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MEETING THE DAYTIME CHALLENGE
daytime plus CROSSWORDS – INSIDE THE BOX – STYLE BY JURY 3 STRIPS – OVER 400 EPISODES Cynopsis
Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 26, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. MTV changed its mind and will now accept political ads for this year’s presidential elections. For the last 17 years, MTV has not allowed political campaigns or parties to advertise on the network, opting instead to get political by encouraging viewers to get out and vote through network sponsored Choose or Lose and Rock the Vote initiatives. The network now thinks accepting ads will be good for its audience and be a compliment to the current Choose or Lose effort. MTV will allow ads from the political candidates and party committees, but draw the line at ads from third-party organizations and political-action committees. Tonight’s Premieres:
Scripps Networks. Five Engaging Brands, Each with a Passionate Audience.
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
Family Court with Judge Penny, the new nationally syndicated court series from Program Partners and 44 Blue Productions is cleared in more than 85% of the U.S. for a fall 2008 launch. The show has been cleared on the following top ten market stations: WNYW-WWOR/New York, KTTV-KCOP/Los Angeles and WCIU-WWME/Chicago and recently added stations include KYW-WPSG/Philadelphia, KTVT-KTXA/Dallas, KICU/San Francisco, WBZ-WSBK/Boston, WUPA/Atlanta, KHCW/Houston and WMYD/Detroit. The 30m first-run show also announced its production team including Executive Producers, Stephanie Drachkovitch, Rasha Drachkovitch and Jill Blackstone; Co-Executive Producer, Glenn Meehan; Supervising Producer, Mike Kopplin; Director, Hal Grant and Line Producer, Ellen Raphael. TV One scheduled the season two debut of Black Men Revealed for July 20 at 10p with a repeat at 1a. New hosts, Doug and Ryan Stewart, real-life brothers and syndicated sports radio personalities known as The 2 Live Stews, will lead hot-button conversations amongst five African-American men as they dish on everything from fatherhood to s#xuality. The series is produced by Macvision Entertainment. Bravo will once again delve into the lucrative yet tough Los Angeles real estate market as Million Dollar Listing premieres its sophomore season on August 5 at 11p. The debut episode follows the finale of Flipping Out. The following week the series moves to its normal time slot on August 12 at 10p. MTV’s season two debut of Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew on June 19 (10p) delivered a 2.3 P12-34 rating and averaged more than 2.3 million total viewers. Following a two-month hiatus while recovering from heart-valve surgery, Jim Lehrer will return to his anchor duties at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer today. airing on 315 PBS stations and on XM Satellite Radio, per B&C. Still taking it easy, Jim will host two or three nights each week for awhile and eventually pick up the normal five-night per week schedule. Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini in HBO’s The Sopranos were sold at a Christie’s charity auction yesterday which raised $187,750 for Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit that helps wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. James Gandolfini attended the auction (which may have helped encourage the bidding) and vouched the outfits were genuine. What took the top bid? The ensemble Tony Soprano wore when he was shot by Uncle Junior went for a cool $43,750. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM WE tv
WE tv is #1 in growth
among all networks targeting women! +96% W18-34 +71% W18-49 +50% W25-54 WE Go Bridal 52-weeks a year, every Sunday night. And look for The Locator, coming to WE tv this fall. For more information contact Scott Collins , SVP Ad Sales, at 646-273-3550 .Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live Data, Prime M-Su 8p-11p, delivery percent change for W18-34, W18-49 and W25-54 from 2Q07 (4/2/07-6/24/07) to 2Q08 (3/31/08-6/22/08) among ad supported cable networks targeted to women, subject to qualification upon request. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
Golf Channel hired Keri Murphy to host its new series Highway 18 which premieres July 22 at 10p. The model/actress hailing from Portland, OR will lead the five teams during the 10-week series as they race more than 1,000 miles across Florida and compete in various golf challenges. Hart Bochner was added to USA Network’s The Starter Wife playing Zach, a new love interest of Molly’s (Debra Messing). FX tapped Timothy Olyphant, last seen in HBO’s Deadwood, for season two of Damages. On the series, Timothy’s character will have a dalliance with Ellen Parsons, played by Rose Byrne. John Schneider (of Dukes of Hazzard fame) has been cast in an independently financed project called twentysixmiles, currently in production in California. According to THR, the project is still looking for a distributor, and is produced by Rob Miller. The story line follows a successful Los Angeles executive who decides to move to Catalina to be closer to his children and ex-wife. Casting Call: HGTV is casting for a professional handyman with a dynamic personality for the series Carter Can. This qualified candidate will work directly with host Carter Oosterhouse and his construction team helping families with minimal budgets plan and execute small projects with a “wow” factor. The position begins in July and comes with a professional salary. Only candidates with both on-camera and construction experience will be considered. Submit a recent headshot, resume and before/after photos of your handiwork and/or links to video to ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~
CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Top drawer TV talent continues to dive in headfirst to the web. Oil Press signed a deal with online production house 60Frames to create a series of web and print-based comic books beginning with Men With Guns: Assassin created by Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide) and Ark from Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah (Freaks and Geeks, the Beverly Hills 90210 redux.) Meanwhile the trailer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Josh Wheaton’s 40 minute internet musical series Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog popped up on Vimeo . It stars Neil Patrick (Doogie Howser) Harris as the baddie. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: DIC Entertainment names GoFish Corporation as the exclusive online advertising rep for its compliment of kid-targeted websites. Under the deal GoFish will provide content on-page and broadband ads across DIC’s sites, including KewlCartoons.com, Kewlopolis.com, Libertyskids.com, Trollz.com and Dinosquad.com among others. Additionally, GoFish will pursue online video advertising streams for KewlCartoons.com. Full edition: CYN KIDS. CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Astral Media‘s Playhouse Disney commissioned new seasons of the Canadian animated kids series Franny’s Feet and The Secret World of Benjamin Bear. Production on the 13×30-minute third run of Franny’s Feet starts in Fall 2008 with producer Decode Entertainment. As for The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, the 13-episode season 4 will also go into production with Ottawa-based Amberwood Entertainment in the fall. Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL. ~ RATINGS ~
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/9-6/15/08 ranked by HH Rtg Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/9-6/15/08 ranked by A18-49 Rtg Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: In a night full of new reality shows, ABC ruled Tuesday night at 3.1/9 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC’s new Wipeout series debuted in first place at 8p with a 3.7/12, followed by NBC’s new Celebrity Family Feud at 2.3/8. At 9p, Hell’s Kitchen on FOX sizzled at #1 with 3.6/10, while ABC’s I Survived a Japanese Game Show premiered at #2 with 3.1/9. NBC then had a winning shot during 10p as America’s Got Talent posted a 3.3/10 ahead of ABC’s season opener of Primetime: The Outsiders at 2.5/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. NBC: 6.6/11 Celebrity Family Feud [p] 5.8/10, America’s Got Talent 7.1/12 CBS: 5.1/9 NCIS [r] 5.3/9, 48 Hours Mystery [r] 5.3/9, Without a Trace [r] 4.6/8 ABC: 4.8/8 Wipeout [p] 5.7/10, I Survived a Japanese Game Show [p] 4.4/7, Primetime: The Outsiders [p] 4.3/7 FOX: 3.5/6 Hell’s Kitchen [r] 2.3/4, Hell’s Kitchen 4.8/8 UNIV: 2.1/4 Al Diablo con los Guapos 2.3/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.2/4, Aqui y Ahora 1.8/3 CW: 0.8/1 Beauty and the Geek [r] 0.7/1, Reaper [r] 0.9/2 MNT: 0.8/1 Street Patrol [r] 0.7/1, Street Patrol 2 [r] 0.7/1, Jail [r] 0.8/1, Jail 2 [r] 0.9/1 TELE: 0.6/1 La Traicion 0.4/1, Victoria 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.6/1 A18-49: ABC 3.1/9, NBC 2.8/8, FOX 2.5/8, UNIV 1.6/5, CBS 1.4/4, CW 0.4/1, MNT 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Jane Blaney advanced to EVP/Programming, Acquisitions and Scheduling with USA Network. Jane will continue to supervise all acquisitions for the network that consist of theatrical films, specials and series as well as head the network’s program schedule and long-term program scheduling strategy. Based in New York, she reports to Bonnie Hammer, President/Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios. Fox Soccer Channel upped Mike Petruzzi to VP/Ad Sales. In his new role, Mike will manage the national consumer ad sales for the network while working with the national sales and digital teams to develop multi-platform sponsorship opportunities. He will also be involved with programming and production to create on-air integration strategies for clients as well as programming acquisitions. Geoff Dankert moved up to the position of Assistant News Director with WFLD/Chicago, the FOX affiliate owned and operated by Fox Television Stations. This promotion is effective immediately. WJBK/Detroit, a FOX affiliate owned and operated by Fox Television Stations, promoted Lynda Grahl to VP/Finance where she will take on her new responsibilities immediately. Lynda reports to Jeff Murri, VP/GM.
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CABLEU Confidential , a blog dedicated to cable television programming, features the CableU analysts, Where PRODUCERS find opportunity CableU Confidential – Now U Know. This day in History: : 1981 Savvy shopper Virginia Campbell of Mountain Home, Idaho took her coupons and rebates to the store and bought $24,460 worth of groceries. She only paid 67 cents after all the discounts. Impressive, yes, but how and where does one store over $24,000 worth of groceries? Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the series Hardcastle & McCormick, former car thief Mark McCormick was nicknamed “Skid.” What was Judge Milton Hardcastle’s nickname? HARDCASE Kudos to: Andrew Goldman-HBO/NY; Juan P. Delgado-Telemundo Network Group LLC/Hialeah, FL; Paul Jags-Showtime Networks/NY; Douglas Kneissl-A&E Television Networks/Stamford, CT; Kevin Schmidt-National Cable Communications/Chicago; Michael Madnick/LA; Michele Skaletzky-ABC Television/ LA; Mark Senter-Fox/LA Today’s Trivia Question: Feets Too Big, written and performed by Leon Redbone was the theme song for what early ’90s TV series? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Ad Sales: Cynopsis website – Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video CableU – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here
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EOE/M/F/D/AAP apply www.mtvcareers.com (7/2) JOB OPENING: PROD SUPR/WE tv/NYC: Resp for all original prod contractual deliverables & scheduling. 2+ yrs in TV prod & ops. Exp w/contracts, budgets & tv tech a must.resumes to www.cablevision.jobs ref#6465BR (7/2) JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION COORDINATOR/HISTORY/A&E Television Networks/NY, NY: Producer support, rights and clearances and general administrative support. Approx. start date: 7/28/08Apply JOB OPENING: POST-PROD COORD/HISTORY/A&ETV Networks/NY:Support activity in mult FCP rooms.Will incl: digitizing, duplication, posting digital files, proj clean-up. Approx start date:7/28/08Apply JOB OPENING: PRODUCER /HISTORY/A&ETV Networks/Stamford, CT:Seeking exp’d producers w/ both long form prgrmng & promo experience. Strong background in graphics production. Apply JOB OPENING: VP, RSRCH & MKTG/The Hotel Networks/NY: Media rsrch & ad sales mktg pro. Proven track record. Super bright self-starter. Exc verbal/written comm skills, 8+yrs exp Cbl , OOH, VOD, Interactive. JOB OPENING: ACCT EXEC/AETN/LA: Sell ad time to assigned linear & digital agencies. Inc sales to clients & dev new clients. Heavy client contact. 2+yrs sales exp w/min 2 yrs selling digital req’d. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (7/2) JOB OPENING: SR MGR,VIDEO PROGRAMMING/MUSIC CHOICE/NY: Oversee dvlpmnt & daily prgrmg of Interactive Video Channel. Implmnt prgrmg strategy. Multi format/Selector/Proj mgmt exp. BA 6-8 yrs music video prgrmg. JOB OPENING: TV STATION TRAFFIC MGR/KUTV CBS Affiliate/Salt Lake City: Wide Orbit experience preferred, multi-tasker, manage all traffic functions, detail a must, resume to JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/National CineMedia-NY: Media research & sales support. MRI, Scarborough. Fast, deadline-driven. Strong analytic, computer skills. Bach deg, 1-2 yrs exp. Include salary req. JOB OPENING: MGR RESRCH/Vh1 Digital-MTVN: Analyze internal/competitive trends. 4-6 yrs rel media resch exp. BA. Knwl web track (Omniture), syndic resch (comScore, NetRating). MS Excel/PPT/Word. EOE/M/F/D. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (7/1) JOB OPENING: VP AFFILIATE MARKETING/ESPN/Bristol CT: Develop marketing and promotional strategies to favorably drive distribution goals. Send resume to JOB OPENING: VP-HR/OWN LLC.(Oprah Winfrey Network)/LA: Oversee HR for 160 emp. startup. Counsel/partner with Sr. Mgmt in the creation of people strategies to support org. objectives. www.discovery.com Job#8087 (6/28) JOB OPENING: ASSOC DIR OF DEVELOPMENT/TV documentary production/Chicago: Superior writing, rsrch & interpersonal skills. BA, creativity & relevant exp. Resumes with “Associate Dir” in subject line to JOB OPENING: DIR OF DEVELOPMENT/TV documentary production/Chicago: Seasoned writer, producer & researcher. Extensive industry knwldg, creativity, interpersonal skills & leadership a must. 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Res: JOB OPENING: SVP VIDEO & INTERACTIVE ADV/E-commerce CABLEVISION/NY: Drive growth by leading prod. management & dev.process from concept to launch.Need 10+ yrs.in high-profile / high-scale projs. Res: JOB OPENING: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/Scripps/Knoxville TN: Manages all aspect of original commissioned productions/writing, casting, acquisition and post-production/4+ yrs exp/Apply: www.scrippsnetworks.com (6/27) JOB OPENING: ASST TV BUYERS (2) & ASST MEDIA PLANNERS (2)/NYC: Established media services company. Recent college grads pref’d. F/T & benefits. Resumes to: JOB OPENING: PROD. TECHNICIAN/Cablevision/Fishkill, NY: Min. 2 yrs exp in TV prod. Shoot/edit video for commercials/promos. Must know AVID/ Final Cut Pro. See full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req id 6339BR (6/27) SPRING AND SUMMER INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. 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