Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 05/03/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, May 3, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing, from the NCTA Conference in New Orleans. More fall out from Sinclair Broadcasting Group David Smith’s decision to preempt last Friday night’s ABC News Nightline in his ABC station markets. You’ll recall last […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/30/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, April 30, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliates will not air tonight’s special Nightline wherein Ted Koppel will read off the names of those killed in action in Iraq. The group posted a statement on […]
Thursday, April 29th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/29/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 29, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Comcast Corporation withdrew its $59.9 billion offer for Walt Disney Corporation yesterday. Comcast’s original unsolicited February 11 bid to trade 0.78 Comcast shares for every Disney share fell through as Disney’s shares rose. […]
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/28/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 28, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. American Idol is certainly taking its punches this week with the most recent voting off of popular African American singer Jennifer Hudson. Hudson has appeared on numerous celebrity chats, and entertainment news mags, […]
Tuesday, April 27th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/27/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 27, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. What will $2 million get you these days? About 30 seconds … on the final episode of Friends. And ponying up to the ad bar are Anheuser-Busch, Gatorade, GM, Chevy, GE, Universal Studios, […]
Monday, April 26th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/26/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, April 26, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. New in Casting / Production / Development: Fox‘s comedy pilot Sorry Charlie (Sony/Jersey)has added Wayne Knight (Neuman on Seinfeld) to the cast which also includes Valerie Bertinelli and Stephen Root. Syndicated series Starting […]
Friday, April 23rd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/23/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, April 23, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Quite the flurry of activity late yesterday afternoon — Ed Wilson quits his post as President of NBC Enterprises followed with speculation that Steve Rosenberg, President of Universal Domestic TV, will end up […]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/21/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 21, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. There are a whole lot more Presidents in the world. At least in ABC’s world. Okay, now try and keep up with me — Stephen McPherson has been named President/ABC Primetime Entertainment; Rich […]
Tuesday, April 20th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/20/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 20, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Fox is ready to let you know what they have planned this summer. You’ll notice a battery of new series, both scripted and un-, as well as continuing in the thus far successful […]
Monday, April 19th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/19/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, April 19, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. ABC‘s program development deal with ad agency Mindshare has created a new family drama which will debut as early as this summer. The Days (Tollin Robbins Prods/Touchstone) is set to debut in July […]
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