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The VMR: Q1 2018, “Premium Video: Seizing the Opportunity” reveals the growth of the ecosystem was fueled by a sizable rise in live viewing, particularly via mobile devices.
 
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
 
Will Smith and director Marc Forster joined forces to acquire Telepool GmbH. The German licensing and distribution company is a major European player in theatrical and multi-platform distribution. Telepool is slated to become a development, financing and distribution partner for projects involving Smith and Forster.
 
AT&T Audience Network picked up Religion of Sports for a third season. The series, executive produced by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and filmmaker Gotham Chopra, features stories from across the globe via tales of rivalries, cultural differences and competition
 
Yvette Lee Bowser, EP and showrunner of Dear White People, signed an overall deal with Lionsgate Television to produce and develop new projects.
 
Megan Mostyn-Brown inked a two-year overall deal with AMC. Under the pact’s terms the writer-producer will develop projects for the net, while continuing to work as supervising producer on supernatural horror drama NOS4A2.
 
 
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
 
Country Roots debuts Tuesday, July 3 at 9p on Outdoor Channel. Series captures the passion and obsession that lives in the beating heart of the Mossy Oak’s brand.
 
 
COMING UP
 
Power, corruption and the circumstances surrounding the controversial death of Victor White III are explored in Investigation Discovery’s Sugar Town. Bows Monday, August 6 at 8p.
 
Documentary Girl Got Game premieres Wednesday, July 18 at 8p on The CW. Follows CLG Red, one of the few all-women teams in the world of esports and the first to land a major sponsor.
 
Comet TV features a 16-hour marathon of the original and newer Outer Limits series on Wednesday, July 4. Programming begins at 10a.
 
 
DISTRIBUTION
 
Bellator, a leading global combat sports franchise owned by Viacom, and DAZN, a leading live sports streaming service and part of Perform Group, struck a nine-figure, multi-year distribution agreement. The deal features seven exclusive stacked fight cards per year on DAZN and another 15 that are simulcast across Paramount Network and DAZN.
 
 
 SOCIAL GOOD
 
Time’s Up released a PSA aimed to give people a better understanding of workplace rules of engagement. The animated PSA, directed by Rashida Jones and narrated by Donald Glover, illustrates the effects of the power dynamics that exist at work.
 
 
CASTING
 
Jeremy Irons was tapped to lead Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen pilot at HBO… Beau Bridges and Philip Baker Hall will recur in upcoming Netflix drama Messiah…  Jazmyn Simon (Ballers) nabbed a series regular role in Netflix’s straight-to-series sci-fi family drama Raising Dion… Sibongile Mlambo was upped to series regular in season two of Netflix drama Lost in Space… Callie Thorne (Rescue Me) will co-star opposite Denis Leary in USA Network’s crime thriller pilot Erase.
 
 
VIDEOS IN SHORT
 
NBA superstar Stephen Curry debuted the first episode of his new five-part series, 5 Minutes from Home on YouTube on Tuesday. Co-developed, directed and produced by Portal A with Unanimous Media, the show follows Curry and guests as they grab a late-night bite after a home game.
 
 
DIGITAL DATA
 
Justin Simien, creator of Netflix comedy Dear White People, is heading to the podcast universe with Don’t @ Me. Each episode will feature conversations with actors, artists and creators who are shaping our culture.
 
Facebook plans to allow ads that promote cryptocurrency and related content from pre-approved advertisers, revising a policy implemented by the social giant in the beginning of the year to “prohibit ads that promote financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency.” In a blog post, Rob Leathen, product management director, Facebook, noted that “at the time, we also made clear ‘this policy is intentionally broad while we work to better detect deceptive and misleading advertising practices.’ He added, “In the last few months, we’ve looked at the best way to refine this policy… to allow some ads while also working to ensure they’re safe.”
 
Video on Instagram is going pro. Last week, the company launched new long-form video app, IGTV, which will also be viewable inside the main Instagram app. IGTV features longer videos that those on the main app with a heavy emphasis on videos from professional creators. The videos will be in the vertical format.
 
AT&T Audience Network’s original series Mr. Mercedes returns for a sophomore season on Wednesday, August 22 at 10p.
 
 
GOING GLOBAL
 
John Oliver and Last Week Tonight were censored in China, last week, after Oliver made harsh comments about PROC President Xi Jinping. Both Oliver and his HBO show were banned on the Weibo microblogging platform. Meanwhile, attempts to create posting using “John Oliver” turned up error messages.
 
BBC Two bought FX drama Trust. The move comes after Sky dropped the series in the UK and Germany ahead of its debut. The Donald Sutherland-fronted project explores the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty.
 
Globo licensed telenovelas Rock Story, Edge of Desire and The Big Catch to Albavision. Series will air in Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Peru and Paraguay.
 
Media I.M.’s Sunny Bunnies is set to premiere in Canada. The pre-school show was sold to DHX Television in English and French with an exclusive Licensing Agency deal signed in Latin America.
 
Armoza Formats’ The Four is headed to Kazakhstan. Starting in September, 12 episodes of the singing competition series will air on Khabar TV. In addition, Peru’s Latina is now airing a second live season of The Four, following the success of season one.
 
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation closed a deal with Viasat World at NATPE Budapest. The international media company secured rights to broadcast docudrama Scars of Nanking on Viasat History in July 2018.
 
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RATINGS
 
Most of the top syndicated shows headed south in the session ending June 17, after preemptions by coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the U.S. Open Gold Championship. Still, Dr. Phil (2.7 Live+SD national Nielsen Rating, down 10% from the week before) grew 4% from last year and outperformed the talk shows for the 93rd week in row, despite being in reruns. The race for second place ended in a tie between Live with Kelly and Ryan (2.0, down 5%), which was moved by World Cup coverage into many post-midnight time slots and Ellen DeGeneres (2.0, up 5%). 
 
Some newcomers finding rough going were Daily Mail TV (0.9, down 10%) and Page Six TV (0.6, down 14 %).
 
Judge Judy (6.6, down 6%) was the number one show in syndication for a 17th straight week. It attracted a daily average of 9.2 million viewers and easily topped the overall chart despite being in reruns for part of the session.
 
The BET Awards were the #1 cable awards show for the fourth consecutive year, drawing 4.3 MM Total Viewers across eight Viacom networks, with 2.869 MM Total Viewers tuning in on BET alone. The show also scored 1.78 US national rating P18-49, with a 1.22 US national rating P18-49 on BET.
 
FOX Business Network continued its winning streak over CNBC, topping the network in Business Day and Market Hours viewers during the week of June 18, according to Nielsen Media Research. Following market swings due to mounting international trade tensions, FBN’s Business Day coverage saw a 25% advantage over CNBC with 193,000 Total Viewers compared to 155,000. FBN also overtook CNBC in Market Hours daypart (9:30a to 4p), delivering 199,000 compared to CNBC’s 158,000.
 
TV Time Binge Report: Most Binged TV Shows for the week of June 18, 2018
(Show/Share of Streams)
13 Reasons Why (Netflix) 2.51%
The 100 (The CW) 2.18%
Friends (NBC) 1.86%
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 1.74%
Westworld (HBO) 1.58%
The Originals (The CW) 1.49%
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) 1.47%
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX) 1.46%
Riverdale (The CW) 1.18%
Supergirl (The CW) 1.18%

Top 12 Broadcast Programs Among A18-49 ratings/share for the week of June 18, 2018
NBC: America’s Got Talent 2.2/10
NBC: World of Dance 1.4/6
ABC: The Bachelorette 1.4/6
ABC: Celebrity Family Feud 1.2/6
CBS: The Big Bang Theory 1.0/5
NBC American Ninja Warrior 1.0/4
FOX: MasterChef 1.0/5
FOX: 24 Hours to Hell and Back 1.0/5
CBS: Young Sheldon 0.9/4
ABC: The $100,000 Pyramid 0.9/4

Top 13 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/11/18 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.6 AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.0 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.5 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.5 AA
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 4.2 AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.9 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.8 AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.7 AA
Hot Bench (CTD) 2.2 AA
Ellen DeGeneres Show (WB) 2.0 AA
Last Man Standing (2/T) 2.0 AA
Live With Kelly and Ryan (DAD) 2.0AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.0 AA

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/11/18 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 1.6AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.6 AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.3 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.0 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.0 AA
Modern Family (2/T) 1.0 AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.0 AA
Last Man Standing 0.8 AA
The Goldbergs (SPT) 0.8AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 0.6 AA

Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of June 18, 2018
ABC World News Tonight 7.72 million total viewers; 1.3/7 and 1.57 million A25-54
NBC Nightly News 7.25 million total viewers; 1.3/7 and 1.51 million A25-54
CBS Evening News 5.39 million total viewers; 0.9/5 and 1.07 million A25-54

Broadcast Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of June 18, 2018
ABC: Good Morning America 3.93 million total viewers; 0.9/10 and 1,137,000 A25-54
NBC: Today 3.73 million total viewers; 1.0/11 and 1,246,000 A25-54
CBS: This Morning 2.96 million total viewers; 0.6/7 and 763,000 A25-54

Broadcast Sunday Morning News Shows Ratings June 24, 2018
NBC Meet the Press 2.91million total viewers; 0.6 and 732,000 A25-54
ABC This Week 2.66 million total viewers; 0.5 and 661,000 A25-54
CBS Face the Nation 2.63 million total viewers; 0.4 and 498,000 A25-54
CBS Face the Nation-2 1.87 million total viewers; 0.3 and 372,000 A25-54
FOX News Sunday 839,000 total viewers; 0.2 and 295,000 A25-54

Late Night Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of June 18, 2018
CBS: The Late Show 2.84 million total viewers; 0.41/3 among A18-49
NBC: The Tonight Show 2.17 million total viewers; 0.49/3 among A18-49
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live 1.86 million total viewers; 0.36/2 among A18-49
 
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Monday, June 25, 2018 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
ABC: 4.70 million
The Bachelorette 5.75, The Proposal 3.65
CBS: 3.93 million
Mom 4.54, Man with a Plan 3.84, Salvation 3.34, Elementary 4.00
NBC: 3.82 million
Running Wild with Bear Grylls 3.28, American Ninja Warrior 4.36
FOX: 2.29 million
So You Think You Can Dance 2.79, 9-1-1 1.79
UNI: 1.22 million
El Rico y Lazaro 1.30, La Bella y las bestias 1.13, Por Amar Sin Ley 1.22
CW: 1.17 million
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.33, Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.11, Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.07
TELE: 0.94 million
Mi Familia Perfecta 0.67 Sin senos si paraiso 1.06, El Senor de los Cielos 1.10

Monday A18-49 Analysis: ABC 1.2/5, NBC 0.8/4, CBS 0.5/2, FOX 0.5/2, UNI 0.6/3, TELE 0.5/3, CW 0.3/1
 
 
EXECUTIVE MOVES
 
ITV Studios America named Peter Keramidas as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. He last served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Sonar Entertainment.
 
Hulu tapped Jeremy Helfand as Vice President and Head of Advertising Platforms. His previous post was as Vice President of Adobe’s Primetime business unit and its Media & Entertainment vertical.
 
Extreme Reach announced promotions on the company’s leadership team. Tim Conley, formerly President, was upped to Chief Executive Officer. Jorge Martell, former acting Chief Financial Officer, was officially named Chief Financial Officer.  Jennifer Wambold was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer
 
Dawn Ostroff was hired as Chief Content Officer of Spotify. She leaves Conde Nast as President of Entertainment for the position.
 
Cadent appointed Eoin Townsend as Chief Product Officer. He previously led product technology and marketing teams at Collective.
 
Interactive Advertising Bureau named Jim Norton as Executive-in-Residence. He last served as Chief Business Officer, President of Revenue at Conde Nast.
 
National CineMedia hired Jerry Canning as Vice President, Digital Ad Sales. He was previously Vice President of Simulmedia.
 

This Day in History: 1989 – Miami Vice aired its final episode on NBC.
 
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Who recorded the full-length single version of the Cheers theme song “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”? Gary Portnoy. Kudos to: Richard Boland-Oath/NYC; David Michaels-NATAS/NYC; Suzanne Semilof-PeopleNow/NYC; Matt Denerstein-Mindshare/NYC; John Kukla-FOX4/Dallas, TX; Cynthia New-Spectrum/Cape Girardeau, MO; Jeff Mirkin-Atari Studios/Los Angeles, CA; Jim Katz-The Carney Awards/Los Angeles, CA; Greg Steward/Los Angeles, CA; Sheldon A. Wiebe-Eclipse Magazine/Calgary, Canada; John Ferlazzo/London UK.
 
Today’s Trivia Question: From which TV drama did snow globes filled with the show’s pool water become a coveted collector’s item for fans? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.)
 
Answer to Our Last Anagram: Weed Block = Below Deck. Kudos to: Russ Camlet-NBCU/NYC; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL; Amy Henderson-STX Entertainment/Los Angeles, CA;
 
Today’s Drama Anagram: Dangerous Dim Sir (Email [email protected] with your answer; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in tomorrow’s newsletter.)
 
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JOB OPENING: DIGITAL MANAGER BRAND CONTENT/ELLEN/BURBANK: Resp. for flawless activation of brand digital content produced by and distributed across the Ellen Digital Network. Digital video & sponsorship project management experience a must. 8-years related exp. Resume: [email protected] (7/11)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, BRAND CONTENT & PARTNERSHIPS/ELLEN/BURBANK: Resp. for cross-platform sales. Exceptional track records for exceeding sales targets & managing client/agency partnerships.  Min 6 yrs of integrated sales exp. Resume: [email protected] (7/11)

JOB OPENING: VP EXCHANGE CONTENT & DIGITAL/American Public TV/Boston: Terrific opp. to work at one of best pub media cos. & have dynamic impact on nat’l content. Lead APT’s largest content dept. Key to multicast channels & dig. initiatives. 5-10 yrs. rel. exp. PubTV & dig. exp. pref. Report to CEO. Info/APPLY  (7/11)

JOB OPENING: MANAGER, PROGRAM RESEARCH/Bravo & Oxygen/NYC: Mng topline & detailed analyses, reports, presentations & highlights covering Bravo/Oxygen and competitors. Min 4 yrs exp TV rsch. Management experience preferred. Passion for TV desired. Full info/apply HERE  (7/11)

JOB OPENING: HUMAN RESOURCE GENERALIST/NBC Sports Group/Orlando FL:  Partner w/bus. mgrs to provide HR solutions that encourage effective bus. decisions & builds employee engagement for GolfNow’s golfer support call center. Partner w/leaders to execute on professional dev. & other HR initiatives. 2+ yrs exp generalist role. Apply HERE (7/11)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASSISTANT/Baby First TV/NY: Reports to EVP & AE Ad Sales. Detailed & organized. Ability to multi-task in fast past env. Prof in EXL & PPT. College grad welcome! Reply to [email protected] (7/11)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR/EXEC PRODUCER/HGTV/KNOXVILLE: Top creative to develop new programming for HGTV & manage all aspects of commissioned productions. Review/steer shows, cultivate brand rep, identify new talent. 7 yrs prod co/ ntwrk exp, showrunner exp pref. APPLY (7/10)

JOB OPENING: PRODUCER, E! News (Freelance)/NBCU/LA: Produce daily news stories, breaking news stories, as well as feature stories for future airdates. Minimum 4 years experience in a news production environment. To apply, please send resumes to [email protected] (6/30)

SITUATION WANTED: MEDIA RESEARCH/WRITER/NYC: 20 yr industry veteran w/print, digital and TV experience, including survey design, emerging trend analysis, case study profiles, web content, promo copy, industry reports, speech writing, etc. — seeks FT or freelance opportunity. Contact: [email protected] (6/30)
 

JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION, OPERATIONS, CONTENT/STADIUM/Chicago: All Levels Stadium is changing the way fans watch sports. Broadcasting from the United Center in Chicago, we are looking for innovators to join our team. See yourself with a future minded multi-platform sports network? Apply HERE (6/29)

 
JOB OPENING: OPERATIONS MGR, LIVE REMOTE SPORTS BROADCASTS/STADIUM/Chicago: Coordinate all elements of prod & vendors; Assist in mngng remote operation strategies; Mng/monitor quality control. Must have exp in a remote sports prod  envir with full understanding of sports prod & operations processes. Pref’d exp in a mobile prod unit. Apply HERE (6/29)

JOB OPENING: SR EDITOR, ADVERTISING & PROGRAM STANDARDS/NBCU Sports Group/NYC: Exp’d Sr Editor to ensure advertisements & programs comply w/internal/external standards, laws & regulations. Min 2 yrs exp working in Standards/Practices for a Broadcast and/or Cable Ntwk. Full info/apply HERE (6/29)

JOB OPENING: MGR AD SALES FINANCE/NBCU/NYC: Responsible for the Sports Group Sales forecasting, revenue analysis and financial closes for the Golf Channel. 4 yr deg & min 4 yrs of exp in financial mngment & analysis. Full info/apply HERE (6/29)


JOB OPENING: MANAGER, AD SALES FINANCE/NBCU/NYC: Support the Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Budgeting/Long Range Planning cycles for NBCU National Advertising Sales FP & A. Min of 3 yrs of corporate or operational finance exp. Knwldg of ad sales in either Digital or TV is a+. Full info/apply HERE (6/28)

 
JOB OPENING: MEDIA BUYER/Expedia/Seattle: Seeking a talented Media Buyer. You are data driven, analytical, and dedicated to staying abreast of the latest industry trends. You will play an integral role in negotiating, buying, and executing both national and local TV media buy using a multi-million dollar annual budget. Full info/apply HERE (6/28)


JOB OPENING: VP HUMAN RESOURCES/Discovery/El Segundo: Motor Trend Group is seeking HR Leader to drive HR strategic leadership as part of SMT. Provide HR “Bus Partner” support to exec leadership/wider org. Dvlp & implement all HR areas to reflect/foster enthusiastic culture of the biz. 10+ yrs full-cycle HR exp w/in a media co. Apply (6/28)

 
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY JUNE 27
ABC: The Goldbergs, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, American Housewife, Shark Tank
CBS: Big Brother, Code Black
CW: Supergirl, The Originals
FOX: MasterChef, Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back
NBC: Ellen’s Game of Games, World of Dance, Reverie
PBS: Nature, NOVA, Spillover – Zika, Ebola and Beyond
Telemundo: Mi Familia Perfecta, Sin senos si paraiso, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: El rico y Lazaro, La Bella y las bestias, Por Amar Sin Ley
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