Cynopsis
08.13.10
Good morning. It’s Friday, August 13, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here .
Tonight’s Premieres:
Discovery Channel: Man, Woman Wild at 9p; Dual Survival at 10p
DIY Network: Indoors Out at 1030p
Saturday’s Premieres:
TLC: Dr. G: Medical Examiner at 9p
WE tv: The Cupcake Girls at 9p
Sunday’s Premieres:
Food Network: The Great Food Truck Race at 10p
TLC: Lottery Changed My Life at 10p
Sunday’s Finales:
Food Network: The Next Food Network Star at 9p
E!: Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami at 10p
HISTORY: Top Shot at 10p
Real-life married celebrity couple Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin will appear in their own reality series on TV Land when Harry Loves Lisa opens October 6 at 10p. The series goes inside their marriage and the home life they share with their two daughters as well as the professional life in Hollywood they both pursue. Jason Carbone executive produces the series with his company Good Clean Fun.
WE tv brings back a third season of its original series Amazing Wedding Cakes beginning August 29 at 10p. The series will air along with other wedding-themed series, Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera as part of the network’s Ultimate Wedding Sunday weekly programming block. Staying on the cake theme, WE tv also debuts the new series The Cupcake Girls this Saturday at 9p. During 13 episodes, this series introduces viewers to two best friends who attempt to build a major cupcake enterprise. Double episodes air each Saturday night at 9p and 930p. Amazing Wedding Cakes is produced by WE tv and Film Garden while The Cupcake Girls is produced by Force Four Entertainment and distributed by Cineflix International.
Beginning this Sunday, Universal Sports will provide daily highlights of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG) running thirteen days until August 27. Universal Sports’ daily coverage begins at 2p featuring all 26 sports involved in YOG which will be spotlighted as part of the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Last Monday’s premiere of Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back on The Style Network attracted 1.3 million total unique viewers across various telecasts that day.
Bravo’s first season finale of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist on Wednesday delivered 1.48 million total viewers and 826,000 A18-49 viewers.
Syfy has picked up Season #3 of the Merlin series from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Season two of Merlin finished on Syfy July 2, averaging 1.72 million total viewers and 687,000 among A18-49 based on Live +7 DVR data. The third season of Merlin will make its US television premiere on Syfy early next year. Shine TV created and produced Merlin and FME handles exclusive distribution, home entertainment and licensing rights to the series. Season three of Merlin will debut in the UK on BBC One in September.
Syfy commissioned a scripted pilot from Bryan Fuller, the creator of Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies. The pilot is based on the novel The Lotus Caves by John Christopher about rebellious colonists who go exploring beyond the rigid boundaries of their lunar colony and then discover caves ruled by a highly intelligent alien species. Jim Grey was tapped to co-write the script with Fuller.
Carlsbad, CA-based TransWorld Media, a global action sports publishing company is teaming with Apparent Gravity Media (AGM) to produce its first television series titled TransWorld Sessions. Over 26 half-hour episodes, TransWorld Sessions will look at the various action sports categories such as freestyle motocross, skate, snowboarding, BMX and surfing and additionally will profile top action sports athletes. The series is targeting males 14-34 years with a planned debut this October.
Pat O’Brien, the former host of The Insider and Access Hollywood, is going back to being a sportscaster, taking a new position on Fox Sports Radio’s Loose Cannons weekday afternoon show where he joins Steve Hartman and Vic “The Brick” Jacobs. O’Brien begins his new job on Monday. O’Brien’s sports background includes covering the Olympics and Super Bowl as well as the NCAA Basketball Tournament on CBS Sports among other gigs.
Jeremy Davidson (Lifetime’s Army Wives) was cast as Kitty’s (Calista Flockhart) new love interest on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, per EW. Davidson joins the drama for its fifth season and his character debuts in late October/early November.
Wednesday A18-49 Analysis: FOX and NBC shared #1 Wednesday night at 2.2/7 each among A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, CBS was in charge with Big Brother at 2.4/8 with FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance next in line at 2.2/8. NBC got the glory at 9p with America’s Got Talent at 2.8/8 while UNIV’s Soy Tu Duena placed second at 2.4/7. NBC held onto #1 through 10p with a Law & Order: SVU repeat at 1.8/6 followed by CBS’ CSI: NY encore at 1.2/4.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 4.6/8 Minute to Win It 3.9/7, America’s Got Talent 6.2/11, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.8/7
CBS: 4.1/7 Big Brother 12 4.2/8, Criminal Minds [r] 4.3/7, CSI: NY [r] 3.8/7
FOX: 3.6/6 So You Think You Can Dance 3.6/6
ABC: 2.5/4 The Middle [r] 2.9/5, The Middle [r] 2.6/5, Modern Family [r] 2.5/4, Cougar Town [r] 1.8/3, Castle [r] 2.6/5
UNIV: 2.1/4 Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe 2.2/4, Soy Tu Duena 2.7/5, Don Francisco Presenta 1.5/3
ION: 0.9/2 Without a Trace 0.9/2, Without a Trace 0.9/2, Criminal Minds 1.0/2
CW: 0.7/1 America’s Next Top Model [r] 0.7/1, Plain Jane 0.7/1
TELE: 0.5/1 El Clon 0.5/1, Fantasma de Elena 0.4/1, Diosa Coronada 0.5/1
A18-49: FOX 2.2/7, NBC 2.2/7, CBS 1.8/6, UNIV 1.8/6, ABC 1.1/3, CW 0.5/1, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.3/1
Broadcast Morning News Weekly Average Ratings (week of August 2, 2010)
NBC: 4.91 million total viewers; 1.8/15 and 2.25 million A25-54
ABC: 3.94 million total viewers; 1.3/11 and 1.57 million A25-54
CBS: 2.23 million total viewers; 0.7/6 and 930,000 A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI
Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, LLC (JTMG) welcomes Grace Ressler as Director/Licensing and Publishing. Grace will head JTMG’s Los Angeles office. Prior to this appointment, Grace was Director/Licensing and Publishing at DIC Entertainment and Sony Pictures Consumer Products.
Bryan Norcross joined The Weather Channel (TWC) as the network’s new on-air hurricane specialist for the season. Bryan, who was previously the hurricane analyst for CBS and the chief meteorologist at WTVJ/Miami, will work in tandem with TWC’s hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb to offer viewers in-depth tropical storm coverage and analyses during the hurricane season.
Six Point Harness Animation Studio hired Chapman Maddox as Director/Development. Chapman comes from Cartoon Network/Adult Swim where he worked in comedy development and current series. In his new role, Chapman will concentrate on developing a roster of original shows targeting kids, adults and the digital arena.
Friday Fun Fact: The deepest point of the Earth’s oceans is in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean at 6.8 miles deep. In comparison, Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles high.
This day in History: 1907 – The first taxicab started on the streets of New York City.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: “Who loves ya, baby?” KOJAK! Of course. Kudos to everyone! and specifically to these 2nd four correct respondents from each time zone: Rusty Wolfe-The M Network/Miami; Mitchell Stein/Portland; Lou Zaccheo-Video from Video/NY; Ellen Donahue-Fisher Price/East Aurora; Kathryn Kieser-Haworth Marketing and Media/Minneapolis; Will Allmendinger-Sirius XM Radio/Chicago; Brendan Moran-NCC/Chicago; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Dan Birman-Daniel H. Birman Prods/Pasadena; Melissa Friedman/LA; Kate Bacon Dunne-Well Dunne! Talent/Scottsdale; Nancy Thomsen/Palm Springs; Graham Clegg/Toronto; Keith MacKenchnie-The Actors’ Network/Vancouver
Today’s Trivia Question: The breakout star (and owner of the series catchphrase) of this ABC Friday night ensemble series didn’t appear the first season until the 12th episode. Who is he? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Cyn
08.13.10
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JOB OPENING: RES ANALYST/Comcast Networks/NYC: Provide support to Advertising Sales, prior exp in media pref. MRI, Simmons, Nielsen, strong computer & interpersonal skills req. http://www.ecentralmetrics.com/url/?u=2685237271|5 (8/20)
JOB OPENING: 3D ANIMATOR/DESIGNER & GRAPHIC ARTIST/CHICAGO: Tribune’s groundbreaking show “Eye Candy” has FT/graveyard shift positions in Chicago.Send us a link w/ your reel. Apply: https://careers-tribune.icims.com/jobs/15172/job (8/20)
JOB OPENING: FREELANCE REPORTERS: New TV mag. show seeks reporters nationwide to produce original stories. Req. 5+ years exp. producing for television. Energy, science exp. essential. Send resumes, links to [email protected] (8/20)
JOB OPENING: NEWS DIRECTOR WANTED SW medium market. 5 yrs minimum News management. Successful ratings growth, budget & new media exp; hiring & teaching skills. Resume, philosophy, refs & salary to [email protected] (8/19)
JOB OPENING: SR. DIGITAL RESEARCH ANALYST/VH1/NYC: 1+ yrs media research; Exp w/web analytics such as Omniture, comScore, Media Metrix, Nielsen//NetRatings, @Plan, Forrester, eMarketer; EOE/M/F/D/AAP www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (8/19)
JOB OPENING: WEB PRODUCER/Eco science non-profit org/NYC-area: Edit, post multimedia content to Web; 7+ yrs online prod, reporting. Exp w/social media outreach, SEO, site traffic analysis. Apply: [email protected] (8/19)
JOB OPENING: DIR, OXYGEN NEW MEDIA RSRCH/NY: NEW RSRCH POSITION. The Rsrch team for Oxygen is growing! Produce insights to help drive new media decisions & overall content & rev. strategies.Apply: www.nbcunicareers.com job #1239782 (8/19)
JOB OPENING: SR. ANALYST, OXYGEN NEW MEDIA RSRCH/NY: NEW RESEARCH POSITION. The Rsrch team for Oxygen is growing! Handle prod/analysis of web, mobile, social & interactive consumer data. Apply: www.nbcunicareers.com job #1195467 (8/19)
JOB OPENING: SR. RSRCH ANALYST, WOMEN @NBCU/NY: NEW RSRCH POSITION FOR NEW VERTICAL! Support VP & SVP generating new insights to engage NBCU advertisers & their agencies. Apply @ www.nbcunicareers.com job # 1242719 (8/19)
JOB OPENING: DIGITAL MEDIA/Sesame Workshop/NY: Seeking freelance game producers, production assistants,and a QA manager to work on various digital platform projects. [email protected] (8/19)
JOB OPENING: SR ACCT EXEC(5)/Disney Interactive/SF/Chi/LA/NY/ATL: Online media, branded ent & mobile sales. Over 20 sites incl. Disney.com & Disney Mom’s & Women’s Ntwrk of sites. online Ad Sales exp a must. [email protected] (8/19)
JOB OPENING: NEWS DIRECTOR/San Diego: 6 News seeks qualified candidate to oversee all aspects of News programming. Previous experience at medium-small market CW, IND or Fox affiliate preferred. Email [email protected] (8/19)
JOB OPENING: SR COUNSEL/MTVN Bus. & Legal Affairs/NYC: Working w/ BALA team to support Content Dist & Mktg. Advise on variety legal buz matters. 4-7 yrs relevant in-house or law firm exp req’d. Apply: www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (8/18)
JOB OPENING: FORMAT PRODUCER/AETN/Stamford, CT: www.aetn.com 3 mon project https://www.abso.com/jobboard/Default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618&JobDetail=77230 (8/18)
JOB OPENING: SALES PLAN’R/BET/NY: Prepare Sales Plans, Mng mult Accts, 2 yrs exp in Cable Sales or buying a must.Detailed-oriented, org’d, multitasker, exc comm & math skills, BA req. Email resume: [email protected] (8/18)
JOB OPENING: MANAGER, DIGITAL BRAND/National Geographic/NY: to sell nationalgeographic.com as well as all NG global media assets. To apply, go to www.nationalgeographic.com/jobs . EOE (8/18)
JOB OPENING: MEDIA ASST/NYC: Fast growing Media Dept of Global Corp: Seeking a detail-oriented, resp person to work on various media accts. Strong PC, comm & mathematical skills are a +. B.A. req’d. Res to: [email protected] (8/18)
JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR/Dynamic Logic/NYC: 5+ yrs exp digital advertising research. Acct leadership. Build/maintain client relationships. Analyze/interpret data. Apply: www.dynamiclogic.com Dynamic Logic is an EEO Employer (8/18)
JOB OPENING: SYNDICATION DIST EXECS: Resourceful, self-starting, exp regional sales execs to join estab. syndie sales team. Strong negotiating skills. Nielsen data analytical skills a must. Resume: [email protected] (8/17)
JOB OPENING: DIR, DIGITAL MEDIA/Sí TV/LA: www.sitv.com/sitv-jobs: 5+yrs exp.Manage all online content. Provide social network strategy, best practices & tactics to grow online fan base & on-air viewership. Network exp req EOE (8/17)
JOB OPENING: SR. DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE/Hoff Productions/NY-DC: Celebrated global producer of factual television seeks a talented, smart, well-connected, creative development leader. Frequent travel required http://bit.ly/bNHemn (8/17)
JOB OPENING: ONLINE SALES COORDINATOR/tvguide.com/ NY: support team w/campaign & creative mgmnt. Liaison btwn agency & Ad Ops, assist w/billing discrepancies/process invoices, support planners w/day to day. [email protected] (8/17)
JOB OPENING: JUNIOR WEB DESIGNER/Nickelodeon Digital/NYC: 2+yrs exp. web pg desgn, contnt desgn, & concpt devlpmnt, Strng knwldge Photoshp, Flash, Illustrtor, Dreamwver, Strng design skils. EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (8/17)
JOB OPENING: SNR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MARKETING/Nickelodeon/NYC: 12+yrs digi mkting exp. in mkting/ad agency or w/in Ent/Media, Exp in emrging media, Innovator, Strng strategic & analytc ablty EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (8/17)
JOB OPENING: MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING/Nickelodeon/NYC: 5+yrs digital mrkting exp. in Ent/Media/Ad space, Strng knwldge of online display, Strng presentation & analytic skils. EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (8/17)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, DIGITAL CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT/Nickelodeon/NYC: 10+yrs tactical mangmnt or similr exp., Strng knwldge of database & direct mrkting/advrtising. EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvnetworkscareers.com (8/17)
JOB OPENING: INTGRTED MRKTNG COORD/fuse/NY: Asst strat mrktng manger w dev & execution of revenue genratng multipltfrm intgrted mrktng opp.2+yrs mrkting w/in netwrk, media, agency enviro. Send rez to [email protected] “MC” in subj (8/17)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, PROMOTIONS & MERCHANDISING/PRN/Sherman Oaks CA: Identify/execute merchandising & promo opportunities across all Premiere platforms. EOE Cover/resume: [email protected] More info: www.Premiereradio.com (8/17)
JOB OPENING: SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER/ NYC: 7+ yrs. Primary/Consumer research (a must). TV and/or Agency experience required. More info at: www.canoe-ventures.com/careers. Canoe voted “1 of the Top 10 places to work in Cable” (8/17)
JOB OPENING: LOG SUPERVISOR/SIRIUS XM RADIO/NYC: Supervision of Log Assembly. 5+ yrs traffic exp. 2-3 yrs supervisory exp. Well versed in traffic systems. EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply http://www.sirius.com/careers (8/17)
JOB OPENING: SR DIR, ALT & RLTY PROG/AETN/LA: Resp edtrl ovrsght crrnt n/w sries & progs; dev nw edtrl contnt fr LT. 5-10 yrs prog/prod exp cble n/w. https://www.abso.com/jobboard/Default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618&JobDetail=77202 (8/17)
JOB OPENING: DIR RESPONSE/ACCT EXEC/IPG AD SALES/NYC: Sell ads/listings to Short & Long form Direct Response advertisers.3-5 yrs of media selling exp TV and/or interactive ad sales. Track rec of success. www.rovicorp.co m job 8780 (8/17)
JOB OPENING: SUPR, PROG INVENT/Rainbow/NYC: Mng projs related to inventory admin for cable nets. Anlyz/review contracts & inv data. Exp in invent admin, Fam w/contracts & solid analytical skills a mus. www.cablevision.jobs #11403BR (8/14)
JOB OPENING: LICENSING MGR, LATIN AMERICA (NYC): Leads retail strategy & drives profitability 5+ yrs. exp. Excellent organizational skills & ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment BA/BS deg. req. [email protected] (8/14)
INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free , and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: AD SALES, MARKETING/Rainbow/Woodbury, NY: Unpaid, must be able to get College credit, 2 openings. See full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req id 10523 (8/18)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: FEARnet WEB PRODUCTION INTERN wanted to prepare text, images & video for publication online. Experience w/ Photoshop & blogging software. Passion for horror genre a must. Email resumes to [email protected] (8/18)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: FEARnet WEB VIDEO INTERN: Experience w/ on-set equipment, Final Cut Pro, digitizing & encoding media. Passion for the horror genre a must. Email link to your demo reel & resume to [email protected] (8/18)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: FEARnet GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN wanted to help Mktg Team in designing online graphics. Experience w/ Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash. Passion for the horror genre a must. Email portfolio & resume to [email protected] (8/18)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: A/V MARKETING INTERN wanted to help prepare LIONSGATE trailer & TV spot submissions. Familiarity w/ A/V formats, Quicktime, Handbrake, Final Cut & DVD Studio Pro a plus. Email resume to [email protected] (8/18)
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PROGRAMMING RESEARCH/Oxygen Media/NYC: Learn about tv from the inside out. Intern will increase analytical skills and learn Nielsen tools. Skills: Excel, PowerPoint, Passion for tv. Contact [email protected] (8/17)
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad … for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected]
SITUATION WANTED: SALES/BIZ DEV EXECUTIVE w/10+ years experience is looking for position in sales, biz development, licensing, project management, and media sales/planning.Contact: [email protected] (8/19)
SITUATION WANTED: NYC – MARKETER . Brand advocate and protector. NBC Universal & Warner Bros. experience. Holds M.B.A. in Marketing and Brand Management. Contact [email protected] (8/19)
SITUATION WANTED: MEDIA, TV & FILM SALES. 6+ years of Domestic and International experience in Film & TV sales with strong knowledge of contracts and strong Rolodex of clients, email [email protected] (8/18)
SITUATION WANTED: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/RESEARCH & LICENSING:looking for short-term freelance projects. 7+ yrs. experience in television/film/online. Good rates. Great with deadlines. Contact: [email protected] (8/18)
SITUATION WANTED: ACCOUNTING/FINANCE – 20+ yrs. experience in TV Broadcasting & Cable. Seeking FT/PT or Temp-to-Perm position: [email protected] (8/17)
SITUATION WANTED: PRIME TIME EMMY DOCUMENTARY. PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER in L.A. Credits: National Geo, PBS, Discovery, History CH, TLC and MSNBC. Contact email: [email protected] (8/17)
SITUATION WANTED: Dedicated & Experienced ADV. SALES PLANNER (NY) Sales proposals, resolving client discrepancies, quarterly post analysis, special sales service projects, expert computer skills. Contact- [email protected] (8/17)
SITUATION WANTED: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/RESEARCH & LICENSING: looking for short-term freelance projects. 7+ yrs. experience in television/film/online. Good rates. Great with deadlines. Contact: [email protected] (8/17)
SITUATION WANTED: Executive Assistant position film/TV (NY) 10 years experience: Interned for a President, Executive Assistant to SVP/VP/film director/celebrity [email protected] (8/14)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
ABC: Wife Swap, Primetime: What Would You Do? [R], 20/20
AZTECA: Laura de Todos, Al Extremo, La Loba
CBS: Medium [r], CSI: NY [r], Flashpoint
CW: Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: Movie: Night at the Museum [r]
ION: Without a Trace, Without a Trace, Without a Trace
NBC: Who Do You Think You Are?, Dateline NBC
PBS: Washington Week, Need to Know, Masterpiece Mystery!
TELE: El Clon, El Fantasma de Elena, La Diosa Coronada
UNIV: Hasta que el Dinero Nos Separe, Soy Tu Duena, Rosa de Guadalupe
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