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08/10/07
Good Morning. It’s Friday, August 10, 2007, and this is your first early morning briefing.
The nameless NBC/News Corp. joint online video venture received a $100 million dollar investment from Providence Equity Partners, according to The New York Times, giving the Rhode Island-based VC firm a 10% share in the company. (Yes, that means the market is valuating “NewCo.” at $1 billion before it streams its first show.) The Providence group is headed by Jonathan M. Nelson who sits on the boards of MGM, Warner Music and the YES Network.
Tonight’s Premieres:
The N: South of Nowhere at 8p
Animal Planet: Meerkat Manor at 830p
CMT: Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge at 9p
SCI FI Channel: Flash Gordon at 9p
Sunday’s Premieres:
WE tv: Wedding Central at 11p
Sunday’s Finales:
HBO: John from Cincinnati at 9p
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
The History Channel will explore a pastime we spend one third of our lives doing – sleeping on a bed as Modern Marvels: Bedroom Tech premieres Monday night at 8p. From the raised platforms used by the Egyptians to Hugh Hefner’s fantasy bedroom in the Playboy Mansion, the episode documents the various styles of beds as well as different types of alarm clocks through the ages. Modern Marvels is produced by Actuality Productions.
Cablevision Systems Corp. made the male lifestyle network, MavTV available to iO digital cable customers through the iO Sports Pak. MavTV, owned by Mav’rick Entertainment Network, contains programming geared to men 18-54 that includes sports, comedy, gadgets, health and fitness and more.
Oxygen is reportedly in talks to sell or sell a stake to NBC Universal, and the reported valuation of the cable network is in the $1-$2 billion range. According to Hollywood Reporter, the network has not made any thing official, but is always keeping its eyes open for opportunities and options. Oxygen is currently available in 69 million plus households and targets women 18-49.
Blockbuster is buying the digital movie download company Movielink. The online service rents downloadable theatrical films and was launched in 2002 by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and MGM. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
About 80 north of New York City is a little farm for sale, a little over 100 acres, includes a barn, a small 2000 sq. ft house, and a larger farmhouse. Asking price: $8 million. Oh yeah, this little farm is also the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert. Now here’s the rub – as if $8 million wasn’t enough of a rub – the actual alfalfa field where the concert took place … not for sale.
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~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
HBO has picked up a new drama project called True Blood from exec producer Alan Ball, who also did Six Feet Under for HBO. True Blood is based on the Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire books series, where vampires live among regular humans, and thrive on a synthetic blood product. All very civilized and a little horrific at the same time The pilot has already been shot, and production for the series is expected to ramp up this fall.
An untitled cop project at ABC has Rob Lowe in the exec producer chair next to Allison Cross, under Lowe’s new shingle lowePROFILE. Produced by ABC Studios the untitled project focuses on a special unit of the LAPD that deals primarily with stalkers.
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Lifetime named Sandy Varo VP/Reality Programming, overseeing the development of unscripted series. Sandy reports to Jessica Samet, SVP/Reality Programming, and is based in LA.
Chase Carey has re-upped with DirecTV for an additional three years, taking him thru 2010. News Corp. owns 38% of Hughes Electronics, parent company to DirecTV, and put Carey in the top position three years ago upon that acquisition. Last year, News Corp. agreed to exchange its ownership in Hughes to Liberty Media companies, for Liberty’s 16% piece of News Corp., plus three regional sport cable nets and a boat load of cash. DirecTV will roll out its HDTV package at the end of third qtr and says it will offer more than 70 HD networks. DirecTV has deals in place for more than 90 HD networks, not all of which will have launched by the time this new HDTV package rolls out.
~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~
Today in Cynopsis Kids
- Discovery Familia launches
- Voltron headed to the movies
- MTVN and Alltell ink content deal
Today in Cynopsis International
- Discovery Networks launching Descubre el Verde in Latin America to promote eco-friendly lifestyle
- CABLEready brings in Australian, Asian, and Middle Eastern deals
- Sony Pictures Television International and Korea’s CJ Media ink deal over Hyena
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- Veoh fires a preventative attack against Universal Music
- NBC/New Corp. joint venture gets $100 billion from Providence Equity Partners
- National Labor Relations Board rules that writers can’t be forced to write for web for free
~ RATINGS ~
Wednesday – A18-49 Analysis: FOX maintained the lead Wednesday night at 3.0/10 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance was the top performer at 8p with a 2.8/10. FOX took the 9p hour, too, as the musical game show Don’t Forget the Lyrics hit a high note with 3.2/10. Then at 10p, CBS’ CSI: NY repeat and NBC’s Dateline tied for first with 2.4/7 each.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 5.8/10 Power of 10 5.2/10, Criminal Minds [r] 6.1/11, CSI: NY [r] 5.9/11
FOX 5.0/9 So You Think You Can Dance 4.7/9, Don’t Forget the Lyrics 5.4/9
NBC 4.0/7 Outrageous TV Moments [r] 4.0/7, Last Comic Standing 3.7/6, Dateline: NBC 4.4/8
UNIV 2.1/4 Amar sin Limites 1.4/3, Destilando Amor 2.5/4, Don Francisco Presenta 2.4/4
ABC 1.8/3 According to Jim [r] 2.6/5, Knights of Prosperity 1.8/3, According to Jim [r] 2.1/4, Knights of Prosperity 1.5/3, The Nine 1.5/3
CW 1.1/2 America’s Next Top Model [r] 1.0/2, America’s Next Top Model [r] 1.2/2
TELE 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.7/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1, Amor Mio 0.4/1
A18-49: FOX 3.0/10, NBC 2.3/7, CBS 2.2/7, UNIV 1.6/5, ABC 0.8/3, CW 0.6/2, TELE 0.4/1
Friday Fun Fact: A crocodile can’t move its tongue and cannot chew. And yet, its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail. Nice, huh?
This Day in History: 1948 -Candid Camera made its TV debut on ABC. The original title was Candid Microphone.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What long running TV show with an ever changing cast featured an episode that served as the pilot for Happy Days? LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE Kudos to: Gary M. Shinn-Metrovision Production Group/NY; David Williams-WMAK/Knoxville; Gaye Lirot-GAZEFILMS/NY; Michael Cascio-National Geographic Channel/Washington, DC; Amanda Kilman-COX Media/Oklahoma City; Tom Chapman-WKRG/Mobile, AL; Steve Iha-NBC Spot Sales/Dallas; John Wick-Mandible/Lozano,Texas; Adam Zuvich-Zuvich Entertainment/LA; Vic Lowrey-Vic Lowrey Video Productions/Santa Clarita, CA; Phillip B. Gittelman-Personal Management/West Hollywood; Michelle Anderson-LA; Jake Vander Linden-Carat/Philippines; Samantha Salvatore/ Edinburgh, Scotland; Stephen Kelley-Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Toronto
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Later — Cyn
08.10.07
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Friday, August 10, 2007
ABC: Set for Life, George Lopez [r], George Lopez [r], 20/20
CBS: NFL Preseason: Buffalo at New Orleans
CW: Friday Night Smackdown!
FOX: Movie: School of Rock [r]
ION: Movie: Cleopatra [7p]
MNT: My Friday Night Movie: Whale Rider
NBC: 1 vs. 100 [r], Las Vegas [r], Law & Order CI [r]
PBS: Washington Week, Now, Bill Moyer’s Journal, Expose: America’s Investigative Reports
TELE: Madre Luna, La Esclava Isaura, Amor Mio
UNIV: Amar sin Limites, Destilando Amor, La Familia P. Luche, Una Familia de 10
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