JOB OF THE WEEK VP or DIR/GLOBAL PROGRAM 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. CYNOPSISCLASSIFIEDADVANTAGE 06.09.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 9, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: […]
David Westin, president of ABC News from 1997-2010, has been tapped by Bloomberg Television to serve as “an on-air personality.” What makes the former network honcho a good in-front-of-the-camera fit? Claudia Milne, global head of Bloomberg Television explained, “He’s an exceptional business leader, a smart lawyer, an expert on media and journalism and a calm, […]
Turner Broadcasting continues to elbow its way into live programming with a multi-year deal to bring the iHeartRadio Music Awards to TBS, TNT and truTV. The show will simulcast live on Sunday, April 3, 2016, sandwiched between TBS’s coverage of the NCAA basketball championship Final Four on April 2 and the net’s first-ever telecast of […]
Netflix nabbed exclusive rights to a feature film starring Brad Pitt called War Machine. Animal Kingdom’s David Michod wrote the screenplay and will direct; Netflix and Pitt’s Plan B studio will produce. Film begins shooting in August, and will hit the streaming service in 2016 at the same time as the theatrical release.
Stat Social exclusively tracked Twitter Audience Ratings from the Tony Awards on June 7 for Cynopsis. Key findings: Demographics: Age: 25% millennials (18-34) Gender: 65% women Location: 18% are from New York Top Musicals (ranked by affinity): The Book of Mormon, Les Miserables, Wicked, Hedwig + the Angry Inch and If/Then Favorite Brands: USA Today […]
NBC Sports Group captured the Claret Jug, striking a 12-year deal with The R&A to form a US media partnership beginning with The Open in 2017. The move will shift the tournament’s long-standing run with ABC/ESPN to bring coverage across all media to NBC and Golf Channel for The Open, The Senior Open Championship, and […]
WWE broke the half a billion plateau on its global social media platforms, the company announced, boasting 354 million total likes on Facebook; 108 million followers on Twitter; 26 million on Instagram; and 6.2 million on YouTube.
NBC is replacing medical drama Heartbreaker on its fall schedule with Dick Wolf spinoff Chicago Med, to accommodate the pregnancy of Heartbreaker star Melissa George. Originally set to debut midseason, Chicago Med will step into the Tuesday post-The Voice slot in September. Both shows start production this summer, but Heartbreaker will take a baby break.
Lifetime released the first four episodes of its new scripted show, UnReal, on its website. While the show was well reviewed, last week’s premiere averaged a soft 815,000 viewers. UnReal airs Mondays at 10p.
YouTube’s Meghan Camarena (aka Strawburry17) is making the jump to TV. After collecting 80 million views and starring in the web series Video Game High School, Meghan is the backstage correspondent on TruTV’s Fake Off. She will tag team with host Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) for a closer look at the variety performance competition. […]
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