launch op - earthfromaboveusa.com; str writing skills req.Res to (9/11) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: ENT/TECH PR INTERN - NYC: Need reliable, self-starting, focused college student for PR firm. Great experience. Computer/network/Microsoft Office literate; resp incl: phones, PR materials,. Res: (9/11) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:PRODUCTION : Liquid Theory/ LA FT and PT internships to assist our Fall productions. Strong digital skills and a positive approach a plus! Pls send resume/cover letter to (9/9) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: BANYAN PROD/KING OF PRUSSIA, PA seeking ofc prod interns to assist in all capacities of development, shoot prep, research, logging. Resume/cover letter (9/9) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: ENT PR INTERN: Need reliable, trust-worthy, focused college student for PR firm. Computer/network/Microsoft Office literate; resp incl: phones, PR materials, photo shoots & events. Res: (9/9) SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED ... Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact for more information .... SITUATION WANTED: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/RESEARCHER/WRITER Available. History Channel experience. Contact . (9/9) SITUATION WANTED: DIGITAL AND PRINT 3D ARTIST produces compelling, informative and entertaining PR/marketing on project basis. (9/9) 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. Cynopsis Media LLC One Corporate Drive, Suite 724 Shelton, CT 06484 203.926.9878 |