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09/29/23: 2023 CYNOPSIS BIG TV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Friday September 29, 2023 2023 CYNOPSIS BIG TV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY By Yakira Young Cynopsis’ 5th annual Big TV Conference was one for the books. 2023 has been quite a year – cord-cutting, measurement advances, remote work, and of course the writers’ and actors’ strikes. So there was no shortage of content for this year’s event […]

Reality TV Roundup

From survivors to sharks to supersized families and singles looking for love, the ground reality series covers just keeps growing. What unscripted trends are on the horizon? We asked the experts. And get a deeper dive at the Cynopsis Big TV Conference, where the future of reality shows is just one of […]

07/27/23: Unlocking the Power of Local

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM LOCALITY   Thursday July 27, 2023 Locality: Uniting the Best of Local TV Advertising By E.B. Moss In the broad world of US TV advertising, local is taking center stage. Consumer spending and viewing habits are changing, and advertisers are responding by allocating more budgets to local markets. Locality, […]

06/16/23: Catching up with the Measurement & Data Conference

  Friday June 16, 2023 Catching up with the Measurement & Data ConferenceBy Charlotte Dulany, Event Content Manager   The return of Cynopsis’ Measurement & Data Conference on June 13 and 14 continued a tradition of discussions and not-to-be-missed moments. Hosted by Robbie Caploe, Cynopsis VP and group publisher, the eighth annual conference featured two […]

05/19/23: Cynopsis Upfront Week Wrap-up

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PARAMOUNT   Friday May 19, 2023 Cynopsis Upfront Week Wrap-up It’s a wrap for the Upfront week. But the year everything was supposed to get back to normal, it didn’t. The Writers Guild of America strike hit, and instead of star-studded events emceed by late night hosts, we had […]

05/18/23: Cynopsis Upfront Report: Thursday

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PARAMOUNT   Thursday May 18, 2023 On the Ground During Upfront Week: Thursday Streamers rounded out 2023 Upfront week, working toward multiplatform, multi-currency measurement, multi-device viewership and new ad formats. Over the course of the week we’ve heard about “unmissable,” “unrivaled” and “limitless” possibilities, and Day #3 was no […]

05/17/23: Cynopsis Upfront Report: Wednesday

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PARAMOUNT   Wednesday May 17, 2023 On the Ground During Upfront Week: Wednesday The ad crowd continued to pack the house at this year’s Upfronts, despite the WGA strike. Talent leaned heavily towards sports and news, as actors showed solidarity with the picketing writers, but performers weren’t entirely absent […]

05/17/23: Taking it to the Max at Warner Bros. Discovery

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY   Wednesday May 17, 2023 WBD Ad Sales Chief Jon Steinlauf Oversees a Transformative Year It’s been just about a year since Cynopsis checked in with Jon Steinlauf, Chief U.S. Ad Sales for Discovery, and only weeks longer than that since his company merged with WarnerMedia […]

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