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Good morning. It’s Monday, January 9, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing. Elsewhere, Yahoo has announced its newest venture – Yahoo! Go TV, which will after a software download enable the user to link their computers with their television. The upshot is you can watch stuff on your television that you’ve downloaded into your computer, or anything else you’d do on your computer for that matter. Once the two are linked, you can use your television remote to maneuver. Yahoo’s plans also include incorporating its music services into the new service, at a later date. Called Yahoo Go Mobile, it is designed to let users access Yahoo internet content and services via their mobile devices. Yahoo Go Mobile will launch with AT&T and Cingular Wireless in the US and with Nokia in multiple international markets. Season Premieres: Sony Pictures Television new syndicated series, The Greg Behrendt Show, has gathered new clearances in their pre-NATPE push. Along with the 26 Tribune stations, stations picking up the series include WDIV/Detroit, KTVK/Phoenix, WOIO/Cleveland and WYTU/Milwaukee, as well as stations from the Sinclair, Hubbard and WB 100+ Station groups. The next edition of CBS’ Survivor will launch on February 2. This one is called Survivor: Panama – Exile Island, and will, naturally, have an all new twist to it. According to Variety, this time there will be four tribes, not just two, and they will be divvied up by age and sex. After a few weeks, the tribes will merge into just two. The list of players is expected to be announced today. Weekend Box Office Estimates: January 6-8, 2006 Everyone knows Dancing with the Stars. How about Singing with them? In a new show ordered by Fox from American Idol’s Simon Cowell, Duets pairs professional singers with celebrity wannabe singers, who then perform in front of studio judges and a studio audience, with viewers deciding who stays and who leaves. Cowell will not be one of the judges, just an exec prod via his SYCO TV. Elsewhere at Fox, the net has ordered a pilot of a legal drama called Damages from 20th Television. The show focuses on the lives and relationships between a group of attorneys. THe pilot was written by Jonathan Lisco, and he will also exec prod. The WB‘s new project Aquaman, has cast its superhero: Will Toale will play the fish out of water hero for executive producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough. Aquaman is produced by Warner Bros. Television CBS has ordered a pilot of a project called Company Town from Paramount Network Television. This drama focuses on a small Washington DC neighborhood, populated by government agents. The script was written by Elwood Reid who will also exec produce along with Larry Sanitsky. Comedy Central has signed Chris Titus to a deal wherein he will write, exec produce and star in a new project he characterizes as “the Shield with handicapped people”, according to Variety. The project is called Special Unit, and focuses on one hotdog cop (played by Titus) whose antics has landed him in charge of a unit of police men and women, who all have various mental and/or physical challenges, and yet are all quite talented police officers. * EXECUTIVE MOVES *King World Productions, Inc. has named Janet Annino as Executive Producer of the Rachael Ray Show, set to debut this spring. Janet will report to Terry Wood, President, Creative Affairs & Development, King World Productions, Inc. and Paramount Television. Jeffrey Wolf and Steve Maddox have both been upped to EVP/Syndication Sales for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). THe announcement came from John Weiser, President/distribution, and both will report to John. Jeff and Steve will have complete oversight of all domestic syndication sales, library sales and series launches. All five sales offices will report to them. TV Guide magazine announced Peter C. Haeffner has been named Publisher. The previous Publisher was Scott Crystal who was upped to President/TV Guide Publishing Group in October 2005. Reporting to Scott, Peter will be charged with overseeing all advertising sales and marketing for the new TV Guide magazine which re-launched on October 17th as a re-designed, full-size, full-color, features-rich publication. Susan Bender has been appointed to the newly created post of President/Sales for Harmony Gold USA, effective January 23, 2006. The announcement was made by Frank Agrama, Chairman/CEO, and Colleen Morris, President of Harmony Gold USA, to whom Susan will report. Susan will oversee all of the company¹s domestic and international sales activities. In addition to her sales efforts, she will spearhead the company’s strategic development with the existing sales team, including Melissa Wohl, VP/Sales and Alan Letz, EVP/Business Development. * RATINGS *Broadcast Daytime Ratings Rankings – Women 18-49, week of December 26-January 1, 2006: Thursday — A18-49 Analysis: CBS was the clear cut winner on Thursday night, posting an overall 6.8/18 A18-49, according to final Live + Same Day ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p the premiere of Dancing with the Stars on ABC earned a 2-hour average rating of 4.8/12, a share CBS tied with a repeat of CSI at 8p, and far surpassed with an original CSI at 9p earning a 9.2/22. NBC’s new 8-10p lineup earned an average 11 share, with the premiere of Four Kings at 830p averaging a 4.2/11. My Name is Earl was the #2 show at 9p with a 5.2/13, while The Office at 930p dropped to a 4.5/11. At 10p Without a Trace on CBS out-paced NBC’s ER, 6.8/18 vs. 6.2/16. Live + Same Day Ratings: Thursday, January 5, 2006 – program averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 13.2/20 CSI [r] 9.4/14, CSI 16.7/25, Without a Trace 13.5/22 ABC 9.7/15 Dancing with the Stars [p] 11.5/17, Primetime 6.2/10 NBC 7.1/11 Will & Grace 5.7/9, Four Kings [p] 5.8/9, My Name is Earl [tp-p] 7.0/10, The Office [tp-p] 5.4/8, ER 9.2/15 Fox 3.0/5 Movie: The Hot Chick 3.0/5 Univ 2.1/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.2/3, Alborada 2.3/3, Aqui y Ahora 1.9/3 WB 1.6/2 Smallville [r] 1.9/3, Beauty & the Geek [r] 1.2/2 UPN 1.5/2 Everybody Hates Chris [r] 2.3/4, Love Inc. [r] 1.3/2, Eve [r] 1.2/2, Cuts [r] 1.2/2 A18-49: CBS 6.8/18, NBC 5.0/13, ABC 4.1/11, Fox 2.1/6, Univision 2.1/3, WB 1.0/3, UPN .8/2 Friday — A18-49 Analysis: CBS won the night on Friday by a skosh, according to fast affiliate numbers from Nielsen Media Research, earning an overall 3.2/9 A18-49, and quickly followed by ABC 2.9/8, NBC 2.7/8, then Fox 1.9/5, Univision 1.6/5, UPN 1.5/4, WB 0.7/2. CBS won or tied each of the three hours of primetime. At 8p CBS led with a 3.2/10 for an original episode of Ghost Whisperer, ahead of both ABC and NBC which both earned an 8 share. The Results Show of Dancing with the Stars, 8-830p, tied for the win for the half hour with a 3.0/9. At 9p, Close to Home earned a 2.9/8, a tenth of a rating point ahead of ABC’s new drama series In Justice. At 10p Numb3rs won the hour with a 3.6/10. The two hour premiere of NBC’s Book of Daniel, which aired from 9-11p, scored a 2.7/8 overall. Live + Same Day Ratings: Friday, January 6, 2006 – time period averages only. Source: Nielsen Media Research. CBS 7.9/13 Ghost Whisperer 7.4/12, Close to Home 7.5/12, Numb3rs 8.7/15 ABC 6.5/11 Dancing with the Stars 8.6/15, Hope & Faith 5.5/9, In Justice 6.0/10, 20/20 6.3/11 NBC 5.6/9 Outrageous TV Moments [p] 4.4/7, Outrageous TV Moments 5.7/9, Book of Daniel [p] 5.9/10 Fox 3.1/5 Bernie Mac Show 2.6/4, Malcolm/Middle 2.3/4, Trading Spouses 3.4/6 UPN 2.7/4 Friday Night Smackdown 2.7/4 Univ 1.9/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.0/3, Alborada 2.3/4, Así es… Gilberto Gless 1.4/2 WB 1.3/2 Beauty & the Geek [r] 1.2/2, Beauty & the Geek [r] 1.3/2 A18-49: CBS 3.2/9, ABC 2.9/8, NBC 2.7/8, Fox 1.9/5, Univision 1.6/5, UPN 1.5/4, WB 0.7/2 Saturday — A18-49 Analysis: According to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research, ABC was the dominant winner on Saturday night with the NFL Wild Card Game between the Patriots and the Jaguars. ABC delivered a 7.6/21 A18-49 rating from 8-11p, well ahead of Fox 2.2/6, CBS 1.8/5, NBC 1.6/5, and Univision 0.9/3. Live + Same Day Ratings: Saturday, January 7, 2006 – time period averages only. Source: Nielsen Media Research. ABC 12.4/21 NFL Wild Card Game #2: Patriots vs. Jaguars 12.4/21 CBS 4.4/7 Movie: Enough 4.1/7, 48 Hours Mystery 5.1/9 NBC 4.0/7 Crossing Jordan [r] 3.3/6, Medium [r] 3.5/6, L&O: SVU [r] 5.3/9 Fox 3.9/7 Cops 3.6/6, Cops [r] 4.1/7, America’s Most Wanted 4.2/7 Univ 1.4/2 Sabado Gigante 1.4/2 A18-49: ABC 7.6/21, Fox 2.2/6, CBS 1.8/5, NBC 1.6/5, Univision 0.9/3 Today in History: Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: This tagline “For fast, fast, fast relief” was used to advertise what product in the ’50s? ANACIN. Kudos to all those who opted for Anacin over Alka Seltzer! Today’s Trivia Question: According to Bill Mulder, what was his son Fox’s first “word” as a baby? (click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. 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Resumes to JOB OPENING: MANAGER , HGTV.com/HGTV-Knoxville: Implements online strategies, generates ideas & analyzes performance of key initiatives. 4 yrs exp in websites and content. Resume: JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Court TV, NY For info go to: http://www.courttv.com/about/careers/ (1/14) JOB OPENING: OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, CREATIVE SERVICES Court TV, NY For info go to: http://www.courttv.com/about/careers/ (1/14) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/AMC/NY 2+ yrs exp cable res. Expand knowledge w/ Qual/Quan analysis to support busy Ad Sales,Mktg,PR,Prog groups. JOB OPENING: SECRETARY /IFC/NYC. Support creative Film Ops div. Hvy phones, AP& sched. Strong phone/MS skills. 2+ yrs exp,degree pref. resumes to JOB OPENING: MANAGER, AFFILIATE MARKETING, OLN- Stamford, CT – Develop/execute affiliate and LAS promos for anchor pgming. 5 yrs affiliate mktg exp at cable network or system. See www.olntv.com Resume/salary: JOB OPENING: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/MTV Networks, Santa Monica, CA. 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EOE Resume: JOB OPENING: SALES ASSISTANT/Superstation WGN 2 openings (LA & NY): Requires detail-oriented team player with excellent communication skills & proficiency in Excel & Word-DR experience a plus. Resume to JOB OPENING: SR CLIENT ANALYST/MSA Media/NY: Manage cable nets on Gabriel/other SW. Perform biz svcs, issue resolution, training, Jr Acct mgmt duties, prod planning. Must have tech knowledge. Send res & $ req to JOB OPENING: AFFILIATE MRKTNG MANAGER/Gospel Music Channel/Atlanta: 3-5 yrs related experience. Familiarity with Simmons research a plus. Service orientation a must. Keen executer. JOB OPENING: DIR, CREATIVE SERVICES/DISNEY BUENA VISTA GAMES/ Resp overseeing creative services dept. 5 + yrs exp video game ind. or equiv exp/ adv agency working w/ video game clients. BA pref’d. Res to: JOB OPENING: MRKTNG MGR/DISNEY BUENA VISTA GAMES: Work w/ strategic growth Buena Vista Games vertical & licensed prod’s. BA/BS Pref’d. 5 + yrs related exp. 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