Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/12/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, March 12, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. In a vote of 391-22, the House of Representatives has voted in favor of legislation that increases the maximum fines for indecency to $500,000 for broadcasters per violation. Performers will also be penalized […]
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Thursday, March 11th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/11/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, March 11, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. DISH Network subscriber? Check your dial — all is well again in Viacom world. Viacom and Echostar came to an agreement in the wee hours, returning the CBS O&O affiliates as well as […]
Wednesday, March 10th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/10/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 10, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The Sunday night fifth season 9p return of the The Sopranos delivered 12.1 million viewers for the premium channel, earning a 6.2/15 A18-49 rating within the HBO universe. Compared to broadcast television for […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/09/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 9, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Following up on yesterday’s story re: CBS O&O stations, Viacom networks and Echostar, it is being reported this morning the two were not able to come to terms by 12AM PT and Echostar […]
Monday, March 8th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/08/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, March 8, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Last week had some serious ups and downs for Martha Stewart. Earlier in the week her show is nominated for a half dozen Emmy’s. By week’s end, she learns she may be looking […]
Friday, March 5th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/05/04 Good morning. It’s Friday, March 5, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Comedy Central has assigned distribution duties of its signature series South Park to Tribune Entertainment Company and Debmar Studios. Debmar will distribute to the Top 30 US TV markets, while Tribune will take […]
Thursday, March 4th, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/04/04 Good morning. It’s Thursday, March 4, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. Last night, after a 43% vote of no confidence was delivered by the shareholders of the Walt Disney Corp., Michael Eisner agreed to step down as Chairman. He will continue as Chief Executive […]
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/03/04 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 3, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. February Sweeps through and including Monday, March 1, 26 out of 28 days, according to Nielsen Media Research:A18-49: NBC 4.8/13 (-2% vs. Feb 2003), CBS 4.2/11 (flat), Fox 4.0/11 (-29%), ABC 3.6/10 (-8%), […]
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS 03/02/04 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 2, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. ABC was the clear winner on Sunday night with the 76th Annual Academy Awards pulling in 43.5 million viewers. For the night from stem to stern, ABC averaged a 12.3/30 from 7-11p (subject […]
Monday, March 1st, 2004
Cynopsis Cynopsis Article_Text CYNTHIA TURNER’S CYNOPSIS03/01/04 Good morning. It’s Monday, March 1, 2004, and this is your first early morning briefing. The Ellen Degeneres Show has been renewed in 85% of the country for this fall, including the WB 100+ Station Group who picked up the series for its second season. WB 100+ will begin […]
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