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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, January 27, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing, coming to you from the NATPE 2009 convention in Las Vegas. Tonight’s Premieres: Late yesterday, the Senate unanimously approved a compromise bill to move the DTV transition date from February 17 to June 12, 2009. The bill, however, must be reconciled quickly with a House version of the bill. Senator Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee worked with ranking Republican Kay Bailey Hutchinson on the compromise bill which included other issues such as dealing with the DTV-to-analog converter box backlog. “Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do,” said Rockefeller in a statement. “I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The Senate acted responsibly to give the Obama Administration time to attempt to bring order to a mismanaged process. I want to thank Senator Hutchison for her leadership in this effort. I urge our colleagues in the House to pass this bill and I know Chairman Waxman is working on it.” A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL
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Doug Allen is leaving his position as National Executive Director/Chief Negotiator with the Screen Actors Guild. This move comes after a long and bitter internal fight over how Allen has managed SAG’s stagnate negotiations. Yesterday, a “written assent” document, containing signatures representing 53% of the national board, was sent to SAG headquarters in Hollywood, authorizing the replacement of Allen as national executive director. Two weeks ago a move to oust Allen by the moderates within SAG was blocked via filibuster during a board meeting. Former SAG general counsel David White will take over as interim executive director and according to the moderates SAG senior adviser John T. McGuire will now be chief negotiator for all SAG contracts. In addition, the moderates stated they will replace the feature-primetime negotiating committee charged with resuming stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. TBS will debut a new comedic microseries tomorrow called My Manny spotlighting GM’s new 2009 Chevy Traverse Crossover. For five weeks, two 2-minute episodes will air each Wednesday within special commercial breaks of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and at tbs.com. The plot of My Manny is about a busy single mom running her own catering business who finds love and a potential dad for her son when her nanny agency surprises her with a handsome “manny”. State Line Films produces the microseries. To commemorate the 200th birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his monumental work On the Origin of Species, National Geographic Channel presents two nights of new programming. On February 8 at 8p, the three-part series Morphed opens, examining new fossil evidence using CGI, 3-D and biomechanic animation. On February 10 at 9p, Darwin’s travels aboard the HMS Beagle will be explored in Darwin’s Secret Notebooks followed by Explorer: Monster Fish of the Congo at 10p. Spike TV brings back a second season of the series DEA showing the inside dealings of the illegal narcotics trade, this time in New Jersey, and the agents who daily risk their lives. The series opens February 10 at 10p and is produced by Al Roker Entertainment. Adult Swim continues to break new ground this year as the first live-action series Delocated! debuts February 12 at 1030p. From executive producers Jon Glaser, Vernon Chatman, John Lee and Alyson Levy, Delocated! focuses on Jon and his family who after testifying against the Russian Mafia live undercover in a New York City loft, and instead of leading quiet lives in the witness protection program, become ski-masked reality TV stars. CBS revs up for the fourteenth edition of The Amazing Race on February 15 at 8p with Phil Keoghan as host. Gene DeWitt, 65, a 40-year heavy-weight in the agency media industry, died last Thursday after battling pancreatic cancer. DeWitt headed media departments at BBDO and McCann Erickson prior to founding DeWitt Media in 1984. In 2000, he sold his firm to Publicis which then became Optimedia where he served as Chairman/CEO until 2002. Until recently he ran DeWitt Media Strategies and wrote various guest columns in media publications as well as his own blog reporting/commenting on media trends. DeWitt was also a great lover of the arts in New York contributing to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Manhattan Theatre Club, the Metropolitan Opera as well as the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Instead of flowers, DeWitt’s family would appreciate donations sent to Saint Bartholomew’s Church at www.stbarts.org/donation.asp. Services for DeWitt will be held today at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York at 3p. Spring Series Arrivals Slated for March:
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MTV Networks Latin America serves up a variety of series from across its channel brands with titles including MTV’s Buzzin, G’s to Gents and the MTV Europe Music Awards; VH1’s Luke’s Parental Advisory; Nickelodeon’s Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan, The Mighty B! and Back at the Barnyard; CMT’s My Big Redneck Wedding; BET’s Baldwin Hills and the BET Hip Hop Awards; and MTV Networks International’s The American Mall. MTV Networks Latin America also announced a slew of new programming acquisitions for MTV and VH1 Latin America. New MTV Latin America titles and distributors include: Paris Hilton’s My New BFF from Lionsgate; Next from Target Entertainment; and Parental Control from Reveille. New titles and distributors for VH1 Latin America include Viva Hollywood from RDF; She’s Got the Look from FremantleMedia; and the four-hour documentary Sex Revolution from Beyond Entertainment. VH1 Latin America also gained movie titles for its VH1 Movies That Rock franchise consisting of 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin’ from Paramount; Be Cool and Beauty Shop from MGM; and Love Actually from NBC Universal. MTV Networks (MTVN) announced it expanded its “Tribes” online vertical ad network by launching Comedy Tribe anchored by ComedyCentral.com. MTVN also signed an exclusive sales representation deal with JibJab.com where MTVN will be the exclusive sales force for all advertising on the site, integrations and custom sponsorships. Comcast International Media Group announced The Style Network launched in several international countries including Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lithuania and Portugal. The Style Network is now available to more than 10 million homes around the world. Toronto-based Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) purchased a majority interest in GolTV Canada, the 24-hour soccer channel with almost 600,000 subscribers in Canada from Insight Sports. MLSE, which also owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto FC, will now own 80.1% while GolTV retains a 19.9% interest. The transaction figure was not disclosed. MEN7 Network launched its first VOD channel via Comcast last month. The free, on-demand and ad-supported channel features two hours of original MEN7 content, with such shows as The MEN7 Show and Bikini Destinations, on demand each month. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
AMC tapped three more actors to star in its unnamed political thriller from writer/executive producer Jason Horwitch and Warner Horizon Television. Lili Taylor, Arliss Howard and Dallas Roberts join previously announced cast members James Badge Dale, Miranda Richardson, Paul Butler, Christopher Evan Welch, Lauren Hodges and Jessica Collins. Production on the pilot began today in New York City. Top sports figure Terrell “T.O.” Owens gets his own reality show on VH1 scheduled to premiere this summer. The series will follow Owens during the Dallas Cowboys’ off-season as he deals with his best friends and publicists Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, revealing all the while his true personality is a mix of quiet and sensitive as well as volatile and outspoken. Additional network pilot orders:
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CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Netflix proved to be a safe haven in a bad economy. It ended the quarter with 9.4 million subscribers, reporting a 45% rise in Q4 profit on revenue of $359.6 million and income of $22.7 million. Netflix attributed higher profit to reduced subscriber acquisition costs, paying $26.67 to acquire each subscriber last quarter, down from $34.58 a year earlier. The company added a net 718,000 subs compared to an increase of 451,000 for the same period of 2007. During the company’s earnings call CEO Reed Hastings claimed that “millions” were watching the company’s Watch Instantly online streaming service and that the company will continue to pour investment into the product. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Comcast Corporation teams with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to launch the subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, Disney Family Movies. The new service offers about 20 hours of content, including 10 feature films and two short-form films, which will be in rotation for approximately a month ($5.99/month), with new movies added weekly. The service, which showcases classic and current Disney family movies, is now available to Comcast digital customers and can be found on Channel 1 in Premium Channels under Disney Family Movies. Full edition: CYN KIDS. ~ RATINGS ~
Friday – A18-49 Analysis: Week to week, CBS increased its #1 ratings Friday night to 2.6/8 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS placed first each hour starting with Ghost Whisperer at 8p with a 2.8/9 followed by UNIV’s Cuidado con el Angel at 1.8/6. CBS’ Flashpoint was successful during 9p by posting a 2.4/7 while UNIV came next again, this time with Fuego en la Sangre at 2.1/6. At 10p, CBS’ Numb3rs polished off the final win at 2.7/8 with ABC’s 20/20 next with 1.7/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, January 23, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 6.6/11 Ghost Whisperer 7.0/12, Flashpoint 6.2/11, Numb3rs 6.7/12 FOX: 3.6/6 Are You Smarter Than A 5h Grader? 3.6/6, Don’t Forget the Lyrics! 3.7/6 ABC: 3.2/5 Wife Swap [r] 2.7/5, SuperNanny 3.1/5, 20/20 3.8/7 NBC: 3.1/5 Howie Do It 3.4/6, Howie Do It 3.4/6, Friday Night Lights 2.5/4, Dateline 3.4/6 MNT: 2.2/4 WWE Friday Night Smackdown 2.2/4 UNIV: 2.2/4 Cuidado con el Angel 2.3/4, Fuego en la Sangre 2.6/4, La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.8/3 CW: 0.9/2 Everybody Hates Chris 1.2/2, The Game 1.1/2, 13: Fear Is Real 0.7/1 TELE: 0.7/1 Dona Barbara 0.6/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.6/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.9/2, Cartel F 0.7/1 A18-49: CBS 2.6/8, UNIV 1.8/6, ABC 1.6/5, FOX 1.5/5, NBC 1.5/5, MNT 1.2/4, CW 0.6/2, TELE 0.6/2 ~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
The National Geographic Magazine Group upped Bryan Kinkade to Advertising Director/National Geographic Adventure magazine and Jeff Nicholson to Advertising Director/National Geographic Kids magazine. Starting February 17, Sean Atkins will be the new VP/West Coast Production and Development for Discovery Studios. Based in Los Angeles, Sean will supervise daily operations as well as development and production of series, specials and content emanating from the West Coast. Sean will report to Carole Tomko, President, Discovery Studios. Tribune Company tagged Don Meek as President/National Media Sales for Interactive and Publishing, effective immediately. Don will head all national and cross-platform sales for the interactive and publishing units in addition to managing Tribune Media Net, Tribune 365 and sales development. Most recently, Don was President/Integrated Media for The Los Angeles Times. RooftopComedy, provider of stand-up and sketch comedy content for online, mobile and broadcast, added Alex Zelikovsky as COO in charge of driving the company brand, optimizing marketing efforts and managing operations. Alex joins from MyThings where he served as COO. This day in History: 1888 – The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC. Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Created by the NAB and adopted on March 1, 1952, was a list of rules governing producers of television programs including #1: Shows will not sympathize with evil; #2 Shows will not degrade honesty, goodness and innocence; #3 Figures exercising lawful authority should not be ridiculed; and #4 Law breakers must not go unpunished. What was the name of this list of rules? THE NAB CODE OF ETHICS (or Morals) Kudos to: Heather Weldin-Active Media Services/Pearl River, NY; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing/NY; Eric Adler-Eric Adler Research/Clearwater, FL; Scott Wagstaff-Showtime Networks/NY; Stephanie Miles-Arizona State University/Chandler, AZ; Vic Lowrey-GSN/GSN Live/Culver City, CA; Troy DeVolld-Allison Grodner Productions/Sherman Oaks, CA; Chip Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood Today’s Trivia Question – for NATPE Week, all of the Cynopsis trivia questions will test your knowledge of television history: In 1958 The Golden Globe Awards included a new award for “Most Glamorous Actress.” It was the only year this category was included. Who won? (Email A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INSTITUTE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT Understand the Numbers and Think Like a CEO
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