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Good morning. It’s Friday, January 28, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Fox returns on Wednesday night with another huge outing of American Idol pulling in an 11.2/29 A18-49 according to Nielsen Media Research final numbers, dominating the hour and the entire night. Immediately following was the premiere of the third installment of Simple Life, dropping off by approx 50% with a delivery of 6.2/14. Comparatively, a repeat of Lost on ABC at 8pm delivered a 3.9/10, while Alias followed with a 4.8/11, #2 behind Simple Life. CSI:NY at 10p won the hour with a 5.9/15, and the Katie Couric special earned a 3.6/9. Two dozen jobs are on the block at Discovery Networks via cuts and attrition, jobs primarily from the marketing and new media departments, while at the same time another 50 positions will be added in the programming, research and sales divisions. Included in those 24 cuts is SVP/GM of Interactive Bill Allman. And on the heels of that announcement, came the news that TLC’s General Manager, Roger Mamet will step down. Mamet became the network’s GM in 2004 and has been with Discovery for the past dozen years. No replacement has been announced as yet. Casting / Development / Production
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CSTV: College Sports Television has secured a multi-year deal with CBS SportsLine.com and the NCAA for the exclusive video streaming rights for out-of-market game coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship starting with the upcoming 2005 tournament. Beginning March 17th, NCAA March Madness on Demand, powered by CSTV.com, will offer live and on-demand streaming video of up to the first 56 NCAA Tournament games on an out-of-market basis, through the regional semi-finals, and will also feature streaming video of interviews and pre-and post-game press conferences, in addition to video highlights. Webcasts of games broadcast by CBS Sports in fans’ local markets will be subject to blackouts Top 5 Broadcast Spanish Language Primetime Programs for the week of January 17-23, 2005** Top 10 Broadcast English Language Primetime Programs in Hispanic TV Homes for the week of January 17-23, 2005 African American television homes in the US represent 13,170,000 households. Here are the rankings for the week of January 17-23, 2005 – highest rated primetime network programs in African American TV homes according to Nielsen Media Research Casting Call: In their new series for UPN, T-Boz and Chilli will set out on a journey to find a third group member to work with them in the studio and on a concert. The hit female group lost Left Eye in 2002 in a fatal car accident. For the next 8 weeks, the R U The Girl with T-Boz & Chilli show will travel around the US auditioning potential members. The auditions will be in LA on January 29, New York on February 5, Chicago on February 8, Dallas on February 12, Washington DC on February 15, Atlanta on February 19 and Miami on February 26. More info on www.upn.com. FremantleMedia has named Sam Toles as VP/Development, Home Entertainment, Americas. He will be charged with managing FremantleMedia’s current home entertainment catalogue in the Americas and maximizing opportunities for the company’s library. Sam will be based in California and report directly to Pete Kalhan, SVP/Home Entertainment & Archive Sales, FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide. Court TV announced the return of veterans Jami Floyd and Jack Ford to the network’s roster of daytime anchors. Floyd will anchor a new daily program in daytime, and will be joined by Ford two days a week. Wednesday, January 26, 2005. Fast Affiliate Ratings for all Networks – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. FOX 11.7/18 American Idol 15.2/23, Simple Life – The Interns [p] 8.2/12 CBS 8.4/13 60 Minutes 6.3/10, King of Queens 7.4/11, King of Queens [r] 7.0/10, CSI: NY 11.5/19 ABC 6.7/10 Lost 7.8/12, Alias 7.3/11, Wife Swap [r] 4.9/8 NBC 5.7/9 SI: Swimsuit Model Search 3.2/5, West Wing 7.2/11, Katie Couric News Special 6.8/11 WB 2.0/3 Smallville 2.7/4, Jack & Bobby 1.4/2 UPN 1.6/3 Road to Stardom 1.5/2, Kevin Hill 1.7/3 A18-49 Fox 8.7/21, ABC and CBS 3.9/10, NBC 2.8/7, WB 1.5/4, UPN .9/2 Friday Fun Fact: According to purist Italian chefs, ingredients that should never appear on an authentic Italian pizza include bell pepper, pepperoni, or chicken. The History Channel presents This Day in History: Answer to Monday’s Trivia Question: What beer did the Beer Bear hawk? HAMM’S BEER. Kudos to: Dennis Degan-NBC Today Show/NY; Randy Ingram-WNDY/Indianapolis; Mark Kunkel-JW Broadcasting/Norfolk; Dave Metz-Scripps Prods/Knoxville; Chuck Gordon-Time Warner Media Sales/Kansas City; Jim Roche-Weigel Bcsting/Chicago; Joe E. Dale-MeTV/Chicago; Keith Paxton-KDFI/Dallas; Jeffrey Loseff-Jeffrey Loseff Mgmt; Judi Schultz-Woodsen & Neuroth/Beaverton; Albert Fisher-Fisher TV Prods/LA; Joel Metzger-Bell Tower Prods/LA; Angelique Benoit/Toronto; and Eleanor Wertheim-LaTrobe University/Melbourne. A MESSAGE FROM COURT TV At the end of the work week,
Court TV viewers across the country can be heard to say: TGIFF! Forensic Fridays Three back-to-back episodes of Forensic Files Only on Court TV. The Investigation Channel. Advertisers: for more info on Court TV, visit our website at www.courttvmediakit.com Today’s Trivia Question: What hangs on the wall behind Rob Petrie’s desk in the writer’s room at the Allen Brady Show? (click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone with your answer. 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 — Cyn To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change a subscription for any Cynopsis edition: www.cynopsis.com Archived Editions: www.Cynopsis.com A MESSAGE FROM TV SPY Search Thousands of Executive Contacts on TVSpy.com Looking for a job in television? Developing sales leads? Click here to search the TVSpy Executive Directory now! Find phone numbers, faxes and even some e-mail addresses for executives and managers in cable, broadcasting, broadband, entertainment and more! Get connected. Start searching on TVSpy.com All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Cynopsis CLASSIFIEDS – read by 98,875+ Cynopsis & Cynopsis Kids! readers every day. JOB OPENING: PRGM SALES SPECIALIST AETN-NY. Manage the mktg of int’l prgm sales thru mtgs, sales-sheets, newsletters, catalogs. Media mktg, copywriting & Int’l exp req. Resume to JOB OPENING: ONLINE MKTG ANALYST, Scripps Networks, TN. Research proficient; exp w/Web dev. & analytics, project mgmt, dbase mktg. Research tools experience include Cognos PowerPlay. Apply: JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH ANALYST, Comedy Central/NYC. Quantitative programming research. Strong data analysis and TV research background. 2-3 yrs experience. Please apply at www.mtvncareers.com. EOE (2/2) JOB OPENING: MEDIA SPOTBUYING SUPERVISOR. Miami advertising agency seeks broadcast buyer with 6+ years experience with major accounts. Email: JOB OPENING: Starz Entertainment Group, Create promotion & production plans for assigned channel(s), reflecting channel programming & promotion objectives. PROMOTION SCHEDULER, Englewood, CO Job # 404-10336CY. Apply www.starz.com (1/29) JOB OPENING: Starz Entertainment Group, Plan & schedule a STARZ! channel. Screen all titles to become familiar w/monthly content. Min. 1 yr scheduling exper. PROGRAM SCHEDULER, Englewood, CO Job # 404-10335CY. Apply www.starz.com (1/29) JOB OPENING: MGR, Comedy Central/Spike TV DVD, Viacom, NY. Manage dev/prod/mktg of DVD releases for both networks. 3-5 yrs exp, pref in Home Video/DVD. Exc comm skills/creative sense. Apply www.mtvncareers.com SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED — SITUATION WANTED: Organized, efficient, multi-tasker w/ college degree searching position in TV PROD. NYC, will work for free for experience, eager to learn, chelgonzales@gmail SITUATION WANTED: Prime Time Emmy Award winning doc PRODUCER/ WRITER/DIRECTOR for National Geographic, Discovery & History Channel. Exp. in all facets of production & post. Looking for next great challenge! nyehouse SITUATION WANTED: GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP – Senior graphic design student at Cal State Northridge looking for an internship for the spring semester. Contact SITUATION WANTED: BIZ DEV/STRATEGIST 10 yrs experience seeks f-lance or contract gig. New venture b-plans, channel launches, intl biz dev deals, alliances. Ex-Turner, Time Inc, S&S. Kids TV, publishing, web. Email: SITUATION WANTED: LA/ EXEC. IN CHARGE/LINE PRODUCER/PROD. MGR. position wanted. 20 years experience with both Network and Cable in Studio & Location shooting environments. References and resume requests to SITUATION WANTED: CELEBRITY/TALENT BOOKER & CASTING DIRECTOR.Thousands of Contacts to celebrities, experts, authors, real people, etc. Extensive experience with Television Talk Shows and Reality Shows. Contact: altonentertain E-mail Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email
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