A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HALLMARK CHANNEL HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL The network that ranks #1 in interest Source: June 2006 BETA Research Cable Subscriber Interest Study. Ranking among 35 reported ad-supported emerging/digital networks (exclude commercial-free networks). Cynopsis
Good Morning. It’s Thursday, September 6, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died early this morning at the age of 71. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a year ago. His last performance was “Nessun Dorma”, performed at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in February 2006. He is survived by his four daughters, and both his first and second wives. Tonight’s Premieres: ~ MORE STUFF ~ Barbara Walters announced yesterday morning on The View that the fifth panel chair, vacant for quite some time now, will be filled permanently as of Monday. Tho she did not say who would be filling that seat, reports are it will be actress Sherri Shepherd who has guested on the show several times. Other news from The View yesterday – Whoopi’s premiere episode on Tuesday drew in 3.4 million viewers, second only in the show’s 11 year history to last year’s debut by Rosie O’Donnell which drew in 4.4 million viewers. Okay New Yorkers, this one’s for you. Fox Business Channel launches on October 15th, and in New York on the Time Warner Cable system, that means there’s a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on. You might want to write this down: Fox Business gets channel 43; MSNBC moves to channel 14, right next to CNBC on 15. Fox News goes from 46 to 44. Got all that? Well, there’s more. With these moves, other channels are getting moved as a result: USA Network moves to 16, Sci Fi moves to 17 and Bravo goes to 18 – that puts all the NBC networks in a cluster from 14-18. Just a couple more: ABC Family goes to 38, A&E to 46, History to 40 and Discovery shoots all the way up to Channel 66. Four new NBC series this fall will get a second play on the NBC cable networks, according to a report from thefutoncritic.com. Bionic Woman, Chuck, Journeyman and Life will all get second plays on the NBC cable networks. Bionic Woman will replay on Sci Fi two days after the NBC airing; Life is repurposed on USA later the same night of its broadcasting airing. Both Chuck and Journeyman have scattered replays across all three NBC cable nets – Bravo, USA and Sci Fi. Check listings for all the dates and times. The Sportsman Channel recently launched on Comcast Communications in Manitowoc, WI and will be on Comcast in Detroit/Flint by mid-September. The channel is now on Charter Communication in Bay City and Grand Haven, MI, as well as on Time Warner Cable in Burney and Susanville, CA. Hubbard Broadcasting has extended its current 70+-year reciprocal business relationship involving its 13 television stations with Petry Media Corporation. Petry Media Corporation provides corporate infrastructure and advisory services to its four operating divisions, Blair Television, Petry Television, Petry International and Digerati iSales. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLEU OVER A HUNDRED NETWORKS THOUSANDS OF WEB PAGES A MILLION REASONS TO JOIN www.CableU.tv – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter.
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~ Comedy Central advanced EVP/GM Michele Ganeless to President of the network. She will continue to be based in New York and report to Doug Herzog, President, MTV Networks Entertainment Group. In her new position, Michele will work to strengthen the Comedy Central brand and its programming on television and across various digital platforms. National Geographic Digital Media (NGDM) appointed John Caldwell as VP/Strategic Development and Operations. John’s duties will encompass developing strategic direction and financial operations for all divisions under NGDM, as well as discovering emerging trends in the industry and identifying new domestic and global business partnerships. Matt Frei, BBC’s lead U.S. TV correspondent, will Anchor the M-F 7p BBC World News America, set to debut October 1 on BBC America and on BBC World News channel and Katty Kay will be Washington Correspondent for the 7p program. In addition, BBC America will offer a second daily newscast for U.S. audiences Monday-Friday as World News Today premieres October 1 at 10p. This live news update will be presented by Philippa Thomas and will feature Matt Frei’s in-depth interviews and reporting from BBC correspondents. Philippa will also present a 60m global newscast on the BBC World News channel at 10p beginning October 1. Olivia Dupuis joined Rainbow Media Holdings LLC as Director/Corporate Communications where she will spearhead trade and business public relations strategies and broad strategic messaging for the company and its entertainment brands that include The Independent Film Channel, the on-demand networks Lifeskool and Sportskool and the VOOM HD Networks. Olivia will report to Matthew Frankel, VP/Corporate Communications. Discovery Networks International recruited former MTV EVP Sahar Elhabashi as COO. Sahar will be based in London and from there will supervise the daily operations of the company’s international business which includes 15 media brands in more than 170 countries across Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Reporting to Greg Ricca, President/CEO, Discovery Networks International, Sahar will be responsible for growing audience share on television and digital platforms globally. Digitas, the global interactive marketing and digital agency, hired Richard Bennington as GM. Richard will lead and manage the daily financial operations of the Chicago office and will report to Jim Rossman, Global COO. Fisher Communications, Inc. upgraded Randa Minkarah to Director/Market Development for the company based at the corporate office in Seattle. Previously, Randa served as GSM at KOMO/Seattle, the company’s lead television station. Former AOL executive Joshua Freeman was appointed EVP/Digital Media at Discovery Communications, reporting to Bruce Campbell, President/Digital Media and Business Development. Joshua is charged with finding new technology and strategic partnerships and developing new business outlets to extend the Discovery brands online, via mobile and through various digital platforms. Adam Freifeld begins his new position as Director/Communications with NBC Sports immediately. Most recently, he spent the last two years with AMF Communications which he founded in October 2005, as a media publicity consultant. Before that, he served six years as Senior Publicist at ABC Sports. Michael Lewellen will become VP/Public Relations for Universal Orlando Resort as of September 16. Prior to his new appointment, Michael was head of Corporate Communications at BET. In his new position, Michael will lead all Universal Orlando’s external media communications, theme park and attractions and crisis management, in addition to being the company’s primary media spokesperson. He will report to Kurt Kostur, SVP/Marketing. Original Productions promoted Jeff Conroy to VP/Programming and Development and Jay Bennett to Director/Development. Jeff will now have full supervision of original series production, planning and program development. Jay will manage the development department. Located in Burbank, both report directly to Philip Segal, President. ~ ELSEWHERE AT CYNOPSIS … ~ Today in Cynopsis Kids
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~ RATINGS ~ Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 8/27-9/2/07 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 8/27-9/2/07 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 8/27-9/2/07 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 8/27-9/2/07 Tuesday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS was successful Tuesday night ending in first place with a 2.5/7 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. With its two reality shows serving up new episodes, CBS was the winner at 8p with Power of Ten at 2.3/7 and again at 9p with Big Brother at 3.2/9. The 10p hour saw a tie between ABC’s Primetime: Crime and NBC’s Law & Order: SVU repeat at 2.1/6 apiece. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research CBS 5.3/9 Power of Ten 5.5/9, Big Brother 8 5.3/8, NCIS [r] 5.0/9 FOX 4.1/7 Bones [r] 3.2/6, House [r] 5.0/8 NBC 4.0/7 The Singing Bee [r] 3.4/6, The Biggest Loser: Did They Keep the Weight Off? 4.2/7, Law & Order: SVU [r] 4.2/7 ABC 3.8/6 Just for Laughs [r] 3.8/7, Just for Laughs 4.1/7, i-CAUGHT 3.2/5, Primetime: Crime 4.1/7 UNIV 1.9/3 Amar sin Limites 1.7/3, Destilando Amor 2.7/4, S.O.S: S#xo y Otros Secretos 1.5/3 CW 0.9/1 Gilmore Girls [r] 1.0/2, Beauty and the Geek [r] 0.8/1 TELE 0.6/1 Madre Luna 0.7/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1, Amor Mio 0.5/1 A18-49: CBS 2.5/7, NBC 2.1/6, FOX 2.0/6, ABC 1.9/6, UNIV 1.5/4, CW 0.5/1, TELE 0.4/1 Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the TV comedy series Scrubs, which college did JD and Turk attend together? WILLIAM AND MARY Kudos to: Ivan Tafur-Initiative/Atlanta; Chelsey Trowbridge-PostWorks/NY; Brian Egan-Oxygen Media/NY; Bobby Calise-Screenvision/NY; David Shellhorse-Time Warner Cable Media/Austin; John Troha-Charter Media/Birmingham; Jose Toscano-E! Entertainment/LA; Alan Dybner-Rubana Entertainment/LA; Lorrie Shilling-DIRECTV/El Segundo Today’s Trivia Question: On this short-lived original cable network game show, there were two sets of partners. The night before the show, each pair is given all the materials that they will need to know for the show. They have to stay awake in order to learn all this stuff in twenty-four hours. What is the name of this show? 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