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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 7, 2008, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: Tonight’s Finale: ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~ HBO announced a sixth season renewal for its comedy series Entourage. At the end of its current season the series will have 66 total episodes in the can and production for the new season will begin early next year with new episodes opening in the summer. Entourage airs Sunday nights at 10p. AMC is spotlighting entertainment headlines as the network launches AMC News, a short-form news program covering film premieres, film festivals and industry award events, with host Jacob Soboroff. AMC News will feature:
In addition as host, Jacob will offer original reporting and commentary on politics, pop culture topics and celebrities. A handful of series premiere results from last Friday night:
This Thursday, USA Network will serve up a “Start Your Morning Right” promotion throughout New York City to advertise the premiere of Debra Messing in The Starter Wife, which kicks off on Friday night at 9p. From 7-11a, ladies dressed in “Starter Wife” attire will dispense free coffee, branded biscotti along with tune-in cards from seven wrapped hot dogs carts with matching branded umbrellas set up in high-profile locations such as Penn Station, Grand Central, Rock Center, Herald Square, Union Square, Columbus Circle and Times Square. FUEL TV is now available on Comcast systems in Aspen, Avon/Vail, Summit County/Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs, Granby, Rifle and Silt, CO. The action sports network is part of Comcast’s Sports and Entertainment Tier. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FUSE Align With New Music-Based Originals Fuse Rock Bottom – Tonight @ 11 pm et Fuse Contact Allan Infeld, SVP of Fuse Ad Sales at
~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~ FX has picked up a full second season of 13 episodes of Sons of Anarchy. So far, this new dramatic series is being touted by the network as the most successful launch among A18-49 since the debut of Rescue Me. Sons of Anarchy is from Fox 21 and FX Productions. Kevin Bacon has a new series for Showtime that sheds light on the man who murdered Abraham Lincoln, reports Variety. The Booths, which does not have a writer yet, will be a period piece focused on the actor-brothers Edwin, Junius Brutus Jr. and John Wilkes Booth and their unstable relationship in the years before Lincoln’s assassination. Showtime has not named an outside production company although Bacon will executive produce. ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~ CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Isn’t online entertainment supposed to be recession proof? Apparently things are tough all over. Netflix ended Q3 with lower than expected subscriber numbers (8.6 million) and readjusted its revenue projections downward for Q4. The bad news is probably the best indication yet that Netflix’s watch instantly streaming solution – which can port movies over to your TV with the aid of a $100 set top from Roku – has yet to make an impact. The company has struggled to sell consumers on the idea of purchasing yet another set-top box and is facing increased competition from online video services such as Amazon’s video on demand service and Apple’s iTunes, both of which also provide net-to-TV viewing solutions. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: Cake Entertainment enters into a co-production partnership with Australia’s Studio Moshi on its original animated property El Mariachi (52×11). Currently in development at Studio Moshi, El Mariachi is a 2D animated series aimed at K6-11. Full edition: CYN KIDS. Grupo Latino de Radio … Ignite the power of radio! Find out More. CYNOPSIS INTERNATIONAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: The weather might be cooling down but things are getting a little hotter for A&E Television Networks’ The Biography Channel as it gets set to launch on Israel’s HOT cable operator. BIO already airs in the country on the YES satellite platform. Full edition: CYN INTERNATIONAL. ~ RATINGS ~ Friday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS made a clean sweep Friday night hitting #1 with 2.2/7 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS’ season premiere of Ghost Whisperer did best at 8p with 2.5/9 while the season opener of ABC’s Wife Swap came in fourth at 1.3/5. Also this hour, MNT debuted WWE Friday Night Smackdown at 0.9/3 and The CW ushered in new seasons of Everybody Hates Chris at 0.8/3 and The Game at 0.8/3. During 9p, CBS led with its new series The Ex List at 2.0/6 with ABC’s new season of SuperNanny tying for third place at 1.5/5 along with NBC’s Deal or No Deal. Finally at 10p, CBS’ Numb3rs had the top numbers at 2.1/7 followed by ABC’s 20/20 at 1.9/6. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Friday, October 3, 2008 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 5.4/10 Ghost Whisperer [p] 6.1/11, The Ex List [pilot] 4.6/8, Numb3rs [p] 5.3/10 ABC: 3.4/6 Wife Swap [p] 2.5/5, SuperNanny [p] 2.9/5, 20/20 4.7/9 FOX: 3.3/6 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 3.9/7, Don’t Forget the Lyrics! 2.8/5 NBC: 3.3/6 America’s Toughest Jobs 2.1/4, Deal or No Deal 4.1/7, Life 3.7/7 UNIV: 2.0/4 Cuidado con el Angel 1.9/3, Fuego en la Sangre 2.3/4, La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.8/3 MNT: 1.9/3 WWE Friday Night Smackdown [p] 1.9/3 CW: 1.1/2 Everybody Hates Chris [p] 1.3/3, The Game [p] 1.3/2, America’s Next Top Model [r] 1.0/2 TELE: 0.6/1 El Juramento 0.3/1, Dona Barbara 0.7/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.9/2, Letra y Musica 0.5/1 A18-49: CBS 2.2/7, ABC 1.6/5, UNIV 1.6/5, FOX 1.4/5, NBC 1.4/5, MNT 1.0/3, CW 0.7/2, TELE 0.4/1
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~ Katrina Cukaj advanced to SVP/Advertising Sales and Marketing with CNN Advertising Sales. Katrina will now be in charge of creating and implementing multi-platform sales, sponsorship and integration prospects for CNN, Headline News and CNN Airport networks and will head the CNN sales office in New York and the network’s Strategic Integration Group. Katrina reports to Greg D’Alba, EVP/COO, CNN Ad Sales and Marketing. CBS Films tapped former Warner Bros. Pictures executive Mimi Slavin as SVP/Strategic Planning and Promotions. Mimi, reporting to Debbie Miller, Head/Worldwide Marketing, will manage strategic efforts in support of the studio’s roster of projects, working with Miller to develop collaborative marketing partnerships within the various units inside CBS. Mimi will also be involved with lining up third-party promotional collaborations. ABC News appointed Ian Cameron as Executive Producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos to supervise production and editorial content of the program. Prior to this for the last seven years, Ian was the Washington Senior Producer of ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson. Anne DeLorenzo joined Javelin Direct as SVP/Managing Director in charge of its New York office. Anne reports to Greg Banks, North American President. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLE U Your Most Productive Convention Season Awaits! Click here to see how CableU can help you make this your most successful year ever www.Cableu.tv – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter.
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: In the 1997 film Gross Pointe Blank, when Martin (John Cusack) returns to his hometown for his 10 year reunion, what is the name of the convenience store that replaced his childhood home? ULTI MART Kudos to: Nanette Anderson-Discovery Mobile/Silver Spring, MD; Steve Kurtzer-Zimmerman/Ft. Lauderdale; Brandon Clark-Horizon Media, Inc./NY; Mike Schwartz-WJBF/WRBL/WNEG/EST; Brett Calvert-ECCA/San Antonio; Lori Nakama-Hallmark Channel/Studio City, CA; Todd Schliewen-KMSB TV-BELO/Tucson Today’s Trivia Question: On the TV series White Shadow, from which professional team did Coach Ken Reeves (Ken Howard) retire from before arriving at Carver High? (Email Later — Cyn Cynopsis Ad Sales: Cynopsis website – Video Resumes, Extended Classified Ads, Archives, and the Cynopsis Daily Video To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . CableU – Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. Click here Cyn opsis CLASSIFIEDS – For More classifieds, visit the Cynopsis.com classifieds page here . JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING/Harmonix/NY: Resp. for monthly accting close, including sales reporting, deferred revenue. CPA a plus w/ prior public accting experience. Apply: www.mtvncareers.com EOE (10/14) JOB OPENING: BBC/NYC/ DIR AUDIENCE DEV: Drive exposure of bbc.com; mng synd relationships; dev bbc news communities; & rel w/ soc ntwrks. Increase traffic to website & audience base & 3rd party linking to bbc.com. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp (10/14) JOB OPENING: BBC/NYC/ DIR PRODUCT DEV: Drive product strategy for bbc.com. conduct mkt analysis, watch consumer trends, do comp analysis & benchmarking, est strategic partner & supplier relationships. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp (10/14) JOB OPENING: BBC/NYC/ SR MGR, DIGITAL SYNDICATION: Mng client relationships & ongoing prgrm supply to digital media syndication partners Work w/ partners to max exposure of BBC prgrmng & brands. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp (10/14) JOB OPENING: BBC/NYC/ SR WRITER/PRODUCER: Conceive/write/produce/edit creative solutions for promo material for BBC America. 5+ yrs exp as network writer/producer. Knowledge of production process. www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp (10/14) JOB OPENING: INTERACTIVE MARKETING ANALYST/MEDIA PLANNER/LA – Los Angeles Times Interactive: Pull/analyze data ComScore, HitWise, MRI; Develop sales collateral/decks, update media kits; Send resumes to JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR,TURNER AD SALES RESEARCH/CNN/NY: Resp for research-based strategic direction of CNN. BA. Min5 yrs exp in sales research at ntwrk.Must have primary research experience. Apply: JOB OPENING: FREELANCE PROJ MGR, PRINT/BRAVO TV/NY: Mng print & Digital advrtsng & promo projects. Mng work flow, creative team. Strong comm./org skills. Previous Ntwrk exp req’d. Resume: JOB OPENING: DIR MKTG & PROMO/Wang Theatre/Boston: Dev & execute strategic tix sales, mktg/promo for concerts/shows. Pitch new biz & negotiate agreements. 8 yrs mktg exp w/ music/venues/ent. Rez: JOB OPENING: MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION / Washington, DC: 5 yrs exp in Giant Screen Film Industry. EOE. Apply to JOB ID 3651 at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/jobs (10/10) JOB OPENING: SR RSRCH ANLYST-ASST/Lifetime / NY: Analyze & prdce reprts, suppt Ad Sales & Finance, daily & compet rtgs reprt; incl lght admin wrk. Exp TV Rsrch/data anlyst/StarTrak/Galax Expl; http://www.mylifetime.com/about-us/jobs (10/10) JOB OPENING: RESEARCH DIRECTOR/Lifetime/NY: Support Digital, VOD & Ad Sales plus perform Primary Rsrch;Primary contact for all Digital Ad Sales request. Trck wkly/mntly data for VOD, Apply: http://www.mylifetime.com/about-us/jobs (10/10) JOB OPENING: ANALYST DIGITAL NETWORK MEDIA/Sony Pictures/CA: Assist in sales activities involved in developing proposals & supporting AE sales activities for RFPs. Media exp required. Apply: www.sonypicturesjobs.com Req# 700795 (10/10) JOB OPENING: MGR PARTNERSHIPS/Lifetime/NY: Dev integrated ad sales proposals for advertisers int in partnering w/ Lifetime brand on TV, online, VOD & wireless. Bckgd in media, prod & mktg a plus: www.mylifetime.com/about-us/jobs (10/10) JOB OPENING: ACCT EXEC/MediaPlace/NY & CHI: Out of Home TV, creative “out of box” thinking, media sales/planning exp. Please email res/cl to: JOB OPENING: VP BUS AFFRS/LA: Acq/dist/mktg wrk for prg & dist actvties. Strct/neg/drft/serv-deals/agrmt, mtkg/promo, dom/intl licns, acquis & biz affrs. 7+ yr lwyer @ firm, 4+ yr TV & mem of CA or NY Bar. Res: JOB OPENING: BUS AFFRS ATTRNEY/LA: Prod deals w/ dev & acq. Advse execs/clients on bus strctres/labr/guild/intell prp. Rview bdgts & licns. 5yrs lwyer @ firm & 3 yrs in TV. Membr of CA or NY Bars. Res: JOB OPENING: AFFILIATE RELATIONS: Input clearances in Station Clearance System for region stations. Negot make goods for netwrk distribut. Day-to-day contact w/stations . Apply: www.disneycareers.com Req 179259 EOE (10/9) JOB OPENING: EXPERIENCED PRODUCER AND PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Wanted for animated pre-school properties based in New York City. Animation production experience required. Email JOB OPENING: NYC ENTERTAINMENT CO INVESTMENT FUND ACCOUNTANT: 3yrs exp Fund/investment/endowment a+ Day2day acctg for funds 1/4ly reports-wk/w fund mgrs/banks- Deg nec. JOB OPENING: AD SALES MKTG MGR, DIGITAL/Zoom Media NY: Develop advertising & mktg solutions for clients; produce proposals illustrating Zoom’s Digital media offerings; assist in client mtgs. 2-4 yrs. media mktg exp. Send resume & cover ltr: JOB OPENING: PROMOTIONS PRODUCER/FINAL CUT EDITORS/LX.TV/NY: Promotions producer / editor needed immediately for LX.TV prods. 3 yrs exp. in producing, writing & editing promos w/ Final Cut pref’d. Resumes to JOB OPENING: MGR AFFILIATE MKT/ION/NY: develop plans/implement campaigns for IMN properties bachelors required, 5-7 yrs. in Mrkt, 3-5 yrs in cable affiliate sales and mkt./must multitask 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: Entertainment ad agency immed needs an extremely orgnzd INTERN who can multi-task in our busy print division, working w/ Account Team & assisting Creative Dir/Design Team. Res to FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICITY INTERN. Manhattan PR agency is looking for students to assist w/ all aspects of business, from events to rsrch. Good communication skills & enthusiasm are a must. FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Ripe Digital- LA looking for Viral Video Interns. Find, log and write video descriptions. Fax resume to SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED … Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact SITUATION WANTED: EXEC. IN CHARGE OF PROD/LINE PRODUCER: 15+ Ntwrk & cable exp ,Exec in Charge, Coord Prod, Line Prod, Prod Mgr seeking work in synd TV shows, sports, kids series, event prod opps, NY/NJ/CT. E-mail: E-mail Interested in posting your Video Resume? Contact Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – Tuesday, October 7, 2008 ABC: Dancing with the Stars, ABC News Vote ’08: Presidential Debate Cynopsis Media LLC All outgoing e-mails are scanned and sent out virus free. Copyright Cynopsis 2008
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