Today’s Premieres
Bravo: Below Deck at 9p
FYI: Tiny House Nation at 9p, Country House Hunters Canada at 10p
Netflix: Dee & Friends in Oz
PBS Kids: Lyla in the Loop
IN THE NEWS
Sam Waterston will make his final appearance on NBC’s “Law & Order” on February 22. He joined the show in 1994, its fifth season, and has reprised the role in spinoffs. “The time has come for me to move on and take Jack McCoy with me,” said the actor in a message to fans. “There’s sadness in leaving, but I’m just too curious about what’s next. An actor doesn’t want to let himself get too comfortable.” Joining the show as the new DA is Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”), who guest starred as a different character on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”
Serbian actor Milos Bikovic has been cut from the season three cast of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” after being denounced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for supporting Russia since its invasion. “@HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?” posted the ministry. Forced to bow out, Bikovic responded that a “targeted campaign has been unleashed” against him, calling the move “the triumph of absurdity and the defeat of art.” Bikovic’s role will be recast.
According to DirecTV, Cox Media Group pulled its 12 stations on Saturday after rejecting an offer to extend negotiations for a new carriage agreement. “CMG is playing chicken with the industry, willfully ignoring the economics that its programming does not warrant a double-digit annual rate increase on top of an already exorbitant fee structure,” said the satellite service. In its own release, CMG claimed DirecTV was the one to remove the stations after refusing CMG’s offer of an extension. “Dropping CMG stations and blocking viewers from accessing local news and programming is DirecTV’s latest bullying tactic to try to harm local journalism,” said the company.
Candace Bushnell, whose book, Sex and the City, was the basis for the 1998-2004 HBO series of the same name, won’t get a penny from Netflix’s deal to acquire the series – and she’s not happy about it. “All of these men who are in charge of things, they just keep moving these cards around to make money because every time they move the cards around somebody’s skimming,” she told The Times of London. “The way men do business is a Ponzi scheme.” Bushnell was paid $100,000 by HBO when it acquired rights to her novel.
NYC Media, the official broadcast network for the City of New York, is partnering with international news organization Deutsche Welle to provide New Yorkers with 44 new television programs in both English and Spanish on the NYC World Channel. The new content, a combination of news analysis, features, specials and original information programs from around the world, will include 63 hours of English language programming (8a-5p) and 49 hours of Spanish language programming (5p-midnight), weekly. In the works is a new series, “The NYC Field Guide: How to Thrive in the Five,” featuring tips on how to live in the five boroughs.
Charter lost 61,000 broadband subscribers in 4Q23, versus analysts’ expectations of a small gain. “Internet growth in our existing footprint has been challenging, driven by admittedly more persistent competition from fixed wireless and similar levels of wireline overbuild activity,” said Charter President and CEO Chris Winfrey said during a conference call, issues he called “a temporary challenge.” The company attributed the loss of 248,000 residential video customers during the quarter in part to a carriage dispute with Disney. |
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| NEW & RETURNING SERIES
Oxygen’s “Selena & Yolanda: The Secret Between Them” premieres Saturday, February 17 at 8p. The two-part series reveals new information about the friendship between Tejano superstar Selena and the woman who killed her, Yolanda Saldivar.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman, landed a straight-to-series order at Apple TV+. Fanning and Kidman will executive produce, alongside David E. Kelley and Dakota Fanning. A24 is the studio.
Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) will guest star on season two of HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The post-apocalyptic drama is based on the video game of the same name.
COMING UP
Shane Gillis, the comedian hired as a featured player on “Saturday Night Live,” then fired after a 2018 YouTube video surfaced in which he used a racial slur, is returning to host the show on February 24. Musical guest will be 21 Savage.
A two-part documentary explores the comeback effort of former talk show host Wendy Williams. Cameras chronicle Williams’ journey to reclaim her life and legacy in “Where Is Wendy Williams?”, debuting Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25 at 8p on Lifetime. On the Friday night prior, Lifetime will encore biopic, “Wendy Williams: The Movie” and 2021 documentary, “Wendy Williams: What a Mess.”
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Diamond Sports Group reached agreements to televise Texas Rangers, Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins games in 2024. That gives the bankrupt unit of Sinclair Broadcast Group 12 MLB teams as it works on a restructuring agreement backed by Amazon. Diamond will pay less than its previous contract rate, enabling it to earn a profit on the broadcast contracts for one more year, while giving the teams time to find new partners for 2025.
DraftKings will deliver Super Bowl LVIII news live from Las Vegas. Beginning today, February 5, programs including “The Lombardi Line,” “Follow the Money,” “A Numbers Game” and more will anchor DraftKings’ coverage as part of DraftKings Network’s Super Week programming lineup.
GOING GLOBAL
Season two of “Lovecars: On the Road” makes its Prime Video on February 16. Both seasons will be available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
DeAPlaneta Entertainment has signed a deal with Belgian production company Haptic for young adult animated series “Hamsters.” DeAPlaneta will manage international Media and Digital rights for the series. |
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| EXECUTIVE MOVES
Dev Sethi has been named COO of Athletes.org. Previously, Sethi was Director, Sports Partnerships, Meta.
Balich Wonder Studio has appointed Tom Van Hemelryck as Group Chief Business Officer. Hemelryck was previously Co-CEO/Co-President EMEA and APAC at PRG Group. |
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This Day in History
1921 – The Yankees purchased 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
A character on which series lost his chef’s license because he tried to poach endangered animals to serve? “Wild Kratts” (2011-present) chef Gaston Gourmand. Kudos to: Justin Pierce-JP Consulting Group/LA; Louis Lewow-TrillerTV/Atlanta; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./NYC; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA; Maggie Takei-Moore Media/Paducah, KY; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA
Today’s Trivia Question
What was Chris’ job on “Get a Life” (1990-92)? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.) |
SR. DIRECTOR, DISTRIBUTION COUNSEL
A+E NETWORKS
(Remote)
Partner with distribution attorneys/distribution team to achieve maximum value and rights from strategic deal development through drafting. Negotiate legal distribution deal terms and rights for the linear networks, TVE, VOD, OTT, SVOD, FAST and digital across all platforms. Min. 10 years relevant television/cable network legal distribution exp. Full info HERE
SVP-DIGITAL REVENUE DEVELOPMENT >>
NEXSTAR/IRVING, TX: Work collaboratively with the Broadcast Leadership Team to lead sales strategies across all stations, divisions, and platforms. The role will work with station leadership, the National Sales Organization, and directly with clients to drive optimal revenue opportunities for all of Nexstar’s digital channels. Full info HERE
CLIENT SOLUTIONS COORDINATOR
UP ENTERTAINMENT
NEW YORK, NY
Play a pivotal role in providing project management and administrative oversight for the UP & Aspire Client Solutions Ad Sales team as well as develope and execution of linear and digital sponsorships, ensuring all elements related to the sponsorships are coordinated, scheduled, and executed correctly. Full info HERE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF AD SALES >>
HAYSTACK NEWS/NYNY, LA, CHICAGO: Responsible for developing large, meaningful partnerships to drive strategic and creative solutions for clients. You relish the opportunity to help advertisers build their brands by supporting the world’s most premium news publishers. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
INTERSECTION
LOS ANGELES, CA
Drive new revenue for our media around Los Angeles and beyond as well as building relationships with prospects and clients. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECT RESPONSE >>
OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/NY(REMOTE/HYBRID): Seeking an energetic achiever with excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in growing revenue for dynamic Direct Response Team: required: BA Degree, Min 2 yrs DR Experience. Bilingual (English/Spanish) Wide Orbit Exp a +. Full info HERE
MEDIA COORDIATOR DIRECT RESPONSE >>
OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/NY(REMOTE/HYBRID): Seeking an energetic achiever with excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in growing revenue for dynamic Direct Response Team: required: BA Degree, Bilingual (English/Spanish) Wide Orbit Exp a +. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
INTERSECTION
SEATTLE, WA
Grow in billings, income, and experience on a team that continues to lead our industry. Take your career to the next level with a company that is transforming cities and delivering on our promises to our clients and to our long-standing Municipal and Transit Authority partners. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
INTERSECTION
PORTLAND, OR
Grow in billings, income, and experience on a team that continues to lead our industry. Take your career to the next level with a company that is transforming cities and delivering on our promises to our clients and to our long-standing Municipal and Transit Authority partners. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, AD SALES >>
FUSE MEDIA/NEW YORK, NY: Support the Ad Sales team by prospecting, selling and expanding the Company’s advertising revenue base. The candidate will have a strong media sales background with a network of industry clients and prospects as well as establish a book of business and exceed pre-established activity and sales quota utilizing CRM tools to document sales activity. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, EAST COAST ADVERTISING SALES
THE ALLEN MEDIA GROUP
NYC (Hybrid)
Responsible for coverage of assigned advertising agencies and clients specifically dedicated to representing AMG linear, digital and streaming platforms. Also grow and maintain existing clients as well as prospect and close new business. Work closely with clients and advertising holding companies ensuring AMG is a ‘must-buy’ for advertisers. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
TV ONE NETWORK
(Remote, Hybrid)
Communicate the value and brand strength of the Network to advertisers and agencies as well as create compelling presentations that convey the benefits and features of TV One programming and the TV One viewing audience. Full info HERE
COPY COORDINATOR
TV ONE NETWORK
(Remote, Hybrid)
Manage the delivery and arrival of commercial content working closely with Manager of Commercial Operations to resolve conflicting traffic instructions as well as oversee maintenance of E-faxes and storage of client files. Responsible for entering original account data and revisions into the traffic system. Full info HERE
AD SALES COORDINATOR
TV ONE NETWORK
(Remote, Hybrid)
Establish business relationships with agency counterparts and internal departments including: Pricing and planning, inventory management, marketing, traffic and billing, also fulfill advertiser allocations requests, ensure stewardship delivery in accordance to deal guarantees, send commercial airing times, and update clients of programming. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
FUTURE TODAY
CHICAGO
Represent Future Today, selling an expansive portfolio of O&O CTV apps, inclusive of HappyKids, Fawesome, The LEGO Channel, FilmRise, Blippi. 5+years selling linear/streaming/OLV exp req. Biz dev position inclusive of direct, pmp/pg. Solid relationships; agency & client. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
TV ONE
NYC, Hybrid, Remote
Communicate the value & brand strength of Urban One Networks to advertisers & agencies. Create compelling presentations that convey the benefits & features of our programming and the viewing audiences. Proactively keep clients informed of pertinent account and network information. Min. 4+ yrs national advertising sales or equivalent sales exp. Full info HERE
VP/HEAD OF ADVERTISING SALES
FREEBEE
FL/NYC Remote
Lead, manage, develop, and grow Ad Sales teams. Attract and retain the best talent. Work with leadership team to set, achieve, and grow revenue targets across OOH, Digital and Experiential. Instrumental in driving the team to exceed all expectations and goals. 15+ years’ experience in advertising, media, and relevant sales management roles. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
FREEBEE
MIAMI
Achieve revenue and growth targets across linear and digital. Identify and execute strategies which result in exceeding revenue targets. Develop and execute effective sales strategies that showcase as well as maximize overall revenues for the overarching National Sales division. 7-10 yrs exp. in advertising, media & relevant sales management roles. Full info HERE
SENIOR AUDIO/VIDEO PROMOTION PRODUCER >>
WHYY/PHILADELPHIA: Produce best-in-class promotional spots, accurately reflecting WHYY’s brand mission, from strategy through management approvals. Write killer scripts for audio and video to engage audiences. Organize promotional spot production schedule for video and audio spots needed for TV, FM, digital and social platforms. 10-15+ years’ experience. Full info HERE
DIGITAL DIRECTOR, NEWS >>
WHYY/PHILADELPHIA: Develop a cogent strategy for developing and publishing WHYY news content across social media and emerging digital platforms. Convey and create SEO, social media and digital best practices in concert with the digital staff with the focus of informing and developing the newsroom’s digital muscles. Five or more years of journalism experience. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT TV
NYC
Represent FETV & FMC to media community via ongoing communications & relationship building. Maintain & develop strong working relationships w/both agencies & internal departments in support of sales efforts. Work w/sales management, pricing & planning to achieve quarterly revenue goals. 5+ yrs media sales exp. preferably in cable TV- agency exp. +. Full info HERE
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE >>
HEARST MEDIA PRODUCTION GROUP/CHARLOTTE, NC: Proactively identify, research, and develop new opportunities for our family-friendly programming blocks on ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, Telemundo, & other media & digital/social outlets. Support creation and present strategic, cross-media concepts to multiple stakeholder groups that meet our client’s business objectives. 8 + yrs of business dev. exp. Full info HERE
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR >>
BIG FISH ENTERTAINMENT/NYC/NJ: Coordinating onboarding for all new hires.
Administering the benefits and payroll changes for employees accurately.
Maintaining an efficient filing system—paper and electronic, for employee and company records related to their job functions. Building a successful bridge between management and employees. 7 yrs entertainment exp. preferred. Full Info HERE
TV/VIDEO SPONSORSHIP-PRODUCT INTEGRATION SALES REPRESENTATIVE >>
GAME ON MEDIA SOLUTIONS/Remote: Game On Media Solutions is looking for an independent business development oriented sponsorship sales representative. Focus will be on TV/Streaming project opportunities for brands that include product integration and placement. This is an Independent Contractor performance compensated opening. Attractive fees can be earned for closed deals. Full info HERE
BRAND ASSISTANT >>
THE LEDE COMPANY/NYC: Full-service communication, strategy, and social impact consulting firm, specializing in corporate, brand, entertainment, and nonprofit sectors, is seeking a Brand Assistant to join the Brand team in our New York office. The Assistant will play an integral role in supporting accounts for a wide variety of Fashion, Beauty, CPG and Lifestyle clients. Full info HERE
TALENT ASSISTANT >>
THE LEDE COMPANY/LA: Full-service strategy, communications and social impact consulting firm, specializing in corporate, entertainment and nonprofit sectors. We are looking for a Talent Assistant to a Talent Publicist in Los Angeles. We are seeking enthusiastic candidates who can work in a fast-paced environment, are driven & have strong communication and writing skills. Full info HERE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR NATIONAL POLITICAL SHOW >>
BAHAKEL COMMUNICATIONS/CHARLOTTE NC: Develop and oversee the production of a daily or weekly national political show that covers the most important political news and events of the day. Develop and execute strategies to increase the show’s audience and engagement. At least 5 years of experience as an executive producer for a political show or similar program. Full info HERE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT >>
BAHAKEL COMMUNICATIONS/CHARLOTTE NC: Oversee all editorial and entertainment content, news production and presentation. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the show: producing, writing, and guiding creative. Develop content for the News @ TEN, plan, assign and create production schedules. 7 years of experience as executive producer or show producer. Network experience preferred. Full info HERE |
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MONDAY FEBRUARY 5
ABC: The Bachelor, Bad Romance
CBS: The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i
CW: Ride, Wild Cards
FOX: America’s Most Wanted, TMZ Investigates
NBC: America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League, The Irrational
PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, Independent Lens
Telemundo: La Casa de los Famosos, Vuelve a Mí, Amor Imposible
Univision: Tu Vida Es Mi Vida, Mujer, Minas de Pasión |
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