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07/30/15: John Legend exec producing WGN America’s Underground; Ellen Barkin cast as mob matriarch on TNT’s Animal Kingdom; Scream grabs early pickup from MTV

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS NAKED AND #1! DISCOVERY’S NAKED AND AFRAID XL DEBUT WAS THE WEEK’S #1 BASIC CABLE SERIES DISCOVERY WAS SUNDAY’S #1 TELEVISION NETWORK WITH YOUNG MEN New episodes bare all Sundays 10/9c on Discovery Source. CYNOPSIS 07.30.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday July 30, 2015, and this is your first […]

07/30/15: FB reports $4.04B revenue for Q2; Tig Notaro lands Amazon pilot, with Louis C.K. producing; Nokia debuts VR tech

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.30.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday July 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Facebook reported $4.04 billion in revenue during its Q2 revenue call yesterday, beating Wall Street expectations of $3.99 billion. The social network counted 968 million daily active users, a 17 percent year-over-year increase […]

07/30/15: WSOF has a new CEO; NHL/Bridgestone order another round; Pac-12 finds a fit in adidas

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.30.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday July 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The World Series of Fighting is getting a familiar face, announcing that longtime media executive Carlos Silva is joining the company as its CEO. Silva most recently served at Back9Network, and was president and COO of the […]

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07/29/15: Diane Keaton joins Jude Law in HBO pope drama; Former Mythbusters go for thrills at Travel Channel; The Soul Man renewed for fifth and final season at TV Land

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SPIKE TUT DELIVERS RATINGS GOLD FOR SPIKE! Largest timeslot viewership in 8 years Averaged 2.2M viewers 11.4M total viewers over 3 nights 27.2M views of TUT content across digital platforms SPIKE: The Ones To Watch Source: Nielsen, Live+3 Day P2+(000), Sun 7/19-Tue 7/21 9p airings for 2.2M; Live+3 Day P2+(000) […]

07/29/15: Netflix renews BoJack Horseman, cancels Lilyhammer; Twitter reports $502M Q2 revenue via Periscope; The Onion set to parody VICE in new web series

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.29.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 29, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAYS TOP NEWS   Netflix rolled out season renewals, premiere dates and even cancellations at the start of the Television Critics Association‘s summer press tour yesterday. The streaming service picked up Will Arnett’s BoJack Horseman for a […]

07/29/15: PGA TOUR Live experiences the Quickening; CBS Sports Network floats WSL; Super Bowl ads will team streams

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.29.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 29, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The PGA TOUR lined up plans to launch its new OTT service PGA TOUR Live this week from the Quicken Tours National. The subscription service, which was announced in April and developed in partnership with MLBAM, will […]

07/28/15: Cynopsis Classified Advantage

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JOB OF THE WEEK PRESS MANAGER Syfy LA Min. 4 yrs publicity exp.in entertain, strong media relations & writing; mang strategy & implement of campgns, rsch, write, edit press mat, talent rela, events. Full info/apply HERE. CYNOPSISCLASSIFIEDADVANTAGE 07.28.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 28, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: Classified […]

07/28/15: TV Land closes pilot deal with Melissa McCarthy and hubby Ben Falcone; The Waltons to reunite on Hallmark Channel; Freida Pinto heading to The Mindy Project

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SYFY THE SOCIAL FOMO-NOMENON RIPS THE INTERNET Syfy’s Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! #1 Cable program with over 7MM Viewers 2 BILLION Twitter Impressions, Doubling Sharknado 2 Trended on Twitter, Facebook AND Instagram #1 in U.S. Trend & #2 Worldwide Most Social Program on TV Sink your teeth into more…Sharknado 4 […]

07/28/15: Instagram headed for $600M in sales and $2.81B by 2017; BuzzFeed, iHeartRadio join Snapchat Discover; Al Roker experiments with Meerkat

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.28.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday July 28, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAYS TOP NEWS   Instagram will top $600 million in ad sales this year, headed for $2.81 billion in earnings by 2017, according to a report from eMarketer. “We expect to see rapid growth in Instagram’s ad […]

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