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| The Writers’ Guild of America said it will work with regulators to block a potential merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount. “Merger after merger in the media industry has harmed workers, diminished competition and free speech, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars better invested in organic growth,” said the WGAW and WGAE in a joint statement. “Combining Warner Bros. with Paramount or another major studio or streamer would be a disaster for writers, for consumers, and for competition.” Paramount has made three offers for WBD; there has been speculation that Netflix and Amazon are considering jumping in as well.
With the deadline for a new distribution deal fast approaching, Disney began running public announcements on YouTube TV warning subscribers that its networks could go dark this week. The companies’ current agreement expires at midnight on Thursday, October 30. YouTube TV’s parent company has taken a hardline stance in recent negotiations, arguing that its growth to 10 million subscribers has earned it more favorable terms. Fox Corp., NBCUniversal and Paramount all clashed publicly with the distributor before striking new deals, while Univision channels went dark on September 30 after talks broke down. |
 Holiday special “A Paw Patrol Christmas” will launch in over 3,600 theaters across 17 countries and territories outside the US, starting October 30. The animated episode airs on CBS on Saturday, November 28, the first “Paw Patrol” special to air on the network. |
 Actress June Lockhart has died at age 100. Lockhart was best known to television audiences for her roles on “Lassie” and “Lost in Space.”
TCLtv+ has launched curated Horror and Halloween destinations. A broad range of titles are featured across the two categories, including classic films and series like “Prom Night” and “The Addams Family.’”
Speaking of Halloween, the season has transformed from a costume-and-candy pit stop into a full-blown cultural economy. Sean Reed, Head of Accounts at Saylor, explains how what was once a “down time” for brands is now a creative gold rush, in Cynsiders. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT |
| Tastemade ordered two more seasons of “Wild Game Kitchen,” hosted by outdoorsman and chef Andew Zimmern. The series is produced by Zimmern’s production company, Intuitive Content.
Netflix has closed Boss Fight (“Squid Game: Unleashed”), the video game studio it acquired in 2022. “Rough news, for sure, but I’m very grateful for the time we had at Netflix,” posted Boss Fight co-founder David Rippy on LinkedIn. “We worked with some awesome people and made many games that I’m very proud of.”
“Bridgerton” creator Chris Van Dusen has joined Netflix’s “Calabasas,” acquired by the streamer last year and executive produced by Kim Kardashian and Emma Roberts, as showrunner. Van Dusen replaces I. Marlene King (“Pretty Little Liars”), who has stepped down from the project. |
| NEW & RETURNING SERIES |
| “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” is jumping to BET for season seven, launching Monday, November 4 at 8p. The reality show had been airing on VH1. |
Today’s Premieres
CNN: The Story Is With Elex Michaelson at midnight
Hallmark Channel: Finding Mr. Christmas at 8p; Baked With Love: Holiday at 9p
Netflix: The Asset
Peacock: NBA Monday at 7p |
| COMING UP |
| Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” starts streaming Wednesday, November 5 on Disney+. The film was released in theaters on July 25.
With 19 new and returning sponsors in its fourth year, BravoCon will deliver a seamless way to shop products across NBCUniversal platforms with commerce enabled activations. “Bravo remains at the heart of today’s cultural conversation,” said Karen Kovacs, President, Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal. “Our fans are fiercely loyal, deeply passionate, and truly connected to both the content and the talent they love. Their devotion offers brands a unique opportunity to move beyond engagement and become part of the community itself.” The event, taking place Friday, November 14-16 in Las Vegas, will be streamed on Peacock. |
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| SPORTS REPORT |
| The CW Network and Xfinity will mark the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and Xfinity’s 11-year run as title sponsor by presenting the third and final stage of the Championship Race commercial-free. The event takes place in Phoenix on Saturday, November 1. |
| RATINGS |
| Viewership of Tuesday’s “Dancing with the Stars” rose for a fifth straight week, making history as the only fall show to do so since the onset of Nielsen’s electronic tv measurement in 1991. The “Wicked”-themed episode topped the night with 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among A18-49.
The season finale of HBO’s “Task” drew 4 million cross-platform viewers its first three days, up 30% from the series premiere’s three-day tally. The first episode has now hit 11.2 million viewers.
Spectrum News NY1 hosted the final debate in the race for New York City mayor on October 22. From 7-9p, the debate attracted more than 670,000 views across the Spectrum News NY1 and Spectrum News YouTube channels. |
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This Day in History
1913 – In a speech, President Woodrow Wilson vowed the US “will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest.”
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Which science fiction series included a six-legged species called Skitters? “Falling Skies” (2011-15). Kudos to: Andrew Goldman-Phanes Funding Group/NYC; Justin Pierce-JP Consulting Group/LA; Eric Dunefsky-Crossmedia/NYC; Brianne Maciejowski-BZM Producing/Sarasota, FL; Rick Dascher-Kennesaw University/Atlanta; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA
Today’s Trivia Question
The cast of which short-lived series included Jonah Hill, French Stewart and Will Forte? (Email mjfarrell9865324@gmail.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Limit of four answers per time zone.) |
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HEARST MEDIA PRODUCTION GROUP/CHARLOTTE, NC:
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER >>
NTD/WASHINGTON, DC:
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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
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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
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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
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