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CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Cynopsis
02/16/06
Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 16, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.
As of February 27, TeleFutura will join Nielsen Media Research‘s national TV ratings service, the Nielsen Television Index (NTI). Before joining NTI, both Univision and TeleFutura only subscribed to Nielsen’s National Hispanic Television Index (NHTI), which measures Hispanic households viewing. Both will maintain their current subscription to NHTI until September 2007 when Nielsen will report all TV viewing only in NTI.
*MORE GOOD STUFF*CBS Program Changes: The New Adventures of Old Christine, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is scheduled to premiere on March 13 at 930p, thereby displacing Courting Alex. (Don’t worry Elfman fans: The show’s just moving to a new time period. Keep reading.) In this series, Louis-Dreyfus plays a single mom and mother of a fitness center, with a sparklingly candid point of view. Courting Alex will move to Wednesdays at 830p following Out of Practice (also a new time period). And finally, The Unit will launch on March 7 at 9p, Love Monkey’s previous time period. Here’s how the new schedule looks:
Mondays as of 3/13: King of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, Two & a Half Men, the New Adventures of Old Christine, CSI: Miami
Tuesdays as of 3/7: NCIS, The Unit, Amazing Race
Wednesdays as of 3/22: Out of Practice, Courting Alex, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY
NBC Program Changes: Joey returns to the primetime schedule on March 7 at 8p with original episodes, and repeats airing the same evening at 830p until March 21st when Scrubs steps in at 830p. At 930p on Tuesday as of March 28, Teachers will debut. And finally, NBC has decided to keep The Office on the primetime schedule thru May, and will add one episode bringing the season’s complement to a full 22 episodes. The season finale for The Office has been scheduled for May 11.
UPN’s America’s Next Top Model kicks off its sixth season on Wednesday, March 8 at 8p with a two-hour premiere. Thereafter, the show will air on Wednesdays at 8p.
Sci Fi Channel‘s 90m season finale of Battlestar Galactica has been scheduled for March 10 at 10p. This is part 2 of the episode titled Lay Down Your Burdens.
The third season premiere episode of BBC America‘s series Footballers Wive$ can be seen today, beginning at 3p, at Video Google, three days before it debuts on BBC America this Sunday the 19th at 10p. The episode will be available at no charge on Video Google until Sunday, February 26. Check out video.google.com/bbc.
Note to self: Figure out how to work “podium” in as a verb in non-Olympic sports chat.
Fox Reality channel will launch an original reality show online at FoxReality.com called Reality Remix via streaming video. The program first airs on Fox Reality nightly at 730p, and subsequently will be available in its entirety online as of 8pm the same evening. The magazine format series covers all the goings on in reality TV and unscripted programming, on all channels and networks.
Correction: Nielsen Media Research’s new extended home sample will impact the A18-24 crowd (not the A18-34 demo) by an estimated 3-12%.
* NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *ABC has ordered up a comedy project called The Guys, a 30m pilot from Tannenbaum Co. and Warner Bros. TV, about five guys who got to know each other after their kids became friends.
Casting Notes …
NBC‘s pilot project Friday Night Lights based on the film, has signed Connie Britton to fill the same role in the pilot as she did in the movie, the coach’s wife. In the pilot, the coach is played by Kyle Chandler. Also cast as two of the football team players are Gaius Charles and Scott Porter. This project is from Imagine TV and NBC Universal TV.
Two casting notes from CBS –
- The network has added Teri Polo to the cast of Welcome to the Jungle Gym, which in turn has lifted this project’s cast contingency. The sitcom is from Warner Bros. TV.
- Drama project The Way that mixes old fashioned New England witchcraftery with the mafia, has added Riley Smith. The pilot is from Sony Pictures TV.
ABC‘s comedy project Our Thirties from Littlefield Co and Touchstone TV has signed Rachel Blanchard as one of the 30-somethings.
Also at ABC, its drama project 20 Questions from Touchstone TV, has signed Ben Shenkman in this conspiracy thriller.
* EXECUTIVE MOVES *20th Century Fox Television has named Jeffrey Shapiro to VP/Retail Marketing. In his new role he will serve as a key member of the division’s leadership team, managing the company’s retail relationships. Most recently, Jeff served as Executive Director of Retail Sales and Promotions for Sony Pictures Consumer Products.
Radio and television station group owner Clear Channel Communications has named Randall Mays as President, succeeding Mark Mays, his brother. Mark May will maintain his CEO title.
Juma Entertainment has named Lewis Fenton as Production Head/Executive Producer, working out of the LA office. Lewis will spearhead the in-house development as well serve as liaison to Juma’s agency representatives at the William Morris Agency. Additionally, with the expansion of the East Coast operations, Danny Tepper will oversee development of the East Coast office. Danny will oversee a development slate aimed at networks situated in the East, as well as show running JUMA productions in that time zone.
Allison Page has been named VP/Primetime Programming for Food Network. She will oversee the network’s primetime shows as well as various programming stunts and specials.
Univision Communications Inc. has upped Lisa Nolan to VP/New York Sales Manager for Univision and TeleFutura. Lisa was previously a Senior Account Exec at Univision Network. She will report to each network’s head of sales and to the Co-Presidents/network sales, Dennis McCauley and Tom McGarrity.
Trey Fabacher has been named VP/GM of KSTW in Seattle. The CBS owned station will be changing its UPN affiliation to CW this fall. Trey makes the move to Seattle from his Station MAnager position at WCCO/Minneapolis.
Craig E. Engler has been upped to SVP/SCIFI.COM and SCI FI Magazine. Craig will work closely with the NBC Universal cross-platform digital team, responsible for the digital growth and expansion of SCI FI, including the continued development of original online content, and the launch of a new broadband network. Craig will report to Dave Howe, VP/GM.
Barry Nugent has been upped to SVP/Talent Development & Casting at E! Networks. Barry will oversee talent development, including all celebrity booking and casting of non-fiction original series and programming for E! Networks. Additionally, he will be instrumental in implementing casting strategies and developing key relationships between E! Networks and the Hollywood talent community.
* RATINGS *Tuesday- A18-49 Analysis: Fox blew the socks off Tuesday night, thanks to American Idol and a new episode of House, leaving the Olympics in its wake. Overall, Fox delivered a 9.6/24 in the A18-49 demo, while NBC was #2 with a 5.6/14, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p Idol cranked up an 11.1/29, nearly tripling NBC’s 11 share. The WB podiumed at 8p with a new episode of Gilmore Girls earning a 2.2/6. At 9p House averaged an 8.1/19, well ahead of NBC’s 6.3/13, and CBS’ 3.0/7 for the Dr. Phil special. At 10p NBC was finally was on top with a 6.3/17.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
FOX 13.5/20 American Idol 15.1/23, House 11.9/18
NBC 11.3/18 Olympic Winter Games 11.3/18
CBS 5.9/9 The Price is Right: Million Dollar Spectacular 5.6/9, Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart 6.4/10, NCIS [r] 5.8/1-
ABC 4.9/8 A Charlie Brown Valentine [r] 4.0/6, Rodney 3.1/5, According to Jim [r] 4.3/6, George Lopez [r] 4.0/6, Boston Legal 6.9/11
WB 3.0/5 Gilmore Girls 3.5/5, Supernatural 2.4/4
UNIV 2.1/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.4/4, Alborada 2.4/4, Vecinos 1.6/3
UPN 0.8/1 Get this Party Started [r] 0.8/1, Get This Party Started 0.8/1
TELE 0.8/1 El Cuerpo del Deseo 1.0/2, Corazón Partido 0.6/1, Decisiones – Casos Extraordinarios 0.7/1, Decisiones 0.7/1
A18-49: Fox 9.6/24, NBC 5.6/14, ABC 2.6/7, CBS 2.5/6, WB 1.9/5, Univ 1.7/4, Tele 0.6/2, UPN 0.4/1
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The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1972: In basketball, Wilt Chamberlain scores his 30,000th point.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) is one of the biggest shows currently on TV. What film was the actor who plays “Dr. McDreamy” featured in about a boy cutting lawns to make money? CAN’T BUY ME LOVE Kudos to: Rena Helprin-AETN/NY; Jennifer Brabson-ESPN/NY; Kinsey Osberg-Discovery Communications/Atlanta; Christina Harvey-Clean Cuts Music/Washington DC; Kathy Shelley-TNA Entertainment/Nashville; George Siegel-J.E.L. Productions/San Antonio; Bart Greenberger-KPLR/St Louis MO; Kelly Tecklenburg-Charter Advertising/St Louis; Jack Keough-GRP Productions/Hollywood; Maram Canawati-FOX Broadcasting/LA; Pierre Restel-Palisades Media Group/Santa Monica; Damon Claussen-IMP Entertainment/Ventura; Kimberly Brown-Global Television/Toronto; Caroline Godin-Ellis Entertainment/Toronto
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Thursday, February 16, 2006
ABC Dancing with the Stars, Grey’s Anatomy [r], Primetime
CBS Survivor Panama: Exile Island, CSI [r], Without a Trace [r]
FOX Movie Special: Legally Blonde
NBC Olympic Winter Games
i Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, Early Edition, Doc
UPN Everybody Hates Chris, Love, Inc., Eve, Cuts
WB Smallville, Beauty & the Geek II
TELE El Cuerpo del Deseo, Corazon Partido, Decisiones-Casos Extraordinarios, Decisiones
UNIV Contra Viento y Marea, Alborada, Aqui y Ahora A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISNEY ABC KIDS NETWORKS
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NY/LA Michelle Scarola 212 782 0624 * Chicago Jon Sayer 312 396 8909Source: Nielsen (Galaxy Explorer), *9/12/05-1/22/06 vs. Kids WB, Nick on CBS, 4KidsTV and Disc. Kids on NBC. **9/12/05-1/22/06 vs. 9/13/04-1/23/05. Based on (000)s -Qualifications available upon request.
CYNTHIA TURNER’S
Cynopsis
02/16/06
Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 16, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.
As of February 27, TeleFutura will join Nielsen Media Research‘s national TV ratings service, the Nielsen Television Index (NTI). Before joining NTI, both Univision and TeleFutura only subscribed to Nielsen’s National Hispanic Television Index (NHTI), which measures Hispanic households viewing. Both will maintain their current subscription to NHTI until September 2007 when Nielsen will report all TV viewing only in NTI.
*MORE GOOD STUFF*CBS Program Changes: The New Adventures of Old Christine, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is scheduled to premiere on March 13 at 930p, thereby displacing Courting Alex. (Don’t worry Elfman fans: The show’s just moving to a new time period. Keep reading.) In this series, Louis-Dreyfus plays a single mom and mother of a fitness center, with a sparklingly candid point of view. Courting Alex will move to Wednesdays at 830p following Out of Practice (also a new time period). And finally, The Unit will launch on March 7 at 9p, Love Monkey’s previous time period. Here’s how the new schedule looks:
Mondays as of 3/13: King of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, Two & a Half Men, the New Adventures of Old Christine, CSI: Miami
Tuesdays as of 3/7: NCIS, The Unit, Amazing Race
Wednesdays as of 3/22: Out of Practice, Courting Alex, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY
NBC Program Changes: Joey returns to the primetime schedule on March 7 at 8p with original episodes, and repeats airing the same evening at 830p until March 21st when Scrubs steps in at 830p. At 930p on Tuesday as of March 28, Teachers will debut. And finally, NBC has decided to keep The Office on the primetime schedule thru May, and will add one episode bringing the season’s complement to a full 22 episodes. The season finale for The Office has been scheduled for May 11.
UPN’s America’s Next Top Model kicks off its sixth season on Wednesday, March 8 at 8p with a two-hour premiere. Thereafter, the show will air on Wednesdays at 8p.
Sci Fi Channel‘s 90m season finale of Battlestar Galactica has been scheduled for March 10 at 10p. This is part 2 of the episode titled Lay Down Your Burdens.
The third season premiere episode of BBC America‘s series Footballers Wive$ can be seen today, beginning at 3p, at Video Google, three days before it debuts on BBC America this Sunday the 19th at 10p. The episode will be available at no charge on Video Google until Sunday, February 26. Check out video.google.com/bbc.
Note to self: Figure out how to work “podium” in as a verb in non-Olympic sports chat.
Fox Reality channel will launch an original reality show online at FoxReality.com called Reality Remix via streaming video. The program first airs on Fox Reality nightly at 730p, and subsequently will be available in its entirety online as of 8pm the same evening. The magazine format series covers all the goings on in reality TV and unscripted programming, on all channels and networks.
Correction: Nielsen Media Research’s new extended home sample will impact the A18-24 crowd (not the A18-34 demo) by an estimated 3-12%.
* NEW ORDERS / CASTING / DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION *ABC has ordered up a comedy project called The Guys, a 30m pilot from Tannenbaum Co. and Warner Bros. TV, about five guys who got to know each other after their kids became friends.
Casting Notes …
NBC‘s pilot project Friday Night Lights based on the film, has signed Connie Britton to fill the same role in the pilot as she did in the movie, the coach’s wife. In the pilot, the coach is played by Kyle Chandler. Also cast as two of the football team players are Gaius Charles and Scott Porter. This project is from Imagine TV and NBC Universal TV.
Two casting notes from CBS –
- The network has added Teri Polo to the cast of Welcome to the Jungle Gym, which in turn has lifted this project’s cast contingency. The sitcom is from Warner Bros. TV.
- Drama project The Way that mixes old fashioned New England witchcraftery with the mafia, has added Riley Smith. The pilot is from Sony Pictures TV.
ABC‘s comedy project Our Thirties from Littlefield Co and Touchstone TV has signed Rachel Blanchard as one of the 30-somethings.
Also at ABC, its drama project 20 Questions from Touchstone TV, has signed Ben Shenkman in this conspiracy thriller.
* EXECUTIVE MOVES *20th Century Fox Television has named Jeffrey Shapiro to VP/Retail Marketing. In his new role he will serve as a key member of the division’s leadership team, managing the company’s retail relationships. Most recently, Jeff served as Executive Director of Retail Sales and Promotions for Sony Pictures Consumer Products.
Radio and television station group owner Clear Channel Communications has named Randall Mays as President, succeeding Mark Mays, his brother. Mark May will maintain his CEO title.
Juma Entertainment has named Lewis Fenton as Production Head/Executive Producer, working out of the LA office. Lewis will spearhead the in-house development as well serve as liaison to Juma’s agency representatives at the William Morris Agency. Additionally, with the expansion of the East Coast operations, Danny Tepper will oversee development of the East Coast office. Danny will oversee a development slate aimed at networks situated in the East, as well as show running JUMA productions in that time zone.
Allison Page has been named VP/Primetime Programming for Food Network. She will oversee the network’s primetime shows as well as various programming stunts and specials.
Univision Communications Inc. has upped Lisa Nolan to VP/New York Sales Manager for Univision and TeleFutura. Lisa was previously a Senior Account Exec at Univision Network. She will report to each network’s head of sales and to the Co-Presidents/network sales, Dennis McCauley and Tom McGarrity.
Trey Fabacher has been named VP/GM of KSTW in Seattle. The CBS owned station will be changing its UPN affiliation to CW this fall. Trey makes the move to Seattle from his Station MAnager position at WCCO/Minneapolis.
Craig E. Engler has been upped to SVP/SCIFI.COM and SCI FI Magazine. Craig will work closely with the NBC Universal cross-platform digital team, responsible for the digital growth and expansion of SCI FI, including the continued development of original online content, and the launch of a new broadband network. Craig will report to Dave Howe, VP/GM.
Barry Nugent has been upped to SVP/Talent Development & Casting at E! Networks. Barry will oversee talent development, including all celebrity booking and casting of non-fiction original series and programming for E! Networks. Additionally, he will be instrumental in implementing casting strategies and developing key relationships between E! Networks and the Hollywood talent community.
* RATINGS *Tuesday- A18-49 Analysis: Fox blew the socks off Tuesday night, thanks to American Idol and a new episode of House, leaving the Olympics in its wake. Overall, Fox delivered a 9.6/24 in the A18-49 demo, while NBC was #2 with a 5.6/14, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p Idol cranked up an 11.1/29, nearly tripling NBC’s 11 share. The WB podiumed at 8p with a new episode of Gilmore Girls earning a 2.2/6. At 9p House averaged an 8.1/19, well ahead of NBC’s 6.3/13, and CBS’ 3.0/7 for the Dr. Phil special. At 10p NBC was finally was on top with a 6.3/17.
Live + Same Day Ratings: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
FOX 13.5/20 American Idol 15.1/23, House 11.9/18
NBC 11.3/18 Olympic Winter Games 11.3/18
CBS 5.9/9 The Price is Right: Million Dollar Spectacular 5.6/9, Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart 6.4/10, NCIS [r] 5.8/1-
ABC 4.9/8 A Charlie Brown Valentine [r] 4.0/6, Rodney 3.1/5, According to Jim [r] 4.3/6, George Lopez [r] 4.0/6, Boston Legal 6.9/11
WB 3.0/5 Gilmore Girls 3.5/5, Supernatural 2.4/4
UNIV 2.1/3 Contra Viento y Marea 2.4/4, Alborada 2.4/4, Vecinos 1.6/3
UPN 0.8/1 Get this Party Started [r] 0.8/1, Get This Party Started 0.8/1
TELE 0.8/1 El Cuerpo del Deseo 1.0/2, Corazón Partido 0.6/1, Decisiones – Casos Extraordinarios 0.7/1, Decisiones 0.7/1
A18-49: Fox 9.6/24, NBC 5.6/14, ABC 2.6/7, CBS 2.5/6, WB 1.9/5, Univ 1.7/4, Tele 0.6/2, UPN 0.4/1
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC CABLE DISTRIBUTION
OFF WB SERIES = SUCCESS ON CABLE
TOP SERIES RANKS ON ABC FAMILY WITH P12-34
#1 – Gilmore Girls
#2 – Grounded for Life
Top 5 – Smallville & 7th Heaven
Cable’s Next Hit: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU
Available exclusively from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable DistributionSource: NHI, Galaxy Explorer, 9/26/05-2/12/06, Live+Same Day, P12-34 Cvg Rtg. Regularly scheduled programming, 10+ telecasts, excludes FF. GG=M-F 5p, Smvll=M-F 7p, Grnd-Life=M-F 4 & 4:30p.
The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1972: In basketball, Wilt Chamberlain scores his 30,000th point.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) is one of the biggest shows currently on TV. What film was the actor who plays “Dr. McDreamy” featured in about a boy cutting lawns to make money? CAN’T BUY ME LOVE Kudos to: Rena Helprin-AETN/NY; Jennifer Brabson-ESPN/NY; Kinsey Osberg-Discovery Communications/Atlanta; Christina Harvey-Clean Cuts Music/Washington DC; Kathy Shelley-TNA Entertainment/Nashville; George Siegel-J.E.L. Productions/San Antonio; Bart Greenberger-KPLR/St Louis MO; Kelly Tecklenburg-Charter Advertising/St Louis; Jack Keough-GRP Productions/Hollywood; Maram Canawati-FOX Broadcasting/LA; Pierre Restel-Palisades Media Group/Santa Monica; Damon Claussen-IMP Entertainment/Ventura; Kimberly Brown-Global Television/Toronto; Caroline Godin-Ellis Entertainment/Toronto
Today’s Trivia Question: Where did Sam and Joe have their regularly weekly checker game? (click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Cyn
02.16.06 – 4:56a
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JOB OPENING: DIR MEDIA STRAT/Nat Geo Chan/DC: Dvlp/impl media strat & drive ratings. Tech savvy indv.-interpret ratings & dvlp strat. 7+yrs exp/media planning, off/on-air strat/TV/cable. BA deg. www.foxcareers.com. (#fng1108) EOE (2/23)
JOB OPENING: NETWORK RESEARCH ANALYST/LA Studio-Network or studio exp A+. Proficient w/Galaxy, Excel. Team player, ability to juggle many projects with attention to detail. Email: Wbjobs@trm.brassring.com RE: UCTC/53224 BR (2/23)
JOB OPENING: INTEGRATED SALES MGR/A & E TV NETS/NY: Create integrated ideas/proposals. Execute & mng after sales. BA Mktg/Bus 2 yr exp cable sales/mktg or prog mgmt. Min 5 yr mktg exp. E-mail res & sal reqs: recruiter3@aetn.com (2/23)
JOB OPENING: SR RESEARCH ANALYST/Burbank. Process ratings & provide analysis of data. Retrieve & manage research reports. Knowledge of TV industry, software & media math. BA with two yrs exp in TV research. ABCrecruiter13@abc.com (2/23)
JOB OPENING: DIR/VP ACCTS/IAG Research/NY: Mng Ntwrk client accts, provide res. insights to drive effective media strategies. 5+yrs Acct Mgmt/Consulting Mktg/Res. Apply: http://www.iagr.net/jobs/departmentjobs.do?departmentID=7 (2/23)
JOB OPENING: JUNIOR/RESEARCH ANALYST/IAG Research/NY: Develop research reports & analyses to support network advertising sales. 1-5+yrs Media Research background. Apply: http://www.iagr.net/jobs/departmentjobs.do?departmentID=10 (2/23)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/National CineMedia-NY Media research & sales support. MRI, Scarborough. Deadline-driven environment. Strong analytic & comp skills. Bach deg & 1-3 yrs exp. Include salary req. christine.chen@ncm.com (2/22)
JOB OPENING: SCHEDULING COORD/Lifetime/NY: A smart indv. to handle all post prod. scheduling needs for creative team. 1 yr + TV w/ knwldg of prod. process. ScheduleALL is a +. Apply: http://www.lifetimetv.com/about/jobs.html (2/22)
JOB OPENING: AD SALES TRAINING SPEC/Discovery/NY: Train ad sales staff on sys/process, new hire trng, sys rollouts/upgr, create & maint. trng docs. 2yrs+ trng exp, ind exp/knwldg of Gabriel a+ Apply: www.discovery.com Job req#3367 (2/22)
JOB OPENING: FREELANCE INTERACTIVE PRODUCER/SCHOLASTIC MEDIA/NY: Manage the production of two IDVD products. Creative, interactive, and project mgmt. exp. reqd. Position is approx. 5 mos, full-time. Resume: cnobel@scholastic.com (2/22)
JOB OPENING: NATIONAL SALES MANAGER/WB20/Hartford: 5+ yrs TV or Radio Sales exp.; 1-2+ yrs Mgmt exp.; National Rep Firm exp. Resume: WTIC/WTXX-TV, HR, One Corporate Center, Hartford, CT 06103; e-mail hpatz@tribune.com EOE (2/22)
JOB OPENING: SPORTS AE/Fox61/WB20/Hartford: 1+ yrs sales exp, excellent negotiation skills, strong work ethic, passion for sports. Resume: WTIC/WTXX-TV, HR, One Corporate Center, Hartford, CT 06103; e-mail hpatz@tribune.com EOE (2/22)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES/Discovery Nets, NY: DIRECTOR/MGR/STRATEGIST. Exp w/quantitative & qualitative data req (Nielsen/MRI/primary research design);TV Exp a Must. Apply: www.discovery.com . Job req #’s 3360/3358/3368 (2/21)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/Channel One Network/NY. Develop research reports/analyses & program online surveys. Galaxy Explorer/TNS/MRI a plus. 2 yrs media research. Details: ChannelOne.com . Res/salary: ch1hr@channelone.com (2/21)
JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC ANALYST/Channel One Network/NY. Log/process/schedule commercials, database/contract mgt, coord/record/monitor airing. 1-2 yrs admin/media/traffic exp. Details: ChannelOne.com . Res/salary: ch1hr@channelone.com (2/21)
JOB OPENING: SUPERVISOR PROD/NY: 2d/3d animated pre-school ed Tv show. 5+yrs exp super/exec prod pre-school req’d. 2d/3d animation prod a must & process/detail orient/strong mgmt/deadline orient/oversees studios tinajpeel@aol.com (2/21)
JOB OPENING: VP, CONSUMER MARKETING/NGTV/LA: Dev/execute multi-pltfrm on-demand ntwrk brand launch/build campaigns. Sig online + 10 yrs cable ntwrk consumer mktg exp req’d. www.ngtv.com Res/salary: ngtvlajobs@yahoo.com (2/18)
JOB OPENING: AE/CABLEVISION FUSE: Digital Media/NY: Min 3-7 years digital/web sales-Integrated Marketing exp a +. Established relationships at interactive agencies a must. res to ccasey@cablevision.com (2/18)
JOB OPENING: INTEGRATED AFFILIATE SALES COORD/LIME/NY: New media comp w/ green, health & wellness prgrmng on cable, satellite radio, internet, VOD & DVD. 3 years media sales support experience req’d. Resumes: jobs@lime.com (2/18)
JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR/ CABLEVISION FUSE: Digital Media/NY: 1-3 yrs web traffic exp.Knowledge of DART, Rich Media,3rd party ad implementation a +. res to ccasey@cablevision.com (2/18)
JOB OPENING: VP, CONSUMER MARKETING/Nat Geo Channel/DC. Lead all aspects of consumer mrkting dept .to build awareness, dist/promote the ntwrk. Mng 5pers team.10+yrs Cons. Mar exp. Apply on-line@ www.foxcareers.com job#fng1848. EEO (2/17)
JOB OPENING: SALES PLANNER/NBC Universal/Chicago. 1-2 yrs planning exp at cable net or agency; prep/exec sales proposals, oversee/maintain accounts, liaison btwn AE & client. Exc. comm skills. Apply www.gecareers.com job # 490244 (2/17)
JOB OPENING: NATL ACCT MGR/Oxygen/LA: create co-branded mktg campaigns for cable operators, dev & customize events. 80% natl travel. 3 yrs exp mktg, sales & event planning. thulse@oxygen.com (2/20)
WINTER 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 cynops4@optonline.net .
WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: RESEARCH/PRODUCTION INTERNS/NY: Established Content development company needs 3 qualified interns to help launch new streaming initiatives. Media/Biz Majors. Bilingual a +. Resumes to: tm.internship@yahoo.com (2/22)
WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: AIM TELL A VISION/NYC, awarding winning English Speaking Latino TV Producer, seeks interns ALL DEPARTMENTS. Cvr Ltr & Res to internships@aimtv.tv (2/18)
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED —
SITUATION WANTED: MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER: Looking for FT staff position at network, cable channel or post house in NYC area. Years of experience in broadcast. Talented, knowledgeable, fun, team player. http://www.dacktyl.com (2/21)
SITUATION WANTED: ADMIN/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/NYC: Recent BA grad seeking FT entry-level opportunity. Solid intern & PA experience on 4 national shows. Great references, creative mind, detailed, organized. CONTACT: Gpayne818@aol.com (2/21)
SITUATION WANTED: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/NYC. Previously worked as an associate producer on reality type programs for E! and Fox. Contact sloanezilla@gmail.com (2/18)
SITUATION WANTED: POST PRODUCTION MGR/NYC: Currently seeking a full time position. 10yrs exp in Video/Audio post. Currently employed and managing over 50,000 square foot facility. Rblkin@aol.com (2/17)
SITUATION WANTED: SR. ART DIRECTOR/ DESIGNER: Looking for big opp. To produce work with passionate, creative people. Experienced in youth marketing. Willing to relocate. E-mail for resume/portfolio: sarahahelbig@hotmail.com (2/17)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Thursday, February 16, 2006
ABC Dancing with the Stars, Grey’s Anatomy [r], Primetime
CBS Survivor Panama: Exile Island, CSI [r], Without a Trace [r]
FOX Movie Special: Legally Blonde
NBC Olympic Winter Games
i Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, Early Edition, Doc
UPN Everybody Hates Chris, Love, Inc., Eve, Cuts
WB Smallville, Beauty & the Geek II
TELE El Cuerpo del Deseo, Corazon Partido, Decisiones-Casos Extraordinarios, Decisiones
UNIV Contra Viento y Marea, Alborada, Aqui y Ahora
