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Cynopsis 02/14/25: The Property Brothers Go West

The Property Brothers Go West

Friday February 14, 2025 Cynopsis will not publish Monday, in observance of President’s Day.    IN THE NEWS Democratic senators sent a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr accusing him of weaponizing the agency, one example being the investigation into CBS over its editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Sen. Ed Markey […]

Cynopsis 02/13/25: Muppeteer named Emmy honoree

Fran Brill to be Emmy honoree

Thursday February 13, 2025    IN THE NEWS Super Bowl LIX generated over $800 million in gross revenue from advertising sales across platforms, with record pricing for the sold-out game, reports Fox. The match-up peaked at 137.7 million viewers in the second quarter, according to Nielsen; pregame coverage averaged 23.4 million; and the Apple Music […]

02/12/25: Cynopsis Jobs

CLADS line up

Wednesday February 12, 2025    FEATURED JOB VICE PRESIDENT, POLITICAL SALES >> NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC./WASHINGTON, DC: Lead the company’s political advertising revenue across its dynamic portfolio of broadcast stations. Responsible for developing sales strategies tailored to the fast-paced, high-stakes political advertising market. You will possess an understanding of the political advertising landscape, and the […]

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Cynopsis 02/12/25: CBS special ushers in new soap opera

CBS special ushers in new soap opera

Wednesday February 12, 2025    IN THE NEWS For the first time, YouTube is getting more total US viewership on television sets than on mobile, shared CEO Neal Mohan in his annual letter to the YouTube community. “In two decades, YouTube has transformed culture through video and built a thriving creative economy,” posted Mohan. “Today’s […]

Cynopsis 02/11/25: Super Bowl is only part of the game

Super Bowl: Just part of the game

Tuesday February 11, 2025    IN THE NEWS Viewership for the Super Bowl averaged 137.7 million, according to an AdImpact estimate. Peak viewership hit 152.4 million viewers at 8:16p, just before the halftime show. Linear accounted for 51% of all viewership, including 10% from Fox Deportes. Streaming made up for 49%, up from 41.5% last […]

02/10/25: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

apple Tech

Interested in moderating a roundtable this fall? We need leaders comfortable with subject matter including media planning, buying, leveraging ai, cross-platform measurement and more. SUBMIT MY INTEREST Monday February 10, 2025 President Trump is dropping his lawsuit against Twitter, filed after he was banned from the platform over the storming of the […]

Cynopsis 02/10/25: “George & Mandy’s First Marriage” tops Thursday

"George & Mandy's First Marriage" tops Thursday

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY At TNT Sports, There’s No Offseason… Check-out what’s coming up on our roster: *2025 NCAA Men’s March Madness *Roland Garros (French Open) *MLB on TBS *NBA Playoffs *NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs *NHL Stanley Cup Final *NASCAR *NCAA Big 12 Conference Football — TNT | TBS | truTV | […]

02/09/25: Cynopsis Jobs

CLADS CAREER PIC SLIDER 2

Sunday February 9, 2025    FEATURED JOB VICE PRESIDENT, POLITICAL SALES >> NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC./WASHINGTON, DC: Lead the company’s political advertising revenue across its dynamic portfolio of broadcast stations. Responsible for developing sales strategies tailored to the fast-paced, high-stakes political advertising market. You will possess an understanding of the political advertising landscape, and the […]

Cynopsis 02/07/25: Debut set for “Oh My God…Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances”

Debut set for “Oh My God…Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances"

Friday February 7, 2025    IN THE NEWS Time spent streaming was up 56% year-over-year, but it wasn’t necessarily at the expense of linear, which grew 8%, according to Samba TV’s “State of Viewership Report” for the second half of 2024. Streaming was buoyed by popular TV series and an increase in live sports events. […]

Cynopsis 02/06/25: Fox News signs Lara Trump

Fox News signs Lara Trump

Thursday February 6, 2025    IN THE NEWS As requested, CBS News handed over the unedited video and transcript of its “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris to the FCC – and the FCC made it public. The interview is the source of a lawsuit by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and its attendant FCC inquiry. […]

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