CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/11/05 Good morning. It’s Monday, July 11, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. After almost two years of slings and arrows, it appears former Disney executives/members of the Board of Directors Roy Disney and Stanley Gold and The Disney Company have reached a mutually satisfactory resolution. In a joint […]
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/08/05 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 8, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Broadcast and cable news networks broke with the story of terrorist attacks in London early yesterday morning and stayed with that story, as well as the connection to G-8 summit, reactions in Washington DC and New […]
Thursday, July 7th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/07/05 Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 7, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. This statement released by Tribune Broadcasting Company late yesterday regarding the FAIR Ratings Bill presented by Sen. Conrad Burns requiring mandatory accreditation of television rating services: “Tribune Broadcasting supports S. 1372, the FAIR Ratings Bill […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/06/05 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 6, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. July 21st is the day Liberty Media Corp will spinoff its 50% stake in Discovery Communications into a new smaller company called Discovery Holding Co., in an effort to simplify its portfolio. The new spinoff will […]
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/05/05 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 5, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT), has introduced a bill before the U.S. Senate called F.A.I.R., which stands for Fairness and Accuracy in Ratings. The bill proposes mandatory accreditation by the Media Rating Council (a process which is […]
Thursday, June 30th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 06/30/05 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 30, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Prior to its July 10th premiere date, ABC has pulled its newest series Welcome to the Neighborhood from the lineup. The show has already pushed the buttons of many critics who believe the series’ premise may […]
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 06/29/05 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 29, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. PAX will undergo a re-branding of its network, changing the name from PAX, to simply “i”. According to the network, a lower case “i” reflects the net’s new programming strategy – that of an independent broadcast […]
Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 06/28/05 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 28, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Peer to peer file sharing services can be held accountable for copyright piracy committed by individuals who are encouraged to use its service for the illegal downloading of music and movies. That unanimous decision was handed […]
Monday, June 27th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 06/27/05 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 27, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. 20th‘s syndication terms for the WB off-net series Reba was a 2-year straight barter deal. Beginning in January 2006, however, Reba will be part of the WB Network’s weekday afternoon block, airing twice during the 3-5pm […]
Friday, June 24th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 06/24/05 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 24, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Rick Haskins, EVP/GM of Lifetime, is leaving the cable network at the end of next month. Rick has been interim Pres/Entertainment for almost a year, following the departure of Barbara Fisher. Then Carole Black left the […]
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