Cynopsis

08.25.09

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 25, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing.  And as always, if you prefer to watch this morning’s news instead of reading it, click here.  

Tonight’s Premieres:
VERSUS: The $ports Take at 630p
BET: Frankie & Neffe at 1030p

Tonight’s Finale:
BET: Tiny & Toya at 10p

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE WESTDOC

Travel Channel journeys to the strangest destinations on earth in its new series Madventures opening September 21 at 10p. The series, a hit in Finland, follows backpackers Riku Rantala and Tuomas “Tunna” Milonoff as they seek out unusual places and daring rituals found in such countries as Brazil, South East Asia, Japan, Russia and India among others. Each episode will also include a “Mad Cook” segment featuring authentic and bizarre delicacies found in each region. Original episodes air through November 9 produced by Gimme YaWallet Productions Oy and Rabbit Films Ltd. for the Travel Channel.

Oxygen launches a new cooking docu-series titled The Naughty Kitchen With Chef Blythe Beck on September 22 at 10p. The series showcases young, talented Chef Blythe Beck, a Texas native, as she and her flamboyant staff serve up feisty dishes each Tuesday at her hot Dallas restaurant, Central 214. For those viewers who want to cook Beck’s dishes and learn her “dirtiest” kitchen secrets, Oxygen presents “Recipes from The Naughty Kitchen with Chef Blythe Beck” via webisodes at http://naughty-kitchen.oxygen.com/ . Additionally, oxygen.com will offer photos from the show, cast member’s blogs, naughty food quizzes and more. Authentic Entertainment produces the series.

As a follow up to a story in yesterday’s edition, VH1 also cancelled the reality series I Love Money 3, scheduled to air next year, in addition to Megan Wants a Millionaire. Both series featured Ryan Jenkins who was found dead this weekend in a Canadian motel and was the subject of a police manhunt over the weekend in relation to the murder of his ex-wife and former model, Jasmine Fiore.

TLC renewed The Little Couple for a second season, ordering 18 new episodes slated to return this fall in the Tuesday at 10p time period. The series, which chronicles the lives of newly married couple Bill Klein and Jen Arnold who are both under four feet tall, is produced by LMNO Productions with Eric Schotz serving as executive producer.

This fall, BBC America premieres a new drama titled Occupation about three British soldiers embedded emotionally and physically in the Iraq war. The series, written by Peter Bowker (Viva Blackpool) will debut October 18 at 8p and stars James Nesbitt, Lubna Azabal and Stephen Graham.

Hear ye, hear ye … it’s the fifth annual Tim Nesvig Fellowship and Research Fund raffle. You remember this one — if you’re holding the winning raffle ticket, check out what you win:

2 tickets – 2010 Super Bowl

2 tickets – 2010 Rose Bowl

2 tickets – 2009 World Series (American or National park)

2 tickets – BCS National Championship Game

2 tickets – Daytona 500

2 tickets – NCAA Basketball Final 4

2 tickets – Indianapolis 500

2 tickets – The NBA Finals.

2 tickets – MLB All Star Game

That’s right, two tickets to every single one of those events! Holy smokes! And the money all goes to the Tim Nesvig Fellowship. Can’t beat that. Here’s how it works – raffle tickets are $100 each, drawing to be held on October 13 at Westchester Country Club (winner need not be present). If you’re interested, raffle tickets are available to purchase by calling the tournament hotline at 213 241-7111 or emailing Julie Filkoff at
. The raffle tickets themselves are limited, so no dawdling. Also, when you call, ask about the 2009 City of Hope Golf Classic benefiting the Tim Nesvig Fellowship and Research Fund being held 10/13/09 at the Westchester Country Club in NY. They’re looking for foursomes, sponsors, dinner ticket buyers and auction items! Good luck!

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM ION TELEVISION

ION Television continues to reinforce its position as a leading network destination for first rate feature films.  Over 40 new A-list titles join the library, including films like:

German-based format sales and distribution company ohm:tv optioned its quiz game show Beauty Queen in the US and Canada through FremantleMedia North America. The format, created by Federica Petruccioli, is set in different types of beauty shops across the country, from upscale to small town salons, where contestants are targeted to answer questions about celebrities and pop culture to win cash prizes. If a contestant gets five answers wrong then they get their hair cut by the show’s host. 

After facing competition, MTV gained the rights to develop a new US version of the UK series Skins. The coming-of-age series is written by a group of British teenagers who are learning about growing up and finding love and happiness. The father/son team of Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain created the series which ran on E4 and Channel 4 in the UK. Brian Elsley, through Stormdog, will be involved as writer and executive producer for the US edition. MTV is also opting to find a group of unknown American teenagers to write and star in the series which will be set in Baltimore. Skins will be produced by Company Pictures, a unit of ALL3MEDIA and Stormdog, the original companies behind the UK version. Company Pictures’ Charlie Pattinson and George Faber will also executive produce.

NBC gave a pilot order for a legal comedy/drama called Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. The plot centers on a lawyer who has panic attacks and trains clients to represent themselves in court. Universal Media Studios and BermanBraun are the production companies behind this project from writers Andrew Leeds and David Lampson, winners of the 2005 Bravo competition series, Situation: Comedy. Barry Schindel (Law & Order) will be the showrunner and executive producer along with Leeds, Lampson, Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.

BET is in discussions with CBS TV Studios about reviving a new season of the multi-camera comedy The Game, a spinoff of the series Girlfriends. Last May, The CW cancelled The Game after its third season. BET currently runs repeats of The Game and Girlfriends.

Casting Call:  VH1 and Lionsgate are casting for the second season of Scream Queens, seeking beautiful, confident and uninhibited actresses. Ten women will be selected to compete in the VH1 show with one winning a role in a Lionsgate horror film. Interested applicants must be between 21 and 30 years old, have a competitive attitude and the desire to become Hollywood’s next “scream queen.” Two casting calls are scheduled in Los Angeles on August 29 and in New York City on September 12. If applicants are unable to attend the casting calls, home videos can be mailed and a possible SKYPE interview may be set up with the casting director. For more information, send an email to
.

CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY :    Hollywood is hoping that pushing a major release will help hasten the roll-out of a technology that hasn’t even settled on a standard yet in the U.S. 3D Technology is generating a lot of chatter after Panasonic announced it will power the global release of James Cameron’s long-awaited epic Avatar across multiple platforms in 3D. The medium itself will be a sizeable part of the message as Panasonic will underwrite a massive ad campaign to promote the availability of stereoscopic 3D in its Viera line of Plasma HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players, which presents two separate 1080p images that appear as a single 3D image with the use of special glasses. What’s more, Cameron himself will make personal appearances in a U.S. and European 3D promotional tour showcasing the movie and its technology. The Twentieth Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment production is expected to open Dec. 18 on as many as 3,500 3D screens nationwide.   Full edition: CYN DIGITAL.    

CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY:  Little Airplane Productions (The Wonder Pets!, 3rd & Bird!) is producing two new animated preschool series, Small Potatoes! and Jo B. G. Raff!, both of which are created by Josh Selig, Founder/President, Little Airplane Productions.  Little Airplane’s producer Jeffrey Lesser will produce the two programs. Little Airplane will showcase the two new series this October at MipJunior/Mipcom.  Full edition: CYN KIDS.    

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE THE WALTER KAITZ FOUNDATION

Join us on October 28 at The Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center for The Walter Kaitz Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner, part of Cable Connection  Fall. You’ll socialize with industry leaders while supporting organizations that make diversity their central mission: The Emma L. Bowen Foundation, The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, and Women in Cable Telecommunications.

Visit us here for details about tables, tickets and sponsorships. And make your plans now to join us in Denver, Colorado on October 28!

  Friday A18-49 Analysis: FOX made a successful play for Friday night winning the A18-49 demo at 2.3/8, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX led a clean sweep with more Preseason NFL action. At 8p, FOX led with a 2.1/9 with UNIV’s En Nombre Del Amor next at 1.3/5. The same networks topped the list at 9p as football on FOX won with 2.3/9 and UNIV’s Manana Es Para Siempre placed second at 2.0/7. FOX finished the night with a 2.3/8 through 10p followed this time by NBC’s Dateline at 1.5/5.

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, August 21, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD.

FOX: 4.3/8         NFL on FOX Preseason: Tennessee at Dallas 4.3/8

NBC: 3.7/7         Southland [r] 2.2/4, Dateline 4.4/8

CBS: 2.8/5         Ghost Whisperer [r] 2.9/6, Medium 2.6/5, Numb3rs [r] 2.8/5

ABC: 2.3/4         Supernanny [r] 2.5/5, Ugly Betty [r] 1.5/3, 20/20 3.0/6

MNT: 1.9/4          WWE Friday Night Smackdown 1.9/4

UNIV: 1.8/3        En Nombre Del Amor 1.8/3, Manana Es Para Siempre 2.3/4, La Rosa De Guadalupe 1.4/3

CW: 0.7/1           Smallville [r] 0.8/1, Everybody Hates Chris [r] 0.6/1, The Game [r] 0.8/1

ION: 0.5/1          Reba [r] 0.3/1, Reba [r] 0.3/1, Friday 9PM Movie: Hard to Kill [r] 0.5/1

TELE: 0.5/1         Mas Sabe El Diablo 0.5/1, Ninos Ricos 0.4/1, Victorinos 0.5/1

A18-49: FOX 2.3/8, UNIV 1.5/5, NBC 1.1/4, ABC 1.0/4, MNT 1.0/4, CBS 1.0/3, CW 0.4/1, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1

Madison Square Garden tapped Gavin Harvey as EVP/GM of music network Fuse. In this new capacity, Gavin will supervise Fuse’s daily business operations in addition to the network’s business direction, marketing and sales as well as programming and production. Gavin will report to Michael Bair, President, MSG Media.

Kevin Bennett was appointed VP/Programming and Development at Investigation Discovery (ID) where he will provide oversight for all facets of ID’s programming from the development stage through premieres and the scheduling of all dayparts. Kevin will also manage production for the network. Based at Discovery Communication’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Kevin will report directly to Henry Schleiff, President/GM, ID. Prior to this new position, Kevin has been involved with development at Discovery Communications for 13 years working with Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Times Channel and ID.

Stephen David, formerly of The Idea Factory, established a new television development and production company called Stephen David Entertainment. The new company, headquartered in New York City, will offer its own in-hour post-facility and focus on reality shows, docu-series and select scripted shows.

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE

This day in History:  1949 – NBC Radio debuted “Father Knows Best.” The show went to TV in 1954.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Dharma Finkelstein and Greg Montgomery met on the subway and it was love at first sight.  Dharma’s parents Larry and Abby have been hippies since the 1960s.  What are the nicknames they have given each other?  LARRY WAS MAJOR TOM, ABBY WAS GROUND CONTROL Kudos to: Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/New York; Corey Chu/Fresh Meadows NY; Eric Adler-Eric Adler Research/Clearwater; Marge Pistulka-Empower MediaMarketing/Coral Springs; Kyle Brawner-KDAF/Dallas; Jaime Ramirez-JRC/LA; Frank Hagan-Circa Pictures/Hollywood; Dave Harding-Creative Differences/Studio City

Today’s Trivia Question:  Who was this intelligence officer turned private eye once said, “I love getting mail. Just the fact that someone licked a stamp just for you is very reassuring.”   (Email
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.)

Later — Cyn
08.25.09

Cynopsis Media Facebook Page here – all of our Job Listings and Top Stories reported here first!

Cynopsis Ad Sales:
Chuck Bolkcom, Pres/COO – 646-468-6180 /

Classifieds – Trish Pihonak- 203-926-9878 /

Member of Interactive Advertising Bureau (iab)

To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . 
To unsubscribe , click here or click the button at the end of this email.

Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here    .

JOB OPENING: SHOWRUNNER /Nancy Glass Productions/Phila/NY: immediate opening for experienced docusoap/reality series showrunner-pre to post production. Resumes to:
(9/1)

JOB OPENING: DIR/MEDIA/ DISC/SS: Strat dev of all media activities w/ pd & internal assets. BA, 8+ yrs exp. Demo dev/imp of successful media campaigns. Exp. in TV ind. & Nielsen proficiency perf. Apply: www.discovery.com Req#9115 (9/1)

JOB OPENING: CONTRACT ASSISTANT/CBS Television Distribution: Contract Assistant for NYC office. Must have Ad Sales/TV Business experience. Apply at: www.cbscareers.com . Reference Cynopsis (9/1)

JOB OPENING:  OFFICE MANAGER/Cinetic Media & Sloss Eckhouse Brennan Law Co/NYC: Responsible for all admin & financial functs of both cos. 3-5 yrs exp in ent industry and/or legal exp a +.  Cover letter & Resumes to
(8/29)

JOB OPENING:  SR DESIGNER OFF CHANNEL CREATIVE/ Nickelodeon/NYC. 3+yrs graphic design exp. in Ent/Adv/CP, Strng Type/Layout/Color & Aesthetic, Strng knwldge NICK brand/style, EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (8/29)

JOB OPENING:  ONAIR PROMOTIONS PRODUCER/Nickelodeon Int’l/NYC: 2+yrs writ/prod exp. OnAir Promos/TV/Adv, Strng concept abilities & aesthetic jdgment, Editing skills, Knwldge of NICK brand EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (8/29)

JOB OPENING:  DIR AD SALES RESEARCH/MTVN/Kids&Family/NY: BA + 7 yrs media/cable exp.  Strong communic sk.  Proven record creating estimates; str analy sk.  Proficient w/Nielsen and related svcs. Apply www.mtvncareers.com EOE (8/28)

JOB OPENING:  MANAGER, PRODUCTION MGMT/NICKELODEON/NYC: Min8yrs exp. in prod mgmnt,budgeting,execute prod plans. EOE/M/F/D/AAP  Apply: www.mtvncareers.com (8/28)

JOB OPENING:  DIR PRICING & PLANNING/CNS/NY: Knowledge of rate cards/stewardship/sales/inventory & sports. 5+ years’ sales admin experience plus DealMaker/VCI/MSA. Apply: www.ecentralmetrics.com/url/?u=8880172701– 230 EOE (8/27)

JOB OPENING:  VP DIGITAL MEDIA/ABC FAMILY/LA: Manage bus strat, production, & ops for tv based digt’l content for ABC Fam ntwks & platforms. BA/BS req. Min 8 yrs exec lvl, leading hi-vol websites. Apply at: www.disneyabcjobs.com (8/27)

JOB OPENING:  CNBC RESEARCH ANALYST/NBCU/NJ: Provide reporting and strategic insights for CNBC’s digital media & television properties. BA &1 yr web analytics, media/ad/marketing research req. www.nbcjobs.com , job#1062313 (8/27)

JOB OPENING:  SALES ASST/BBC/NY: Coord sls/Ops of consumer prods. Dev presentations, mkt & retailer analyses, rsrch sls opp to grow accts. Comm w/partners, licensing, retailers & staff. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp (8/26)

JOB OPENING:  AFFILIATE OPS REP/ iN DEMAND/NYC:  Provide internal/external customer support in collection/entry/maintenance of affiliate info.  Degree +1-2 yrs in cable.  Apply to: 
(8/26)

JOB OPENING:  ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/NYC:   Cable network seeks experienced AP. Must have background in writing and producing promos and other video materials for on-air promotions. Reel required.
  (8/26)

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
.

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: SOCIAL MEDIA/MARKETING INTERN/NYC: Need hard-working, web-savvy college student for assisting in the execution of online mktg prgrms for TVGuide.com. Good writing and comm skills a must. Res:
(9/1)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: EDITORIAL INTERN/NYC: Need hard-working, web-savvy college student for assisting in the execution of online editorial initiatives for TVGuide.com. Good writing & comm skills a must. Res:
(9/1)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: ORIGINAL MEDIA SEEKS INTERN internship is 3-4 days/wk 10AM-6PM. Involves working on prod of our shows & in the office. Duties include: running day-to-day operations in office & aspects of post-prod.
(9/1)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:   Fall Graphic Intern-Los Angeles- Live TV-on air graphics & projects-Intermediate level- Adobe Creative Suite 3 or 4-Illustrator, Photoshop & After Effects-Unpaid/College Credit. 
(8/28)
 
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:   Video news website is looking for interns.  This is great opportunity to be involved in a new start up that is launching in the fall of 2009.  Email Fred:
  (8/28)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:   Live daily talk show seeking fall 09 interns. Positions available and wanted for all departments. Script, control room, audience, talent, production mgmt & more.
(8/27)  

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:   TV RESEARCH/Warner Bros.TV/Burbank, CA:  Monitor Nielsen broadcast schedules,Prog. test scores;Attend focus groups,prep questionnaires/PC/Resumes:
   include “NENT/113987BR” in subject (8/27)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  GRAPHIC INTERN/Los Angeles:  Live TV-on air graphics & projects-Intermediate level- Adobe Creative Suite 3 or 4-Illustrator, Photoshop & After Effects-Unpaid/College
(8/27)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: WTNH News Channel 8/WCTX MyTV9/New Haven, CT:  Seeking interns for fall 2009. Students must be juniors or seniors and receiving academic credit. Visit: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/community/Intern_at_WTNH (8/26)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  New NY court TV show needs PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION interns. Post Qualifications: Mac & PC savvy. Knowledge of Avid and Final Cut Pro  Please send cover letters and resumes via email to
  (8/26)
 
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT/LA: Leader in television programming for women is looking for creative, motivated self-starters to intern. Cover letter/resume:
(8/26)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  PUBLIC RELATIONS Internship-FrontPage is looking to dvlp creative, hardworking communications & public relations students. Multi-tasker/reliable/strong writer who is knwldgble in MSOffice. Resume: 
  (8/26)

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED …  There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad … for more information contact Trish Pihonak at

SITUATION WANTED: Seeking a MARKETING MANAGER position in Long Island, NY. Strengths include Marketing collateral creation, development of marketing plans, media relations, trade show management etc. email
(9/1)

SITUATION WANTED: 20+ yrs. experience in TV Broadcasting & Cable ACCOUNTING/FINANCE. Seeking FT/PT or Temp-to-Perm position: immediate start. Please contact
(9/1)

SITUATION WANTED:  DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT/NY: Idealist looking for home in dvlpmnt as an assistant. Currently seeking opportunities with growth potential. Eager and driven to learn as I work.
   (8/29)

SITUATION WANTED:  MARKETING MANAGER/DIRECTOR/LA: Marketing Manager/Director in LA with home video, television and film experience. Email:
  for resume. (8/29)

SITUATION WANTED:  MEDIA/MARKETING MANAGER/LA: 4+ years experience in media planning/buying, account management, online marketing. Familiar with brdcst & interactive media markets. Hardworking, dependable, diligent.
  (8/28)

SITUATION WANTED:  ONLINE AD SALES/ BOSTON: Results oriented leader with a proven record of surpassing sales quotas and increasing profits looking for an Account Executive position. 7+ years exp.
   (8/28)

SITUATION WANTED: 9 time Emmy winning CREATIVE PRODUCER-based in Atlanta seeking freelance jobs. Great with clients. 15yrs experience in promotional / creative TV.
/ website: www.pack30productions.com  (8/28)

SITUATION WANTED: PROJECT/CLIENT SERVICE MGR/NYC: Temp or FT. Several yrs cable on-air promo, new media & client serv/online ad ops exp.
(8/27)

SITUATION WANTED: 5 PRIME TIME EMMYS/DOC. PROD, DIR., WRITER in L.A. Credits: National Geo, PBS, Discovery, History CH, TLC and MSNBC. Contact email:
(8/26)

SITUATION WANTED:  Kids TV & New Media PDR/DIR/EDITR/CONSULNT18+ yrs exp invites projects. I can help create pitch reel/pilot US/EU citzn Creds> PBS Kids,History,CBS,BBC BLOG> http://tr.im/ckx7 CV&REEL> http://www.alangrazioso.com (8/26)

SITUATION WANTED: RESEARCH DIR/STRATEGIST – See what 20+ yrs media, Nielsen, Hisp, research, sales, presentation experience can do for you.Email:
(8/26)

E-mail
or call Trish Pihonak at 203.926.9878 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email
for specs.

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT –  TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009

ABC: Shaq Vs., Shaq Vs., PrimeTime: The Outsiders
AZTECA: Los Que Callamos Las Mujeres Edicion Especial, Los 25 Mas, Al Extremo
CBS: NCIS [r], Big Brother, The Mentalist [r]
CW: 90210 [r], 90210 [r]
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen, More to Love
ION: Boston Legal, Boston Legal, Boston Legal
MNT: Street Patrol [r], Street Patrol [r], Jail [r], Jail [r]
NBC: America’s Got Talent [r], America’s Got Talent
PBS: Nova, Nova: scienceNow, P.O.V.
TELE: Mas Sabe el Diablo; Ninos Ricos, Padres Pobres; Victorinos
UNIV: En Nombre del Amor, Manana es para Siempre, Aqui y Ahora

Cynopsis Media LLC
One Corporate Drive, Suite 724
Shelton, CT 06484
203.926.9878

All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2009