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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, January 24, 2006, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you from the NATPE Convention in Las Vegas: Fox will move forward with a new late-night comedy series in the fall called Talk Show with Spike Feresten (working title), airing on Saturday nights from 12-1230a, following MADtv. This series will employ the traditional elements of a talk show, peppered with irreverent comedy sketches. *MORE GOOD STUFF*NATPE Updates:
Discovery Health Channel has picked up seven more episodes of its forensic science and medical mystery series Skeleton Stories, from producer Atlas Media Corp. The show originally launched on Discovery Health back in December when it got a 13-episode order. VH1 will launch a new series in conjunction with Entertainment Weekly called The World Series of Pop Culture, with host Pat Kiernan. The show is expected to launch this summer and will be a pop culture competition designed for teams on the topics of music, television and film. If you think this may be right up your alley as a contestant, check out VH1.com. Auditions will commence next month in five cities. Showtime Networks has picked up Season #2 of Masters of Horror, produced by IDT Entertainment. Set to debut in the Fall of 2006, the order is for 13 one-hour episodes, and concentrates on the most prominent directors in the horror genre. TNT Sports will provide mobile phone users access to TNT NBA Thursday via Txtstation TV, a marketing solution for interactive television. Txtstation will be implemented during TNT’s live sports broadcasts. To get a better idea of how the technology will work, plug this into your web browser: * EXECUTIVE MOVES *Paula A. Kerger, will become the PBS’ President/CEO, effective March 13. Paula will direct the operations of the nation’s largest public broadcasting service, comprised of 348 member stations that reach more than 99 percent of U.S. television households. She will succeed Pat Mitchell, who announced last year her plan to step down as PBS’ president and CEO. Although expected news, top changes are afloat at BET. BET Networks has boosted CEO Debra L. Lee up to Chairman. As of yesterday, BET Founder Robert Johnson officially ended his employment at the company The HorseTV Channel announced today the upping of Wanda Thomas to VP/Affiliate Relations and Mike Miller to VP/Sales. Wanda will oversee affiliate relations, carriage agreements, and communications as well as administrative, database and information functions and processes for the Affiliate Sales and Relations Department. Mike will be responsible for national distribution and sales negotiations for large MSOs and DBS providers. He will also be responsible for managing sales teams located throughout the US and will determine annual sales projections. Tim Foisset has been upped to Director/Digital Marketing for Razor & Tie Entertainment, based at the company’s headquarters in New York City. He will report to Michael Krumper, VP/Marketing, and Edith Bellinghausen, VP/New Media. ABC Radio Networks announced Eric Stanger has been elevated to Director/Talk Programming. Eric will be responsible for overseeing the lineup of talk shows on ABC Radio Networks and the upcoming national debut of The Mark Levin Show. He will report to John McConnell, SVP/Programming, and will be based in New York City. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has promoted Liz Korda to Director/Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, Adam Philbin to Director/Marketing and Adonis Wilson to Senior Accountant. The announcements were made by Frank Kohler, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and acting COO. Liz will oversee all aspects of the awards and the LA Area Peer Group. Adam will assume responsibility for new media, radio, electronic retailers and third party promotions. He will continue to be responsible for marketing research projects, international marketing of the Emmy? Awards and marketing the Academy. As Senior Accountant, Adonis will be responsible for all accounting software upgrades, preparation and approval of financial analysis requested by individual departments and monthly journal entries. Co-founder of CSTV Networks Chris Bevilacqua will take over the reins of the company’s new regional networks division as the President of CSTV Regional Networks, announced by CEO/President Brian Bedol. Plans were announced last year for a 2006 launch of a network dedicated to the Mountain West Conference, when the conference transfers all media rights to CSTV. The company also has plans to develop other regional properties. Chris will continue to lead future rights negotiations for CSTV and CSTV Online. Barbara Wall has joined Lionsgate as SVP/Television, reporting to Kevin Beggs, President/Television Programming and Production. Barbara will work on new program development for both broadcast and cable, and will also oversee current programming. VEE Corporation has named Mary English as its General Sales Manager. Mary will lead the company’s sales and business development efforts for the design, production services and costume creation units. VEE has also upped Deb Miller to Senior Account Manager. DHR International has named Laurie Rosenfield as its EVP in the New York City office, as a member of the firm’s Media and Entertainment Practice. Laurie has successfully built her career in the motion picture and television industry, both in program development and in sales. Most recently, she began her own production company, Galaxy Pictures, which develops television programming and feature films. * RATINGS *Sunday- A18-49 Analysis: Fox had the NFC Championship Playoffs on Sunday night, and that game drew them a big win with an overall 9.8/22 among A18-49, according to time period fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. ABC with its standard Sunday night fare was #2 overall with a 7.2/16. From 7-9p, Fox won both hours, while ABC was #2 from 7-9p and #1 from 9-11p. During the 7p hour, Fox drew a 13.0/32, and scored a 12.1/27 from 8-9p. At 9p Desperate Housewives delivered a 10.4/22, and Grey’s Anatomy had a big win with a 9.5/22 at 10p. Live + Same Day Ratings: Sunday, January 22, 2006 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research. Fox 14.9/22 Fox Sports Special: NFL 06 NFC Championship Playoffs [6:30] 14.9/22 ABC 10.8/16 AFV 4.9/7, EM: Home Edition 9.1/13, Desperate Housewives 15.4/22, Grey’s Anatomy 13.6/21 CBS 6.4/9 60 Minutes 7.5/12, Cold Case 6.7/10, NCIS 6.8/9, Without a Trace 5.5/9 NBC 6.2/9 Dateline NBC 5.9/9, The West Wing 4.9/7, Law & Order CI 6.8/9, Crossing Jordan 7.3/11 Univ 2.0/3 La Hora Pico 1.4/2, Bailando por un Sueno 2.4/3 WB 1.4/2 Reba [r] 1.6/2, Reba [r] 1.8/3, Charmed 2.4/3, Supernatural [r] 1.3/2 A18-49: Fox 9.8/22, ABC 7.2/16, NBC 2.7/6, CBS 2.6/6, Univision1.8/4, WB 0.9/2 A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM COURT TV If you ever run into trouble in sin city, Think what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ?
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Julian is questioned by Detective Sunday about the murder of one of his “clients” in what film? AMERICAN GIGOLO Kudos to: Johnny R. Jan-Americaningenuity/Gaithersburg MD; Marisa Cicolini-RPA/Waltham MA; Marge Pistulka-Empower Media Marketing/Coral Springs FL; Gaudys Sanclemente/NY; Colleen McGrew-WBTV/New Orleans; Roger L. Armstrong/Park City UT; Lynn Fraker-The Richards Group/Dallas; Robert Cass-Chicago Reader/Chicago; Laura Black-Lulupix/LA; Walter Willkomm-KTLA/LA; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M&S Entertainment/LA; Steve Rubin-Fast Carrier Pictures/LA; Josh Anisfeld-FSA Entertainment/W. Hollywood Today’s Trivia Question: Who was known as the barman poet both in NYC and a Caribbean Island? (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.) Later — Cyn A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM GSN ANYTHING TO WIN TUESDAYS at 9PM/8c Tonight, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS — JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR/AD SALES/TBS, Inc./NY: Strong out of the box thinker to create and oversee the production of sales positioning materials. 7-10yrs media exp & 5yrs sales research. Apply on-line, www.turnerjobs.com (1/31) JOB OPENING: SALES/ NYC: TV mrktng co. seeks PT sales development exec. Secure sponsorship deals. Self starter w/strong entrepreneurial skills a must. Great client contacts/luxury prods category prefd. Res/cover: JOB OPENING: SECRETARY /Rainbow/Long Island 5 years Sec exp. Support Sr. Exec & dept with day to day admin duties. Strong MS office, Exc Comm skills a must. resumes to JOB OPENING: VP-CONSUMER MRKTNG/Nat Geo Channel/DC: Lead all aspects of consumer mrktng dept. to build awareness, dist/promote the network. Mng 5pers team. 10+yrs Cons. Mar exp. Apply [email protected] www.foxcareers.com job#fng1848.EEO. (1/31) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/mun2/Miami. Support program research & ad sales, submit program line-ups to Nielsen, knowledge of Galaxy Explorer, strong PowerPoint & Excel, 1-2 yrs research experience. JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, LIVE GAME SHOW/MAJOR CABLE NETWK -Seasoned dir w/ exp directing live and/or game shows reqd. Taping in N Carolina 4/19-4/23. Transp /accomm/ per diem provided. Res & sal req to: JOB OPENING: VP, CREATIVE DIR/ Oxygen/NY: Lead in-house print creative group & on-air graphics team. Strategic art dir w/ 10+ yrs exp. Learn more: www.oxygen.com. Resume to JOB OPENING: MRKTNG RES ANALYST/Univision Comm Inc/NYC: Researching, analyzing & producing mrktng info in support of Nat’l Spot Sales. Strong skills, 1-2 yrs related work exp, prof excel/powerpoint. Res to: JOB OPENING: MEDIA SALES PLANNER/FUSE/NYC Create Plans & Presentations, support AE’s while stewarding deals& pre/post analyses. Exc comm,client contact skills nec. Resumes to JOB OPENING: MGR, BUSINESS AFFAIRS/Discovery Nets/Silver Spring MD: 3+ yrs negotiation exp in ent/TV ind; knwldg of prod & prgrmng deals – acquisitions, co-production, comms; account mgmt.Apply: www.discovery.com Job req#3103 (1/28) JOB OPENING: SALES ASST/Oxygen/NY Support 2 AEs & Sales Planner w/ all aspects of sales process. Must be detailed oriented w/strong computer skills & team player. 1+ yr cable exp or advertising agency. Resume to: JOB OPENING: SALES ASST/Univision Network/NYC: Support AE’s w/ all aspects of sales process (maintain orders & admin tasks) Good pc skills, phone etiquette,team player, multi-task, exp prefd.Res to: JOB OPENING: FULL-TIME SMOKE PROMO EDITOR NEEDED/Tulsa OK: Flame/Flint experience desired. Send resume & DVD demo to: TV Guide, Creative Services Dept., Attn: Smoke Editor, 7140 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74136 (1/27) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH/SALES ASST National CineMedia-NY Support SVP Research & VP East Coast Sales. PC savvy, MS Office, report maintenance, some phone, good multi-tasker. 4 yr degree & prior office exp prefd. JOB OPENING: AFFIL RES MGR/FOX Brdcsting/CA-LA Analyze, present affiliate perf.Strong comm, writing, analytical & PC skills; BA; 5+ yrs media/brdcst res; Nielsen/WRAP/SNAP sftwr & MS appls prof. www.foxcareers.com , FNG1792 (1/27) JOB OPENING: ADMINISTRATIVE ASST /AD SALES MARKETING / HGTV / NYC. Exp. w/ sales promotions, nat’l sweepstakes & knwldg of cable industry a +. Resume w/ salary to: JOB OPENING: BUSINESS ANALYST/Rainbow Studios/NYC: Fin/Accounting exp in dynamic, creative work environment. DirectTV production exp a +, proficiency in Excel and other software tools. Resume to: JOB OPENING: NATL ACCT MGR/Oxygen/LA: create co-branded mktg campaigns for cable operators, dev & customize events. 80% natl travel. 3 yrs exp mktg, sales & event planning. JOB OPENING: SR CONSUMER MRKTNG MGR/WB Latin America: Dvlp/execute mktg. strategy for prgrmng. 6+ yrs. consumer mktg. Eng/Span MUST www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/ JOB # 53168BR Apply at JOB OPENING: SR AD SLES MKTG&PROMOS MGR/WB Latin America: Dvlp. & exec mktg. strat for ad sales. 6+ yrs. ad sales mktg/spnsrshp dev. exp. Eng/Span MUST. www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/ JOB # 53163BR apply: JOB OPENING: AD SALES PROFESSIONALS/ IMAGINASIAN TV/ NY & LA/ 4 NEEDED: 3yrs + exp w/Asian Ad Sales. Strong relationship building skills a must. Mainstream advrtsng exp a +. Rez/Cvr Ltr: JOB OPENING: DIR OF AD SALES/FUSE/Chicago – Open Chicago office. Mid West Ad Sales Dir. w/exp targeting youth mrkt. Client, Planning & Buying exp. Solid exp w/ Advert and Cable. Self starter. resumes to: JOB OPENING: TV, Prod., & Distribution Co. seek CONTRACTS ADMIN/ NY: Duties: Extract contract, finance, data entry, & develop system payment of royalties. Exp preferred. Fax: 212-485-8500 EMAIL: JOB OPENING: MGR, PROGRAM PLANNING AND SCHEDULING/Starz/Encore Englewood, CO: Schedule Encore flagship day & 2 theme channels. Movie service exp and extensive knowledge and passion for film a must. Apply: www.starz.com (1/25) JOB OPENING: DIR FINANCE, Cartoon Network. Direct F&A function for new Consumer Product bus.8-10 yrs. exp, CPA/MBA w/consumer product exp; licensing of Kids products; Visit www.turnerjobs.com and apply for job#52142BR (1/25) JOB OPENING: ACCT EXEC/ADVRTSNG SALES/NY: Independent Media Co. seeks salesperson min 3 yrs TV sales exp to sell cross platform sponsorships & syndicated prgrmng. Creative thinker & entrepreneurial skills a must. JOB OPENING: SALES MGR/Syndicated/E-Poll Mrkt Research/LA & NY: Seeking aggressive sales pros to sell synd res data/E-Score & Fast Track. MUST demonstrate ability to sell research. Media/adv exp req’d. Rez/sal reqs: JOB OPENING: SALES ASSISTANT/CARTOON NETWORK, CHICAGO: Support AE and sales planner w/all aspects of the sales process (book/maintain orders & admin tasks). Col deg, internships, prior office exp pref. Email JOB OPENING: SNR PRODUCER ON-AIR PROMOS/Oxygen/NY: manage and produce on-and off air promos, pres. tapes, image & brand wk. 7-10 yrs on-air promo & shoot exp a must. Apply: reel & res. Oxygen Onscreen Promos 75 9th Ave, NY 10011 (1/27) JOB OPENING: PRODUCER ON-AIR PROMOS /Oxygen/NY: produce on-air promos, pres tapes & image work. 5-7 yrs on-air promo/prod exp a must, shoot exp desired. Apply: reel & resume to Oxygen Onscreen Promos 75 9th Ave, NY 10011 (1/27) WINTER 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 WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Sony Pictures Television International Marketing/LA To participate in the daily activities of the CREATIVE SERVICES GROUP. Must be avail 15-20 hrs/wk. Resumes: WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PT Internship for LAbook agent.School credit avail.Approx. 15 hrs. wk. Great mentoring opportunity. Start1/06.See www.MartinLiteraryManagement.com E-mail cvr letter and resume. Must be SFV local and have car (1/31) WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Sesame Workshop/NYC has internship opportunities in our International Production Dept. Dubbing and some admin. duties. Must be avail 2-3 days/wk. Apply to: [email protected] (1/31) WINTER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: : OFFICE INTERN/ NYC Based Mrkting CO: Help w/ various aspects. Fun, hands on and fast paced environment. JRs/SRs encouraged. Credit Only. Stipend for meals. Res: WINTER INTERNSHIPS CREDITS ONLY: RADIO DISNEY NY needs internship applicants in ALL DEPARTMENTS. If you have an interest in working with the most recognized name in family entertainment email to: SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED — SITUATION WANTED: Experience in nationally syndicated shows on Discovery and TLC. Available immediately to asst with duties on set or asst with wardrobe. Positive outgoing personality. MA in Film. SITUATION WANTED: EXP.PUBLICIST seeks post in busy MRKTNG office. Film, TV, web, digi, or lit. Xpert in prog/project promo w/top TV & pic skills that translate.Pro writer, “out of the box” thinker. Contact: SITUATION WANTED: PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: OC/LA-4yrs exp. I do budgets, shotlists, shooting schedules etc. Positive personality w/out the ego or attitude. Travel OK. BA in Cinema and TV Production. SITUATION WANTED: AVAILABLE PA with experience on the Today Show, writing for Baseball publication and work on extreme sports tv show. Available immediately to log, research and help in any way. SITUATION WANTED: WRITER/PRODUCER – Award-winning W/P seeks position.Knowledgeable in News, Entertainment, Sports, Original Programming. Very creative. [Take me for a test drive!] Contact: SITUATION WANTED: CONSULTANT/Post Facilities: Are you an editor opening your own house? I have 15 yrs exp with clients, staff & building from the ground up and can help you get off to the right start SITUATION WANTED: SHOWRUNNER w/Network & Cable reality credits: transformation, game/competition, hidden cam, social experiment, adventure & more looking for next gig(also pitching 23 shows in Feb) SITUATION WANTED: Seeking BUSINESS OR LEGAL AFFAIRS POSITION at film studio or prod or distrib co (NYC or LA): Ivy league attorney with 3+ years exp. in corporate law at elite law firm plus prod/creative exp. SITUATION WANTED: BUDGETS/ FREELANCER available for budget work. All genres: reality, game, episodic, feature films. Budgets from $75K to $15 Mil. Union/Non Union. 15 years of experience. Contact: E-mail Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 ABC According to Jim, Rodney, Commander in Chief, Boston Legal
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