A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM LITTLE AIRPLANE LITTLE AIRPLANE ACADEMY 3-DAY SEMINAR:“HOW TO MAKE A GREAT PRESCHOOL SERIES” February 13 through February 15 Little Airplane Productions is offering limited enrollment in a unique workshop led by accomplished preschool TV veterans on creating a hit preschool series. Classes include Pitching, Writing, Research, Design, Music, Directing, Legal, Licensing, […]
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TWENTIETH TELEVISION ANIMATION DOMINATION FOR THE NATION: 40% SOLD! Lock up the syndication sensations … and end your station frustration! (And that’s enough of that.)Family Guy and American Dad are both proven ratings grabbers. Now 40% of the nation is sold, including the Tribune and Fox groups. FAMILY GUY […]
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Cynopsis: Kids! 01/11/10 Good morning. It’s Monday, January 11, 2010, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing. Will season four be the last for Disney Channel‘s live-action series Hannah Montana? Could be only time will tell, which is to say the network won’t confirm that just yet. What we do know […]
Monday, January 11th, 2010
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 2009 BEST YEAR EVER FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY AMONG HH, P25-54, W25-54, W18-49 AND P2+Series premiere of DISAPPEARED tonight 10pm Compelling stories of loved ones who have vanished and the search to find them. America’s Leading Investigation Network Contact James Levitt, VP National Sales Manager 212-548-4956 http://adsales.discovery.com/networks/investigation-discovery/ Source: […]
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 01/11/10 Good morning, it’s Monday, January 11, 2010, and this is your first early morning digital briefing from CES in Las Vegas. Witnessing the infectious popularity of the iPhone platform, TV Manufacturers are launching application platforms of their own as a way to add third party content and basic interactivity to […]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 01/08/10 Good morning, it’s Friday, January 8, 2010, and this is your first early morning digital briefing from CES in Las Vegas. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced two big next-generation products (or lines of products) during a Wednesday night pre-opening keynote at CES that should help Microsoft compete on […]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Cynopsis 01.08.10 Good morning! It’s Friday, January 8, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here. Tonight’s Premieres:TLC: What Not To Wear at 9pPlanet Green: Operation Green at 10pComedy Central: John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up […]
Friday, January 8th, 2010
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM LITTLE AIRPLANE LITTLE AIRPLANE ACADEMY 3-DAY SEMINAR:“HOW TO MAKE A GREAT PRESCHOOL SERIES” February 13 through February 15 Little Airplane Productions is offering limited enrollment in a unique workshop led by accomplished preschool TV veterans on creating a hit preschool series. Classes include Pitching, Writing, Research, Design, Music, Directing, Legal, […]
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION The Ellen DeGeneres Show Now the #2 Talk Show with W25-54 … second only to OPRAH ! Source: NSS, Galaxy Explorer, 09-10 Prem through 12/20/09, W25-54 Live+SD AA/GAA Rtg, Tied with Oz and Phil NSI Wrap Sweeps, Nov 2009, All Market Wtd Avg, M-F […]
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Cynopsis: DIGITAL 01/06/10 Good morning, it’s Wednesday, January 6, 2010, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Taking a page from Steve Jobs announcements of the past, Google unveiled its distribution model-busting Nexus One smartphone yesterday, on the eve of CES 2010. The Android 2.1-based device will retail on Google.com […]
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