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Attention: Students
FUTURE NOW Media & Entertainment Conference
May 29-31, 2019 / The Schimmel Center, NYC
If you’re a college/graduate student or recent grad interested in a career in the Media/Entertainment industry, this is a not-to-miss opportunity to learn from top execs, network with and be mentored by industry professionals, and connect to your next internship or job. Learn more here .
(Deadline = April 5)
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Discovery series Wheeler Dealers is getting a spin-off, eight-part Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car. Hosted by Mike Brewer, the show will air on the Discovery Channel in a number of international markets, including the UK, Netherlands, South Africa and France, as well as on the MotorTrend App and MotorTrend TV in the U.S.
Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros, founders of Armory Films, are teaming with Knightfall co-creator Don Handfield on The Dark Age, according to Deadline. The sci-fi story will be published as a comic book series by Red 5 Comics before its developed into a television project.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Fox revealed its summer plans. So You Think You Can Dance returns for its 16th season on Monday, June 10 at 9p; MasterChef is back for Season 10 on Wednesday, May 29 at 8p and will air twice a week; Beat Shazam bows Monday, May 20 at 8p; and new high-stakes game show Spin the Wheel premieres Thursday, June 20
Aerial America is expanding across the pond with the debut of Aerial Britain on Sunday, April 28 at 8p. The newest installment from Smithsonian Channel takes viewers on a journey to four regions of Britain.
Tex-Mex comes to Tuesdays with Texicanas, premiering May 7 at 10p on Bravo. Series follows a group of San Antonio sophisticates as they try to balance their social lives and the demands of raising a family.
Southern Charm returns to Bravo on Wednesday, May 15 at 8p. Naomie Olindo and Eliza Limehouse join as new cast members.
The Cody crime family returns for Season 4 of Animal Kingdom on Tuesday, May 28 at 9p on TNT, with Emily Deschanel onboard in a recurring role.
COMING UP
The 2019 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from LA on Sunday, November 24 at 8p on ABC.
Marc Anthony, Romeo Santos, Becky G, Wisin, Reik, Anuel, Anitta and Sebastian Yatra have been added to the list of performers taking the stage at this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards. Ceremony airs live from Las Vegas on Thursday, April 25 at 8p on Telemundo.
Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet premieres Wednesday, April 10 at 10p on PBS (check local listings). Documentary reveals how scientists discovered the deadly hole in the ozone and how the world’s leaders came together to fix it.
Discovery Channel airs Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses on Wednesday, May 1 at 7p, to coincide with Holocaust Remembrance Day. The one-hour doc features heroic veterans sharing their World War II liberation experiences.
ADVERTISING
A+E Networks launched “P1,” a new initiative that offers audience-based targeting and reporting platforms to small and mid-sized marketers. From establishing a strategic target and optimizing on the front end, to near real-time measurement, to backend reporting, the initiative offers clients of all sizes the opportunity to take advantage of the company’s service precision and performance solutions.
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Cynopsis Measurement & Data Conference
June 11 | 11:45AM – 5:00PM | NYC
On Tuesday, June 11, the most influential data and measurement experts will come together to tackle the industry’s hot topics. Join thought leaders and gain valuable insights from
A + E, a4, Bain Media Lab, CIMM, Dentsu Aegis, FOX, Google, Hulu, IAB, Kantar, McKinsey, MRC, NBCU, Omnicom, Publicis, Turner, TVB, USIM, Warner Brothers and more.
Sponsored by: TVSquared and tunity
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MEASUREMENT
Data analytics company 605 announced its national dataset now includes more than 20 million households across 210 designated market areas. The move strengthens 605’s vast national dataset by adding data from Inscape, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vizio, to supplement its set-top-box viewership data. “From a historical standpoint, sample sizes within the industry have been small and consumer behavior is constantly changing, creating a void in measurement that is large and growing,” said Colleen Moraghan, SVP, Data Solutions at 605. “By expanding our viewing data with Inscape, 605 now has a combined set-top-box and ACR-based viewing dataset that few can rival.”
Geopath announced the establishment of a Futures Council to help advance the OOH industry. The council, comprised of emerging though leaders from the OOH industry and selected by Geopath’s Board of Directors, will act as ambassadors for Geopath, advocating for enhanced measurement and the OOH industry in general.
Nielsen was granted accreditation by the Media Rating Council for its Television Audience Measurement service in 28 cities, offered in Mexico through its joint venture Nielsen IBOPE. It’s the first MRC accreditation granted to a TAM service outside the U.S. and the first international market for Nielsen Global Media.
“Social media maps help us visualize the patterns of connection that form when people follow, reply and mention one another in internet communication services like Twitter,” says Michael Lieberman, Founder, Multivariate Solutions. The web-like look of these maps show the nature of the conversation whether they are divided, unified, fragmented or clustered, and reveals four types of centrality measures – for details go to Cynsiders.
CASTING
Brenda Song is returning to the Disney fold as the lead voice in animated comedy Amphiba, premiering on Disney Channel and Disney Now this summer… Rowan Blanchard (Girl Meets World) nabbed a role in TNT’s futuristic thriller Snowpiercer… Edgar Ramirez (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace) and Lily Rabe (Tell Me Your Secrets) were cast in HBO’s limited series, The Undoing.
HBO added Marquis Rodriguez (When They See Us), John Simm (Strangers) Richard McCabe (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams), John Heffernan (Dracula) and Dixie Egerickx (The Secret Garden) to the ensemble cast of its Game of Thrones prequel pilot… Max Willems nabbed the lead in CBS’ comedy pilot The Emperor of Malibu.
PODCAST POSTS
Cadence13 is launching Lauren Conrad: Asking for a Friend. Hosted by fashion designer/author/lifestyle expert Lauren Conrad, the weekly podcast series will feature candid conversations and advice on relationships, style, beauty, business, entertaining, parenting, wellness and more.
KID STUFF
Nickelodeon debuts new preschool series Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, starring seven-year-old YouTube star Ryan of Ryan Toys Review, on Friday, April 19 at 12:30p. Shoe follows Ryan as he tackles imaginative physical challenges and solves mystery box puzzles to reveal the identity of his playdate.
TECH TALK
Although consumers are very concerned about their privacy on social networks, few are willing to pay to secure their personal information, according to the findings of Norton Lifelock’s latest Cyber Safety Insights Report. Among more than 1,000 U.S. adults, 72% admitted they were more alarmed than every about their privacy, while 93% believe it’s important companies and organizations provide them with a degree of control over their personal information. However, the majority of those surveyed weren’t willing to pay organizations to ensure protection of their personal information. That’s especially true when it came to social media providers like Facebook. In fact, 72% of consumers said they were unwilling to pay social networks to ensure their personal information protection.
A new feature will alert Google Chrome smartphone users when a website is trying to access and collect data transmitted from sensors inside the phone. A pop-up will let users know each time a site tries to access one of their device settings, providing the option to turn it off or block it.
Facebook is tightening its rules, banning “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on both Facebook and Instagram. “Going forward, while people will still be able to demonstrate pride in their ethnic heritage, we will not tolerate praise or support for white nationalism and separatism,” the company announced in a blog post. The new rules will be enforced, next week.
Wall Street really likes them: In a new filing, Lyft said it plans to charge $70-$72 per share in its IPO Friday; a prospectus filed last week said shares would sell for between $62-$68. The company expects to sell 30.7 million shares.
Magic Leap’s $2,295 AR headset will go on sale at flagship A&T stores in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco next week. In-store demos will feature a Game of Thrones experience built with HBO.
The season finale of Facebook Watch’s interactive competition series, World’s Most Amazing Dog, drops today, March 28. 3 Ball Entertainment President Ronak Kordestani breaks down the format in the new Cynsiders.
GOING GLOBAL
Spun Gold was commissioned by ITV to produce a documentary timed to the upcoming birth of the child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Secrets of the Royal Babies will explore what expectant mother Meghan Markle can learn from royal mothers before her, from Queen Victoria to Princess Diana, and how to juggle motherhood with royal duties.
Burger King and Pokerstars.net signed official sponsorship deals for the first ever 24-hour Adult Swim Channel launching in Canada on Monday, April 1.
Season 2 of Vida will be available in the UK on Thursday, May 23 exclusively on STARZPLAY via Amazon Prime Video channels and Virgin Media.
Banjay Rights sold Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed the World to National Geographic Channel, Discovery Networks, Bell Media, VRT, RUV-Icelandic State Broadcasting and Discovery Corporate Services Ltd.
GRB Studios secured multiple territory sales, including Occult Crime which will debut in English-speaking Canada with Blue Ant; France’s Planete+ CI acquired Stalker Files; and a multiple-season deal was done for Man at Arms – Art of War with AETN UK for their African territories.
France’s Lincoln TV and Connect3 Media Inc. began production on scripted series Mirage, a spy thriller with a highly emotional love triangle at heart.
Endemol Shine Italy and Rai Fiction are co-producing primetime drama While I Was Away for Rai1.
Portfolio Entertainment announced a lineup of sales to broadcasters and VOD platforms around the world. Season 2 and 3 of The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! was picked up by AB Groupe for France and Belgium, while Asiana Licensing Inc. acquired Korean home entertainment rights. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces Network will be broadcasting the series to families of U.S. military members in American military bases around the world.
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Congratulations to the 2019 Cynopsis Top Women in Sports Honorees!
The Cynopsis Top Women in Sports Awards shine a light on female trailblazers who are pushing the industry forward, while empowering and inspiring others with their drive for innovation and inclusion. We’re thrilled to honoree these women in the areas of Esports, Marketing, On-AIr Talent, Operations, Production, Social, Sports-Centric Brands and Technology. Honorees will be celebrated at the Top Women in Media Awards, taking place on August 1st in NYC.
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RATINGS
Univision’s premiere of the fourth installment of Pequenos Gigantes garnered 1.6 million Total Viewers 2+, 576,000 A18-49 and 240,000 A18-34.
Shareablee Video Power Index: Top 10 U.S. Primetime Shows March 18-24
Video Power Index/Video Actions/Video Views/Total Actions
Riverdale (CW) 1750/ 2.3M/ 677K/ 7M
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 838/ 1.1M/ 6.1M/ 2.9M
World of Dance (NBC) 557/ 1M/ 1.3M/ 1.1M
Supernatural (CW) 475/ 259K/ 1.3M/ 623K
The Flash (CW) 444/ 528K/ 1.1M/ 786K
Shadowhunters (CW) 403/ 837K/ 394K/ 1.7M
The Walking Dead (AMC) 386/ 688K/ 1.6M/ 1.8M
E! News (E!) 385/ 1.2M/ 1.4M/ 11M
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (Freeform) 326/ 1.6M/ 6.8M/ 3.9M
Henry Danger (Nickelodeon) 268/ 279K/ 20K/ 732K
Based on Shareablee Video Power Index which combines viewing, consumer interactions and audience scale across all active platforms, and includes video performance of Primetime TV shows.
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Tuesday, March 26 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 9.43
NCIS 12.01, FBI 9.05, NCIS: New Orleans 7.23
NBC: 5.70
Ellen’s Game of Games 5.40, This Is Us 7.53, The Village 4.16
ABC: 3.25
American Housewife 3.86, The Kids Are Alright 3.02, blackish 2.80, Splitting Up Together 2.43, The Rookie 4.12
FOX: 2.37
MasterChef 2.72, Mental Samurai 2.01
UNIVISION: 0.92
Jesus 0.96, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia 0.96, Por Amar Sin Ley 0.85
TELEMUNDO: 0.78 million
Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.78, Betty en NY 0.85, La Reina del Sur 0.72
CW: 0.77
The Flash 0.65, Roswell, New Mexico 0.89
Tuesday A19-49 Analysis: NBC 1.2/6, CBS 0.9/4, ABC 0.7/4, FOX 0.7/4, UNI 0.4/2, TELE 0.4/2, Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur CW 0.2/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
AccuWeather Media Content Group made three new hires. Jim Proeller joined as Executive Producer in the newly formed Media Content Group; Andrew Tavani was named Executive Editor; and Alicia Bettes was appointed Broadcaster Manager.
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Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Who was the original actor chosen to voice Charlie on Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981)? Gig Young. Kudos to: Rev. Mark Wajda/Leesburg, FL; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL; Eric Litt-Tribune Media/Chicago, IL; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/Los Angeles, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Production/Los Angeles, CA; David Westburg-SAG-AFTRA, Burbank, CA; John Ferlazzo/London, UK
Today’s Trivia Question: What series was originally conceived as a male counterpart to Laverne & Shirley? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY, MARCH 28
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, For the People
CBS: 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament
CW: Supernatural, Legacies [f]
FOX: Gotham, The Orville
NBC: Superstore, AP Bio, Will & Grace, Abby’s [p], Law & Order: SVU
PBS: This Old House Hour, Secrets of the Dead, Antiques Road Show
Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur
Univision: Jesus, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia, Por Amar Sin Ley
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