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| Tuesday February 20, 2024 |
Today’s Premieres
ABC: Will Trent at 8p; The Rookie at 9p; The Good Doctor at 10p
CW: Crime Nation at 8p
HGTV: Renovation Aloha at 9p
MHz Choice: Six Women
Netflix: Risqué Business: Netherlands & Germany
TLC: Little People, Big World at 9p
Today’s Finales
Fox: Name That Tune at 8p
NBC: Quantum Leap at 10p
IN THE NEWS
Paramount Global held early discussions with Comcast about a forming some kind of streaming partnership, reports The Wall Street Journal. Possibilities could include a joint venture with Paramount+ and Peacock. The challenging streaming economy is making unexpected bedfellows – word of the preliminary talks follows the surprise announcement that ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery are forming a sports streaming joint venture.
Nickelodeon’s learning platform for pre-schoolers, Noggin, is shutting down later this year. The team that runs the subscription service was let go as part of Paramount Global’s layoffs last week.
NBCUniversal’s digital movie service Vudu is being renamed Fandango at Home “in a few weeks,” according to an email sent to customers. “Fandango remains committed to super-serving fans with all their entertainment needs, and we are excited about the opportunities this rebranding brings to deliver a seamless and enjoyable service to our users,” said NBCU’s Cameron Douglas, SVP of OTT/Video Content Streaming, in a statement. Vudu launched with an internet set-top box in 2007, was acquired by Walmart in 2010, and purchased by NBCU-owned Fandango in 2020.
Roku revenue beat analysts’ forecasts for 4Q23, hitting $984.4 million, up 14%, with a net loss of $78.3 million, down from $237.1 million the year prior. Roku reported it has over 80 million active accounts, an increase of 10 million for 2023. But the company expects about $370 million in total gross profit for the first quarter, below the $373.4 million expected by analysts. In a letter to shareholders, Roku said, “We remain mindful of near-term challenges in the macro environment and an uneven ad market recovery. While we will face difficult [year over year] growth rate comparisons in streaming services distribution and a challenging M&E environment for the rest of the year, we expect to maintain our Q4 2023 YoY Platform growth rates in Q1.” Shares of Roku dropped 23% on Friday.
ABC warhorse “Grey’s Anatomy” won the People’s Choice Award for TV Show of the Year on Sunday. Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” took the trophy for Comedy, and HBO’s “The Last of Us” won for Drama, while Hulu’s “The Kardashians” copped the prize for Reality Show and NBC’s “The Voice” was named Competition Show of the Year.
Television Series winners of the Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Awards include Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” HBO’s “The Last of Us,” Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” and ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
Kate Snow, co-anchor of weekday program “NBC News Daily,” is stepping down from her role as anchor of Sunday’s edition of “NBC Nightly News.” Said Janelle Rodriguez, EVP of Programming for NBC News, in a memo to staff, “Kate has been a major force behind ‘NBC News Daily’s’ early success, and we’re fortunate she’s now able to fully devote herself to the show.”
Irony alert: George Santos, expelled from the House of Representatives last year after being charged with multiple counts of fraud, is suing Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and Disney. The disgraced former lawmaker has accused Kimmel of deceiving him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule Santos on Kimmel’s late-night show. Santos is seeking $750,000 for the five videos he created that were played, along with damages to be determined at trial.
Les Moonves, former CEO of CBS, has been fined $11,250 by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission for influencing an LAPD officer to keep accusations of sexual assault out of the press. The now-retired officer, Cory Palka, gave Moonves and other CBS executives advance warning about the investigation, and shared details of the accuser’s report. Those efforts failed – Moonves got the boot in 2018, and along with Paramount Global had to pay CBS shareholders to settle misconduct claims. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Prime Video greenlit a documentary following Roger Federer during the final 12 days of his professional tennis career. The film, which started out as a home video, is directed by Asif Kapadia (“Amy”). “Initially, the idea was to capture the final moments of my professional tennis career so that I could have it later on to show my family and friends,” said Federer. “During my career, I tended to shy away from having cameras around me and my family, especially during important moments. But I didn’t see the harm in shooting this as it was never intended for the public. However, we captured so many powerful moments, and it transformed into a deeply personal journey. I am happy to be partnering with Prime Video because of their vast global reach and significant presence in the film industry.” The doc is a Lafcadia Productions production, produced by Lafcadia principal Kapadia and George Chignell.
“Berlin,” the spin-off of Netflix hit “Money Heist,” has been renewed for a second season. “Berlin” was the streamer’s most-watched series globally during premiere week last year.
RedBird IMI struck a deal to acquire All3Media (“Traitors”) from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for $1.45 billion. “All3Media is one of the world’s great content companies, and this gives us an incredible platform to continue to grow our expanding portfolio,” said RedBird’s Jeff Zucker. “The demand for new shows and ongoing existing series, both scripted and unscripted, makes All3 a perfect fit for us.” The deal will close in the second or third quarter, subject to regulatory approval; Alll3Media CEO Jane Thurton and COO Sara Greater will continue at the helm.
Casting notes: Dennis Quaid will play a serial killer in Paramount+ drama “Happy Face,” opposite Annaleigh Ashford. Inspired by the true story of a murderer who left smiley faces on evidence, the series is produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, iHeartPodcasts and Semi-Formal Productions….Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”) has joined the season two cast of NBC’s “Lopez vs Lopez” in a recurring role.
NEW & RETURNING SHOWS
HBO documentary trilogy “God Save Texas” explores one of the most controversial states in the union. Inspired by the book God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State by Lawrence Wright, the trilogy kicks off Tuesday, February 27 at 9p.
On the new season of Discovery’s “Gold Rush White Water,” premiering Friday, March 8 a 8p, Dustin Hurt is forced to streamline his crew and come up with a new plan of attack for the deadly creek that nearly destroyed him.
COMING UP
“POV” has acquired feature documentary “Who I am Not,” revealing the diversity of experiences in the intersex community and the struggle to achieve body autonomy. The doc will make its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of season 37 of “POV” this summer.
STREAMING
TCLtv+, the streaming service offered by consumer electronics company, TCL, announced a new content deal with FOX that brings FOX Weather to the slate of FOX programming recently added to the TCLtv+ streaming app. Content is currently available on TCL Google TV and coming to other TCL Connected TVs in the US.
The Design Network, a lifestyle network featuring home and design programming, is now available on DirecTV. TDN was founded a decade ago by Jason Harris, the co-owner of home furnishings retailer, Furnitureland South.
SPORTS ROUNDUP
What’s the media value of brands appearing on camera during the Super Bowl? Relo Metrics used its AI/computer vision analysis platform to look at brand visibility inside and outside the stadium. Some takeaways include:
· Nike’s jersey partnership accounted for 60% of sponsored exposures during Super Bowl LVIII.
· State Farm’s Halftime Report netted the brand $16 million in media value.
· Allegiant branding on the stadium (part of their regular season naming rights deal with the Las Vegas Raiders) generated $7.3 million, and 81% of value for Allegiant was generated through interior signage that was often clearly exposed before kickoffs, during punts and after touchdowns.
· Las Vegas hotels received $4.1 million in media value from aerial shots during the Super Bowl.
· Verizon’s takeover of the Las Vegas Sphere during the broadcast generated $2.5 million in media value in one exposure for the brand.
· The full media value potential of Chiefs-owned social accounts during Super Bowl weekend was $10.6 million, which increased by $3.5 million from last season.
ESPN, Disney Branded Television and the NHL are teaming up for the second “NHL Big City Greens Classic,” a live, animated NHL game telecast featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins on March 9 at 3p. The alternate presentation of the game will feature real-time virtually recreated animation of NHL players and teams modeled after characters on Disney Channel’s hit animated series “Big City Greens.” ESPN+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney+ will present animated telecast, while the traditional telecast will be available on ABC and ESPN+.
Boxing event “Knockout Chaos” will be broadcast live on DAZN worldwide on Friday, March 8, as well as via Sky Box Office in the UK. Former unified World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will take on MMA star and new Heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. |
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| RATINGS
The Puppy Bowl was the #1 non-sports cable telecast of the day on Super Bowl Sunday in all key adult demos. Simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+ for its 20th year, Puppy Bowl delivered a 0.78, 0.54, 0.25, and 0.16 Livre+3 rating on Animal Planet, TBS, Discovery and truTV, respectively, in the A25-54 demo. Across all four networks, Max and discovery+ the simulcast reached 12.6 million viewers.
Sports platform OutKick delivered 33 million total multiplatform views in January 2024, up 29% versus December and saw 33 million total multiplatform minutes, up 27% versus the prior month, according the Comscore.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Mitre Studios announced the appointment of Holly Davies as Head of Development, Television. Davies has led development teams and held senior positions at companies including Workerbee, Spun Gold, BBC Studios, Viacom, Naked and Boundless.
IN MEMORIAM
Music composer Ben Lanzarone died February 16 after battling lung cancer. He was 85. Lanzarone’s work was used on numerous TV shows, including “Dynasty,” “Mork & Mindy” and “The Love Boat,” among others. |
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This Day in History
1673 – The first recorded wine auction was held in London.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
In the series “Monk,” how did Adrian Monk’s wife Trudy die? A car bomb. Kudos to: Sandy Dibble-mediaculture/LA; Ray Giacopelli-MI7: Media Intel/Sonoma, CA; Bob Telford-Purple Cow Prod./Ventura, CA; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Michael Goodman-Radio One/Atlanta; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./NYC; LaKendra Kennedy- Sinclair Broadcast Group/Baltimore; Joe Dearing-Virtual News Center/Indianapolis; Wendy Holmes/Denver; Andi Leston-Outdoor Sportsman Group/Waukesha, WI; Adam Leston-Weigel Broadcasting/Milwaukee
Today’s Trivia Question
When Shaquille O’Neal was booked to host “Saturday Night Live” but had to cancel, who took his place? (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.) |
MANAGER, CONSUMER MARKETING
TV One
SILVER SPRING, MD – HYBRID REMOTE
Contribute strategic thinking and new ideas to the building and development of consumers promotions and marketing campaigns and work on marketing strategies, in partnership with the internal research team and media agency, for programming initiatives to inform our understanding of the target audience. Full info HERE
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
TV One
SILVER SPRING, MD – HYBRID REMOTE
Conceptualize, develop, design and animate digital & social videos across various content verticals including entertainment, lifestyle, fashion/beauty and TV One Networks’ show extensions and develop designs for promo campaigns, original movies, and original and acquired series, original movies, and all network and branding initiatives. Full info HERE
PRODUCER/WRITER
TV One
SILVER SPRING, MD – HYBRID REMOTE
Responsible for writing, producing and supervising edit sessions for assigned on-air promos and cross department promotional initiatives and develop and execute ideas for image and brand campaigns. Manage shoots as necessary. Full info HERE
SR. PROJECT MANAGER
TV One
SILVER SPRING, MD – HYBRID REMOTE
Coordinate off-channel marketing and creative services projects, timing, administrative coordination, and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time, budget and produce the desired results. You will be the go-to person for everything involving a project’s organization, client communication, planning, and timeline. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR, CUSTONER ACQUISITION
GOLDEN HIPPO
WOODLAND HILLS, CA (Hybrid)
Golden Hippo is hiring a Director, Customer Acquisition to be responsible for leading a direct response marketing team to test, optimize, and scale new product campaigns. This role will help to identify opportunities and the strategy for overall Customer Acquisition initiatives. Anticipated Salary Range is $131.6k – $175.5k + bonuses. Full info HERE
SR. YOUTUBE ADS SPECIALIST
GOLDEN HIPPO
REMOTE
Golden Hippo is hiring a Sr. YouTube Ads Specialist to lead YouTube media buying. This role is involved in the entire campaign cycle, including creating and testing new ads and targeting options, launching and overseeing campaigns, and scaling budgets while maintaining KPI’s. Anticipated Salary Range is $86.4k – $115.2k + bonuses. Full info HERE
FACEBOOK ADS SPECIALIST
GOLDEN HIPPO
REMOTE
Golden Hippo is hiring a Facebook Ads Specialist to manage Facebook ad campaigns and craft highly converting ad creatives. This role is involved in the entire campaign cycle, including creating and testing new ads and targeting options, launching and overseeing campaigns, and scaling budget. Anticipated Salary Range is $75.7k – $101k + bonuses. Full info HERE
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
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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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20
ABC: Will Trent [p], The Rookie [p], The Good Doctor [p]
CBS: FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted
CW: Crime Nation [p]
FOX: Name That Tune [f], The Floor
NBC: Night Court, Extended Family, Quantum Leap, Quantum Leap [f]
PBS: Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Experience
Telemundo: La Casa de los Famosos, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Tu Vida Es Mi Vida, Mujer |
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