Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/09/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, April 9, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The FCC has proposed a $495,000 fine against Clear Channel for “apparently willfully broadcasting indecent material” on an edition of The Howard Stern Stern show last April. That accounts for 18 separate violations […]
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Thursday, April 8th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/08/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 8, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. New in Development/Casting/Production: CBS‘ comedy project The Amazing Westerbergs (Sony/CBS Prods) has added George Segal and Susan Sullivan to the cast which is headed up by Chris O’Donnell and Jay Harrington. In the […]
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/07/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 7, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Nielsen Media Research has announced it will delay the launch of Local People Meters in New York City. The launch was originally scheduled to kick off tomorrow, Thursday April 8, and will now […]
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/06/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 6, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Nielsen will go forward with plans to launch Local People Meters in the #1 DMA, New York, on April 8. Numerous complaints and concerns have been made known in recent weeks, most loudly […]
Monday, April 5th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/05/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, April 5, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Several upcoming programming notes for NBC: Beginning Thursday, June 3 at 830p, a new sitcom Come to Papa starring Tom Papa. Kicking off the following Monday, June 7 is the return of For […]
Friday, April 2nd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/02/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, April 2, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. One day after the NAB held its indecency summit, it has announced its plan to form a task force of broadcasters who will ‘self-police’ television and radio content as well as consider devising […]
Thursday, April 1st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 04/01/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 1, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. This is quickly becoming the year of Get the Billionaires on TV. Trump, Mark Cuban (The Benefactor) and now Richard Branson. Fox has yet another Apprentice-like reality show to add to the mix […]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/31/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 31, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. HBO has ordered up a second season of Deadwood with 12 more eps scheduled to begin production mid-summer. Look for Season #2 to kick off in first quarter 2005. The big four networks, […]
Tuesday, March 30th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/30/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 30, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Jay Leno will be kidding around for at least four more years on late night television on NBC having signed a deal valued at a reported $100 million, and Crossing Jordan has officially […]
Monday, March 29th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/29/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, March 29, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Currently in the midst of the cable network upfront presentation season, and on the verge of the broadcast network upfront presentation, Jeff Zucker gave advertisers a head’s up on Friday as to what […]
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