A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COMCAST SPOTLIGHT

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CYNTHIA TURNER’S

Cynopsis

06/29/06

Good Morning. It’s Thursday, June 29, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing.

The ad sales forecast for 2006 took a hit yesterday when analyst Robert J. Coen, SVP at Universal McCann, downgraded his original ad sales revenue prediction from an increase of 5.8% in 2006 vs the previous year, to an increase of just 5.6% year to year. According to Coen, the slight correction is due primarily to a decrease in ad spending among two major categories: automotive and pharmaceutical.  Among the big four broadcast networks, revenue in 1st qtr 2006 was up 13% over 2005, and Coen expects it to level out to an overall increase of 6.5% for the full calendar year. Spot revenue is expected to enjoy an uptick in political spending as the year progresses, and Coen forecasts an overall 2006 increase of 8.5%.  Finally, Coen is predicting cable and syndicated TV ad revenue will be up by single digits year to year; and national radio up just 1%.

Did you tune in to see Star Jones on The View yesterday, just to see how the cast was dealing with her surprising announcement on Tuesday she’d be leaving the show in July?  If so, you heard Barbara Walters open by saying Jones would no longer be appearing on the show, except from time to time in shows that were prerecorded.  Ouch. I guess it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature, nor to surprise Barbara Walters.

The rating results are in for the two-part AMC original premiere movie Broken Trail.  Part one aired Sunday and delivered the network historic record ratings with 9.8 million total viewers. The western’s conclusion aired Monday and brought in similar results: 9.7 million total viewers. Both also delivered key demo numbers – on Sunday for total day among cable, Broken Trail was #1 with A25-54 at 3.3; A18-49 2.2. For Monday among cable programs, it was #1 with A25-54 3.3 and #2 among A18-49 2.2.
 
Style Network will add another makeover show to its schedule this summer when ABC’s Extreme Makeover begins Tuesday, July 4 airing 12p-6p.  New episodes of Extreme Makeover will premiere Monday through Friday at 7p starting July 10. Style Network will air all 55 episodes of the series, distributed by Buena Vista Television, which features ordinary people who undergo extreme cosmetic surgery and have their lives altered as a result.
 
Since Charlie Gibson’s anchoring of ABC’s World New Tonight the ratings have headed north, and the heat is on between it and NBC’s Nightly News with anchor Brian Williams. ABC’s evening news did better than NBC last week in the key A25-54 demo. ABC averaged a 2.1/9 in the demo for the week of June 19-23 against NBC’s 2.0/9. Overall, though, NBC still has the larger audience with 7.6 million compared to ABC’s 7.5 million. The CBS Evening News finished third with a 1.8/8 A25-54 and 6.9 million viewers. It will be interesting to see whether Katie Couric’s arrival at the CBS anchor desk will spike its ratings and total viewership beyond the initial sampling.

The weekly entertainment magazine series, Made in Hollywood, from Connection III Entertainment Corp. has been renewed for a second season. It will air on stations such as WCBS, WLS, KCAL/KCBS, WITA among others. Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition, an FCC-friendly E/I version and a spin-off of the original will give kids 13 to 16 years a chance to explore careers in the motion picture and television industry.

Atlas Worldwide‘s syndicated strip courtroom series Eye for an Eye has been picked up for its fourth season in 80% of the US, including 14 of the top 15 markets.  Eye for an Eye kicks off anew on September 11.

Another clearance for MyNetwork TV (most frequently referred to these days as MNT) with the signing of Hearst-Argyle station KQCA/Sacramento.   This addition brings the MNT national tally up to 87% for its September 5 launch.

You’ve often heard that nobody needs a good psychiatrist more than a good psychiatrist.  Taking that idea and running with it, Warner Horizon Television and Shephard/Robin Prods., the executive produces of Nip/Tuck (FX) and The Closer (TNT), are producing a drama pilot for Lifetime called State of Mind, a behind the couch look into the lives of head docs.

BBC America has picked up a new series from writer Jimmy McGovern, per Variety.  The Street focuses on the lives of a multitude of families, all living on the same street, with each scene moving from house to house.

Nick Guerra has been named VP/Director Detroit Regional Sales for Superstation WGN. Based in Detroit, Nick will lead all sales in the central states region that includes Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
 
Porchlight Entertainment has hired Karen Roberts to the new position of SVP/Acquisitions. Under her supervision, Karen’s will identify and purchase finished feature films and other projects for the company’s development slate to expand its library of family-friendly, live action and animated offerings. Based in Los Angeles, she will report to Bruce Johnson, CEO and William Baumann, COO.
 
Petry Media Corporation has elected Christopher Dickens to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
 
Leslee Sherrill has been promoted to VP/Affiliate News Relations at ABC News. In addition to her current duties, she and her team will work with stations on joint projects, develop marketing efforts and create promotional ties. Leslee will continue to report to Paul Slavin, ABC News SVP/Worldwide News Gathering.
 
ELEKTROFILM Group has appointed Frank Donner as President of its new ELEKTROFILM Digital Studios, located in Burbank.

Adam Rosante has joined The History Channel as Programming Coordinator. Previously, Adam held rank in College Sports Television’s Programming Department.

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/12-6/18/06 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (King World)                        6.8 AA
Jeopardy (King World)                                   5.4 AA
Oprah (King World)                                       5.3 AA / 5.4 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (King World)            5.1 AA / 6.7 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony)                                            4.7 AA / 6.0 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (Paramount)                  4.5 AA / 4.6 GAA
Judge Judy (Paramount)                                 4.2 AA / 6.4 GAA
Dr. Phil (King World)                                       4.1 AA / 4.1 GAA
That ‘70s Show (Carsey-Werner)                      3.7 AA/ 4.8 GAA
Inside Edition (King World)                               3.2 AA / 3.2 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data
 
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 6/12-6/18/06 ranked by A18-49
Seinfeld (Sony)                                           3.1 AA / 3.9 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (King World)           2.8 AA / 3.6 GAA
That ’70s Show (Carsey-Werner)                    2.6 AA / 3.3 GAA
Oprah (King World)                                       2.0 AA / 2.0 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (Paramount)                 1.8 AA / 1.8 GAA
King of the Hill (Carsey-Werner)                      1.7 AA/ 2.2 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (King World)                        1.6 AA
Dr. Phil (King World)                                      1.5 AA / 1.5 GAA
King of Queens (Sony)                                   1.5 AA/ 1.8 GAA
Jeopardy (King World)                                    1.4 AA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data

Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: FOX won Tuesday night with 3.0/9 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC came in second place with 2.7/8, then CBS 1.9/6, ABC 1.6/5, UNIV 1.4/4, WB 0.7/2, UPN 0.5/2 and TELE 0.4/1. During the first two hours of primetime, FOX captured back-to-back wins with House encores: at 8p it delivered a 2.6/9 and at 9p a 3.5/10. At 10p it was a two-way tie for first between CBS’ 48 Hours Mystery and NBC’s Law & Order: SVU repeat with both getting a 2.4/7.
 
Live + Same Day Ratings: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research

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FOX       5.4/9      House [r] 4.4/8, House [r] 6.3/10

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CBS       5.1/9     NCIS [r] 5.6/10, The Unit [r] 4.7/8, 48 Hours Mystery 5.1/9

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NBC       4.3/7    Fear Factor [r] 3.5/6, Last Comic Standing 4.4/7, Law & Order: SVU [r] 4.9/8

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ABC       3.3/6      According to Jim [r] 3.2/6, According to Jim [r] 3.1/5, According to Jim [r] 3.2/5, According to Jim [r] 3.4/6, Boston Legal [r] 3.4/6

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UNIV    1.8/3    La Fea Mas Bella 2.2/4, Barrera de Amor 2.1/3, Que Madre tan Padre! 1.3/2

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WB       1.1/2   Gilmore Girls [r] 1.3/2, Pepper Dennis – Finale 0.9/1

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UPN     0.8/1   America’s Next Top Model [r] 1.0/2, Veronica Mars [r] 0.7/1

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TELE   0.6/1   Tierra de Pasiones 0.6/1, Amores De Mercado 0.5/1, Decisiones 0.6/1

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A18-49:  FOX 3.0/9, NBC 2.7/8, CBS 1.9/6, ABC 1.6/5, UNIV 1.4/4, WB 0.7/2, UPN 0.5/2, TELE 0.4/1

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM AFI

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The History Channel presents This Day in History:
1891- Congress passes the Forest Reserve Act, one of the many laws that would lead to the creation of the National Forest Service.

Answer to Yesterday’s trivia question: What film pins Bradley Whitford and one of the Sex in the City gals together as parents of a son about whom the movie is based?  LITTLE MANHATTAN    Kudos to: Brian W. Crowell-HRP/NY; Joseph Lurie-WLWC/Providence;  Cherice Walker-Lifetime Networks/NY; Melissa Hughes-Rodale Press/NY; Elizabeth Byrdak-Court TV Ad Sales/Chicago; Terri Catalano-Star Farm Productions/Chicago; Peter Piper-Turner Media Group/Glendale CO;  Kathy Yarbrough-The Graham Group/New Orleans ; Micki Barnett-4 Bucks Media, Inc./Bell Canyon CA; Audrey Capin-FX/LA; Joshua Baerwald-Fallen Apple Productions/LA; Coleen Raymann-Buena Vista Television/Burbank; Megan Inwood-Mountain Road Productions/Ottawa ON Canada; Andrew Makarewicz-CineGroupe/Montreal; Louise Foglia-Premier PR/London England; Ken DuBow-First Look Studios/Tokyo

Today’s Trivia Question: What actor made the Hulk’s growling sound on The Incredible Hulk? (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.)

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CTAM

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The NEW World of Marketing
How do you reach Millennials? Boomers? Tweens? Hispanics? Technogeeks? Anyone and everyone? Learn from the best: Rich Cronin, GSN; Michael Davies, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Wife Swap; Cammie Dunaway, Yahoo!; Sam Howe, Time Warner Cable; Nimrod Kovacs, UPC Central Europe; George Neill, Motorola; and Dianne Wilkins, Critical Mass.
CTAM Summit, July 17 – 19, Boston
 

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Later  — Cyn
06.29.06
 
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JOB OPENING: PT / DIRECTOR, MEDIA SALES: Growing NYC based out-of home-media co. seeks ad sales pro w/ min. of 7yrs sales exp. in spot cable, b’cast or print a must w/ excellent comm. & orgzn. skills. Reply: [email protected] (7/8)

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JOB OPENING: AD SALES COORD/DIC Online Ad Sales/LA: Excellent growth opp. 2-4 yrs exp ad sales support, planning, buying, MS Office req. Traffic, billing, planning, admin. Opp to move to sales. Apply: [email protected] (7/8)

JOB OPENING: LIVE TALK SHOW/Orlando: NBC needs ALL STAFF for new, LIVE daytime TV show w/studio audience.  Exp. w/lifestyle programming, talk, line producing & local morning shows preferred. Check out  www.nbcjobs.com for specifics (7/7)

JOB OPENING: MEDIA BUYER/Fox Broadcasting Co/LA: Work w/Dir Nat’l Media. Deg req’d + 2yr radio buying exp.  Organizational and project mngmnt skills req’d.  Resumes: www.foxcareers.com FNG2984 (7/7)

JOB OPENING: VP MEDIA RELATIONS/Disney Chnl, Bur,CA: Proactive, strategic exec, w/ strong media relations skills to implement tactics, direct others and balance multiple projects simultaneously. Apply on www.disneycareers.com (7/7)

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JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASSISTANT/MTVN/Santa Monica CA: w/1-2 yrs. admin. exp. pref. in ad sales; assist 2 acct. executives w/various office tasks.  EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (7/6)

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JOB OPENING: RESEARCH COORDINATOR/HALLMARK CHANNEL/LA: Coordinate day to day admin. functions.  2 yrs. exp. See full ad and apply www.hallmarkchannel.com (7/6)

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SITUATION WANTED: MRKTNG ASST/NYC: Dedicated, hard-working, & determined individual getting an MBA in Mrktng.Experience in TV Ad Sales at 20th Television Fox and Entry Level Marketing. Available to start Immediately. [email protected] (7/1)

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Thursday, June 29, 2006

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ABC              Master of Champions, Primetime
CBS              Gameshow Marathon, CSI, Without a Trace
FOX              That ’70s Show [r], That ’70s Show [r], So You Think You Can Dance?
NBC              My Name is Earl [r], The Office [r], The Office [r], My Name is Earl [r], Windfall
i                   Sue Thomas F. B. Eye, Doc, Diagnosis Murder
UPN              Everybody Hates Chris [r], Love, Inc. [r], Eve [r], Cuts [r]
WB               Smallville [r], Supernatural [r]
TELE             Tierra de Pasiones, Amores De Mercado, Decisiones
UNIV             La Fea Mas Bella, Barrera de Amor, Noticias Univision Presenta

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HISTORY CHANNEL

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Did you know that if you laid all the hot dogs America eats end to end they would reach from New York to LA?  Or that the ice cream Americans eat each year would make a mountain as high as the Rockies?

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