A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC CABLE DISTRIBUTION WARNER BROS. THEATRICALS SCORE TOP RANKS ON BASIC! VIVA LAS VEGAS – #1 on CMTTWO WEEKS NOTICE – #2 on AMCTHE REPLACEMENTS – #2 on TBSWHEN HARRY MET SALLY – #4 on BRAVO WARNER BROS. MOVIES MAKE BASIC BETTER Source: NHI, HH Cvg Rtg, 7/18-7/24/05.Series = […]
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Friday, July 22nd, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/22/05 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 22, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Yes, another Nielsen entry above the fold. Late this past Wednesday, the National Association of Broadcasters sent a letter penned by its President/CEO Eddie Fritts to Senator Conrad Burns author of the F.A.I.R. Ratings Bill, supporting […]
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/21/05 Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 21, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Because a week without a Nielsen story is like a week …. without a Nielsen story … The Task Force on Television Measurement, headed up by Chairman Cardiss Collins, has sent letters to both the Senate […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/20/05 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 19, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Despite what you’ve read, not everyone thinks regulating the ratings accreditation process is a good idea. Asian-language broadcaster KTSF / San Francisco, a Lincoln Broadcasting station, has sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member […]
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/19/05 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 19, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Another new bill has been introduced to Congress, this one from Rep Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and co-presented by Rep Diane Watson (D-CA), called the Media Ownership Reform Act of 2005. The bill includes a laundry list […]
Monday, July 18th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/18/05 Good morning. It’s Monday, July 18, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. It’s finally happened — a cable network has picked up the syndicated cable rights to another cable network’s original series. Spike TV has picked up The Shield, distributed by Sony Pictures TV, FX’s signature series. Spike […]
Friday, July 15th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/15/05 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 15, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. A week without a Nielsen story is like a week without …. a Nielsen story. If the first bill in the Senate last week wasn’t enough, another bill was introduced yesterday, this one by Congressman Pete […]
Thursday, July 14th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/14/05 Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 14, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. The National Hockey League will be back in business and on the ice next season – tho the exact terms of that business and the on-air business won’t be fully announced until next week. It will […]
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/13/05 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 13, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. TV broadcasters told a Senate Commerce Committee in Washington DC yesterday that they could work with a 2009 deadline to fully convert to digital broadcasting. Whether or not the broadcasters are ready by 2009, the question […]
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
CYNTHIA TURNER’S Cynopsis 07/12/05 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 12, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. Fox has announced Fall start dates for much of its schedule, and the first thing you’ll notice is with just a couple of exceptions, they are not waiting until after the World Series this year. Beginning […]
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