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Good morning. It’s Friday, February 20, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: Tonight’s Finales: Sunday’s Premiere: Sunday’s Specials: FremantleMedia has picked up a 75% stake in Thom Beers’ Original Prods., producers of Ice Road Truckers, America’s Toughest Jobs, Deadliest Catch and a host of other reality based television series. The stake will cost FremantleMedia an estimated $50 million. Beers retains the remaining 25% and will continue as CEO; Philip Segal as President. ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~ Wednesday’s original series opener of Little Miss Perfect on WE tv at 10p attracted 224,000 W18-49 viewers as well as 209,000 W25-54 viewers. MTV Tr3s unveils a new weekly bilingual and bi-cultural variety show next week showcasing host and comedic talent Carlos Santos. Entertainment as a Second Language with Carlos Santos (E.S.L.) opens February 26 at 9p with the inaugural episode featuring Don Omar performing his new single “Virtual Diva” from his future album I-Don. The show itself will include celebrity videos, interviews and live performances, comedy sketches and viewer interaction via online voting. Weather in all its challenging forms will once again be chronicled in a new season of Storm Stories beginning this Sunday at 8p on The Weather Channel. The first five episodes coincide with the network’s Tornado Week airing February 22-March 1. Hosted by Storm Tracker Jim Cantore, Storm Stories relates true stories of survivors and rescuers at the mercy of incredible weather events. The series, with 26 hi-def episodes, is produced by NBCU’s Peacock Productions. Storm Stories airs Sunday nights at 8p and again at 12 midnight. MIP TV Program Call: If your company will be attending and showcasing programming at MIP TV 2009 in Cannes, France, at the end of next month, Cynopsis will send out a special MIP TV Shopping Guide edition the Wednesday before the conference. To have your programming included, please send only the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre, your terms (barter, cash, etc.) and names and contact info of those attending from your company. If your company is interested in being included in this free guide, please send the details to ~ DISTRIBUTION, CLEARANCE & CARRIAGE ~ ESPN, Inc. and the Sun Belt Conference made a multi-year agreement to continue their existing contract for rights across multiple platforms involving football, men’s and women’s basketball and Olympic sports through the 2011-2012 academic year. The agreement kicks off with the 2009-2010 academic year, giving ESPN a 60% bump in Sun Belt Conference games with telecasts now showing on ESPNU. Additionally, the deal gives ESPN national exclusive rights to distribute Sun Belt Conference games via ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, ESPN International, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~ CBS and CBS Paramount Network Television are once again working with Canada’s CTV on a new police drama called The Bridge, with production beginning later this spring in Toronto. CBS approved 13 episodes of the series, which will air next season in the US on CBS and on Canada’s CTV. CBS also licensed the series from Toronto-based independent production company, E1 Entertainment. The Bridge is a procedural police drama focusing on Toronto police union leader, Craig Bromell. Aaron Douglas stars in the series along with Paul Popowich, Inga Cadranel, Frank Cassini, Theresa Joy, Ona Grauer, Michael Murphy and Stuart Margolin. The Bridge is produced by E1 Entertainment, 990 Multi Media Entertainment Company and Jonsworth Productions in association with CTV and CBS Paramount Network Television. This marks the second time CBS and CTV have collaborated on an original series. During the summer of 2008, both entities brought the original drama Flashpoint to both U.S. and Canadian television audiences. Bravo tapped Isaac Mizrahi and Kelly Rowland to host its new reality competition series The Fashion Show. Both will head a panel of judges who will review the work of professional fashion designers. Already on board as a judge is Fern Mallis, who helped created New York’s Fashion Week. 3 Ball Productions will produce the series slated to debut on Bravo later this year. 25/7 Productions made a deal with music act Nelly to host Nelly’s Night in Vegas, a weekly primetime television show based in Las Vegas and showcasing major Hollywood stars. The series, produced by 25/7 Productions and Mad Cow, is executive produced by 25/7’s Dave Broome, Madeleine Smithberg and Nelly. Casting Call: Fine Living Network is casting for a new reality series which will attempt to change an individual’s annoying flaw. If you know someone, male or female, who has a glaring flaw or with a personality trait that is annoying to others such as being a control freak, mama’s boy, too flirty, know-it-all among others, send a brief description of your friend/loved one’s flaw, but don’t tell them as the show’s host will surprise the person with a plan to help change their ways. Also send recent photos of the candidate and yourself to Casting Call: MSN and Reveille (The Office, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Loser) are casting now in Palm Springs, Phoenix, Tucson, Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Boston, Maine for a new online series showcasing people’s inspirational stories of making a major life change and following their passion. Dynamic baby boomers (age 45-65, couples or individuals) that have left the corporate world to pursue a dream or are starting a “second act” in their lives in a new city, are encouraged to apply. To apply or nominate someone, send an email to ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~ CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Mobile ads served on the iPhone platform have been extremely effective in terms of response rates – particularly those that take advantage of the device’s GPS capabilities, according to research from Limbo and GfK NOP quoted by eMarketer. About one half of iPhone users who were served ads responded to them compared to a 33% non-iPhone response rate. Recall among iPhone users came it at 41% compared to 33% for other users. iPhone users are more than twice as likely as non-iPhone users to browse the mobile Web on their phone and more than three times as likely to use location-based services, including maps, restaurant locators and friend finders. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Disney.com acquires Kerpoof, which created kid online content and tools for kids to create their own designs, according to TechCrunch. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. At Kerpoof.com kids can create pictures using the site’s trove of clip air as well as create their own drawings, as well as make cards, storybooks and movies and the like. Disney characters have already begun to be incorporated. While much of the site is free, there are paid memberships that provide subscribers with the ability to shop in a virtual market, open special areas, access songs and buy movies. Full edition: CYN KIDS. ~ RATINGS ~ Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 2/2-2/8/09 ranked by HH Rtg Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 2/2-2/8/09 ranked by A18-49 Rtg Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: FOX easily dominated Tuesday night with 9.6/24 A18-49 according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. There was no stopping FOX and American Idol the first two hours of primetime: at 8p FOX posted a 9.2/24 ahead of CBS’ NCIS at 3.7/10 and then at 9p, FOX jumped up to a 10.0/24 while NBC’s Biggest Loser came in second with 4.0/10. FOX’s American Idol spilled over into the first 15 minutes of the 10p hour with a 10.5/25; however, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU was otherwise the winner at 3.4/9 with CBS’ Without a Trace next at 2.6/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD FOX: 14.3/21 American Idol 14.3/21 CBS: 10.1/16 NCIS 11.0/17, The Mentalist 11.3/17, Without a Trace 7.9/13 NBC: 5.9/9 The Biggest Loser 7 5.6/8, Law & Order: SVU 6.5/11 ABC: 2.9/4 Homeland Security USA 3.1/5, Scrubs [r] 1.9/3, Scrubs [r] 1.8/3, Primetime: What Would You Do? 3.6/6 UNIV: 2.4/4 Cuidado con El Angel 2.4/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.8/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.8/3 CW: 0.7/1 90210 [r] 0.8/1, Privileged [r] 0.6/1 TELE: 0.7/1 Dona Barbara 0.7/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.8/1, Cartel T 0.7/1 MNT: 0.6/1 Street Patrol [r] 0.7/1, Street Patrol 2 [r] 0.6/1, Whacked Out Videos [r] 0.6/1, Whacked Out Videos 2 [r] 0.5/1 A18-49: FOX 9.6/24, NBC 3.5/9, CBS 3.4/9, UNIV 2.0/5, ABC 1.5/4, TELE 0.6/2, CW 0.4/1, MNT 0.3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. FOX: 10.4/16 American Idol 14.1/22, Lie To Me 6.5/10 CBS: 7.1/11 Old Christine 4.3/7, Gary Unmarried 4.1/6, Criminal Minds 9.2/14, CSI: NY 8.0/13 ABC: 4.6/7 Lost [r] 3.5/6, Lost 6.5/10, Life on Mars 3.5/6 NBC: 3.9/6 Knight Rider 3.5/5, Life 3.3/5, Law & Order 4.9/8 UNIV: 2.4/4 Cuidado con el Angel 2.4/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.9/4, Don Francisco Presenta 1.9/3 MNT: 0.7/1 World’s Funniest Moments [r] 0.8/1, Under One Roof [r] 0.6/1, Under One Roof 2 [r] 0.5/1 CW: 0.6/1 Privileged [r] 0.6/1, 90210 [r] 0.6/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Dona Barbara 0.6/1, El Rostro de Analia W 0.7/1, Futbol Estelar 0.6/1 A18-49: FOX 6.6/17, ABC 3.0/8, CBS 2.8/7, UNIV 1.9/5, NBC 1.7/4, TELE 0.6/2, CW 0.3/1, MNT 0.3/1
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~ CBS News tagged Jeff Ballabon as SVP/Communications starting next Monday. Jeff will supervise all media relations and public affairs for CBS News, encompassing strategic planning, daily publicity efforts, internal and external communications and working with CBS Interactive pertaining to CBSNews.com. Meredith Corporation named four national sales executives for its Meredith Broadcasting Group. All will manage national accounts in assigned regions, while working with national rep firms and the GSMs at the company’s 12 local stations with the goal to increase national advertising revenues. Peter Senseney and Jean Crowley will become National Sales Managers/New York; Henry Krajewski was promoted to National Sales Manager/Los Angeles; and Lynn Evans was hired as National Sales Manager/Chicago. Mitchell Kessler was recruited by the Long Island Film Foundation as the Director/Development for the Long Island International Film Expo. The expo is a week-long film festival, established for a dozen years, showcasing more than a 100 feature films from around the world. National Geographic Ventures upgraded the scope of work for Charles Regan, VP/National Geographic Maps to now include being GM/National Geographic Maps. Charles will report to Paul Levine, SVP/Corporate Strategy, Development and Interactive Platforms Group, National Geographic Ventures. Aniruddha (Andy) Banerjee, Ph.D. joined Centris as SVP to manage the company’s U.S. Wireless Insights Program where he will lead quarterly consumer surveys assessing wireless consumption, analyze data, generate syndicated reports and offer custom consulting. Friday Fun Fact: In the 1931 Rose Bowl game, “Five-Yard” Fogerty carried 25 times and gained exactly 5 yards on each carry. It was in that game that teammates celebrated the oddity of Fogerty’s achievement by slapping palms – a practice now known as exchanging “high fives.” This day in History: 1962 – John Glenn, America’s first space hero, orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What movie star introduced the first TV episode of Gunsmoke? JOHN WAYNE Kudos to: Michael O’Gara/NY; Alice Twyne/Syracuse, NY; Stan Weinstein-OCD Media LLC/ETZ; Mark Krause-WXMI/Grand Rapids, MI; John Kukla-KDFW/KDFI/Dallas;Keith Paxton-KDFW/KDFI/Dallas; Chuck Gordon-Charter Media/Birmingham, AL; Kathy Alexander-SpotPlus/Dallas; Joe Whitaker-Matrix Global/Arroyo Grande, CA; Paul Blutter-General American Group, Inc./Northridge, CA; Dale Warshaw-KMSB/KTTU/Tucson; Dorian Hannaway-Hannaway We Go!/LA; Virginie Richard-Groupe TVA, Inc./Montreal Today’s Trivia Question: : On the Golden Girls, Rose, played by Betty White, often told bizarre stories about growing up in her hometown which Dorothy referred to as “the cradle of idiocy.” What was the name of this town? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Ad Sales: To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here . 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