JOB OF THE WEEK VP or DIR/GLOBAL TV SALES Jim Henson Company LA Seeks a VP or Director-level executive for global program sales to television and/or digital clients. Kids’ television experience preferred, sales experience essential. Resume: jobpostings@henson.com. CYNOPSISJOBS 02.09.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, February 9, 2016, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: […]
CBS made it official via a Super Bowl spot that the current season seven of The Good Wife will be its last. A statement from Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, explained why. “It’s never easy to say goodbye to one of the crown jewels of your network and […]
CBS made it official via a Super Bowl spot that the current season seven of The Good Wife will be its last. A statement from Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, explained why. “It’s never easy to say goodbye to one of the crown jewels of your network and […]
Looks like Verizon is considering a major acquisition – and they’re using the CEO of their last major acquisition to explore the opportunity. According to Bloomberg, Verizon has tasked AOL CEO Tim Armstrong with looking into a possible acquisition of Yahoo. (The latter company has been enduring some well-documented struggles lately.) The Bloomberg report […]
A big blow for Facebook in the world’s second-most populous nation. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued a ruling that will effectively kill Facebook’s plans to launch its Free Basics plan in the country. Free Basics offers free access to certain websites (but not others). The regulatory agency’s new ruling, which doesn’t mention Free […]
Dissecting the numbers for Super Bowl 50, the Broncos’ victory for the game served up an estimated average of 111.9 million viewers to CBS, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals, with a record amount of audiences also streaming the event. That number is off pace from last year’s mark, although CBS did claim the record for […]
NASCAR is expected to formally unveil a charter system today. The “major NASCAR announcement” should see details of a new system designed to offer owners a deeper financial position in the sport with early reports suggesting that 36 charters would be guaranteed a spot in each race. More details tomorrow. Speaking of NASCAR, FOX Sports […]
NBC has the blues, in the best way. Calling it one of the strongest dramas to debut in recent years, the net renewed Jennifer Lopez-produced and starring Shades of Blue for a second season. In Live +3 results from Nielsen through its first three telecasts, the series averaged a 2.5 rating in A18-49 and 11.2 […]
Michael Offer, who directed the pilot for the Shonda Rhimes-produced How To Get Away With Murder for ABC, is back in Shondaland. He’ll direct Still Star-Crossed, a Romeo and Juliet sequel written by Heather Mitchell (Scandal) and based on the book by Melinda Taub.
This seems like good news, until you consider the poor characters who have to spend that much more time in prison. Netflix has renewed Orange Is the New Black for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season. (Season 4 premieres June 17.) The announcement came from Netflix and Lionsgate, which produces the series.
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