 IN THE NEWS |
| The union representing writers for free streaming service CBS News 24/7 reached a tentative agreement with Paramount and CBS. The writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America East, staged a 24-hour walk out after their contract expired on March 9. The union has declined to release details of the new three-year pact until after a scheduled ratification vote on the deal, which is scheduled within the next few days.
HBO is scheduling a special fan screening of the Season 3 premiere of “Euphoria” during the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 12. The event, following the festival’s final musical performance, makes “Euphoria” the first television series to screen its premiere episode on the Coachella campgrounds and is open on a first-come, first-served basis, with a festival wristband required for access.
Publicis Groupe has agreed to purchase sports marketing firm 160over90 from WME Group for more than $500 million. Publicis will absorb the company’s 670 employees into a newly formed Publicis Sports unit. WME purchased 160over90, best known for managing and brokering brand sponsorship deals with athletes and sports properties, in 2018 for about $200 million.
Fox News Media signed lawyer and former Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez as a contributor, providing legal and political analysis across all network platforms. Suarez served as mayor of Miami for two terms from 2017 to 2025 and currently serves as president of investment firm Alpha Wave Global. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT |
| Netflix has a limited series “The Corrections,” based on the best-selling novel by Jonathan Franzen and starring Meryl Streep, on deck. Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction,” “Watchmen”) will direct the series, which has been in development since 2024. “The Corrections” was originally set up for CBS Studios but moved to Paramount Television Studios after the Skydance-Paramount merger last year.
Paramount+ has greenlit “Team Moms,” a new unscripted series executive produced by Kim Kardashian that will premiere later this year. “Team Moms” invites viewers into the world of nationally competitive youth baseball via Legendary Prep Academy, Scottsdale, Arizona’s first and only baseball prep school.
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” the continuation of Disney Channel’s 2007-2012 comedy “Wizards of Waverly Place,” will return for a final season this summer on Disney+ and Disney Channel with a four-part event that goes into production next week. Executive producer Selena Gomez will make her directorial debut with the premiere episode and will reprise her role as Alex Russo in multiple episodes. |
| NEW & RETURNING SERIES |
 “Dexter: Resurrection” has cast Brian Cox (“Succession”) as the New York Ripper for Season 2. The character, a no longer active serial killer that terrorized the city years ago, was first introduced in Season 1 but was not seen onscreen. The Ripper was an integral part of the Season 1 cliffhanger and is expected to be a big part of Season 2.
“Sofia the First: Royal Magic,” a new series set in the world of “Sofia the First,” will premiere May 25 on Disney Jr. at 7a, with the first eight episodes available to stream on Disney+ in the US and select international markets the next day.
The second season of Hulu comedy series “Deli Boys,” produced by 20th Television, will premiere May 28 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Andrew Rannells and Kumail Nanjiani join as recurring guest stars for the second season, alongside series regulars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan and Fred Armisen. |
Today’s Premieres
Apple TV: Your Friends and Neighbors
Netflix: Bloodhounds; Gangs of Galicia; High Tides; Maamia Legal Hai
Saturday’s Premiere
Paramount+: Made for March
Sunday’s Premieres
Prime Video: Nippon Sangoku
Bravo: The Real Housewives of Atlanta at 8p
GAF: When Hope Calls at 8p.
Travel: Paranormal Caught on Camera at 9p
Crunchyroll: Ace of the Diamond; GHOST CONCERT: missing Songs; One Piece |
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| COMING UP |
| Great American Media announced “An Accidental Arctic Christmas” will premiere as part of the upcoming “Great American Christmas” which begins later this year on Great American Pure Flix, Great American Family, and GFAM+.
Alison Sweeney (“Days of Our Lives”) returns for her 14th movie starring as Hannah Swensen when “Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery” premieres Saturday, May 16 at 8p on Hallmark Channel. Sweeney wrote the film and serves as executive producer.
NewsNation Films will present “The Mystery of Easter” on April 4 at 8p. Hosted by Chris Cuomo, the one-hour documentary takes an investigative look at the resurrection of Jesus Christ—exploring history, faith, and enduring questions as millions around the world observe Easter. An encore presentation will air April 5 at 12p.
Comedian Louis C.K. is returning to Netflix this summer with a new special, “Ridiculous,” and is headlining at the Hollywood Bowl on May 5 as part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest. The special is the first to be released by a major distributor since 2017, when the comedian was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal. C.K. has been touring the country regularly and released his last four specials independently. |
| TECH |
| CreativeX announced Creative Salience, a system to measure and enforce brand recognizability – tracking distinctive brand assets – across digital ads before media spend. According to Creative X, research suggests that just 16% of ads are sufficiently branded to generate recall, meaning the majority of global advertising spend is failing to build long-term brand equity. Creative Salience automatically detects signals like logos, taglines, packshots, colors, mascots, and audio cues, and measures how effectively brands deploy Distinctive Brand Assets (DBAs) at scale and how brand signals impact media performance, brand recall, and sales outcomes. One of the product’s first customers – Bayer – saw a 12.1% lift in Completed Video Views and 7.9% reduction in Cost per Completed Video View, through logo usage: a 6.2% increase in Completed Video Views and a 4.5% increase in cost per Completed Video View via Brand Color Usage and an 86.4% lift in Favorability, a 24.3% lift in Consideration and a 7.5% lift in Recall.
TelevisaUnivision unveiled a multi-year measurement and data agreement with Nielsen that covers all of the Spanish-language media company’s properties, including national and local broadcast, cable, streaming, and radio. Under the agreement, TelevisaUnivision will continue to leverage Nielsen’s suite of media intelligence solutions. Services under the deal include Advanced Audiences, Ad-Supported Streaming Platform Ratings, Nielsen ONE Ads for Connected Television, and National out-of-home expansion.
Video software provider Synamedia said Latin American commercial media group Globo has transitioned its primary content distribution to Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) over a fully IP-based managed backbone infrastructure using Synamedia Quortex PowerVu and virtualized Digital Content Manager (vDCM). Working with Synamedia partner Convergint, Globo’s linear pay-TV service now uses Quortex PowerVu for centralized management with proactive endpoint monitoring, automated alarms, remote configuration capabilities, and real-time operational dashboards. The new architecture leverages a distributed, managed Globo IP backbone infrastructure distributed across Brazil, and Synamedia also deployed new software to increase Globo’s PowerVu D9800 receivers’ capacity to support more video feeds. |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| Streaming media company Stingray and free streaming platform OrkaTV have formed a content partnership to bring five video and twelve audio FAST channels to the OrkaTV platform: Stingray Naturescape, ZenLIFE By Stingray; Stingray Cozy Café; Qello Concerts by Stingray and Ultimate Trivia by Stingray. Audio channels under the Stingray Music moniker include Stingray Hot Country, Stingray Classic Rock, and Stingray Soft Hits. |
| RATINGS |
| ABC’s “9-1-1: Nashville” and “9-1-1” scored season high Live+Same Day viewership on March 26, while also notching gains over three days of multiplatform viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms. Up against March Madness on CBS and MLB opening night on NBC, freshman drama “9-1-1: Nashville” rose to 6.23 million Total Viewers at 9p, besting its initial Live+Same Day series high (+55%; vs. 4.02 million) through three days of multiplatform viewing. On linear over three days, “9-1-1: Nashville” delivered 5.34 million Total Viewers. At 8p, “9-1-1” scored 7.33 million Total Viewers, rising over its initial Live+Same Day season high (+53%; vs. 4.80 million). On linear over three days, “9-1-1” earned 5.94 million Total Viewers, nearly matching its previous season high in January (6.10 million on 1/29/26).
ABC continued to see ratings growth on March 23 with the Season 9 premiere of “American Idol” earning 4.86 million Total Viewers and a 0.42 rating among Adults 18-49 on the network and Disney +. With the Top 20 hopefuls performing inspiring songs of faith, “American Idol” grew by double digits over the show’s audience on the same night last year (+11%; vs. 4.36 million on 3/31/25) and also increased over last season’s first Monday live show (+6%; vs. 4.57 million on 4/21/25).
Spectrum News was the most-watched news network among Spectrum households in March, averaging 1.9 million daily viewing households across its linear and digital platforms.
Top 10 Broadcast Programs for the Week of March 23
P2+ AA (000) Live+Same Day
CBS: NCAA Basketball UConn vs. Duke 13.427
CBS: 60 Minutes 10.299
CBS: NCAA Basketball St. John’s vs. Duke 9.371
ABC: World News Tonight 8.629
CBS: NCAA Basketball Texas vs. Purdue 8.352
CBS: Marshals 8.230
ABC: World News Tonight 8.102
CBS: NCAA Basketball 7.887
CBS: Tracker 7.523
CBS: NCAA Basketball Tennessee vs. Michigan 7.493
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel
The top five programs on Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming chart for the week of March 2 maintained their ranking from the week prior. All eight episodes of Prime Video’s new mystery drama “Young Sherlock” hit the platform on Wednesday and drew 678 million minutes (#6 among originals). Adults 35-64 were the core viewers for the Guy Ritchie-produced series (63% of the audience). |
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| SPORTS REPORT |
| A year after migrating to video platform Eluvio, United Rugby Championship said its URCTV service has experienced a 62% reduction in costs, a 64% increase in transactions and a 35% increase in revenue. Subscribers to the service, which features matches between 16 different club teams from five countries — Ireland, South Africa, Wales, Italy, and Scotland – have grown 2.7 times with viewers in 150 countries, more than 1.25 million sessions, and an average season watch time of 20 hours per viewer.
NBC Sports has selected Triton Digital to power key components of its podcast and digital audio infrastructure. NBC Sports will leverage Triton’s advanced hosting, monetization, audience measurement, and audience insights tools to support and scale its podcast and digital audio portfolio. |
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This Day in History
1860 – The Pony Express started as mail was delivered by horse and rider relay teams between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California
Friday Fun Fact
Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Who played the biological father of Pierce Brosnan’s character in “Remington Steele” (1982-87)? Ephram Zimbalist Jr., father of Brosnan’s co-star, Stephanie Zimbalist. Kudos to: Eric Emeric-Paramount Global/NYC; Jackie Howell-Nexstar WCMH-TV/Columbus, OH; Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NYC; Roger Furman-Sports Marketing Communications/Greentown, PA; Veda Williams-WXIN Fox 59/Indianapolis; Rosemary Cunningham-MeTV/Chicago; Justin Pierce-JP Consulting Group/LA; Michael Shames/LA; Roy S. Restivo-Allen Media Group/LA; Ray Giacopelli-MI7: Media Intel/Sonoma, CA
Today’s Trivia Question
This series, starring veteran actor Paul Ford as a charter boat captain at odds with the upper crusty yacht set, was created because CBS president James Aubrey hated the concept of his network’s other nautical hit, “Gilligan’s Island” (1964-67). (Email your answer to trivia@cynopsis.com and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone – a limit of four answers per time zone.) |
EXECUTIVE >>
TBS INTERNATIONAL/LOS ANGELES, CA: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of entertainment and media agreements, with a primary focus on unscripted television, format licensing, and intellectual property distribution. Handle development, production, and co-production agreements, including situations where TBS is designated as the production entity providing production services. More info HERE
PRINT TRAFFICKER AND TECHNICAL COORDINATOR >>
FILM FEST DC/WASHINGTON, DC: Coordinate direct communication between print sources and the festival to ensure the on-time inbound and outbound delivery of all film materials and work with venue staff to deliver and test each film and KDM. Request and collect KDMs for all encrypted DCPs and maintain a spreadsheet that contains all the aspects of the film. Full info HERE
MANAGER, MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS >>
TELEVISION ACADEMY/NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA:
Lead the execution of initiatives such as the Peer Circle program and Your Voice Matters, reviewing data to enhance program participation and ensure metrics are achieved; collaborate with the Senior Director of Engagement and Retention and stakeholders across marketing to manage delivery and optimization of the Member Benefits Perks newsletter. Full info HERE
BROADCAST ENGINEER >>
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY/HIGH POINT, NC: Ensure high-quality production environments and provide technical leadership to faculty, staff, and students in live and recorded productions and play a role in supporting the school’s mission to provide industry-standard production experiences for students and will have opportunities to contribute to the development of emerging media technologies. More info HERE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE, MULTI-EPISODE TELEVISION PRODUCING >>
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION/BOSTON, MA: Develope, produce, and manage scripted and unscripted multi-episodic series for linear television and/or streaming. Qualified applicants will be distinguished multi-platform practitioners with a significant body of “boots on the ground” work in the TV and streaming industry. The position will require in-class instruction and on-set exercises. Full info HERE
PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE: STUDIO AND/OR FIELD DIRECTING; MULTIPLE CAMERAS >>
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION/BOSTON, MA: We seek a colleague with a significant body of practical work in television directing using multiple cameras for linear television and/or streaming platforms. Familiarity with visual effects and AI-supported tools is considered a plus. This position includes teaching directing of scripted and/or unscripted content using multiple cameras at many levels. Full info HERE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE: VERTICAL FILMMAKING/CONTENT CREATOR >>
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION/BOSTON, MA: We seek a colleague with a professional track record in the creation and development of original short-form content aimed at promoting, activating, and motivating young people through social activism, experimentation, entertainment, brand building, and audience engagement across today’s leading content platforms and social media ecosystems. More info HERE
SALES MANAGER – AP AD INSIGHTS HUB >>
ADVERTISER PERCEPTIONS/NEW YORK, NY: Drive direct sales of the platform offering, focusing heavily on new client acquisition. Reporting to and working closely with the GM of the Ad Insights Hub, this individual contributor will partner cross-functionally with Sales, Business Intelligence, Operations, and Client Services teams to build awareness and engagement with new clients. Full info HERE
SALES DIRECTOR – OMG
MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT
NEW YORK, NY
Deliver and exceed sales revenue targets as well as build, manage and grow a strategic account list with a focus on Omnicom agencies and their clients directly, within the northeast. Ability to navigate holding company structure and negotiate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders (ratecards, preferred programmatic deals, content deals, etc.). More info HERE
DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE MARKETING >>
ATHLETE TO ATHLETE/SANTA MONICA, CA: Lead the performance marketing team across Meta Ads and new paid digital channels (TikTok, YouTube, Google, etc.) as well as build and execute a roadmap for channel expansion and profitable scale. Develop and run structured testing frameworks. Partner with Creative Strategist on ad briefs, testing priorities, and creative feedback loops. Full info HERE
NATIONAL SALES MANAGER>>
HEARST MEDIA PRODUCTION GROUP/CHARLOTTE, NC: Oversee daily sales pipeline operations focused on national sponsorships, integrations, and branded content tied to unscripted programming. Manage and coach the Business Development team, drive outbound activity, shape proposals and pricing, and lead CRM strategy, reporting, and optimizations via Salesforce. Full info HERE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER >>
NTD/WASHINGTON, DC: Pitch story ideas and write scripts/segment outlines as well as research guests and interview topics. Book guests and coordinate interviews. Help with logistics and sometimes field production. Support shoots and ensure production runs smoothly. Review footage and work with editors to shape final episodes. Write headlines, teasers, and social posts. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION >>
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY/HOLLYWOOD, CA: Responsible for all HR functions and oversight of administrative and management needs. This strategic role is charged with operating from a customer service driven viewpoint that prioritizes employee satisfaction as well as enforce legally compliant policies, increase efficiency by implementing administrative and record-keeping best practices. Full info HERE
SR. DIRECTOR OF SALES, KSTU & KUPX >>
THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY/SALT LAKE CITY: Leverage our suite of advertising solutions to unlock growth opportunities for local and national businesses. Play a role in driving the station’s revenue goals as well as serving as the home station for Utah’s new NHL team. Collaborate with our production team to create campaigns that connect our clients with their customers in meaningful ways. Full info HERE
DIGITAL MEDIA BUYER >>
FURMAN ROTH ADVERTISING/NY(HYBRID): Plan, launch, and optimize digital marketing campaigns across various paid media channels (including Display, Google products, Paid Social, CTV, and Programmatic, etc.) while managing budgets effectively. Support the execution of media plans across platforms, overseeing targeting, budget allocation, and performance tracking to drive campaign success. Full info HERE
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR; CTV BRAND PARTNERSHIPS – MID WEST/WEST COAST
FUTURE TODAY
REMOTE
Build, maintain and expand a pipeline of sales targets, contacts, and sales opportunities leveraging your relationships with a heavy focus on new business revenue. Build/nurture relationships with the investment, strategy, precision and digital agencies as well as clients. Also maintain an ongoing knowledge of the streaming media landscape. Full info HERE
DIRECTOR, AD MARKETING & SALES >>
THE SHADE ROOM/REMOTE: Develop and execute a revenue growth strategy to drive direct advertising, branded content, and sponsorship sales as well as lead the development of compelling advertising and branded content offerings tailored for TSR’s audience and cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key advertisers, media agencies, and brand partners. Full info HERE
PROFESSIONAL LECTURER OF COMMUNICATION/SPORTS BROADCASTING >>
MARIST UNIVERSITY/ POUGHKEEPSIE, NY: Teach studio and field broadcasting and new media courses in sports media and journalism as well as be able to teach a studio course on producing a newscast and help students live stream a podcast or produce short-form feature content suitable for social media streaming. Also demonstrate through their teaching, professional activity, and service. Full info HERE
SALES LEAD – AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS
UPWAVE
NEW YORK, NY
Build and manage relationships with our agency partners – mostly targeting media buyers and planners – and help them see the value of adding Upwave measurement to The Trade Desk campaigns. You will both leverage your existing network and open new doors to achieve aggressive but achievable sales targets. Full info HERE |
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