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Good Morning. It’s Thursday, November 29, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. Jane Root, President/GM of Discovery Channel and The Science Channel has been let out of her contract effective immediately, to return to her native U.K. Jane, who joined Discovery Communications in May 2004, will be succeeded by John Ford as President/GM of Discovery Channel. John came to Discovery Communications from the National Geographic Channel this past September to head Discovery Times Channel (the upcoming retooled Investigation Discovery) and the Military Channel. New heads for The Science Channel, Discovery Times and Military Channel will be announced soon. Tonight’s Premiere: ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
For your Premieres calendar – mark down Lipstick Jungle to air on Thursdays at 10p beginning February 7 on NBC. The thinking here is to avoid airing repeats of ER (did you know there’s a writers strike underway?), and bring out Lipstick Jungle in a strong time period. The show stars Brooke Shields, Lindsay Price and Kim Raver as three highly successful New York City career women. Univision will put its newest novella Pasion (Passion) out to sea on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 9 pm ET/PT, the latest offering from the producers of Amor Real and Alborada. The soap takes viewers on an epic romantic voyage to historical ports of call including Cartegena de Indias, Colombia and Campeche, following heroine Camilia Darien (Susana Gonzalez) as she escapes on a pirate ship to allude her kidnappers. If you’re holding Broadway theatre tickets for this holiday season – good news! A tentative deal has been struck and the strike is over. The lights go on and curtain goes up again tonight on most shows. Worldwide Biggies Inc. inked a two-year extension deal with Spike TV to executive produce the network’s annual Video Game Awards which honors video game creators and designers. The fifth annual broadcast of Spike TV’s Video Game Awards will air December 9 at 9p. Travel Channel will allow its viewers to play programmer starting December 17 with “Pilot Week”, the network’s first week-long showcase of eight pilots being considered for series. Viewers can visit travelchannel.com/pilot-week and offer feedback and criticism about each program. The shows premiering this week include:
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
When the back door pilot of the remake of Knight Rider airs on NBC, it will include the talents of Bruce Davison, Wayne Kasserman and Greg Ellis who have all recently joined the cast. The project stars Justin Bruening as Mike Tracer, aka Michael Knight’s son; no word yet on who will voice KITT, the car (in the original, this was William Daniels). Hannah Storm is leaving the CBS Early Show – tho a specific departure date has not yet been announced. Storm had been with the show for the past five years when it relaunched with more anchors than any other morning network show. ABC Family has ordered up six episodes of America’s Prom Queen, from PB&J Television. The show begins with 10 high school seniors who are taken through a series of challenges. Judges will represent those traditional high school sects – the jocks, the freaks, the nerds, etc. ABC Family is looking for a spring launch reports Variety. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM MGM
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Mike Lewis takes over as VP/GSM at WTTG and WDCA in Washington, D.C. starting next Monday. Mike will lead all sales efforts for the duopoly owned by Fox Television Stations group and will report to Duffy Dyer, the stations’ VP/GM. Entertainment Marketing Group (EMG) hired Petra Luna as VP/Promotions. Petra will develop and execute targeted promotional campaigns on radio, broadcast and cable television, online and print. Current President/Publisher of Variety, Charlie Koones will depart the Reed Business Entertainment Group March 1 to try his hand at entrepreneurial ventures in media and entertainment. In his 17 years with Variety, Charlie was the primary leader behind the paper’s digital growth, which spurred the launch of Variety.com nine years ago. Following as President/Publisher will be Neil Stiles, Division Managing Director for Reed Business Information in the U.K. ~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~
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~ RATINGS ~
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the month of November: 10/30-11/26/07 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the month of November: 10/30-11/26/07 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the month of November: 10/30-11/26/07 Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC quick-stepped into first place Tuesday night with 5.8/14 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC’s presentation of the holiday favorite A Charlie Brown Christmas won at 8p with 4.6/12. FOX’s House took the 9p hour with 7.0/16. Then at 10p, the final hour of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was the viewer choice with 6.8/17. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 (November Sweep Day 27) time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 13.3/20 A Charlie Brown Christmas [r] 7.7/12, Dancing with the Stars Results [2-hour f] 16.1/24 FOX: 8.1/12 Bones 5.9/9, House 10.2/15 CBS: 7.2/11 NCIS 10.8/16, The Unit 6.6/10, Cane 4.3/7 NBC: 5.9/9 The Biggest Loser 4 [2 hours] 4.7/7, Law & Order: SVU 8.2/13 UNIV: 2.2/3 Amar sin Limites 1.8/3, Destilando Amor 3.1/4, Como Ama una Mujer 1.6/3 CW: 1.6/2 Beauty and the Geek 1.8/3, Reaper [r] 1.4/2 MNT: 0.7/1 The Academy [r] 0.6/1, Jail 0.8/1, Jail [r] 0.8/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.7/1, Esclava Isaura 0.7/1, Pecados Ajenos 0.4/1 A18-49: ABC 5.8/14, FOX 5.2/13, NBC 3.7/9, CBS 2.6/6, UNIV 1.8/4, CW 1.2/3, MNT 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1
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How extreme does your idea need to be for Spike TV? CableU is your only source for the latest information on what the hottest cable networks really want. NEW Network Analyses are now available! Plus: exclusive interviews, articles on everything from pitching to pricing, and our exclusive Network Needs list. CableU – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. This day in History: 2004 – Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In this classic drama, a smooth talking preacher comes to town and marries a local widow. There is a good sum of money hidden, and only the widow’s children know where it is. The preacher wants that money. What is the film? THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters) Kudos to: Paul Rule-Marquest Media & Entertainment Research/Beaufort, NC; Marc Mondry-Sportskool/NY; Mark Callahan-SPEED/Charlotte, NC; Molly Sullivan-Time Warner Cable Media Sales/Cleveland; Jeremy Bobrowski-Kelly, Scott & Madison/Chicago; Eric Litt-WGN/Chicago; Donna James-KDAF/Dallas; Rich Koz-WCIU/Chicago; Zha Zha Aghili-2830 LLC/Santa Monica, CA; Suzanne Sell-Starz Entertainment Group/Englewood, CO; Kelly Kennemer-Orange Works/Sherman Oaks,CA; Johanna Ramirez-20th Century Fox Television/LA Today’s Trivia Question: In the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer what was Julia’s (Drew Barrymore) fiance Glen’s favorite TV show? ( 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 Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here JOB OPENING: COORDINATOR, PROGRAM PLANNING & ACQUISITIONS/E! Entertainment: See full job description and apply online http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=ENETWORKS&cws=1&rid=171 (12/6) JOB OPENING: DIGITAL PLANNER/History/A&E Chicago: Create digital sales proposals, steward accts, service orders & client needs, acct maintenance, assist in presentations. 2 yrs digital plnng exp. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (12/6) JOB OPENING: MGR, SALES RESEARCH/Disney/N. Hollywood: 5 yrs + Media/Online research supporting online ad sales. Exp working w/ mult 3rd party rsrch tools. APPLY: www.disneycareers.com search for JOB ID: 132016 (12/6) JOB OPENING: MARKETING COORD/Int’l Networks, CA: Collaborate/execute ad efforts for affiliate launches, campaigns and trade shows. Prefer 2+ yrs exp. Strong communication skills; Foreign language pref. www.comcast.com # 57147BR (12/6) JOB OPENING: FOX NEWS/BUSINESS SALES PLANNER/DFW location: Generate upfront/scatter plans. Handle all aspects of ongoing deal maintenance/stewardship, multi-tasker, detail oriented. Power Point a +. Email JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, MARKETING/Redwood City, CA: Seasoned marketing exec (7-10 yrs), strong background in media, pref cable TV. Comfortable with new technology. Reports to VP Brand Solutions. Resume to: JOB OPENING: PROD/DIR/Cablevision/Oakland, NJ: 2 + yrs prod exp. Copywriting skills. Knowledge of non-linear systems incl AVID/Final Cut Pro. Know. of adobe software. See full posting and apply to www.cablevsion.jobs req 4902BR (12/5) JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Cablevision/Brooklyn NY: Seeks AE for local ad sales.2+ yrs ad sales exp. pref cable tv, radio, internet adv. Valid NY DL. 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Submit resumes: JOB OPENING: SALES PLANNER/TV10s/NYC: For Closed Captioning & 10-second commercial sales: Create proposals, mkgds, manage adu, detail oriented. Power Point a +. Resume: JOB OPENING: 2 SALES PLANNERS/Galavision/NY: Generate upfront/scatter plans. Handle all aspects of ongoing deal maintenance/stewardship. Dealmaker/VCI/media experience & Spanish a plus. Apply: JOB OPENING: PROJECT MANAGER,AD SALES RES (Syn/Digital/NY-Warner Bros.) strong math and pres. writing skills. Adept w/Nielsen,digital measurements, Galaxy, Npower, Adviews, MRI. Email: JOB OPENING: DIR OF PROGRAMMING/Rainbow/NYC: Develop & supervise production of Sportskool programming; oversee integration of branded content; assist in creating scheduling strategy. Apply to req 4926BR at www.cablevision.jobs (12/1) JOB OPENING: SR CLIENT ANALYST/MSA Media/NY: Manage cable nets on Gabriel/other SW. Perform biz svcs, issue resolution, training, Jr Acct mgmt duties, prod planning. Must have tech knowledge. 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Please apply online at www.discovery.com/corporate to job opening number 5931. EOE M/F/V/D (11/30) JOB OPENING: NETWORK CABLE BUSINESS ANALYST/NY: Exp. With VCI software required. Background in Traffic & Ad Sales. Strong documentation & training skills needed. WINTER AND SPRING 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 SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact SITUATION WANTED: JACK OF MEDIA TRADES/Over 10 yrs of hands on film & video exp varying from prod and post-prod to national spot sales. Willing to relocate to lrg or moderate mrkts in US or abroad. Email: SITUATION WANTED: Script Coordinator with previous work experience in animation industry seeks script or production coordinator position in Vancouver, BC. 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