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07/03/07
Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, July 3, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. As a reminder, we will be off tomorrow, the 4th of July, but we’ll be back on Thursday, the 5th. As most of you seem to be off for the holiday early, you’ll find this is a pretty short edition, with not a lot of news this week.
If you recall, the CBS drama Jericho was recently saved from becoming another one season wonder by a lot of peanuts. CBS is hoping all of you peanut-sending fans will draw in new viewers to catch the network rebroadcasts starting this Friday at 9p with the pilot episode. On Friday the 13th, CBS will air back-to-back broadcasts starting with the Return to Jericho re-cap show at 8p.
Tomorrow – Wednesday’s Finales:
CW: Hidden Palms at 8p
FOX: Drive at 9p
~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
FUEL TV will add The 808 a new surfing docu-series to its line-up beginning this Friday night at 10p. The seven-episode series, co-produced by Redsquare and FUEL TV, will introduce members of Kauai’s elite surf crew called The Wolfpak.
Nielsen and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) will share data to provide a new measurement tool for calculating the reach, frequency and effectiveness of game network advertising for the North American market to be issued later this year. Nielsen will use its game usage data collected from more than 12,000 U.S. television households and combine it with the SCEA census date to reveal a more integrated look at usage and advertising performance. As a result, agencies and advertisers will be able to arrive at CPMs across Sony Playstation3 systems and the Playstation Network that are more accurate.
With about 16 months left until the presidential election, Nielsen has reported the broadcast airwaves and online buzz are heating up. Republican candidate Mitt Romney has placed more local television ads than all the other candidates combined at 4,549 as of June 10. Local TV ad spending started early this time, too, as Republican Duncan Hunter was the first to run a TV spot, starting 625 days before the November 4, 2008 election. For the Democrats, Governor Bill Richardson has run the most TV ads at 2,232 spots in Iowa and New Hampshire. Radio has seen some action, as Republican Rudolph Giuliani has placed 642 spots in many major markets with emphasis in Kansas City, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Providence. According to Nielsen BuzzMetrics, Democrats have owned the online world so far with a 64.3% buzz share compared to the Republicans at 35.7%. And, without running any online ads, Senator Barack Obama has a 2 to 1 lead with online buzz volume through blogs and discussion at 45.5% share compared to his next nearest competitor Senator Hillary Clinton at 32% share. Republican Senator John McCain leads his party with the most online buzz at 37.9% share.
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Comcast Network Advertising Sales has spun-off a new specialty ad sales team to focus on its Emerging Networks group and has tapped Frank Ciancio as SVP. Frank will head ad sales for all Comcast Network VOD emerging networks such as FEARnet, exercisetv and PBS KIDS Sprout, as well as VOD for E! Entertainment, Style, G4 and VERSUS. Frank and his team will also sell traditional broadcast ads for Sprout. In addition to Frank’s new appointment, the company has advanced Jes Santoro and John B. Murphy as Directors/Emerging Networks. Furthermore, New York-based Erik Muller and Los Angeles-based Marc Vesta have been hired as new Account Executives joining Chris D’Ablemont on the Emerging Networks Ad Sales force.
Katz Media Group Inc. recruited Leo MacCourtney as EVP/Agency and Advertiser Relations for the Katz Television Group. Leo is charged with creating new and incremental national television advertising revenue for local markets, and he will strengthen relations between Katz Television and clients and agencies.
Eric Phillips has advanced to EVP/Domestic Distribution with Discovery Communications up from SVP/Affiliate Distribution. Eric will handle all large-scale distribution negotiations with the company’s top cable and satellite partners, as well as manage all affiliate operations and compliance for Discovery’s 13 U.S. networks.
Kathy Mandato has joined Comcast Entertainment Group as SVP/Human Resources for E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network and G4. She will handle all facets of human resources for the company which includes employee relations, compensation and benefits, recruitment and staffing as well as training and development. Kathy will report to Steve Dolcemaschio, EVP/Finance and Business Operations.
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- Nielsen and Sony Computer Entertainment America to develop a measurement system for game network advertising
- The official title of Cartoon Network first live-action series is … Out of Jimmy’s Head is
- The BBC has ordered the new Postman Pat series from Entertainment Rights
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- Iran launches 24-hour English-language satellite TV channel PRESS TV
- FremantleMedia Enterprises posts several post-DISCOP deals for over 260 hours
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- Universal Music Group is rethinking its iTunes contract
- IPhone is selling well, despite glitches
- Nielsen & Sony are teaming up to measure in-game advertising
~ RATINGS ~
FRIDAY – A18-49 Analysis: CW wrestled its way to the top Friday night at 1.4/5 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC was the leader at 8p with a repeat of 1 vs. 100 at 1.4/6. Then at 9p, CW with its weekly Friday Night Smackdown! and UNIV with Destilando Amor tied for #1 at 1.5/5 apiece. ABC’s Friday night staple 20/20 took control during 10p with 1.8/6.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, June 29, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 3.7/7 Ghost Whisperer [r] 3.0/6, Close to Home [r] 3.9/8, Numb3rs [r] 4.3/8
NBC 3.0/6 1 vs. 100 [r] 3.4/7, Las Vegas [r] 2.5/5, Law & Order: CI [r] 3.1/6
ABC 2.6/5 George Lopez [r] 2.2/5, George Lopez [r] 2.2/4, Kyle XY 1.7/3, 20/20 3.9/8
CW 2.4/5 Friday Night Smackdown! 2.4/5
FOX 2.4/5 Bones [r] 2.6/5, Standoff 2.3/4
UNIV 1.6/3 Yo Amo a Juan Querendon 1.3/3, Destilando Amor 1.9/4, Casos de la Vida Real Edicion Especial 1.6/3
TELE 0.6/1 Marina 0.5/1, Zorro 0.6/1, La Esclava Isaura 0.6/1
A18-49: CW 1.4/5, CBS 1.3/5, NBC 1.3/5, UNIV 1.2/5, ABC 1.2/4, FOX 0.9/4, TELE 0.5/2
SATURDAY – A18-49 Analysis: FOX ruled Saturday night with 1.4/6 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX’s double whammy began at 8p with two Cops reruns that averaged a 1.4/6 to win. At 9p FOX’s America’s Most Wanted delivered more viewers with 1.5/6. ABC had the last laugh of the night as an encore of AFV came in first at 1.5/6.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, June 30, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 4.4/9 Movie: Jesse Stone: Night Passage [2-hours r] 4.4/9, 48 Hours Mystery 4.6/9
FOX 3.0/6 Cops [r] 2.5/6, Cops [r] 3.1/7, America’s Most Wanted 3.2/7
ABC 2.8/6 Movie: The Haunted Mansion [2 hours] 2.7/6, America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 3.0/6
NBC 2.2/5 America’s Got Talent [2 hours r] 2.3/5, Medium [r] 1.9/4
UNIV 1.0/2 Sábado Gigante 1.0/2
TELE 0.5/1 Showcase Title TBA 0.5/1, Cinemundo del Sabado 0.5/1
A18-49: FOX 1.4/6, ABC 1.3/5, NBC 1.0/4, CBS 0.9/4, UNIV 0.7/3, TELE 0.4/2
SUNDAY – A18-49 Analysis: FOX remained in the #1 position Sunday night with 1.7/6 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. UNIV, however, was the early winner at 7p as its movie presentation delivered a 2.0/7. NBC with The Princess Diana Tribute Concert and FOX with its combo of The Simpsons/The Loop tied for first at 8p with 2.1/7 each. FOX then secured a solo win at 9p for the average rating of Family Guy and The Loop finale at 2.2/6. NBC snuck in a win at 10p for its Law & Order: SVU encore at 1.7/5.
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, July 1, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS 4.7/9 60 Minutes 4.8/10, Shark [r] 3.5/7, Cold Case [r] 5.5/10, Without a Trace [r] 5.0/9
NBC 4.4/8 Dateline: NBC 3.7/8, Special: The Princess Diana Tribute Concert 5.9/11, Law & Order [r] 3.9/7, Law & Order: SVU [r] 3.8/7
ABC 3.0/6 America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 3.7/8, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [r] 3.5/7, Desperate Housewives [r] 2.6/5, Brothers & Sisters [r] 2.1/4
FOX 2.1/4 The Loop 1.1/2, King of the Hill [r] 1.6/3, The Simpsons [r] 2.9/6, The Loop 2.0/4, Family Guy [r] 3.0/5, The Loop [f] 1.9/3
UNIV 1.4/3 Movie: La Madrecita 1.7/3, Movie: La Comadrita 1.1/2
CW 0.8/1 Reba [r] 1.0/2, Reba [r] 1.1/2, 7th Heaven [r] 0.7/1, Supernatural [r] 0.5/1
TELE 0.4/1 El Mundo Maravilloso de Disney 0.4/1, Cine Millonario/Estreno 0.4/1
A18-49: FOX 1.7/6, NBC 1.6/5, ABC 1.4/5, CBS 1.4/4, UNIV 1.3/4, CW 0.4/1, TELE 0.3/1
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT Tuesday July 3, 2007
ABC: According to Jim [r], According to Jim [r], Shaq’s Big Challenge, Primetime
CBS: NCIS [r], The Unit [r], 48 Hours Mystery
CW: Gilmore Girls [r], Veronica Mars [r]
FOX: On the Lot, House [r]
ION: Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT: Hooters Dream Girl Challenge [r]
NBC: America’s Got Talent [r], Law & Order: SVU [r]
PBS: Nova [r], Wide Angle, P.O.V.
TELE: Marina, Zorro, Esclava Isaura
UNIV: Yo Amo a Juan Querendon, Destilando Amor, Ver para Creer
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