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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 15, 2009, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM AMC AMC Whether you want to blend seamlessly with Oscar winning movies and Emmy winning originals, draw your audience in with destination programming, or maximize your plan with unique marketing opportunities, AMC is the best place to tell your story. click link above to learn more about maximizing your brand’s story … ~ MORE GOOD STUFF ~
WE tv opens a new original intervention series titled I Want To Save Your Life April 25 at 10p. Featuring nutrition and public health advocate Charles Stuart Platkin, also known as the Diet Detective, the series premieres with two back-to-back 30m episodes and new episodes air each Saturday at 10p. During the eight-part series, Platkin will help women and men face their unhealthy lifestyle choices with the help the participant’s friends, family and possibly co-workers and he even goes undercover watching them in their everyday routines to uncover negative habits, all with the goal to change and save their lives. NBC has given Wolf Films the green light for an 11th season of Law & Order: SVU. With that said, however, the series two major stars – Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni do not have deals in place yet for another season. These two stars are currently paid $350,000 per episode. ReelzChannel, the TV network dedicated to movies offers a glimpse into the movie-making process with its new weekly series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors. Debuting this month, Hollywood’s Best Film Directors offers 52 half-hour episodes peering into the minds of such famed directors as Chris Columbus, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard and many more. VH1’s season finale of Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels last Sunday at 9p posted a season high rating of 2.2 among A18-49 as well as 3.2 million total viewers. Earth Day Tie-ins:
UPFRONT 2009: BRAVO On the heels of its best first quarter ever, Bravo reveals its biggest roster of series pick-ups, development projects and returning series. Bravo held its upfront presentation for press yesterday in New York, announcing it will expand its development slate into scripted fare and increasing the number of original programming hours by double. New series pick-ups include:
Scripted Series in Development:
New projects in development:
Recently announced new series pick-ups consist of:
Bravo returning series include:
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New programming events are generating powerful results! Why I Love Spring Week – Mar 22-28 A25-54 Audience Grew +34% in Prime (M-Su 8p-11p) vs. prior 4 week average* Let us show you how our multiplatform events can work for you! Go to: www.twcmediakit.com Powerful Connections. Powerful Results. *Source: Nielsen Media Research using Star MultiTrak; 3/22/09-3/28/09 vs. prior 4 week average (2/22/09-3/21/09), Live, P25-54 (000), Mon-Sun 8p-11p, Subject to Qualifications ~ DISTRIBUTION, CLEARANCE & CARRIAGE ~
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)’s SmackDown is now available in the country of Turkey, represented by Sinerji Reklam Ltd. SmackDown premiered on Fox Turkey March 2 attracting 5 million viewers. TV5MONDE USA, the only 24/7 French-language channel in the US, launched on Bright House Networks’ Tampa Bay system. ~ PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT ~
Signet International Holdings, headed by Tom Donaldson and boxing promoter Ernie Letiziano is acquiring AMG TV, a syndication network with approximately 200 affiliates and then teaming with Kerner Broadcast Corp. to establish AMG as the first 3-D broadcast network, reports Variety. Kerner will deploy its 3-D TV technology and also take an equity position with Signet. The programming lineup will consist of existing 3-D content and AMG will offer up its library of 3-D content to other networks. The timeframe is to have AMG broadcasting 3-D over several hours daily by late November or the end of 2009. Kerner also has plans to launch a add-on, that will turn any HD TV into a 3-D TV for around $50 which includes the glasses. Casting Call: Producers at Discovery Studios and TLC are in the midst of casting for a series called Home Made Simple in the NC Triangle area. The show is looking for deserving families who need help with home projects. In its sixth season, the show utilizes a chef, carpenter and designer who come to the home to find simple solutions to ordinary problems. Interested homeowners who are between the ages of 25-40 and who own a single family home may send an email to ~ ELSEWHERE IN CYNOPSIS ~
CYNOPSIS DIGITAL – TODAY’S TOP STORY: After shopping the fast growing unit, eBay announced Tuesday it would spin off its Skype internet-based calling service via an initial public offering during the first half of next year. eBay purchased Skype back in 2005 for $2.6 billion, but never delivered on its promise to integrate the calling software with its international auction sites. Yet the calling service has continued to grow in leaps and bounds in terms of its user base, with over 400 million registered users to date. Skype added nearly a half a million new users since launching its controversial iPhone app, downloaded by 2 million users in its first week of release. Full edition: CYN DIGITAL. CYNOPSIS KIDS – TODAY’S TOP STORY: KidsCo teams with Inspidea, a Malaysia-based digital animation company, to co-produce a new green-themed animated short-form series titled Boo and Me (13×2). Targeted to K6-10, the series revolves around Bo the Orangutan, who lives in a sanctuary after being rescued from poachers, and his two human pals Aiman and Yasmin as they learn about the environment and conservation. Produced by Inspidea in Kuala Lumpur, Boo and Me is set to launch from September 2009 across KidsCo’s channels in Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Full edition: CYN KIDS. A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TWENTIETH TELEVISION
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Off-net procedurals dominate weekend syndication, led by CBS dramas…
and “The Unit” beats them all, delivering the most balanced audience as well as the highest concentration of male viewers. THE UNIT Source: NTI, Galaxy Explorer, Live +SD, STD 9/22/08 3 /20/09. Rank based on M18-49. ~ RATINGS ~
Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among A18-49 for the week of: 4/6-4/12/09 Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Network Rankings among Total Viewers for the week of: 4/6-4/12/09 Top 10 Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 4/6-4/12/09 Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share and (000) for the week of 4/6-4/12/09 Saturday – A18-49 Analysis: ABC held command over all Saturday night with a 1.8/6 A18-49, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. At 8p, FOX with its double Cops episodes at 1.4/6 just barely edged out ABC and its annual four-hour movie presentation of The Ten Commandments at 1.4/5. With fire and brimstone, ABC led the way at 9p with 1.8/6 and FOX’s AMW: America Fights Back followed at 1.6/5. ABC continued in its solitary lead through 10p at 2.2/7 while second place was shared by CBS’ 48 Hours Mystery and NBC’s Law & Order encore at 1.2/4 each. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, April 11, 2009 – time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 4.4/8 ABC Special Presentation: The Ten Commandments [7p start r] 4.2/8 CBS: 3.3/6 Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.7/5, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.5/7, 48 Hours Mystery 3.6/7 FOX: 3.0/6 Cops [r] 2.7/5, Cops 2 [r] 3.2/6, AMW: America Fights Back 3.1/6 NBC: 2.5/5 Law & Order: CI [r] 1.9/4, Southland [r] 2.2/4, Law & Order [r] 3.4/6 UNIV: 1.3/3 Sabado Gigante 1.3/3 MNT: 0.6/1 My Saturday Night Movie: Hot Shots 0.6/1 ION: 0.4/1 MASH 0.4/1, MASH 0.3/1, MASH 0.3/1, MASH 0.4/1, MASH 0.5/1, MASH 0.5/1 TELE: 0.3/1 Futbol Estelar [approx. 745p start] 0.2/0, Futbol Estelar II 0.5/1 A18-49: ABC 1.8/6, FOX 1.5/5, CBS 0.9/3, NBC 0.9/3, UNIV 0.9/3, MNT 0.3/1, TELE 0.3/1, ION 0.1/0 Sunday – A18-49 Analysis: CBS hopped into first place Sunday night taking the coveted A18-49 demo with a 3.0/9, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS began the evening posting a 3.5/13 with a combo of the Masters Golf Tournament conclusion and 60 Minutes, followed by ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos repeat at 1.8/6. CBS took the 8p hour with the average of 60 Minutes/Amazing Race at 2.9/9 with ABC in second again, this time with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 2.6/8. Networks switched places through 9p as the second half of ABC’s Extreme Makeover won with 3.4/9 ahead of CBS and the average of Amazing Race/Cold Case at 2.8/7. At 10p, NBC scooped up a win with Apprentice 8 and a 3.4/9 over CBS’ combo of Cold Case/The Unit at 2.6/7. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, April 12, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. CBS: 7.0/12 Masters Golf Tournament 10.0/21, 60 Minutes 7.6/14, Amazing Race 14 6.0/10, Cold Case 6.4/10, The Unit 5.6/11 NBC: 4.7/8 Dateline 4.3/8, Apprentice 8 5.1/8 ABC: 4.5/8 America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 3.6/7, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 5.7/9, Desperate Housewives [r] 2.9/5 FOX: 2.3/4 American Dad [r] 1.3/3, King of the Hill [r] 1.7/3, The Simpsons [r] 2.6/5, King of the Hill [r] 2.4/4, Family Guy [r] 3.1/5, American Dad [r] 2.7/4 UNIV: 1.3/2 Nuestra Belleza [8p start] 1.6/3, Quien Tiene Razon? 1.2/2 CW: 0.7/1 Jericho 0.4/1, The CW Sunday Movie: Cutthroat Island 0.9/1 ION: 0.5/1 Sunday 7PM Movie: In the Beginning [r] 0.5/1 TELE: 0.4/1 Cine Especial: Holy Family 0.4/1 A18-49: CBS 3.0/9, ABC 2.3/7, NBC 2.3/7, FOX 1.9/5, UNIV 1.1/3, CW 0.3/1, TELE 0.3/1, ION 0.1/0 Monday – A18-49 Analysis: A tie occurred between CBS and FOX Monday night with both vying for the A18-49 demo at 4.1/11, according to final national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. FOX brought down the house at 8p with House at 4.5/12 with ABC’s Dancing with the Stars doing the rumba in second place at 4.3/12. CBS’ comedies Two and a Half Men and Rules of Engagement averaged a winning 4.7/12 during 9p while the average of ABC’s Dancing/Stars and Surviving Suburbia was next at 3.9/9. CBS was the network that shined at 10p as CSI: Miami delivered a 3.7/10 and trailing several paces behind was NBC’s Medium at 2.7/7 and ABC’s Castle at 1.9/5. Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, April 13, 2009 time period averages. Source: NTI Galaxy, as dated. Live+SD. ABC: 8.9/14 Dancing with the Stars 12.3/19, Surviving Suburbia 6.3/10, Castle 4.9/8 CBS: 7.4/12 The Big Bang Theory 6.0/9, How I Met Your Mother 5.6/9, Two and a Half Men 8.8/13, Rules of Engagement 7.0/11, CSI: Miami 8.5/14 FOX: 6.9/10 House 7.4/11, 24 6.4/10 NBC: 4.2/7 Chuck 3.7/6, Heroes 4.1/6, Medium 4.9/8 UNIV: 2.3/4 Cuidado con el Angel 2.4/4, Manana para Siempre 2.7/4, Cristina 1.9/3 MNT: 0.8/1 Masters of Illusion [r] 0.7/1, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Revealed [r] 1.0/2 CW: 0.6/1 Gossip Girl [r] 0.6/1, One Tree Hill [r] 0.7/1 ION: 0.6/1 ER 0.2/0, NCIS [r] 0.8/1, NCIS [r] 0.8/1 TELE: 0.6/1 Dona Barbara 0.6/1, El Rostro de Analia 0.6/1, Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso 0.7/1, Cartel M 0.7/1 A18-49: CBS 4.1/11, FOX 4.1/11, ABC 3.4/9, NBC 2.8/7, UNIV 1.9/5, TELE 0.5/1, CW 0.4/1, MNT 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1
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Zodiak Entertainment, a unit of DeAgostini Group, tapped Mitzi Berberi as Head/Legal and Business Affairs for Zodiak Entertainment Distribution. In her new capacity, Mitzi will oversee and execute all legal functions for the company’s scripted and unscripted sales and acquisitions division in addition to supporting negotiations for major deals and clients. Mitzi will be based in London and also in Paris.
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Quality + Relevance + Stability + Value = Trust Transforming Loyal Viewers Into Lifelong Consumers Fine Living Network #1 Food Network #2 HGTV #3 DIY Network #6 GAC #10 Source: Simmons Multimedia Engagement Study 2008 W5-8. Women 25-54 w/HHI $75K+ ranking among 80 ad-supported networks. For source details and marketing opportunities, visit ScrippsNetworksAdSales.com. Later — Cyn Cynopsis Ad Sales: To subscribe to any Cynopsis edition(s) click here . A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT (IME)
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