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Good Morning. It’s Monday, September 10, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. More Power to CBS. At least 6 more. CBS has ordered up another round of Power of 10 with Drew Carey hosting. Six episodes have been ordered for a midseason play, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Embassy Row. The finale of the current season is scheduled for September 23rd. Tonight’s Premieres: ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~ Bravo’s series premiere of Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style last Thursday (10p) pulled in 571,000 A18-49 viewers and 982,000 total viewers. Housekeeping Note — this is important. We are changing servers again. I know, it’s a pain in the neck because whenever we do this some of you suddenly have trouble receiving Cynopsis. (For the majority of you who never have any trouble, you don’t have to do a thing; your stuff will arrive as always on Monday the 17th.) We’re doing this to take all steps possible so that you receive the editions regularly, and your filters will be able to recognize if someone is attempting to mimic our “from” address and sending spam. This spam and phishing strategy by evil-doers is being used more frequently these days, and we’re working to guard against it. The switch will happen for the Monday September 17 email of the editions. So, please give this information to your IT folks:
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~ ABC has ordered up a new game show series called Duel from BermanBraun, based on a format from French TV. The network has ordered up 10 episodes. So far, the host has not been named. And according to Variety, NBC has ordered up a new drama project called Tapped, and described as Heroes meets Touched by an Angel. From writer Adam Gibgot, the story is about seemingly normal people who are getting direct messages from God. Casting Call: ESPN’s Car War show is looking for all types of car customizers to compete on the show for money and prizes – people who customize muscle cars to sports cars and everything else will be considered. To apply, contact casting at Monica Taylor Enterprises at ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~ AmericanLife TV Network advanced Darlene Chapman-Holmes to SVP/Marketing with responsibility for both consumer and affiliate marketing duties working closely with the Affiliate Sales division. ~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~ Today in Cynopsis Kids
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~ RATINGS ~ Thursday – A18-49 Analysis: NBC trounced the competition Thursday night at 6.4/19 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC’s NFL opening season action took the lead each hour: at 8p NBC kicked off the night with a 5.2/16 and FOX’s season premiere of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ranked third overall with a 2.5/8. At 9p NBC’s football scored the highest rating of the night at 7.1/20 while FOX’s season opener of Don’t Forget the Lyrics! came in second with a 2.9/8. NBC’s gridiron game took the 10p hour with a 6.8/19. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Thursday, September 6, 2007 time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research NBC 10.2/17 NFL Opening Kickoff 2007: Saints at Colts [p] 10.2/17 CBS 6.2/10 Big Brother 8 5.2/9, CSI [r] 6.4/10, Without a Trace [r] 6.9/12 FOX 5.2/9 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? [p] 5.3/9, Don’t Forget the Lyrics! [p] 5.1/8 ABC 2.8/5 Ugly Betty [r] 3.1/5, Grey’s Anatomy [r] 3.0/5, Men in Trees [r] 2.4/4 UNIV 2.1/4 Amar sin Limites 1.5/3, Destilando Amor 2.6/4, Aqui y Ahora 2.2/4 CW 1.2/2 Smallville [r] 1.3/2, Supernatural [r] 1.1/2 TELE 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.7/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1, Amor Mio 0.4/1 A18-49: NBC 6.4/19, CBS 2.7/8, FOX 2.7/8, UNIV 1.6/5, ABC 1.3/4, CW 0.7/2, TELE 0.4/1 This Day in History: 1955 – The most popular Western in television history, Gunsmoke, starring James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillon, premiered on CBS. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In the early 80’s Ally Sheedy had a recurring part on a TV series before moving on to film. Her character’s name was Kristen, what was the name of the show? HILL STREET BLUES Kudos to: Chris Day-The Weather Channel/Atlanta; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Laura Willis Aguilar-Deutsch/NY; Julia Tillery-McCray-Powers Agency/Cincinnati; Stephanie Arno-GSDM’s Idea City/Chicago; Ron Salcedo-Zimmerman/Nashville; Damon Gragert-SpotPlus/Dallas; Carri Hoopman-KTTC/Rochester, MN; Lee Toft-Mike Mathis Productions, Inc./Pasadena, CA; Gary Baum-Cinematography West Coast/LA; Elizabeth Kraft-SouthEastOne Media/LA; Taylor Loeb-Mirage/LA; Glenn Forbes-The Launch Picture Company/Toronto Today’s Trivia Question: In the movie Poltergeist, while Steven (Craig T. Nelson) and his friends were trying to watch a football game the channel changed all by itself to what TV show? 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Tech savvy a must. rez to www.cablevision.jobs #4140BR (9/15) JOB OPENING: PRESS DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT/Oxygen Media/NYC: Provide admin assistance to CCO and 4 publicists; Strong interest in entertainment publicity. See full posting and apply at http://oxygen.com/basics/jobs.aspx (9/15) JOB OPENING: STRAT RESEARCH CONSULTANT/Toyota Financial Services, Torrance, CA: Conduct/manage primary and market research efforts. Quantitative/qualitative skills req. Apply at www.toyotafinancial.com/careers (9/14) JOB OPENING: PRODUCER /Discovery/MD: Ed. partner w/solid production skills. Strong exp with clients/vendors. Solid Proj Mgmt/budget/org/sched skills. Highly organized, great energy. 3-5 yrs exp. Apply: www.discovery.com , Req#5781 (9/14) JOB OPENING: PROD ASST/Burbank: Assist w/ mngng video assets on Bravotv.com.Must be highly organized, have basic MS Excel exp, good follow-up skills. Will work FT hours during one month time. Send res: JOB OPENING: EXP’D PRODUCERS, SEG PROD, LINE PROD, EDITORS, AE’s/NYC based fast paced prod. co. is looking to meet with all for projects upcoming over the next months. Freelancers apply w/ resume & rate. JOB OPENING: RESEARCH DIR/ABC Family & SOAPnet/Burbank: Degree, 6 yrs synd/bcast/cable exp; Mastery of Nielsen/TV software, outstanding writing/Excel skills req, prev mgr exp. pref. Visit: www.disneycareers.com Req ID 110118 (9/14) JOB OPENING: SALES PLANNER/Univision/NY: Generate upfront & scatter plans. Handle all aspects of ongoing deal maintenance & stewardship. 2-4 years Buying or Planning preferred. Send resume: JOB OPENING: SR FLASH DEVELOPER/NBC UNI/CA: Support department by owning, leading and developing rich media applications. Dev. custom rich-media templates. Degree w/ min 3 yrs related exp. www.nbcjobs.com keyword job#615322 (9/14) JOB OPENING: WRITER/PROD PROMOTION/NYC/The Martha Stewart Show: Detail-oriented, creative, strong writing skills. 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INTEGRATED SALES MANAGER/AETN, NEW YORK: Manage day-to-day activities associated with running the growing complexity of integrated programs. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/12) JOB OPENING: GLOBAL BRAND MGRS/THQ (CA)-Hiring GBMs responsible for development/execution of marketing activities for brands in the kid’s licensed div, and GBMs in our strategy games div. Apply at http://careers.thq.com (9/12) JOB OPENING: ONLINE COMMUNITY PRODUCER/(LA): Responsible for content and community development. Min 3 yrs web prod. exp. Apply: www.mediabistro.com (9/12) JOB OPENING: ANALYST, INVENTORY & PRICING/BET, NY: Work closely with Ad Sales team. 2+ years experience w/strong analytical skills, Dealmaker, Excel, traffic systems preferred. Email resume to: JOB OPENING: PRODUCERS AND SHOOTERS/NY: Must have 3+ yrs exp to go from hiring to post! Producer/ shooters, AP/shooters, PA, Editors with storytelling exp 3+ yrs. All inquiries should be sent to JOB OPENING: SUNDANCE CHANNEL/NY: Love indie film? POST PROD ASSOC PROD SPECIAL PROJ-LONG TERM TEMP: Coord/sprvs edit sessions, support ops & post prod dept, facilitate flow/delvry of content.Apply: JOB OPENING: MGR OFFICE SVCS/A&E TV, NY: Manage office svc areas staff/out sourced svcs/projects/equipment/facilities/purchasing/communications. BA + 5 yrs facility & office svc mgmt. Res w/salary: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/12) JOB OPENING: MGR INT’L ACCTG/A&E TV/NY: Acctg & Fin for int’l ops budgeting/forecasting Mthly close, variance analysis, bal. sheet, G&A acct analysis. BA + 5yrs multi divisional acctg. Res w/salary: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/12) JOB OPENING: PRODUCER /Weather Channel/ATL: Highly motivated ind for Climate/Environment prgrmng.Strong storytelling, creative writing/editing skills, 3-5 yrs. exp at nat’l level pref’d. Some travel. Apply: www.weather.com/careers (9/12) JOB OPENING: INTERACTIVE BUYER/PLANNER/EarthQuake Media/NY: 1+ yrs exp in online buying. Detail Oriented, Exc organiz’l skills, multi-tasking, Responsible for Plan’g, Negotiating & Maintaining buys. Apply: JOB OPENING: ADMIN ASST/NYC: Entertainment Exec Search Firm/BA/strong research & writing skills/PC & phone expertise/motivated/self-starter/media & recruiting experience a +/email resume: JOB OPENING: MEDIA ASST/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: JOB OPENING: COORD SCHED & ACQUIS/LA: Supports sched.& acquisitions; schedule input; prgrmng cal. prep; screen content etc. Min 2 yrs. exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/11) JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/(NY): Daily maint. of media schedules; servicing agencies; client requests and building sales plans. Min 3 yrs. Exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/11) JOB OPENING: Digital Fusion, a new virtual ad agency at MTV, has several openings. Exp in digital marketing, microsites, creatives, 3rd party traffic & more! RESUMES: JOB OPENING: RESEARCH MANAGER/ANALYST/UNIVISION, Tampa: TV brdcast rsrch sales exp., with effective knwldg of Nielsen, Scarborough, TVScan, CMR & other research tools. Spanish/English a +. Res to: ncastillo@entravision. EOE (9/11) JOB OPENING: DIR OF SALES RES: Proactive contributor to work in a team-based envt/ provide sales res. materials, estimates, rating data, etc; min. of 7yrs of TV research. Apply at http://www.lifetimetv.com/about/jobs.html (9/18) JOB OPENING: PRODUCERS/A&E/Stamford, CT: Looking for several experienced producers for long-form & short-form historical & science-related documentary projects. Apply JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS/RESEARCHERS/A&E, Stamford, CT: Looking for several experienced AP’s and researchers for long-form & short-form historical & science-related documentary projects. Apply SUMMER or FALL INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: INTERN /The Montel Williams Show/NYC Nationally Syndicated talk show seeks motivated interns for the fall semester. Learn all facets of production! Please email resume to FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NYC-based media talent representation company with clients in news, sports and entertainment programming, looking for 2 interns to join us for the fall or spring. Contact: FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: IFC News Intern-IFC Mktg Online NYC: Strong writing skills & knowledge of film necessary. Background/interestin film/writing/journalism. If interested please email resume to FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: TRAFFIC COORD/NY: Interconnect-Jericho,NY: The Intern will learn the fundamentals of adv sales & trafficking tv commercials. For more info/submit a resume, visit www.cablevision.jobs Enter Requisition ID:4291BR. (9/14) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: IFC-Original Prog-Jericho NY: Business major w/ interest in media/tv. Assist the Mgr of Operations with various office duties. For more info/submit resume, visit www.cablevision.jobs Enter Requisition ID 4391BR (9/14) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: IFC PR- NYC: General admin duties for the IFC consumer publicity group.Interest in & knowledge of entertainment industry a plus. For more info/submit resume, visit www.cablevision.jobs Enter Requisition ID 4388BR (9/14) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: The padma Internship offers a unique hands-on experience. All interns are assigned to at least one client or project during for real-world experience. FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv Comedy Clubs is looking for an Intern. Budd’s site: www.iJoke.tv will launch next month. Learn about comedy business from the best! Make contacts for future pd work. FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Montel Williams Office seeks interns to assist with tasks: submitting talent, development projects, phone, writing, other admin duties. Must receive credit and commit to 2 days p/w Email: FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Logo, NYC/PROGRAMMING & SCHEDULING is looking for interns to assist with programming the network, research projects, and screening acquisitions. Apply @ mtvncareers.com (9/12) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: MKTG /Food Network/NY: www.scripps.com – Learn developing/brainstorming creative ideas to market Food Network. Email resume/cover letter to SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact SITUATION WANTED: SR RESEARCH ANALYST/MKTG MGR/LA: 7+ yrs media ind. Strong Navigator, Explorer, Scarborough, CMR. Adv. MS apps. Seeking job in network/cable/studio/agency or other dynamic industry. Contact SITUATION WANTED: REALITY SHOW RUNNER & DIR: Seeks employment. Extensive Directing, Prod,Dvlpmnt, Story & Post exp. Network and Cable credits. NYC & LA. (Reality, Competition, House, Lifestyle, Docusoap) SITUATION WANTED: SR. DIGITAL MEDIA EXEC: 15+ years in creating & launching Digital video/music products & technology. Hands on programming, marketing, distribution, licensing and bus dev. Startup & large company experience: SITUATION WANTED: LEGAL/BUSINESS AFFAIRS CONSULTANT– Over 20 Years exp in cable, broadband, broadcast. Effective, efficient, creative advice and deal making. Contact: E-mail Interested in posting your Video Resume? 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