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Today’s Premieres
AspireTV: Downright Delicious with YoYo at 8p
CNBC: Blood & Money at 10p
FX: Under the Banner of Heaven at 10p
NBC: That’s My Jam at 10p
Peacock: Who Killed Robert Wone?
Telemundo: Juego de Mentiras at 10p
Vice: Icons Unearthed: Marvel at 9p; Super Maximum Retro Show at 10p
Today’s Finales
BET: Tyler Perry’s Ruthless at 10p
CW: The Winchesters at 8p
Freeform: Love Trip: Paris at 10p
IN THE NEWS
John Malone and the Charter Communications board agreed to an $87.5 million settlement to resolve an investor’s lawsuit accusing Malone of unfairly benefiting from Charter’s $79 billion purchase of Time-Warner in 2015. The defendants denied wrongdoing, but said they agreed to the proposed settlement to “avoid the burden, expense, disruption, and distraction of further litigation.”
Paramount Global is exploring the idea of selling a majority stake in BET Media Group, and Tyler Perry is interested, reports The Wall Street Journal. Perry owns a minority stake in streamer BET+, and produces numerous programs (“House of Payne,” “Sisters,” and “The Oval,” among others) for the group. BET Media also includes the BET network and studio, and VH1. BET was founded in 1980 by Robert Johnson and acquired by Viacom in 2001.
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Cynopsis Measure Up! Awards
Celebrating the best in the industry
We invite you to be recognized for your strategic and tactical accomplishments across the ad and content ecosystem! You deserve to be awarded for your hard work this year, and winning an award from such a well-established brand will give you that extra boost of visibility and accreditation you’ve been seeking. What do you say?
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”) announced that he’s months into the making of “Musk,” an examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Jigsaw Productions is producing the film alongside Closer Media, Anonymous Content, and Double Agent. For Jigsaw Productions, Gibney and Jessie Deeter produce the film with Stacey Offman and Richard Perello executive producing. Joey Marra and Zhang Xin produce on behalf of Closer Media with William Horberg executive producing. Anonymous Content’s Nick Shumaker and Jessica Grimshaw produce with Dawn Olmstead and David Levine executive producing. Dana O’Keefe produces on behalf of Double Agent with Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Yariv Milchan, and Michael Schaefer executive producing. “I have been working on this film, off and on, for some time and am hugely excited about it,” said Alex Gibney. “I am delighted by this extraordinary group who are working with me. Onward!”.
Bryan Cogman (“Game of Thrones”) has joined the revival of “Zorro,” in development at Disney+, as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Wilmer Valderrama stars as the swashbuckling hero, in a “bold reimagining” of the 1957-59 series.
GroupM Motion Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming to support GroupM’s Diverse Voices Accelerator, a positive impact initiative that supports creators, writers, producers, directors and studios from traditionally underrepresented groups in entertainment. Series developed through the DVA will be available across Warner Bros. Discovery networks and platforms.
The fall from grace of pop star-turned-prisoner Gary Glitter will be the subject of Netflix doc “Hunting Gary Glitter” (wt), from Voltage Films. Glitter was sent to the slammer in 1999 for downloading child pornography, was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offenses in 2015.
Media company Macro announced a $90+ million investment through accounts managed by BlackRock. “Macro has an established track record of producing premium, award-winning TV and film content focused on people of color, which has historically been short in supply but high in demand,” said Pam Chan, Chief Investment Officer & Global Head, BlackRock’s Alternative Solutions Group. “We are pleased to make this investment on behalf of our clients.”
Argentinian soccer star Leo Messi is developing an animated series with Sony Music Entertainment. The series will center on Messi as a child as he travels through a video game.
Unscripted casting executive and producer Chelsey Stephens has launched development and casting company Chelsey Creative Inc. Stephens was previously SVP of Talent and Development at Truly Original.
ABC is in talks with Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) to star in a comedy pilot based on a British series. “Motherland,” from Merman Television, Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature, centers on a working mom for whom nothing is working.
Lesley-Ann Brandt (“Lucifer”) will recur on AMC’s upcoming “The Walking Dead” spinoff starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
TBS’ “American Dad” is back for season 18 on Monday, March 27 at 10p. The voice cast includes Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane, Jeff Fischer, Dee Bradley Baker, and Patrick Stewart, along with special guests, Pete Davidson, Anjelica Houston, Jason Alexander, Jaleel White, Chris Sullivan, Ann Dowd, Amy Sedaris, Alan Tudyk, Alyson Hannigan and Simon Helberg.
Canela Media announced new programming for soccer fans on Canela.TV’s sports- focused vertical Canela Deportes. “100% Futbol” will air live three times per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday on Canela.TV, starting today, March 7.
NewsNation political ensemble program “The Hill” makes its debut Monday, April 24 at 5p. NewsNation veteran anchor and correspondent, Leland Vittert will serve as moderator.
Season 7 of The Weather Channel’s “Heavy Rescue: 401” launches Sunday, March 12 at 9p, followed by the return of “Uncharted Adventure” at 10p. Ahead of the premieres, the network is airing a Heavy Duty Week marathon, with “Heavy Rescue: 401” episodes starting at 8p.
COMING UP
TelevisaUnivision’s 8th annual “Latin American Music Awards” are set to take place Thursday, April 20 at 7p from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The main show and pre-show “Noche de Estrellas” will broadcast on Univision, UNIMÁS, and Galavisión.
Musician Lenny Kravitz will perform during the “In Memoriam” segment at the 95th Oscars, airing Sunday, March 12 at 8p on ABC.
The ABC Owned Television Stations are celebrating Women’s History Month with a multiplatform slate of relevant content. Offerings include special “Our America: Women on a Roll,” hosted by Tamron Hall, highlighting diverse women and girls making a difference in their neighborhoods.
Turner Classic Movies will celebrate the life and career of Gina Lollabrigida on Tuesday, May 2, starting at 8p with the 1961 film, “Come September.” Lollabrigida died January 16 at age 95.
STREAMING
Cinedigm is partnering with J. Alexander Martin, founder of the fashion brand FUBU, and producer Roberto “Rush” Evans, to launch the For Us By Us Network. The new service will feature movies, and content around issues, personalities and trends related to the hip-hop culture and lifestyle. The service will utilize Cinedigm’s Matchpoint technology platform to power the full service, making FUBU one of the first brands to leverage the Matchpoint platform on a SaaS basis.
The AKC is diving into the streaming pool. Dog-related programming on the group’s FAST channel, just launched on Plex, incudes “Meet the Breeds,” “Ask the Expert,” “AKC Dogcenter” and more.
SiriusXM is laying off 475 employees, or 8% of its workforce. The company needs to “think differently about how our organization is structured,” said CEO Jennifer Witz in a memo to staff.
TECH TALK
DoubleVerify announced the launch of Authentic Direct, a solution allowing publishers to align with advertiser brand suitability on direct campaigns. The tool eliminates impression waste cause by brand suitability violations.
OpenAP on behalf of the U.S. Joint Industry Committee announced the publication of its initial requirements for premium video cross-platform currencies, requirements that are needed for all cross-platform currencies to be transactional. Buyers and sellers will have an equal voice in defining the criteria that will be used to evaluate measurement solutions. “We believe that if we’re going to transform the way video is measured, the buying community must have a seat at the table in defining new standards,” said David Levy, CEO of OpenAP. “By reaching consensus on minimum requirements within this ambitious timeline, we are together demonstrating the significance and impact of industry-wide collaboration.”
Omnichannel ad exchange Sharethrough and media quality measurement provider Adelaide have teamed to launch an attention-based curated inventory. Adelaide will be able to measure millions of impressions across Sharethrough’s inventory and generate an AU (Attention Unit) rating for each placement. Adelaide’s AU is a precise measure of a placement’s likelihood of driving attention and impact. The offering will be available to Sharethrough customers through high-AU PMPs (private marketplace).
Twitter was hit with (more) outages and glitches on Monday, with the website inaccessible for some users, while others ran into error messages. Tweeted Elon Musk, “This platform is so brittle (sigh). Will be fixed shortly.” It was third glitch in as many weeks.
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Comcast is not planning on taking over the regional sports networks Warner Bros. Discovery plans to shutter, according to Sports Business Journal. With teams that are carried by WBD’s AT&T Sports Nets, the MLB, NBA and NHL reportedly reached out to Comcast, which has TV stations in the markets being abandoned, but Comcast wasn’t interested in running the RSNs. Major League Baseball is preparing for the RSN challenge by starting its own local media department.
The Arena Group Holdings and its sports vertical, Sports Illustrated Media Group, are partnering with four properties to grow and expand the publisher’s existing coverage across professional football, college sports, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. The media properties – AtoZ Sports, College Football News, MMA News and SE Scoops – will utilize The Arena Group’s platform capabilities.
GOING GLOBAL
Abacus Media Rights will distribute You First Originals’ Spanish language docuseries “Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit,” celebrating the rise of Alexia Putellas, who was just named FIFA’s Women’s Player of the Year in February 2023 for the second consecutive year.
Japan’s Nippon TV will head to MIPTV with a new scripted format, “Rebooting” and a new unscripted format, “Doki Doki Video.”
GRB will distribute The Nacelle Company’s first scripted animated series, “Robo Force,” based on the 1980’s toy line; and has secured multiples sales for their unscripted docuseries “Icons Unearthed.”
London-based Sandbox Group has partnered with Alpha Group on a new Super Wings™ educational app for kids ages 3 and up. The app will be developed by Spain-based company, Edujoy, that is part of the Sandbox Group’s Gaming arm.
Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment announced new sales. TVP in Poland has acquired sci-fi conservation series “Endlings”; SKY in the UK has picked up puppet series “Playdate; ejunior has renewed “Odd Squad” and acquired “Alma’s Way”; CBC in Canada has acquired the first two seasons of “Odd Squad” for CBC Gem; and “Dino Dana” is headed to NHK in Japan.
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Cynopsis 2023 Sports Media Awards
Ready, set… GOALLLLLLL!
Witness greatness on April 18th as Cynopsis recognizes Andres Cantor, Telemundo Deportes Sports Anchor and Chief Soccer Commentator for the luminary Legacy Award, celebrating the decades-long impact Cantor has had on the industry. Attend to network, celebrate, and spend time with your industry peers!
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RATINGS
Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” wrapped its season reaching more than 9.2 million P2+ viewers with the finale posting a 1.0 P18+ / 1.4 W18+ Live+3 rating and ranking as the #1 non-news/sports cable program in its timeslot among W18+.
Top 10 Streaming Shows for the week of February 27
Program, Platform, Total Actions, Total Content, Actions per Content, Fans & Followers
Outer Banks (Netflix), 14.3m, 22, 651,116, 6.3m
The Mandalorian (Disney+), 2.4m, 66, 36,263, 2.7m
The Last of Us (HBO Max), 1.8m, 53, 34,446, 1.4m
Screen Actors Guild Awards (Netflix/YouTube), 1.7m, 156, 10,637, 1.4m
Stranger Things (Netflix), 945k, 3, 314,983, 35.5m
Netflix is a Joke (YouTube), 381k, 83, 4,590, 2.7m
You (Netflix), 378k, 15, 25,174, 2.0m
The Chosen (Prime Video), 350k, 23, 15,202, 1.2m
Gilmore Girls (HBO Max), 293k, 8, 36,617, 4.8m
Game of Thrones (HBO Max), 278k, 6, 46,353, 39.4m
Source: Comscore powered by Shareablee
Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Friday, March 3
Show, P2+ 000s, (A18-49)
ABC: Station 19 3.97 (0.5), Grey’s Anatomy 3.60 (0.5), Company You Keep 1.53 (0.2)
CBS: Young Sheldon 4.33 (0.4), Ghosts 2.61 (0.4), So Help Me Todd 2.61 (0.2), CSI: Vegas 2.00 (0.2)
CW: Walker 0.67 (0.1), Walker: Independence 0.45 (0.1)
FOX: Next Level Chef 2.08 (0.4), Animal Control 1.60 (0.3), Call Me Kat 1.31 (0.2)
ION: Hawaii Five-0 0.87 (0.1), Hawaii Five-0 0.85 (0.1), Hawaii Five-0 0.71 (0.1)
NBC: Law & Order 4.71 (0.5), Law & Order: SVU 5.01(0.6), Law & Order: Organized Crime 3.65 (0.5)
Telemundo: La Casa de los Famosos 1.14 (0.3), El Señor de los Cielos 1.21 (0.4), Amor y Traición 0.95 (0.3)
Univision: Premio lo Nuestro 2.27
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Liberated Syndication has named Meredith Krantz as Director, Brand Partnerships. Krantz joins from Cumulus Podcast Network, where she served as VP of Digital Partnerships.
Dr. Florian Block has been appointed to the newly created role of R&D Lead, AI & Immersive at UK television facility dock10.
ITV Studios’ The Garden has hired Fiona Freed as Chief Operating Officer.
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This Day in History
1911 – The US sent 20,000 troops to the Mexican border.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Which “Wings” (1990-97) actor guested on the show during its second season, and became a series regular starting with season three? Tony Shaloub. Kudos to: Marni C. Gold/Hawthorne, NJ; Jeannette Sarpola-CBS/NYC; JoAnn DiNapoli-DeSales Media Group/Brooklyn, NY; Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; John D. Genovese-Caprio Media Design/Las Vegas; Aditya Putcha-Warner Bros./LA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA
Today’s Trivia Question
What was the name of the character played by supermodel Emily Ratajkowski on “iCarly” (2007-2012)? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.)
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MANAGER, RIGHTS CLEARANCES, STANDARDS & PRACTICES
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING MD, Hybrid, Remote
Pre-screen broadcast programs, commercials and other content to ensure compliance with TV One’s current Content Standards, Federal Trade Commission/Federal Communications Commission regulations. Assign parental ratings to all TV One programming based on content review. 3+ yrs exp. in a rights clearances and standards and practices is preferred. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, UNSCRIPTED >>
LIGHTHEARTED ENTERTAINMENT/NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Hybrid, Remote: Responsible for overseeing the development of unscripted programming from concept to delivery. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of identifying, developing, pitching and producing successful unscripted projects across a range of genres and networks. 5+ years of experience in unscripted television development. Full info HERE
AD SALES MARKETING MANAGER >>
REELZ, NYC: Drive advertiser revenue growth on a TOP 25 network. Develop sales materials, presentations, one-sheets. Manage B2B marketing projects & execute sponsorships. Strong deck-writing abilities, positive attitude, self-motivated, collaborative, creative, superior communication skills with a keen eye for detail. 5+ yrs in Sales Marketing preferred. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR, AD SALES RESEARCH
E.W. SCRIPPS
NYC
Collect, analyze, & interpret audience data (Nielsen, MRI, iSpot, etc.) for recurring sales reports & ad hoc requests. Synthesize large data sets from multiple sources into compelling & strategic insights for our Linear, CTV, and Distribution sales teams to drive revenue. 10+ yrs of exp. in a TV research role, including managing & leading staff. Full info HERE
RESEARCH ANALYST >>
REELZ, NYC: 2+ years exp generating & analyzing competitive viewing & advertiser information. Support sales, programming, marketing and finance. Working knowledge of NPower, StarMedia, iSpot TV and MRI. Expertise in Excel & PowerPoint. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR OF AD SALES – PLATFORM PARTNER
BBC GLOBAL DIGITAL NEWS & STREAMING
NYC, Hybrid
BBC Global Digital News & Streaming is looking for a highly skilled, NY based, Director of Ad Sales – Platform Partner. The purpose of the role is to launch BBC Studios Youtube and social advertising proposition across the Americas, deliver advertising revenues across the BBC Studios global portfolio and build a best in market Partner Sales team. Full info HERE
LOG EDITOR, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
TV ONE
CHICAGO, IL, NEW YORK, NY – Hybrid, Remote
Prepare and update the daily assigned program log for TV One or Cleo TV. Manage the placement of key clients by using detailed instructions to ensure correct placement as ordered by the Advertising Sales team. Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 2+ years of experience in Broadcast Cable Log Operations. Full info HERE
SR. PROMO EDITOR
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Hybrid, Remote
Video editing, with primary responsibility in marketing and digital media. Work with creative marketing teams to complete their production assignments. Contribute creative ideas that will help elevate the brand. Organize, Manage and Archive Avid Media Projects and files. 10 years of video editing exp. including 5 years of promo editing exp. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – AD SALES >>
GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA/CHICAGO Remote: Strategically sells linear & digital properties to drive Ad Sales revenue. Works with agencies & clients to develop unique advertising solutions for their brands. Requires 5-10 years of sales experience with established agency & client relationships. Seeking a motivated, self-starter with strong negotiation, communication & presentation skills. Full info HERE
SALES PLANNER – AD SALES >>
GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA/NEW YORK, Hybrid/Remote: Works with Account Executives to service clients daily. Builds sales plans, maintains media schedules & handles client requests such as stewardship, liability, and traffic concerns. Seeking a motivated, self-starter with strong communication, problem-solving & time management skills. Must have 1+ year of planning experience. Full info HERE
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER >>
LONG STORY SHORT MEDIA/WASHINGTON, DC: Bring creative concepts to life through design and animation. Motion Designer will work in a team environment to share fresh design perspectives and create engaging high-quality content for a variety of subjects and media. Full Info HERE
SALES MANAGER >>
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP/INDIANAPOLIS: Provides leadership for the broadcast/digital sales teams. Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and operation of account executives and sales assistants. Develops and executes sales strategies that exceeds revenue targets in local, new business and digital revenue. Min 5 yrs of media sales exp; management exp. preferred. Full info HERE
SENIOR MANAGER, ACQUISITION AND OUTREACH >>
TELEVISION ACADEMY/LOS ANGELES, Hybrid: Develop, build, and execute member acquisition plans (monthly, quarterly, and annual) with measurable targets, optimize program performance and deliver strategic plans to achieve/exceed specific campaign KPIs. Identify and implement A/B tests & tactics, innovating & continually seeking to drive and improve. Min 4 yrs’ exp. in an acquisition role. Full info HERE
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & ON-AIR PROMOTION >>
REELZ/ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Develop strategic approaches and tactical planning for on-air promotion, guiding the creative process from creation through post-production, and managing the execution of consumer marketing programs for on-air promotion and off-air advertising. Responsible for full on-air presentation and format management. Min of 8-10 yrs exp. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – AD SALES >>
GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA/NYC, Hybrid, Remote: Strategically sells linear & digital properties to drive Ad Sales revenue. Works with agencies & clients to develop unique advertising solutions for their brands. Requires 3+ years of sales experience with established agency & client relationships. Seeking a motivated, self-starter with strong negotiation, communication & presentation skills. Full info HERE
SALES ASSISTANT – AD SALES >>
GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA/NYC, Hybrid, Remote: Provides workflow support to ensure effective campaign delivery for advertisers. Verifies order and schedule accuracy and entry. Monitors accounts while booking and maintaining inventory. Works closely with Account Executives and Sales Planners. Seeking a motivated, self-starter with strong communication, analytical & problem-solving skills. Full info HERE
MANAGER, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
TV ONE
CHICAGO, NYC, Hybrid, Remote
Supervise & train copy coordinators & log editors for accuracy & attention to detail of building a commercial log & reading agency instructions. Monitor employee performance & output; provide back-up for all desks including log editing, added value insertion & continued communication with marketing for all custom creations. Min of 3 yrs of exp. Full info HERE
TRAFFIC MANAGER >>
WHYY/Hybrid, PHILADELPHIA: Create monthly programming grids for 12.1 and 12.3. Update programming grids when schedule changes are made. Prepare daily logs & submit to Centralcast Joint Master Control. Work w/WHYY Traffic Specialist who creates programming grids for 12.2 and logs for 12.2 and 12.3. 3-5 yrs of management exp. & working with data or traffic systems. Full info HERE
LOCAL MULTIMEDIA SALES MANAGER >>
WALA FOX 10 TV/MOBILE AL: Build a steady stream of new business, constantly recruit to grow the sales team, developing client solutions with account executives using digital and television products. Generating a weekly forecast of revenue, regularly attend sales calls with account executives. Skilled negotiator and problem solver. Proven history of developing new business. Full info HERE
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
NORTHSOUTH PRODUCTIONS
Remote, must be licensed in NY or CA
Negotiating and drafting development deals, shopping agreements, amendments, talent deals, above-the-line contracts, PSAs, production release templates, trade-out agreements, specialty releases and other necessary documents. Shaping corporate and production legal policies. 5-10 yrs of entertainment legal exp. working with a law firm or production. Full info HERE
SR. DIRECTOR, CONSUMER MARKETING
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Hybrid, Remote
Lead the Consumer Marketing media, promotion and marketing campaigns by prioritizing shows & campaigns across the brand, and support for each of those priorities. Work with internal research and marketing analytics team to gather and organize past performance and insights, construct goals and objectives, and develop target definitions. 7+ yrs exp. Full info HERE
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TUESDAY MARCH 7
ABC: The Rookie, Will Trent, Will Trent
CBS: FBI, FBI: International, True Lies
CW: The Winchesters [f], The Flash
FOX: 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused
NBC: Night Court, American Auto, The Voice, That’s My Jam [p]
PBS: Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr., My Grandparents’ War, My Grandparents’ War
Telemundo: La Casa de los Famosos, El Senor de los Cielos, Juego de Mentiras [p]
Univision: Perdona Nuestros Pecados, Mi Camino es Amarte, Cabo |
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