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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
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Today’s Premieres
discovery+: Inside the Heist
Food Network: Holiday Baking Championship at 8p; Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown at 10p
Freevee: Judy Justice
Netflix: Behind Every Star; Deepa & Anoop
TLC: The Culpo Sisters at 9p
Today’s Finales
HGTV: Love It or List It at 9p
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta at 8p
IN THE NEWS
Massive job cuts at Twitter, anticipated since Elon Musk took control of the company on October 27, commenced on Friday. And it was messy, with numerous employees locked out of their company emails ahead of layoff notifications, and workers locked out of the company’s offices, “to help ensure the safety of each employee as well as Twitter systems and customer data,” said a notice. About half of the company’s 7500 employees lost their jobs.
HBO has canceled “Westworld,” created by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, after four seasons. “Lisa and [Jonathan] have taken viewers on a mind-bending odyssey, raising the bar at every step,” read a statement from HBO. “We are tremendously grateful to them, along with their immensely talented cast, producers and crew, and all of our partners at Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television.” The dystopian drama was a critical success, but cost about $10 million per episode to produce and has experienced a steady decline in viewership.
Also axed is MSNBC weekend show “Cross Connection,” launched in 2020. “It is my hope that the last two years at MSNBC have been disruptive and transformative, changing how politics are discussed and making policy more digestible,” said host Tiffany Cross. “It was the opportunity of a lifetime to create a show the culture would be proud to keep trending every weekend.” The network will fill the timeslot with rotating hosts for the time being.
And “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” is the latest show to hit the chopping block at The CW, according to a tweet from series star Colin Mochrie. “In January, we shoot our final season,” he posted. The improvisational comedy show, currently in its 11th season, joins “Nancy Drew,” “Riverdale,” “DC’s Stargirl” and “The Flash” at cancellation station.
AMC Networks saw the number of streaming subscribers surge 44% in 3Q22, and reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.09, ahead of the $1.77 forecast. Revenue declined as advertising dipped 10% due to lower rates and fewer original hours during the quarter. “Our strong content engagement is driving positive momentum throughout 2022,” said CEO Christina Spade. “Our focus to transform to a consumer-focused multi-platform premium content company is taking hold with strong digital distribution growth.”
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2023 Best of the Best Awards
Are you Best of the Best?
Sure you are! We salute industry staples – those who have proven their excellence in national TV programming, marketing, campaigns, people, tech, and more. Join us in NYC this February for an awards ceremony of recognition, celebration, and accomplishment! Entries now open.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
NBC gave a put pilot commitment to “Grosse Point Garden Society,” from Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs (“Good Girls”). The drama follows four members of a garden club who get caught up in a murder.
UK-based 101 Films International reported international sales of the feature film “Fear the Invisible Man,” a remake of the HG Wells classic novel The Invisible Man. The period action thriller has been acquired by Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company for North America, Factoris for France, 101 Films in the UK, Dolphin in Germany and Superfine in India.
NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Showtime has picked up the six-part limited series “George & Tammy,” starring Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and Michael Shannon (“Nocturnal Animals”) and set a debut date of December 4 at 9p.
Hulu’s “Back in the Groove” kicks off with a four-night event starting Monday, December 5. The reality series places three single women in their 40s in a resort where the goal is to rediscover their youth – and possibly find love with men half their age.
COMING UP
Dave Chappelle will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on November 12, his third post-election appearance in the role. Rap duo Black Star will serve as musical guests.
Comedy Central has a new one-hour special from Jeff Dunham premiering Friday, November 25 at 8p. “Jeff Dunham: Me the People” is the comedian’s 11th standup special.
TECH TALK
Fox Corp. has selected FreeWheel as a partner to enable its OneFox video inventory across the company’s portfolio. “We teamed up with this goal in mind: to create a better overall ad – and user – experience for the TV advertising industry,” FreeWheel GM Mark McKee tells Cynopsis. “As a result, you’ll see us working with Fox to bring forth new solutions and capabilities tackling many of today’s pressing industry needs, including fragmentation, reducing waste, optimizing efficiency and reaching the right target audiences.”
STREAMING
Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger of HBO Max and discovery+, initially planned for next summer, has been moved up to spring. “We can’t wait to make the service available to consumers around the globe and get the business running on all cylinders,” said WBD CEO David Zaslav during the company’s third quarter earnings call. “While our team is hard at work preparing for the launch of our combined offering, we’re also actively experimenting and testing our hypotheses about the future product in large part to address some of the deficiencies of the existing platform.”
Redbox Free Live TV service has surpassed 150 FAST channels, with the additions of Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal, The Biggest Loser, and Wipeout Xtra from producer-distributor Banijay. That’s in addition to Cowboy Way, True Crime Now, Paranormal Files, and Snowy River. “We have been aggressively adding channels to our Redbox Free Live TV service and expect to accelerate that further in the coming months,” said Adam Mosam, Chief Digital Officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. “The addition of these addictive evergreen channels combined with hundreds of hours of newly added genre content adds tremendous value to our growing FAST offering.”
FuboTV announced third quarter results that included North America revenue and subscriber growth coming in ahead of forecast. FuboTV closed the quarter with $219.2 million in revenue for NA, an increase of 40% year-over-year, while ad revenue was $22.5 million, up 21% year-over year. NA paid subscribers reached a record high of 1,231,000, an increase of 31% year-over-year. “As consumers continue to become disillusioned with the many expensive and content-limited streaming services in the market, and those streaming services turn to other monetization levers like advertising, we are excited about our unique positioning in the marketplace,” said Edgar Bronfman Jr., Executive Chairman, FuboTV.
In the spirit of Friendsgiving, Journy is highlighting best buddy traveling series in November, including the Journy premiere of “Departures” alongside “Rock the Park,” “Travel Man,” and “Glamping Adventures.”
SPORTS
Next year’s F1 race in Las Vegas has been officially announced as the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023. It will be the first ever Saturday F1 race, taking place at night on November 18.
The BBC announced extensive digital, TV and audio coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, including live text commentaries, fixtures, results, previews, post-match reports and analysis of all 64 matches plus stadium guides and video features, available on a special World Cup landing page.
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2023 Rising Stars Awards
Climb your way up to a Rising Star
Rising Stars Awards give recognition to those 35 years and younger, who are climbing the corporate ladder and building their careers in research, sports, digital content, and marketing. Judged by a panel of industry experts, do you think you have what it takes to be awarded for your standout performance, innovation, and emerging leadership? Find out and…
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RATINGS
“The Halloween Wars” finale posted a .8 P18+/ 1.1 W18+ Live+3 rating, up +11% and +7% respectively vs. last season, with this season reaching more than 10 million P2+ viewers. Food Network wrapped October as a top 5 non-news/sports cable network among W18+ in Prime (#5) and Total Day (#3).
Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Thursday, November 3
Show, P2+ 000s, (A18-49)
ABC: Station 19 3.52 (0.4), Grey’s Anatomy 3.13 (0.4), Alaska Daily 2.63 (0.2)
CBS: Young Sheldon 6.89 (0.6), Ghosts 6.15 (0.5), So Help Me Todd 3.93 (0.3), CSI: Vegas 3.14 (0.3)
CW: Walker 0.74 (0.1), Walker: Independence 0.54 (0.1)
FOX: 2022 World Series 12.60 (2.9)
NBC: Law & Order 3.73 (0.4), Law & Order: SVU 3.90 (0.5), Law & Order: Organized Crime 2.93 (0.4)
Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos 0.91 (0.2), Reina del Sur 0,91 (0.3), Fuego del Destino 0.73 (0.2)
Univision: Vencer la Ausencia 1.33 (0.5), Ricos Tambien Lloran 1.58 (0.5), Madrasta 1.25 (0.4)
Source: Nielsen live + same day time period averages
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Alyssa Sapire has been promoted to lead all content for Disney Junior. Sapire first joined Disney in 2016.
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This Day in History
1874 – The first cartoon appeared depicting the elephant as a symbol of the Republican party.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
In “The White Shadow” (1978-81), why had Ken Reeves been forced to retire from the NBA? A knee injury. Kudos to: Anne Wettig-Fox Corp./LA; Ed Horwitz-The Talk/Studio City, CA; Larry Hutchings/San Luis Obispo, CA; David Hauptman/Denver;
Linda Walker-Smith-Comcast Cable/Orlando; Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; Rosemary Cunningham-Weigel Broadcasting/Chicago; Cory Angerthal-AMC Networks/NYC; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Sandy Spiegel/Chicago; Randall Bosley-Studio Talent Group/Santa Monica, CA
Today’s Trivia Question
“What’ll you have?” was a line in which classic commercial jingle? (Email [email protected] 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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DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION STORAGE MANAGEMENT
A+E NETWORKS
NYC
Manage post production storage systems both on premises and in the cloud. Collaborate Production Operations team to ensure that workflows align across the wider A+E enterprise. 5 years experience as a Manager in post production technical support. Comprehensive knowledge of post production workflows and processes. Full info HERE (11/21)
MANAGER, DISTRIBUTION MARKETING >>
INSP/CHARLOTTE, NC: Develops strategy & annual goals for the Affiliate Monthly Campaign, executes the strategy & oversees the implementation of other assigned campaigns. Provides reporting, analysis & recommendations on assigned campaigns and oversees development of creative & content to support network distribution. 5+ yrs of related exp., 3+ yrs of management exp. Full info HERE (11/17)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
FETV
NYC
Sell DR short form inventory for FETV and FMC, and long form paid programming. Establish and expand advertising partnerships, through existing client relationships and prospect new business. Manage your own RFP process, work with Pricing & Planning on DR Ratecards. 5+ yrs DR media sales exp. & working on both rated and non-rated networks. Full info HERE (11/16)
MANAGER, CROSS PLATFORM AUDIENCE RESEARCH
SHOWTIME
NYC
Aggregate & analyze data from various sources to develop audience insights & help drive programming/marketing strategy across traditional and streaming platforms. 3+ years’ experience in media research at a broadcast/cable net, streamer or an agency. Strong Nielsen & data viz tools a must plus MS Office, quant, comm & presentation skills. Full info HERE (11/16)
DIRECTOR, CLOUD ARCHIVE STRATEGY & MNGT- MEDIA OPS
A+E NETWORKS
NYC or Remote
Primary point of contact for the development of standards, processes, procedures, metadata retainment & other functions related to “cloud” operations (AWS). Responsible for the operational development, scale & best practices of all on-premises and cloud-based archives. 10+ yrs of exp. in supply chain modernization, on-premises & cloud archives. Full info HERE (11/15)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, US DISTRIBUTION >>
BBC STUDIOS/NY, CHICAGO, LA: Frequently liaise with senior level internal and external contacts, screening and prioritizing all forms of incoming communications, dealing with routine issues and coordinating more complex responses ensuring these are delivered in a timely and effective manner. Manage Executive’s travel logistics and scheduling. 3+ yrs of exp. Full info HERE (11/14)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER >>
NEWSMAX/ NYC: Determine best news stories for the program and create daily rundown. Work with show host in program preparation and execution. Identify compelling news stories. Develop story ideas, research and plan segments. Delegate responsibilities as appropriate. Supervise production staff. 3+ years executive producing exp. or overseeing newscast production. Full info HERE (11/14)
HEAD of INFLUENCER TALENT >>
THE OUTLOUD GROUP/ Remote, DETROIT: Responsible for developing and expanding a roster of content creators and growing Outloud Talent as a business unit. You’ll provide one-on-one support and guidance to your roster of talent. Looking for someone with 3+ years of experience managing content creators and comfortable with building from the ground up. Full info HERE (11/13)
SALES SERVICE EXECUTIVE
TV ONE
NYC
Client and agency interface, attending client social events, and supporting the multi-platform sales process. Customize client presentations and provide effective information to drive budgets. Research target accounts and create strategy to break new business and increase share. Min of 3-4 yrs exp. in digital, radio or linear sales. Full info HERE (11/12)
DIRECTOR, SCHEDULING & ACQUISITIONS
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Remote
Work closely with SVP, Scheduling & Acquisitions and team to develop programming strategies/schedules that achieve or exceed rating & revenue goals. Manage the production of network schedule grids from scheduling database & supervise schedule changes across platforms. Min of 5 yrs exp. scheduling and acquisition w/cable/digital channel or network. Full info HERE (11/12)
MEDIA SPECIALIST I, PRODUCTION FACILITY & CONTENT MANAGEMENT
TV ONE
SILVER SPRING, Remote
Serve as the lead in initiating content request fulfillment by tracking and pulling requested media. Review, transfer, and archive all content that arrives on hard drives and DVDs. Upload, catalog, and archive media from photography and field shoots. 5+ years of experience in the field of digital media or cable/broadcast. Full info HERE (11/12)
SR. COORDINATOR/ASSOCIATE MANAGER, INTEGRATED MARKETING
TV ONE
NYC, Remote
Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs. Champion the vision and go-to-market strategy and linear sales positioning. Min 2-yrs in media or sales/marketing company. Full info HERE (11/12)
MANAGER, MEDIA RESEARCH AND MARKETING ANALYTICS >>
NBCUNIVERSAL, NEW YORK, NY: Serve as primary contact for NBCU Cable Entertainment Marketing department providing audience insights and collaborating on multi-platform program analysis. Provide analytics for Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, USA, and Universal Kids. 4+ years of experience in entertainment/tech/marketing with strong NPower and marketing research skills. Full info HERE (11/11)
SR. MANAGER, CROSS PLATFORM INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS >>
NBCUNIVERSAL/Universal City, CA: Leverage various data sources to develop multi-platform analyses, insights, and forecasts for NBCU’s six cable networks (Bravo, E!, Oxygen, USA, SYFY, and Universal Kids). 5+ years of media research experience at a bcast/cable net, agency, vendor, or streamer. Very strong Nielsen NPower skills and passion for TV required. Full info HERE (11/11)
PETER ROTH INTERNSHIP >>
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA/NYC: June 6th, 2023 through July 13th, 2023 for a total of 119 program hours. Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm ET, unless time is shifted to allow participation in a Paley program that is in the early morning, evening, or on the weekend. The application closes on January 16th, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET. Full info HERE (11/10)
MANAGER, RESEARCH >>
REELZ/NEW YORK: Strategic, hands-on research professional to work in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment. Position supports Programming, Ad Sales, Affiliate Sales, Marketing and Finance. Applicant must be forward-thinking, have strong communication and personal skills. 5+ years exp, proficient with Nielsen systems. Full info HERE (11/10)
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH >>
REELZ/NEW YORK: Strategic, pro-active thinker with strong communication skills. Hands-on research position providing support to all departments. Strong analytical skills to interpret the data and help guide management. 7+ years exp, proficient with Nielsen systems. Full info HERE (11/10)
SALES ASSISTANT >>
REELZ/NYC, NY: Entry-level position in Advertising Sales. Join the team at a Top 20 network with fast-growing ratings. 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. B.S./B.A. required, proficient MS Suite. Full info HERE (11/10)
ASSOCIATE MANAGER, INTEGRATED MARKETING
INTERACTIVE ONE
NYC
Respond to RFP, RFI and general Sales Requests: concept and formulate both large- and small-scale ideas into innovative, marketable programs that are custom-made for specific client initiatives and their associated KPIs. Min 4-yrs at a media company or sales/marketing organization, preferably in an Integrated Marketing or Sales Development role. Full info HERE (11/9)
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR, FAST CHANNELS
FREMANTLE
BURBANK, CA
Will oversee program planning & scheduling, execute all programming priorities & stunts and manage day to day operations for Fremantle’s linear and FAST programming channels. Bachelor’s degree and 5+yrs experience programming within digital or traditional media co.
Full info HERE (11/9)
SEGMENT PRODUCER/RESEARCHER
GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL
NYC
Work with both talent and producers to create content for a daily live show. Additionally, you will be at the studio in the morning to work closely with talent, providing them with any knowledge that is crucial to the entire show. Full info HERE (11/8)
PROGRAM MANAGER, NEWS >>
SPECTRUM NETWORKS/NYC: Develops the OKR program strategy, supporting business case and various high-level program plans. Also serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to educate and assist with implementing program processes and making improvement/changes to overall OKR program. Full info HERE (11/7)
DIRECTOR of SALES >>
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC/SALT LAKE CITY: Provides leadership for the broadcast/web sales teams. Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees. Develops and executes sales strategies which result in exceeding revenue targets in local, national, eMedia and new product revenue and drives new business development. Min of 5 yrs exp. in media sales. Full info HERE (11/7)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECT RESPONSE >>
OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/NY(REMOTE/HYBRID): Seeking an energetic achiever with excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in growing revenue for dynamic Direct Response Team: BA Degree, Min 2 yrs DR Experience req. Wide Orbit Exp a +. Full info HERE (11/7)
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MONDAY NOVEMBER 7
ABC: Bachelor In Paradise, On the Road to the CMA Awards
CBS: The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i
CW: All American, All American: Homecoming
FOX: 9-1-1, The Cleaning Lady
NBC: The Voice, Quantum Leap
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, Independent Lens
Telemundo Exatlon Estados Unidos, La Reina del Sur, El Fuego del Destino
Univision: Vencer la Ausencia, Los Ricos Tambien Iloran, La Madrasta |
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