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…….. The Hub is Transforming TV for Kids & Families!……..
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: The Animated Series The battle begins with a behind the scenes look at the making of TRANSFORMERS PRIME followed by the start of the 5-Part Mini-Series, Darkness Rising. Only on The Hub! To learn how The Hub can transform your brand, contact Brooke Goldstein, SVP Ad Sales, (212) 548-5860, brooke_goldstein@hubtv.com . Cynopsis Good morning. It’s Monday, November 29, 2010, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you from Seattle! Tomorrow … on to Los Angeles. As always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here . Tonight’s Premiere: Tonight’s Finale: A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OXYGEN Oxygen’s Running Russell Simmons hits a MILLION! More than 1 million fans tuned in to Oxygen’s So New Series!
Wanna run with Oxygen? Call your sales rep. to partner with our hit shows! Source: Nielsen Explorer, LS data 11/16/10 ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
November 2010 Sweep Update: The official tally of which network will top the pack is not out yet, though, according to Media Life, CBS and FOX are projected to tie for first place among A18-49. ABC will come in third with NBC in fourth place and Univision is calculating it will come in fifth place in the demo. Among total viewers, it is likely CBS will chalk up its tenth consecutive November sweep win with ABC in second place. On February 6, FOX will carry Super Bowl XLV and the NFL announced the halftime show entertainment will be The Black Eyed Peas performing at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. The 2010 halftime show featuring The Who was watched by an estimated 153 million total viewers. Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: November 26-28, 2010 ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
Casting Call: O’Connor Casting Company is seeking fun, outgoing and adventurous Americans who have Norwegian ancestry to participate in the Norway-based reality competition series, The Great Norway Adventure Season Two produced by Monster Entertainment. Selected contestants will compete in extreme cultural challenges to uncover their ancestral roots while trying to win $50,000. If you are a US citizen between 18 and 60 years old who is a descendant of Norway and have never traveled there, please consider apply. Visit http://oconnorcasting.tv/castingboard to download the application and video instructions to apply for the show. Additional information can be obtained by sending an email to: Norway@oconnorcasting.tv. ~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/8-11/12/10 ranked in order by HH Rtg NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/8-11/12/10 ranked in order by HH Rtg Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/8-11/12/10 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg NEW M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/8-11/12/10 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg Tuesday A18-49 Analysis: ABC danced its way to #1 Tuesday night at 4.1/12 with A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, FOX topped with Glee at 4.0/12 and CBS’ NCIS was a mere step behind at 3.9/11. ABC took over at 9p with the Dancing with the Stars Results finale at 4.8/13 with CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles next at 3.2/9. ABC’s ratings leaped to a 5.7/16 during 10p for the second hour of the Dancing with the Stars Results finale while CBS’ The Good Wife was second at 2.1/6 and NBC’s Parenthood was a close third place at 1.9/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 (November Sweep Day 27) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 11.2/18 No Ordinary Family 4.3/7, Dancing with the Stars Results 14.7/24 CBS: 8.9/14 NCIS 11.1/18, NCIS: Los Angeles 9.0/14, The Good Wife 6.5/11 FOX: 4.4/7 Glee 5.9/10, Raising Hope 3.2/5, Raising Hope [r] 2.4/4 NBC: 3.6/6 The Biggest Loser 4.1/6, Parenthood 2.8/5 UNIV: 2.0/3 Eva Luna 1.8/3, Soy Tu Duena 2.6/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.6/3 ION: 0.9/1 Without a Trace 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1, Criminal Minds 1.2/2 TELE: 0.6/1 Aurora 0.7/1, Fantasma de Elena 0.5/1, Alguien Te Mira 0.5/1 CW: 0.5/1 One Tree Hill [r] 0.5/1, Life Unexpected [r] 0.5/1 TF: 0.4/1 Cine de Las Estrellas 0.4/1, India 0.4/1 A18-49: ABC 4.1/12, FOX 3.1/9, CBS 3.0/9, NBC 2.2/6, UNIV 1.7/5, TELE 0.5/1, TF 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1, ION 0.3/1 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Wide-Eyed Entertainment (WEE) enlarged its production team by hiring Dan Gold as Executive Producer to supervise production for the company’s growing production slate. Dan has 14+ years of production experience working on various projects such as factual series, docu-dramas, CGI and most recently an animated film and a geology series for the BBC among other projects.
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This day in History: 2004 – Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: And the lesson here was, Turkeys don’t fly. Who is responsible for teaching us this valuable lesson? WHILE GM ARTHUR CARLSON CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF THROWING TURKEYS OUT OF A HELICOPTER AS A P.R. STUNT FOR WKRP, IT WAS LES NESSMAN WHO REPORTED THE INCIDENT “THEY’RE DROPPING LIKE SACKS OF WET CEMENT.” LATER CARLSON SAID, “AS GOT AS MY WITNESS, I THOUGHT TURKEYS COULD FLY.” ONE OF THE FUNNIEST MOMENTS EVER ON TELEVISION. Kudos to the free world, and to these, the second four correct answerers from each time zone: Lou Zaccheo-Video from Video/NY; Smiti Kumar-US Trust/NY; Dave Statman-Time Warner Global Media Group/NY; Jeffrey Hira-Nickelodeon/NY; Vaughn Ericson-Bernstein Rein/Kansas City; Deirdre LaVerdiere-Tribune/Chicago; Tom Chapman-WKRG/Mobile; Kandy Hartsfield-KDAF/Dallas; Christopher Hadsell-CMI student/La Cruces; Joe Pedri-KLAS/Las Vegas; Bill Bracken-Brad Lachman Productions/Burbank; Kevin Davis-Reach Media Group/El Segundo; Eric Galler-B4 Prods – Luminus Studios/Amman; Nancy Adams-HCA mindbox/Ontario; Heather Muir-Insight Prods/Toronto Today’s Trivia Question: What game console was advertised with the phrase “Fun anyone?” (Email Cynthia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. 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JOB OPENING: DIR MKTG PARTNERSHIPS/Food Network/Cooking Channel/ NY. Oversee creation & execution of partnerships. 7-10 yrs exp integrated and/or partnership mktg for a media/cable/entertainment brand req’d. www.scrippsnetworks.com (12/3) JOB OPENING: DIR, NEW BUS. & INTEGRATED MKTG/FOOD NETWK & COOKING CH/NY: Resp for mngmnt of Networks’ brand, talent & prgrmng representation. Undergrad degree req’d w/ 6-8 yrs ent and/or new bus. mktg exp. www.scrippsnetworks.com (12/3) JOB OPENING: VP MEDIA RELS/KIDS/LA: Min 10 yrs leadership/strategic mgmt of comms; Disney Chanl, Kids TV progming. Exec/dir media rels activities. Must have establ press/key media contacts. Apply: disneycareers.com Req 272115 (12/3) JOB OPENING: MGR DIGITAL RSRCH/DISNEY/CA: min 4 yrs exp in new media rsrch, exp in comScore, Omniture, web traff, quan analys, strong analytical & written skills. 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Exp cable, network, online, mp biz, strat integ mktg solu. Resp for ad sales & sales activity of EC ofc. Send res: jdegarmo@reelzchannel.com (12/1) JOB OPENING: Sr RESEARCHER IFC/SUN/NYC: 3+yr ad sales resrch exp w/Cble/Brdcast indstry. Desgn/prep presntations, enhce sales/prgm effrt. MRI/Simmons/Omniture/Comscore/BrgtCove/NielsenTolbx/AdViews/Arianna. ssy@rainbow-media.com (12/1) JOB OPENING: MGR, PROGRAM RESEARCH/Oxygen/ NYC: Min 4 yrs exp in media research. Supports mgmt, programming, development, scheduling, press/publicity, marketing & pricing/finance. Apply@ www.nbcunicareers.com (Job #1282882) (11/30) JOB OPENING: FREELANCE P.A-ON-AIR PROMO/ABC/LA:Update status sheets/screen shows/pull shots for VOD. Bach deg/int. in TV mktg/promos req. Excellent org & comm skills. Final cut pro a +. 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