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Good morning. It’s Friday, April 22, 2005, and this is your first early morning briefing. NBC Universal yesterday issued a statement regarding Paxson TV’s plans to terminate the joint advertising sales agreements it has with NBC O&O stations and various NBC affiliate, an agreement that has been in place for approx three years in nearly four dozen markets. The news of that termination, effective June 30, was announced within PAX’s annual report to investors last month. NBC, a one third minority stake owner in Pax, contends that Pax will be in violation of their agreement with NBC if they end the joint ad sales agreements. NBC’s statement reads in part: “Paxson’s attempt to terminate its sales agreements with NBC Universal and to abandon network programming constitutes a breach of the contractual agreements between Paxson and NBC Universal. NBC Universal will not agree to this course of action in the absence of a viable new business plan that preserves and maximizes the value of Paxson’s assets.” PAX also made a recent filing with the SEC that said it is not “currently investing substantial additional amounts in new entertainment programming and are evaluating other programming strategies and opportunities that might be available us that could improve our cash flow.” NBC Universal responded to that in their statement: “Paxson apparently intends to abandon network programming and rely primarily on infomercials, direct response advertising and paid programming as revenue sources. NBC Universal strongly disagrees with Paxson’s attempt to terminate operational agreements that sustain the company and its stations as a broadcast network. We believe that the elimination of all sales and local operational capabilities will reduce the long-term value of the company and its station assets. We believe that the adoption of a paid programming model will jeopardize Paxson’s long-term financial prospects in light of its highly leveraged balance sheet, and is not in the best interests of Paxson stakeholders.” Tonight’s Season Finale: * CASTING UPDATES *
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A&E Upfront Presentation to media buyers was held last night in NYC. Bob DeBitetto, EVP/Programming presented the upcoming programs and finished up his presentation with a bold move – he “promised” media buyers A&E would end up next year in the top 5 among A25-54 and A18-49. He probably feels comfortable making that promise based on A&E “double digit growth among all key demos … and the potential of these powerful new series to connect with our target audience”, not to mention A&E’s additions of The Sopranos, CSI Miami, 24 and MI-5 to the schedule next season.
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The History Channel also presented their Upfront plans last night, celebrating their 10th year on the air. New series coming to the network this season include:
There are lots of people who wish for stardom in their lives, but when stardom reaches this point, you gotta wonder. Yesterday Paris Hilton issued a statement that read in part, “It’s no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends … Nicole knows what she did, and that’s all I’m ever going to say about it.” When I have a tiff with a friend, I rarely make a national public statement, but then again, I’m not famous nor am I Paris Hilton. Little favors. As for her show on Fox, The Simple Life, the network has made any statements of its own regarding the casting of the series and whether or not Rod Stewart’s daughter will replace Richie. That statement was made by Paris to USA Today last week. Yesterday, Cynopsis launched its newest edition, Cynopsis: Weekender. This weekly (comes out every Thursday afternoon) goes to the entire subscriber list of Cynopsis automatically. There is no need to subscribe anew. However, if you don’t want to receive it, you can use this link to unsubscribe: http://www.cynopsis.com/subscriptions.cfm?sub1=1 (scroll down, unsubscribe is at the bottom of the page). * EXECUTIVE MOVES *
Larry Divney, President, MTV Networks Ad Sales, announced the appointment of Ronald H. Furman to the position of SVP/Ad Sales, for MTV, MTV2, mtvU and MTV.com, effective immediately. Ron will oversee ad sales for all MTV brands across a wide variety of platforms, including on-air and online. Furman will report to Hank Close, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales, MTV Networks Music and Comedy Group. Ron spent the last seven years as EVP/Sales and Marketing for Univision Television Network. Well done, Ron! Jill Lindeman joins Disney ABC Cable Networks Group as VP & Creative Director/Marketing, Disney Channel. In her new post, Jill is responsible for the creative direction and management of on-air promotion for Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Jetix, Playhouse Disney and ABC Kids, including the development and production of interstitials for Disney Channel. Additionally, she will oversee the creative direction for off-air initiatives including print production, on-line development and marketing. She reports to Matt Palmer, SVP/Marketing, Disney Channel. Lea Porteneuve has been named to the newly created position of VP/Publicity, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, reporting to Vivian Mayer, SVP/Publicity. Lea will work closely with Mayer on internal and external corporate communications and will oversee publicity efforts for the home entertainment releases of Focus Features titles, as well as the company’s TV and made-for-DVD properties. Ken Litwin has been promoted to VP/Production and Operations, ABC News. In this new role he will assist in managing operational resources, staffing issues and financial planning for 20/20, Primetime, Good Morning America, GMA – Weekend Edition, and Long Form productions. He will also work on the rollout of digital technology and the associated training in these areas. * RATINGS *
Wednesday – A18-49 Analysis: Fox had the highest ratings among A18-49 on Wednesday night according to Nielsen Media Research, posting an overall 4.9/14, and beating NBC 3.9/11, ABC 3.0/8, CBS 2.6/7, UPN 1.5/4, and WB 1.3/4. At 8p ABC and FOX tied, each with a 3.1/10 in the A18-49 demo. America’s Next Top Model was second only to Fox among W18-34 with a 3.3/11. At 9p Fox and American Idol were well in front, earning a 9.4/24 for Idol, though falling off dangerously to a 3.8/9 for Life on a Stick. Stick was still #2 in its 930-10p time period, second to the final half hour of Revelations on NBC. For the full hour Revelations earned a 4.5/11. NBC was in front at 10p with a 4.9/13 for Law & Order featuring the stylings of Michael Imperioli as Detective Falco. FINAL HOUSEHOLD RATINGS: Wednesday, April 20, 2005, for all Networks – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. NBC 7.5/12 Dateline 4.8/8, Revelations 7.6/12, Law & Order 10.1/17 FOX 6.9/11 The Simple Life 4.2/8, Stacked 5.0/8, American Idol 13.4/21, Life on a Stick 5.1/8 CBS 5.8/10 60 Minutes 5.5/9, King of Queens 5.5/8, Yes Dear 6.0/9, CSI New York [r] 6.2/10 ABC 5.6/9 Lost [r] 6.6/11, Alias 5.6/9, Eyes 4.7/8 UPN 2.4/4 America’s Next Top Model 3.0/5, Kevin Hill [r] 1.8/3 WB 2.0/3 Smallville 2.6/4, Jack & Bobby 1.5/2 A18-49 Fox 4.9/14, NBC 3.9/11, ABC 3.0/8, CBS 2.6/7, UPN 1.5/4, WB 1.3/4 Friday Fun Fact: When it was opened in 1965, the Houston Astrodome was the world’s largest air-conditioned room — reportedly, an 18-story building can fit inside it. The History Channel presents This Day in History: Answer to yesterday’s Trivia Question: This hair tonic turned Greg Brady’s hair orange just days before his high school graduation. Younger brother Bobby was selling the stuff in hopes of making a cool million. What was the name of this stuff? NEAT & NATURAL HAIR TONIC. Kudos to: Jeremy White-Nickelodeon/NY; Matt Deprey-Discovery Health & Fit TV/Silver Spring; Kelly Dulin-A. Eicoff & Co/Chicago; Robert Ward-Ward Comm.Santa Monica; Mike Brennan-Writers Boot Camp/Santa Monica; Elizabeth Baisley-ABC, Inc./Burbank. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV 1986 was a banner year in the annals of forensic science,
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