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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION TMZ is the #1 magazine with adults this July! SHOW A18-34 A18-49 A25-54 Source: NSI WRAP Overnights, Wghtd Mrkt Avg, Live, 7/3 – 7/28/08, Mags as listed, Rank on Rtg Cynopsis
Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 31, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. The premiere of season #3 of Sci Fi Channel‘s original series Eureka debuted on Tuesday night at 9p and delivered 2.808 million total viewers. In the key demos, Eureka deliver 1.426 A25-54, and 1.301 million A18-49. That makes this premiere episode the most watched performance of the series since its series premiere in July 2006, and made it the #1 cable program for the day among A25-54. Eureka is produced by Sci Fi Channel in association with Universal Cable Productions. Tonight’s Finale: Sunday at Scripps Networks. A Prime Time for “Star” Gazing.
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Time Warner Cable and Verizon will begin carrying select Si TV hi-def programming via their on demand services. Time Warner will launch Model Latina beginning early August. Verizon FIOS TV launched Model Latina and Jammin on its HD on Demand service at the end of last week. Model Latina follows 10 Latinas as they take a crash course in becoming their own brand, reflecting their roots, and merging their Latino traditions with American culture. Jammin Season 2 chronicles the dreams and aspirations of up and coming Latino indie bands while exploring the diverse music genres, tastes and influences of the Si generation. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SCRIPPS NETWORKS Sunday at Scripps Networks. A Prime Time for “Star” Gazing. Sunday’s Next Food Network Star season finale … Sunday’s HGTV Design Star … Source: The Nielsen Co. Qualifications on request. Visit http://scrippsnetworksadsales.com
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New HBO project called How to Make it In America, focused on a group of 20-somethings out to make it big in New York City. Executive producing the project are Stephen Levinson, Ian Edelman who will also write the script, Mark Wahlberg and Rob Weiss. CBS is reportedly working on an updated version of Streets of San Francisco, the early 1970s crime drama starring Karl Malden and a pretty young Michael Douglas. Don’t Do This, Don’t Do That (Fais pas ci, fais pas ca) has proved to be funny enough for ABC to acquire the U.S. rights to the French comedy show from Sweden’s Sparks Network. Bob Kushell has been named to adapt the show as well exec produce with Imagina’s Promofilm U.S. unit. The show delves into 2 families’ lives in using a documentary-style format. CBS has a new project in development from Josh Berman called The CRU, produced by Sony Pictures TV, reports Variety. At the center of this crime drama is homicide detective Michael Bennett, who is also the lead in James Patterson’s 2007 novel Step on a Crack. CRU stands for Catastrophe Response Unit. This is the second time a character or characters from a Patterson novel have been used in a television series – the first was for Murder Club last season. TNT has ordered a script for a project called Time Heals from producer John Masius, reports THR. The story is about a woman and single mother who is also the head of nursing at a hospital in North Carolina. Sony Pictures TV is producing. Casting Note: Fine Living Network is looking for financially challenged couples who aren’t afraid to talk about it, for a new reality show. The network is looking for people who are financial incompatible – you like to spend, your partner prefers to save, or vice versa. Or perhaps the subject of finances is an ongoing battle in your home, or maybe you’re just a little bit nervous to tell your mate about a few debts you’ve incurred. If you live in the NY/Tri-State area and are willing to chat about your financial situation opening, would like to have the show hosts help you solve those problems, then email your story, photos and contact information to concentriccasting @gmail.com. Good luck! Casting Call: Events of the Heart is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to making a healthy heart the primary issue among all women, and are looking for women for upcoming Public Service Announcements. We are looking for women who have had heart events–whether it is a heart attack, diagnosis of heart disease, bypass surgery, etc. Women of all ages and ethnicities are encouraged to tell their stories and help prevent the future spread of heart disease. Taping will take place at a Manhattan location TBD, on Aug. 12, 2008, and will require approximately 2 hours of your time. We will be paying a small honorarium for your appearance in the PSA. Please email a description of your heart event and the impact it had on your life, along with a recent photograph, and your contact information to ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~
Sunday at Scripps Networks. A Prime Time for “Star” Gazing.
CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: YouTube is facing another lawsuit over copyright infringement, this time from the Italian broadcaster Mediaset, the company controlled by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In a sample analysis Mediaset counted 4,643 of its videos on the video sharing site. The company is seeking $779 million in damages. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. Cynopsis Kids – now with HTML elements!
CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: (Now with HTML elements!) Nickelodeon and National Amusements join to launch Nick Jr. at the Movies beginning today in 36 movie theaters across 12 states. Targeted to preschoolers and their caregivers, Nick Jr. at the Movies is a 50-minute program running Thursday and Saturday mornings at 10a ($6/per person), each featuring two episodes of Nick Jr. shows, all of which have been reformatted for the big screen. The movie theater program also includes sing-along music videos and international from Nick Jr. To begin eight different programs will bow in 2008 followed by additional programs in 2009. Full edition: CYN KIDS. CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Russia is the latest country to take on The Successor with TV Channel Russia commissioning a localized version of the format with Uri Geller on board as a juror and mentor. Eight episodes will air in primetime on Saturday night under the name Fenomen hosted by Denis Semenikhin. SevenOne International handled the deal. Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL. ~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/14-20/08 ranked by HH Rtg Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 7/14-20/08 ranked by A18-49 Rtg Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC won the night on Tuesday with an overall A18-49 demo rating of 2.8/8, according to Nielsen Media Research. NBC was a nearby #2 with a 2.6/8. At 8p Wipeout on ABC led with a 3.6/11, nearly doubling the closest share of 2.0/6 for NBC’s Celebrity Family Feud. At 9p America’s Got Talent dominated with a 3.7/10, while ABC and CBS tied at 2.3/6. And at 10p Diane Sawyer’s Primetime retrospective of Randy Pausch and The Last Lecture was in front with a 2.4/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. NBC 5.9/10 Celebrity Family Feud 4.8/8, America’s Got Talent 8.1/13, L&O: SVU [r] 4.8/8 ABC 4.6/8 Wipeout 5.2/9, I Survived a Japanese Game Show 3.3/5, Primetime: Last Lecture 5.2/9 CBS 4.4/7 NCIS [r] 5.7/10, Big Brother 3.9/6, Without a Trace [r] 3.6/6 FOX 2.9/5 Kitchen Nightmares [r] 2.4/4, House [r] 3.5/6 UNIV 2.1/4 Al Diablo Con Guapos 2.3/4, Fuego En La Sangre 2.2/4, Aqui Y Ahora 1.8/3 MNT 0.7/1 Street Patrol 0.7/1, Street Patrol 0.7/1, Jail [r] 0.8/1, Jail [r] 0.7/1 TELE 0.7/1 Juramento -0.4/1, Victoria 0.9/1, Sn Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.7/1 CW 0.6/1 Beauty & the Geek [r] 0.6/1, Reaper [r] 0.7/1 A18-49: ABC 2.8/8, NBC 2.6/8, UNIV 1.7/5, CBS 1.6/5, FOX 1.6/5, TELE 0.5/1, MNT 0.4/1, CW 0.3/1, ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Steve Mosko has re-upped with Sony Pictures TV through 2012. It’s been a big year for Sony – a couple dozen Emmy nominations and the distribution rights to the newest Harpo Productions syndicated offering – Dr. Oz. Freddie Prinze, Jr., a long-time fan of World Wrestling Entertainment®, joins WWE®’s creative team and will have a behind-the-scenes role contributing to WWE’s weekly television and pay-per-view programs. Precisely what he’ll be doing behind-the-scenes creatively has not been specifically shared. Lisa Wookey appointed Director/Marketing and Communications for the development, production and distribution of the combined companies, BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT and OASIS INTERNATIONAL. In this newly-minted senior level Marketing & Communications position, Ms. Wookey will oversee all marketing and publicity requirements for both the Sales and Production teams. Based in Toronto, Ms. Wookey will report to Peter Emerson, President of Oasis International and John Morayniss, Chairman & CEO of Blueprint Entertainment. Loren Ruch and Brian Balthazar joined HGTV as Directors/Original Programming. Loren, based at the network’s Knoxville headquarters, makes the move from Scripps Productions where he was an executive producer. Brian heads to HGTV from NBC’s Today Show where he was supervising producer and oversaw the program’s fourth hour. the network as directors of original programming. Brian will be based in the HGTV New York office as of August 18. MTV Networks International upped Jules Borkent to SVP/Global Acquisitions and International Programming, Nickelodeon. In this newly created position, he will be in charge of global acquisition and programming for brands such as iCarly, SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar and Dora the Explorer, overseeing Nickelodeon International’s operations and acquisitions for the U.S.’ Nickelodeon Networks. Jules will move to New York from London while reporting to Steve Grieder, SVP/Nickelodeon International and Pete Danielsen, EVP/Programming, MTV Networks Kids & Family. IFC upped Craig Parks to VP/Digital Media. He will oversee the networks’ alternative platforms including IFC.com, IFC syndicated digital content and IFC Free, the network’s video on demand service and continue to report to Jennifer Caserta, IFC’s EVP & GM. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLE U Summer’s in full swing, and all of cable’s highly anticipated new series have premiered …
Do U know how they’re doing? Cable U ‘s June 2008 Xpress Report tells all: For a limited time, Cable U ‘s exclusive monthly wrap-up is FREE to everyone! (one week only) www.CableU.tv – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. . This day in History: 1928 – MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, White Shadows on the South Seas. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: What late ’80s sitcom spinoff featured a group called the Lubbock Babes? JUST THE TEN OF US (Spin off of Growing Pains) Kudos to:Tony Fields-Oxygen Media/NY; Anthony Mendez/NY; Cindy O’Connor-HRP/NY; Tracy Rainford-Invision Inc./NY; Chuck Gordon-Charter Media/Birmingham, AL;John McInerney-Me-TV/Chicago; Murad Kirdar-Telemundo/Dallas; Beth Stockton-KCTV5/KSMO/Kansas City; Gail Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Terah Bingham- KJCT News 8/Grand Junction, CO; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA; Richard DeGeus-KJCT-TV/Grand Junction, CO; Stephanie Watsa-Canwest Broadcasting/Toronto Today’s Trivia Question: The ’60s medical drama series The Nurses, later called The Doctors and the Nurses was set in what fictional NYC hospital? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Ad Sales: Cynopsis website – Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . CableU – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT . The Institute for Media and Entertainment and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management present a high-impact Branding Program for media and entertainment executives. Learn from the #1 marketing faculty in the world while networking with industry colleagues. Nov 17-19 in New York City Master branding, positioning and how to build and reinforce your brand system across multiple platforms. Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here . JOB OPENING: PROMO SCHED/Englewood, CO: Dvlp sch for long/short-form video promo prgrmng to boost viewer tune-in & retention. Assoc deg or equiv or 6 mo-1 yr related exp and/or training/equiv edu & exp. Apply: www.starz.com/careers (8/7) JOB OPENING: ASST MKTG MGR/NYC: National CineMedia-Mng mktg initiatives aimed to sell the NCM brand. 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Apply: www.discovery.com #7879 (8/7) JOB OPENING: DEPT COORD/Rainbow Ad Sales/NY: 2+ yrs exp Mktg/Advert/Online exp. Support Mktg/Sales team w/ gen admin, presentations, rsrch, mktg & promo materials. Int in VOD sales/mktg a +. Res: www.cablevision.jobs ref#6679BR (8/7) JOB OPENING: MGR, AD SALES ADMINISTRATION, G4, Comcast Nets/NY: 4+ yrs exp, Resp for managing sales processes, stewardship, rev analysis and overseeing inventory, DealMaker exp a plus. EEO/AA/Drug Free Apply www.comcast.com (8/5) JOB OPENING: DIR NATL AD SALES/LA/REELZCHANNEL: 10+ yrs cable media ad sales exp incl online & strategic integrated mktg solutions. Resp for ad sales of West Coast office. Send res: JOB OPENING: ASSOC PROD: Nationally syndicated talk show is looking for exp’d AP. Applicant must have at least 2 yrs exp on a national talk show, court show or news program. Exc booking skills req’d. Resume: JOB OPENING: PRODUCT MANAGER/Miller Pub Group/NY: Lead dev effort for sports website. Mng dev team on new features, as well as web 2.0, mobile, video apps. Distribute/mkt. Sports/media/mktg exp req’d. JOB OPENING: MKTG PROD MGR/DISCOVERY/LA: Resp for overseeing elements for cross promotional opportunities for TLC. 3-5 yrs exp in on-air promo/mktg/ prod. Ad sales exp a +. Full posting and apply: www.discovery.com Job number 8109 (8/2) JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST NICKELODEON FINANCE: Mnthly analysis for kids & family group. Report variances, monthly reporting incl. all P&L analysis. Apply via site: www.mtvncareers.com E/O/E (8/2) JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH ANALYST w/ABC-TV/NY: 1-2 years experience in Research,College degree {BA},experience with Nielsen systems. Contact: JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, MULTI PLATFORM PROGRAMMING/SOAPnet/ABC Burbank: BA, 7yrs TV, Nielsen Exp, SIMS scheduling, Digital media development, scheduling, manage teams, collaborate www.disneycareers.com (REQ id 170791) (8/2) JOB OPENING: SR. RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER/CNN/ATL: Design/manage/present web analyses and primary research projects for CNN Digital businesses. 5+Yrs research/online analytics/Masters pref’d. Apply: JOB OPENING: MNGR INTEGRATED MKTG/Fuse/NY: Write proposals. Develop & execute multi-platform opp’s for Ad Sales clients. 5 yrs exp in digital/promos/integrated mktg. Rez to: JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR ON-AIR PROMO/Nickelodeon/NYC: 10+ yrs exp. producing on-air promos for a network; Exp. in multi modes of production: clip, design & live action; Solid mgt exp. a must. EOE/M/F/D/AAP apply www.mtvcareers.com (8/1) JOB OPENING: PROMO COORD w/ USA Network- NBC UNI/NY: Min 1 year in Mrk/Promo. BA in Comm/Film/TV or related exp. www.nbcunicareers.com keyword job #835194 (8/1) JOB OPENING: TRADE MKTG COORD/WE tv/NYC: Provide day-day oper & org support to Ad/Affiliate Mktg team on Ad Sales sponsorship. 1-3 yrs Admin/ops exp in trade/Ad Sales mktg, advtg, prod, creative. res www.cablevision.jobs ref #6682BR (8/1) SUMMER/FALL INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free , and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at SUMMER/FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: MARKETING INTERN/truTV, NY: Support marketing department (consumer, affiliate, & ad sales). Majors: Comm., Mktg, Adv. Skills: Writing, Computer, Phone, Rsrch. Apply Online: www.turnerjobs.com – Requisition # 104860BR (8/7) FALL INTERNSHIP CREDIT ONLY: Stone & Co. Ent. has fall internships avail. in LA for creative, reliable students with strong interest in game shows and reality TV. 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