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Today’s Premieres
Cheddar News: NYC Revealed at 9p
E!: Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules at 9p
Lifetime: Leave it to Geege at 10p
Netflix: Cheer
Today’s Finale
HBO: Hard Knocks in Season: The Indianapolis Colts at 10p
IN THE NEWS
Star Jones, one of the original co-hosts on ABC daytimer “The View,” will preside over “Divorce Court” next season. “Star Jones will bring her life experiences, her knowledge as a litigator, and her forceful personality to that storied bench,” said Stephen Brown, EVP of Programming and Development for Fox First Run and Fox Television Stations. “She aspires to make the show more meaningful, more interactive and more impactful for the couples.”
WarnerMedia has renewed its distribution agreement with Altice USA. CNN+ was not included in the deal, and HBO Max is carried under a separate agreement, but cable nets including TBS, TNT, truTV and Cartoon Network are covered.
INSP has introduced a new logo, reimagined to reflect the evolution of the brand – complete with cowboy hat. “It was high time,” said COO Dale Ardizzone. “INSP’s former logo was introduced during a major rebrand eleven years ago. Over the last decade, the network has experienced explosive ratings growth and attracted loyal viewership, particularly from viewers who deeply embrace Western content. We needed a logo that made a statement.” Said Hays Tauber, EVP of Marketing, “We’ve got some dirt under our fingernails, and our weathered hat reflects that. The hat is positioned on the text with swagger, quietly communicating that we are a network to be reckoned with!”
One day after announcing the renewal of “Grey’s Anatomy” for season 19, ABC picked up “Grey’s” spinoff “Station 19” for a sixth run. The first responder drama averages a 2.17 rating among A18-49 after 35 days of viewing. Krista Vernoff will return as executive producer/showrunner for both series.
Fox Sports and Twitter have expanded their partnership for the upcoming men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments. In addition to delivering highlights in near real time to Fox’s handles on Twitter, the deal includes original content like live analysis via Twitter Spaces, Q&As with Fox Soccer personalities. Fox has broadcast rights to the FIFA World Cup through 2026.
Now through the end of February, Prime Video is toasting season four of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with an immersive experience in NYC’s Bryant Park. Visitors can take refuge in the “Maisel”-themed Cozy Igloos, sip signature cocktails, and take part in photo ops and content from the series playing throughout the park.
What will the connection of Smart TVs and mobile devices mean for marketers in the future? “Developers who win in Smart TVs know that ‘lean-back’ experiences are what consumers want from their TVs,” says Matt Tubergen, Digital Turbine’s EVP of Global Strategy and Corporate Development. “Categories like video, news, sports, and weather all do well. Categories like gaming, social, search do not do well or haven’t cracked the code yet.” For more insights from Tubergen, go to Cynsiders.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Candle Media has acquired Faraway Road Productions (“Hit & Run”), founded by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff. “Lior and Avi are world-class storytellers who produce exhilarating content that strikes a chord globally with audiences across cultures and languages. They are exactly the type of partners we and Blackstone are looking to invest behind – and we are excited to work with them to further accelerate Faraway Road’s growth trajectory,” said Candle Media co-chairs and former Walt Disney colleagues Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
Sharon Stone (“Ratched”) has joined the season two cast of HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” as the estranged mother of Kaley Cuoco’s character.
With the TV revival machine in overdrive, Hulu has ordered comedy “Reboot,” from creator and executive producer Steve Levitan (“Modern Family”) and 20th Television, to series. In the satire, Hulu reboots an early 2000’s family sitcom, forcing back together a dysfunctional cast that must deal with their unresolved issues. Judy Greer (“Kidding”) will star opposite previously announced Keegan-Michael Key and Johnny Knoxville, replacing Leslie Bibb. “Steve Levitan is a comedy genius and his idea for ‘Reboot’ is as hilarious as it is timely. We’re thrilled that our friends at Hulu love this sly, wildly funny look at the television comedy business as much as we do,” said Karey Burke, President of 20th Television. Levitan also had a comment: “After working thirty years in TV comedy, this is both my love letter to sitcoms and, if I’m being honest, much-needed therapy.”
COMING UP
On what would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday, Game Show Network will air a four-hour marathon of “$25,000 Pyramid” episodes featuring the golden girl, starting at 9a. White died December 31.
STREAMING
BBC Studios has launched two new FAST channels in the US on Pluto TV. BBC Kids and Ninos por BBC, the first children-dedicated FAST channels for BBC Studios, will bring over 450 hours of English and Spanish language programming to Pluto TV.
CJC Television Network and The Grid Network are now available on Pzaz. Under the new deal, Pzaz will also broadcast, CJC 2, CJC Global and TheGrid Latina.
TECH TALK
An antitrust bill targeting large tech is scheduled for markup on January 13 by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act prevents an online platform from preventing another business from interoperating with another platform; requiring a business to buy a dominant platform’s wares to get preferred placement; misusing a business’ data to compete against it; and biasing search. Civil penalties of up to 15% of US revenue can be levied for the duration of the violation, and a court can penalize a CEO or corporate officer an amount equal to their compensation for the 12 months preceding or following a complaint.
Datonics has partnered with Simpli.fi to launch a new CTV data offering within the Simpli.fi platform. Datonics is providing Simpli.fi segment data mapped to a continually updated household IP, aimed at offering advertisers enhanced accuracy and scale, as well as breadth and depth of segments available for CTV targeting on the Simpli.fi platform. “Advertisers are flocking to CTV, but it is still a nascent medium that is becoming more sophisticated,” said Michael Benedek, CEO, Datonics. “Through the enhanced application of data, consumers will have an improved viewing experience and advertisers will see better campaign ROI.”
Advertisers this year won’t be as hyper-focused on just the lower- or upper-funnels, according to TVSquared’s “2022 Outlook: What’s Next for Cross-Platform TV’s Evolution” report. Instead, “It’s a full-funnel approach, covering the complete customer journey, that is vital for brand success and growth.”
GOING GLOBAL
Beyond Rights has licensed ITN Productions’ two-hour investigative documentary, “The Costa Concordia: Why She Sank,” to TF1 in France, Discovery in Italy, TV2 in Norway, SVT in Sweden, RTL in the Netherlands, VTM in Belgium, Ceska TV in the Czech Republic and WP1 in Poland, and SBS in Australia.
Blue Ant International, announced today that it has secured several sales across Latin America. The deals include premium programming across the distributor’s Factual and Specialist Factual categories to buyers across Latin American territories including DIRECTV, DIRECTV GO, Sky Brazil, Globosat and AMC Networks International, for shows including “Bathsheba,” “Baby Animals,” “Strange Creatures,” and “Into the Blue.”
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RATINGS
“Dexter: New Blood” is killing it on Showtime. For its 10-episode run, which wrapped on Sunday, the series is averaging over 8 million weekly viewers across all platforms, becoming the most-watched series in Showtime history. With a total of 3 million viewers on Sunday, the finale was Showtime’s biggest season-ender in more than eight years, surpassing the season-three finale of “Homeland” in 2013.
Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Monday, January 10
Show, P2+ 000s, (A18-49)
ABC: The Bachelor 3.75 (0.9), Abbott Elementary 2.07 (0.4), black-ish 1.68 (0.3)
CBS: The Neighborhood 5.28 (0.5), Bob Hearts Abishola 5.06 (0.5), NCIS 6.72 (0.4), NCIS: Hawai’i 4,78 (0.4)
CW: All American 0.38 (0.1), 4400 0.29 (0.0)
FOX: 9-1-1: Lone Star 5.25 (0.7), The Cleaning Lady 3.56 (0.5)
NBC: Kenan 2.57 (0.4), Kenan 2.01 (0.3), That’s My Jam 2.40 (0.4), Ordinary Joe 1.69 (0.3)
Telemundo: Hercal: Amor e Venganza 1.10 (0.3), Malverde: El Santo Patron 0.74 (0.2)
Source: Nielsen, live + same day time period averages
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Univision announced the additions of Roger Sole as Chief Marketing Officer, Streaming, and Vincenzo Gratteri as SVP of Development, Streaming. Sole was most recently Global CMO of WeWork, while Gratteri cofounded production company Onza Americas.
Fox News Channel has named Jessica Loker as VP of Politics and Senior Executive Producer of “Fox News Sunday.” Most recently, Loker served as Executive Producer for the Sunday show.
Arjan Pomper has been named Managing Director, Global Entertainment ITV Studios. Pomper joined the division as Chief Operating Officer in September 2020
Abacus Media Rights has appointed Charlie Charalambous as Head of Acquisitions, based in London. Charalambous joins from UKTV, where he was responsible for acquiring and investing in programming for the network’s seven channels as well as working across BBC Studios’ global channels and VOD services.
SMPTE announced that Florian Schleich has been elected to serve as SMPTE Standards Vice President. Schleich manages technology partnerships and standards at Netflix.
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This Day in History
1915 – The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
For which series was Danny DeVito nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a comedy Series? “Friends” (1994-2004). Kudos to:
John Ferlazzo/London; David Rubinsohn-American Public Television/Boston; Louis Lewow-FITE/Atlanta; Michael Goodman-Radio One Atlanta/Atlanta; Linda Walker-Smith-Comcast Cable/Orlando; Sandy Spiegel-WTTW/Chicago; Cherie Wall-Sandbox Entertainment/Nashville; Andi Leston-Outdoor Sportsman Group/Waukesha, WI; Melissa Friedman/LA; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Ken DuBow-Access Entertainment/LA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA
Today’s Trivia Question
On which drama did the first lesbian kiss on a broadcast television series occur? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four per time zone.)
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COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
TV ONE
NYC, NY
Manage the delivery and arrival of VOD commercial content and copy editing. Manage the delivery and arrival of commercial content and resolve any conflicting traffic instructions. Oversee maintenance of E-faxes and storage of client files. BA in a related field or 2+ yrs of experience in Broadcast Cable Log Operations. Full info HERE (1/27)
SENIOR ANALYST, TV AUDIENCE RESEARCH
E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY, ION & BOUNCE
ATLANTA, NYC
Report & evaluate existing metrics, develop new metrics and reports, & provide strategic recommendations to assist with driving decision-making & measuring performance for key stakeholders. Perform analyses for network programming & competitive analysis for programs on other networks. Minimum 3+ yrs Media and/or TV audience research experience. Full info HERE (1/27)
ACQUISITIONS SPECIALIST >>
VIACOMCBS/LOS ANGELES: Forecast & develop delivery schedules & confer with creative teams, management & production company production personnel to handle special requests & production scheduling issues. Collaborate daily with program suppliers to coordinate the delivery of program content. Min 3 yrs in acquisition and delivery of media assets used to produce marketing. Full info HERE (1/27)
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
CIRCLE MEDIA
NASHVILLE TN
Development, as well as enhancement, of workflows for a linear broadcast, and FAST/AVOD OTT channel. Establish the goal setting and success of the long-term programming analysis and moving Circle Media towards a “rated” channel and ensure successful and timely program delivery. Point of contact for all live events in the Linear and OTT feed. Full info HERE (1/24)
SR. DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL, LEGAL & BA
A+E NETWORKS
NY or REMOTE
Focus on international commercial transactions, including content sales, program license, output agreements as well as international compliance, regulatory matters. Provide counsel on formation, structuring, maintenance, of JVs and partnerships. 7+ yrs legal exp including IP, domestic/int. content licensing, linear/on-demand rights and distribution. Full info HERE (1/24)
SENIOR SALES PLANNER >>
REELZ, NY: Create/revise upfront/scatter media plans, account stewardship & serve as agency liaison. Should be comfortable presenting and cultivating agency relationships. A min. 5 yrs ad sales/agency exp. Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong media math skills. Proficient in Wide Orbit, MS Suite. Full info HERE (1/24)
JUNIOR SALES PLANNER >>
REELZ/NYC, NY: Create upfront/scatter media plans, account stewardship & serve as agency liaison. Maintain agency accounts including upfront and scatter order entry, campaign changes, and product allocations. Assist Account Executives and work closely with the Director of Inventory Control. A min 2 yrs ad sales/agency exp. Proficient in Wide Orbit, MS Suite. Full info HERE (1/24)
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
NYC, NY
Support Production Management team, Production Office support and assist with props for creative segments. Travel Management: Book, track and reconcile daily car services for hosts and guests; flights and car services for guest talent; special event travel for staff for key events. Prior Production Coordinator experience required. Full info HERE (1/17)
BRAND DIRECTOR, FailArmy
JUKIN MEDIA
LOS ANGELES
Help set strategy for and execute business plan for your brand, define and manage brand voice and tone and hire, train, manage and develop team. Formulate and execute audience growth plan. 8+ yrs in the marketing and packaging of digital video brands, with success in content creation, content and performance marketing, distribution, and management. Full info HERE (1/16)
MANAGER, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS, SOCIAL
JUKIN MEDIA
LOS ANGELES
Manage audience development and content strategy. Analyze the performance of all published content, including views, watch time, etc., and establish effective feedback loops with team members. Define and implement best practices for social media channel optimization. 4+ yrs work experience with 2+ yrs in programming and/or audience development. Full info HERE (1/16)
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT
A+E NETWORKS
LOS ANGELES or REMOTE
Involves evaluating and advising exposures, confirming coverage, and reviewing contractual insurance requirements to manage production related risk. 5 years in high-risk production, extensive knowledge of prod. safety practices, Covid-19 safety, prod. claims and GL & E&O process/renewals. Full info HERE (1/15)
DIRECTOR, FINISHED PROGRAM ACQUISITIONS AND DISTRIBUTION, STREAMING TV
JUKIN MEDIA
LOS ANGELES
Source and identify finished TV program and digital series acquisitions for Streaming FAST Channels. License our TMB/Jukin original Streaming Channel productions for distribution. This position is responsible for negotiating and closing both inbound and outbound deals. 7 yrs of relevant work experience required. Full info HERE (1/15)
VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
JUKIN MEDIA
NYC, LOS ANGELES
Lead Business Development efforts in the US and beyond. Source, negotiate and close distribution deals for brands like People Are Awesome, FailArmy, Pet Collective, etc. Develop business plans and drive growth around new businesses such as streaming channels, podcasts, self-service licensing platforms, etc. 7 yrs bus. development experience req. Full info HERE (1/15)
PHOTO DIRECTOR
DISCOVERY-MAGNOLIA NETWORK
TX, TN, NY
Experienced Photo Director 7+ Years experience. Excellent grasp of great visual communication and the ability to stretch creatively with each new project. Full info HERE (1/14)
VIDEO EDITOR
DISCOVERY-MAGNOLIA NETWORK
TX, TN, NY
Expert editor in Avid and Final Cut Pro Software, Premiere CC.Technical, organized, uber creative. 6+ yrs exp. Full info HERE (1/14)
DESIGNER, BRAND CREATIVE
DISCOVERY-MAGNOLIA NETWORK
TX, TN, NY
Excellent eye for great design and the ability to stretch creatively with each new project. 4+ years of graphic design experience, preferably within a TV network, studio or agency. Full info HERE (1/14)
VP, DEVELOPMENT >>
VICE TV/BROOKLYN, NY: Know our current slate of on-air series, series under consideration for renewal, projects in the development. Implement a strategic development process while bringing new pitches to larger network group for discussion. Oversee projects from initial inception through production. Proven relationships with producers and production companies req. Full info HERE (1/14)
DIRECTOR SALES RESEARCH
CW
NYC, NY
Develop/execute linear, digital and VOD metrics into cross platform measurement system for companywide use. Work on upfront strategy and ongoing client presentations. Liaison with vendors on new product testing/rollouts. Manage team of 3. 6+ yrs national experience. Strong excel, Nielsen, ComScore, Rentrak, MRI. Full info HERE (1/13)
COORDINATOR, AD SALES
TV ONE
NYC, NY
Fulfill sales orders through the execution of specific allocations and flowcharts. Serve as the primary point of contact for ad agencies to resolve discrepancies, schedule changes and facilitate make goods. Create flowcharts, input advertiser schedules and revisions. Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in advertising sales. Full Info HERE (1/13)
SENIOR SALES ENGINEER
INTERNATIONAL WIDEORBIT
NYC, NY
The Senior Sales Engineer will focus on our international business with a range of WideOrbit products and core WO OMNI solution. 8+ years experience in Broadcast Media required, with a strong preference for applicants with WideOrbit product experience and a strong understanding of the international landscape Canada/Mexico/LATAM. Full info HERE (1/13)
DATA VISUALIZATION MANAGER >>
UP ENTERTAINMENT/ATLANTA GA: Design, build, deploy, and maintain reports and dashboards and preparing data for ingestion into visualization tools to create desired visualizations. Maintain research data systems and sources with regular downloads and ingestions. 5-7 years relevant work experience working with data, reporting insights, and managing projects. Full info HERE (1/13)
MANAGER, AUDIENCE RESEARCH >>
WARNER MEDIA/ATLANTA GA, BURBANK CA, NYC NY: Forecasting audiences across linear & digital platforms to drive billion-dollar ad revenue ratecard. Analyzing audience trends optimizing 24/7 programming schedules. Investigating competitive landscape for potential series & movie acquisitions; providing recommendations via detailed analysis & long-term audience projections. 5+ yrs of work exp. Full info HERE (1/12)
SALES COORDINATOR >>
MARATHON VENTURES /REMOTE/HYBRID/NY/NJ/CT: Team-oriented, fast-paced, innovative environment to provide clients with the highest level of service. Ability to shadow and train with new sales assistant hires. Monitor and assist account executives with accounts and performance of campaigns. Resolve billing discrepancies, and manage all billing processes both pre- and post-campaign. Full info HERE (1/12)
SALES PLANNER >>
MARATHON VENTURES /REMOTE/HYBRID/NY/NJ/CT: Committed to a remote/hybrid work model, Marathon Ventures Media Sales is looking for Sales Planners to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced, innovative environment to provide clients with the highest level of service. Sales Planners ensure the execution of all advertising schedules, partnering with sales teams and ad agencies. Full info HERE (1/12)
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12
ABC: The Goldbergs, The Wonder Years, The Conners, Home Economics, The Chase
CBS: The Price Is Right at Night, The Amazing Race, Good Sam
CW: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman
FOX: I Can See Your Voice, Next Level Chef
NBC: Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D.
PBS: Nature, NOVA, Big Pacific
Telemundo: Hercal: Amor y Venganza, Malverde: El Santo Patron
Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, Vencer el Pasado, Madre |
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