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09.17.14
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, September 17, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
Destination America: Building Log Homes at 9p
FOX: Red Band Society at 9p
NatGeo: Southern Justice at 9p, Smoky Mountain Money at 10p
NBC: The Mysteries of Laura at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
CBS: Extant at 10p
NBC: America’s Got Talent at 8p
TV One: Unsung at 8p
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SONY SYNDICATION SALES
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56% YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH
among Women 25-54 on Hearst Stations
Sept 2013: 0.9
Sept 2014: 1.4 Source: NSI, Live+SD W25-54 rtg, unwtd avg; SM, PT & BL;
(Sept 2014=9/8-9/15/2014) vs (Sept 2013=9/9-9/16/2013)
NBC is about to have its first full 52-week win in the A18-49 demo in 10 years. With one week left to count, NBC is running 14 percent ahead of its year-ago ratings in A18-49 (to 2.4); it’s also up 25 percent in total viewers, for the biggest increase by a Big Four net in 25 years. Even excluding Winter Olympics coverage, NBC points out, it would have a 2.2 rating, versus 2.1 for second place Fox. NBC placed second in total viewers, after CBS, for the second time in 10 years.
Dish Network will serve up live and on-demand content from Cooking Channel, HGTV, Food Network, Great American Country and DIY on the over-the-top TV service it plans to launch by year’s end. The Scripps Networks Interactive deal follows Dish agreements with Disney/ESPN and A+E Networks.
The premiere date for USA event series DIG has been pushed from this fall to 2015. Production was delayed when the Gaza conflict necessitated a move from Jerusalem to Croatia and next, Albuquerque.
CNN was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to rehire 100 workers it replaced in 2003 with an in-house nonunion workforce, and compensate 200 more employees who stayed and worked without a union contract. CNN failed “to bargain with the union about the decision to terminate,” and “made coercive statements,” found the NLRB. “CNN disagrees with the NLRB decision and we are evaluating our options,” responded the net.
The FCC received a record three million-plus comments on net neutrality by the Monday deadline for feedback (the 2004 Super Bowl’s “wardrobe malfunction” drew 1.5 million). The agency has proposed banning broadband providers from blocking or slowing websites, but allowing content companies the option of paying for premium access to consumers.
Last week, CBS pulled an opening segment featuring Rihanna singing “Run This Town” from its Thursday Night Football opener, after a video emerged of former Baltimore Raven Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator. “Ya’ll are sad for penalizing me for this,” tweeted Rihanna, a victim of domestic violence in 2009, on Tuesday. Later in the day, CBS Sports announced they would be “moving in a different direction with some elements of our Thursday Night Football open,” and in place of the Rihanna song, “using our newly-created Thursday Night Football theme music.”
Ready, set…speech! The People’s Choice Awards kicks off trophy season 2015, airing live from LA on Wednesday, January 7 at 9p on CBS. Said Mark Burnett, producing the show for the sixth year in a row, “This awards show has gone from 62 million votes five years ago to 700 million votes for 2014. These awards are from the fans who actually watch TV shows, buy tickets and download music.”
After decades of growth, the number of women working in primetime television has been flat over the last five years, according to a study from San Diego State University. The report found that women made up 27 percent of creators, exec producers, producers, directors, writers, editors and directors of photography in 2013-14, one percent fewer that the year prior and even with 2009-10; the number of female TV characters fell from 43 percent in 2012-12 to 42 percent. The study included major broadcast and basic cable nets, pay TV and Netflix.
The theme of 2015’s NATPE conference will be “Content without Borders,” announced the org’s president and CEO, Rod Perth. “Past silos between new and old media are disappearing,” said Perth. “One constant remains, which is that fresh ideas and great story telling from every corner of the globe are at the core of how we use new technology by keeping audiences engaged.” Event takes place January 20-22 at Miami’s Fontainebleau Resort.
"My wife has never slept with an escort.” So says USA’s Satisfaction Creator/EP Sean Jablonski in the new Cynsiders column. He says a lot of other intereting stuff too, when it comes to the challenges of writing a post-modern love story.
Hallmark Channel, home of Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove, is developing two movies with author Karen Kingsbury, slated for 2015. “We’ve had extraordinary success working in collaboration with bestselling novelists and we know this partnership will be especially rewarding,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP, programming for Crown Media Family Networks.
Netflix ordered two seasons of a comedy from Judd Apatow (Freaks and Geeks), starring Paul Rust (I Love You, Beth Cooper) and Gillian Jacobs (Community). Apatow Productions and Legendary Television are producing a 10-ep season one premiering in 2016, and a 12-ep season two for 2017.
Jon Turtletaub (Last Vegas) will exec produce Letters to My Daughter’s Future Therapist, a comedy with a script commitment from CBS. Project will be written and exec produced by Jordan Roter and produced by CBS TV Studios and Junction Entertainment.
The Big Bang Theory actor Kevin Sussman sold a comedy to CBS, says the Hollywood Reporter. Sussman will co-exec produce Wife of Crime, about a man who marries into a family with mob ties, for CBS Television Studios, with exec producers Neil Moritz and Vivian Cannon (Save Me) for Original Film.
GSN ordered 20 eps of Baggage on the Road, a spinoff of the dating game show Baggage, with host Jerry Springer again along for the ride. Produced by Wilshire Studios, show is set for a 2015 premiere.
Spike TV is developing a drama series, Deep Web, inspired by a TIME Magazine cover story about an Internet underworld crime boss. The net is partnering with Tony Krantz (24) of Flame Ventures, and Flying Studios, the production partnership of actor/producer Gary Oldman (Dracula) and producer Douglas Urbanski (The Contender). Scott Gold (Under the Dome) will exec produce and write.
Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia and Jake Avnet (WIGS) announced the launch of Indigenous Media, to produce original content for digital and emerging platforms and develop new multi-platform content brands, with a focus on scripted and variety formats. Jon Miller, former CEO of Digital Media for News Corp., will serve as non-executive chairman.
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“The king of the highwire” will attempt a tightrope trek in the Windy City on Discovery’s Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda, airing live in over 220 countries on Sunday, November 2 at 7p. The Peacock Productions event will be hosted by NBC News’s Willie Geist and Natalie Morales and The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore. Wallenda’s walk across the Grand Canyon in June 2013 was Discovery’s highest-rated event ever.
The script for UP original movie My Other Mother was written by Keronda “Kiki” McKnight, the winner of last year’s UP Faith & Family Screenwriting Competition for the American Black Film Festival, and the fifth film produced from winning scripts. Swirl Films movie premieres Sunday, September 21 at 7p.
Bravo announced the sixteen restaurants competing in its new cooking competition, Best New Restaurant, hosted by restaurateur Tom Colicchio and headed for a January debut. The short list (New York and LA): L’Apicio, Morgan’s Barbecue and The Pines in the Big Apple, and Doma Beverly Hills, Little Sparrow, The Church Key and Union Restaurant in the City of Angels. (Special mention for best name: Miami’s Tongue & Cheek.)
ID’s Inside Homicide follows three female detectives investigating murders, from 911 calls to interrogations to bringing closure to victims’ families. Eight-part series from Screaming Flea Productions launches Thursday, October 9 at 10p.
Estrella TV’s Rica, Famosa, Latina debuted Tuesday at 7p, exec produced by former Housewives of Beverly Hills star Joyce Giraud and her husband, Michael Ohoven. The reality series follows the lives of five wealthy Latina businesswomen, but though it’s based on the Housewives concept, these women are successful in their own right. Judy Kenny, EVP of sales and marketing for Estrella, tells Cynopsis RFL “is another example of Estrella TV’s cutting edge approach to programming to US Hispanic audiences.”
T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle spin-off Tiny & Shekinah’s Weave Trip launches Monday, October 13 at 9:30p. VH1 docu-series follows Tiny and her BFF and hairstylist criss-crossing the country to promote their new mobile hair salon business.
Veronica Mars spin-off Play It Again, Dick premieres on digital CW Seed Tuesday, September 16. Veronica’s Rob Thomas created and exec produces the “mostly meta” series.
Daniel Boone (and Fess Parker) join INSP’s fall lineup, as the iconic series hits its 50th anniversary. A six-hour marathon of the western airs Sunday, September 28 starting at 1p, followed by Monday-Thursday 10a airings.
Live From Lincoln Center launches its 40th season on PBS with the New York Philharmonic’s staging of Sweeney Todd. Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel and Oscar winner Emma Thompson star on Friday, September 26.
From Fuhu’s partnership with DreamWorks Animation for the DreamTab to the newest Sprout-branded device headed to market from the NBCU network, businesses need to arm themselves with the latest intel to succeed. Cynopsis Kids’ new ebook, Navigating the Kids Tablet Market, shares all the current know-how, courtesy of four in-the-know execs from Scholastic Media, PBS Kids Digital, Sesame Workshop, and iStoryTime about app development, discoverability in today’s fragmented kids arena, maximizing ROI and more. Order your copy here.
FremantleMedia is bringing a new singing competition to Cannes this October. The Heart of My Country, a hit in Austria, plays on regional rivalries to engage viewers and generate social media buzz.
DCD Rights, which acquired international rights for content from The Open University earlier this year, secured sales including BBC One science series Bang Goes the Theory to Discovery Networks Europe, Middle East and Africa, while Foxtel in Australia, NPO The Netherlands, Histoire (French speaking Europe and Africa) and BBC Worldwide Asia and Australia each acquired content including individual series such as The Quest For Bannockburn; Pain Pus & Poison; Empire and Town with Nicholas Crane.
IFC renewed Marc Maron’s comedy series, Maron, for a 13-ep third season, launching in spring 2015. “Usually Marc has a hard time maintaining long-term relationships, but luckily not with us,” said net president Jennifer Caserta. Season one is available on Netflix.
It’s back to the bayou on CMT, with season three of Swamp Pawn launching Saturday, October 11 at 9p, followed by the season two premiere of Swamp Hunters at 10p. A crossover ep airs Saturday, November 8 at 9p.
OWN’s Oprah: Where Are They Now? is back with new eps Sunday, October 5 at 9p. First up: That’s So Raven alum Raven-Symone on her Tweet in support of gay marriage, singer Jackie Evancho detailing her troubling experience with bullies and General Hospital star Maurice Bernard discussing his battle with bipolar disorder.
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Publicis Groupe announced big changes at the top. CEO Maurice Levy will step down in 2017, after more than 40 years at the French holding company. No successor for Levy, 72, was named, but COO Jean-Yves Naouri is also departing. Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, becomes Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi/Fallon and “Head Coach” of Publicis Group, to “inspire and motivate” company leaders; Robert Senior moves in as Saatchi & Saatchi/Fallon CEO. The company also restructured its Management Board.
Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) will recur as a guest star on six eps of the seventh and final season of Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, as a cutthroat lawyer.
Casey Deidrick (Days of Our Lives), John Garet Stoker and Kiersey Clemon (Austin & Ally) have joined the cast of MTV drama Eye Candy, starring Victoria Justice (Victorious).
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Monday’s season premiere of Dancing with the Stars delivered a 2.4 rating/7 share among A18-49 to top the night, down 23 percent versus its year-ago premiere, but off only two-tenths from its spring airing.
The season premiere of ABC’s The View delivered 3.9 million viewers, the best launch in eight years and the second best ever. Among W25-54, the show drew 911,000 viewers, up 20 percent versus last year.
Showtime’s Ray Donovan delivered a series high 1.8 million viewers at 9p Sunday, up 10 percent versus last week’s high, and best total night ever with 2.4 million viewers, up 9 percent versus last week.
Adult Swim’s Black Jesus on Thursday at ranked number one in its 11p time period among A18-24, A18-34 and A18-49. The net’s programming accounted for 21 of the top 50 telecasts for the second week of September on basic cable among A18-34, and 23 of the top 50 among M18-34.
Last Monday’s episode of Dallas on TNT drew over 2.8 million viewers in Live+3 delivery, up 3 percent versus the prior week.
The week of September 1, LIVE with Kelly and Michael was up over its year-ago premiere week by 8 percent in HH and 7 percent in total viewers, for its most-watched premiere week since 2007 and second-highest in HH in seven years (after the first week of the co-hosts’ partnership in 2012).
Hot Bench, syndicated court show from Judge Judy’s Judy Sheindlin, opened Monday, September with the highest first day ratings of any court show in three years (.8/2 preliminary run average), up 14 percent from year-ago time periods.
The season 16 premiere of Divorce Court earned a 2.0 HH rating, its highest debut in five seasons, to become the second-highest-rated court show, after Judge Judy, for the first time.
The season three finale of History’s Mountain Men on Sunday delivered 3.0 million viewers, making it cable’s number one program for the night. The show averaged 1.1 million A25-54. On a Live+7 basis, the series is averaging 3.6 million total viewers and 1.5 million in the demo.
Sportsman Channel boasts its “Big Game Wednesday” programming helped propel the net to top 10 August rankings in M25-54 and M18-49 among mid-size networks.
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of September 8, 2014)
NBC: Nightly News 8.55 million total viewers; 1.7/7 and 2.01 million A25-54
ABC: World News Tonight 8.33 million total viewers; 1.8/8 and 2.14 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 6.28 million total viewers; 1.3/6 and 1.61 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Top 13 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of 9/08/14
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football 8.5/25
CBS CBS Thursday Night Football 7.5/24
NBC: Football Nt America Pt. 3 4.7/15
CBS: 60 Minutes 2.9/9
CBS: Big Brother (Sun.) 2.5/7
CBS: Big Brother (Wed.) 2.4/8
CBS: Big Brother (Tues.) 2.3/8
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Tues.) 1.9/6
FOX: MasterChef 1.9/5
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Wed.) 1.8/6
FOX: MasterChef 1.8/5
NBC: Football Nt America Pt. 2 1.8/6
NBC: American Ninja Warrior 1.8/5
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 9/8/2014
Primetime(000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 1430/ESPN 713
TBSC 883/ADSM* 673
FX 809/USA 434
USA 776/TBSC 367
ADSM 696/FX 348
FAM 507/NICK 336
HIST 451/NAN* 324
TNT 449/TOON 313
DISC 433/ TNT 275
VH1 415/DSNY 283
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 9/8/2014
Primetime (000), Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 3033/ESPN 1363
FOXN 1871/NICK 1168
USA 1851/ADSM* 1162
TBSC 1758/DSNY 135
DSNY 1675/FOXN 1107
FX 1547/USA 1041
HIST 1482/TOON 955
TNT 1463/TNT 834
HGTV1374/HGTV 760
ADSM 1328/HIST 718
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Preliminary: Live+SD. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.
Top 10 Basic Cable Programs among A18-49 (000) for the week of: 9/8/20014
N.y. Giants/Detroit (ESPN) 6638
San Diego/Arizona (ESPN) 6429
Sons of Anarchy (FX) 4055
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1) 2377
2014 Wk 2 Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (NFLN) 2071
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1930
NFL Network Thursday Night Football Sustainer (NFLN) 1895
SportsCenter (ESPN) 1874
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1857
Anarchy Afterward (FX) 1743
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research Data.?All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 115,800,000 home; Ranked by Delivery (000); Preliminary: Live+SD
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 9/7/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.8AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.5AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.4AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.1AA
Family Feud (2/T) 4.7AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.6AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.2AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.2AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 2.7AA
Live with Kelly and Michael (DAD) 2.7AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 7/7/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.6AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.2AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.8AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.4AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.4AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.2AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.0 AA
Law and Order SVU (NBU) 1.0AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.0AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Monday A18-49 Analysis: FOX and ABC tied for the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 2.0/6, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was first at 8p with 2.4/8, followed by 1.9/6 for Fox’s MasterChef. ABC stayed on its toes at 9p with 2.5/7, versus 2.1/6 for the second have of Fox’s cooking competition. NBC’s American Ninja Warrior surged to 2.2/7 to take 10p, followed by 1.6/5 for CBS’s Under the Dome.
A18-49:ABC 2.0/6, FOX 2.0/6, NBC 1.9/6, CBS 1.3/4, UNI 1.2/4, TELE .7/2, CW .4/1, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, September 15, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 7.6/12
Dancing with the Stars 9.0/14, Castle [r] 4.6/6
CBS: 3.8/6
Big Bang Theory [r] 4.2/7, Mom [r] 3.3/5, Two and a Half Men [r] 3.0/5, Big Bang Theory [r] 3.6/6, Under the Dome 4.5/8
FOX 3.3/5
MasterChef 3.3/5
NBC: 3.0/5
American Ninja Warrior 3.0/5
Univision: 1.6/3
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 1.9/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.6/3, Malquerida 1.2/2
Telemundo: 1.0/2
Reina Corazones .6/1, En Otra Piel 1.0/2, Senor de los Cielos 1.3/2
ION: .9/2
Criminal Minds .9/2, Criminal Minds 1.0/2, Criminal Minds .9/2
CW: .7/1
Whose Line Is it Anyway [r] .7/1, Whose Line Is it Anyway [r] .6/1, America’s Next Top Model .7/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 7.3/22, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s Football Nt America Pt 2 scored 1.8/6 at 7p, versus .8/2 for ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos. NBC was first at 8p with 4.7/15 for pre-game coverage, followed by 2.9/9 for CBS’s 60 Minutes. NBC’s Sunday Night Football was tops at 9p with 8.6/25, versus 2.5/7 for CBS’s Big Brother. NBC finished first at 10p with 8.4/24; ABC’s Miss America pageant was runner-up with 1.8/5.
A18-49:NBC 7.3/22, CBS 2.0/6, ABC 1.2/3, FOX 1.1/13, UNI .8/2, TELE .4/1, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: September 14, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 11.1/19
Football Night America Pt 2 3.3/6, Football Nt America Pt 3 7.1/12, NBC Sunday Night Football 12.9/22
CBS: 5.2/9
60 Minutes [r] 7.7/13, Big Brother 4.5/7, Unforgettable 4.1/7, Unforgettable 3.9/8
ABC: 3.3/6
America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 2.9/5, Countdown to Miss America 2.4/4, Miss America Competition 4.6/8
FOX: 1.4/2
Bob’s Burgers [r] 1.0/2, Simpsons [r] 1.8/3, Simpsons [r] 1.7/3, American Dad [r] 1.5/2, American Dad 1.6/2
Univision: 1.1/2
Aqui Ahora Sun .9/1, Va Por Ti Sun 1.2/2, Sal y Pimienta 1.1/2
ION: .6/1
Leverage .6/1, Leverage .7/1, Leverage .6/1, Leverage .5/1
TELE: 6/1
Yo Soy El Artista .7/1, Suelta la Sopa Extra .3/1
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: ABC had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 1.3/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS sports overrun grabbed 2.5/10 at 8p, followed by 1.2/5 for ABC’s Saturday Night Football. ABC’s game scored 1.5/6 to win 9p, versus .9/3 for NBC’s Notre Dame/Purdue match-up. ABC was still in the lead at 10p with 1.4/5; gridiron games on NBC and Fox each earned 1.0/4.
A18-49:ABC 1.3/5, NBC .8/3, FOX .8/3, CBS .7/2, UNI .5/2, TELE .2/1, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, September 13, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 2.6/5
Reckless 1.9/4, Reckless 2.5/5
ABC: 2.3/4
Saturday Night College Football 2.3/4
NBC: 1.9/4
College Football 1.9/4
FOX 1.6/3
Fox College Footbal 1.6/3
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Sabado Gigante 1.0 /2
ION: .9/2
Law & Order: CI .9/2, Law & Order: CI .9/2, Law & Order: CI .8/2
TELE: .3/1
Futbol Estelar Pachuca .3/1
FOX International Channels appointed Caleb Weinstein as Executive Vice President of Affiliate Distribution, Europe and Africa. Weinstein will oversee the European and African distribution of channels including Fox, Fox Sports, FoxLife and National Geographic Channel.
Jodi Lipe has been appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing for Ovation. Previously, Lipe was Executive Vice President, Marketing for POPSUGAR and ShopStyle.
This Day In History: 1939 – The Soviet Union invaded Poland.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which sitcom about a newspaper columnist won critical praise and ranked 12th for its season, but still got cancelled? Madman of the People (1994-95). Kudos to: Matthew Willence-ITN Networks/NYC, Greg West-WATC TV/Atlanta, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Dustin Paddock.
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JOB OPENING: DIR, MKT RESEARCH/PBS HQ/Arlington: Incumbent will serve as primary resource for all PBS mkt rsrch projects & mgmt. of strategic rsrch studies. Min 7 yrs in advertising, mktg or brdcst audience rsrch, pref with management exp FULL INFO/APPLY HERE (9/19)
JOB OPENING: ASST, DIR, RESEARCH/PBS/Arlington: Serve as the in-house expert on all info regarding PBS KIDS audience. 5+ yrs exp in advrtsng, mktg or brdcst aud rsrch. Mngmnt exp pref’d. BA deg/comm rsrch (with statistics) FULL INFO/APPLY HERE (9/19)
JOB OPENING: MGR CURRENT PROG./Universal TV Productions/Univ. City: Mgr will work with Drama and Comedy Development to transition shows into Current series. 2 yrs exp req. FULL INFO APPLY HERE (9/18)
JOB OPENING: SR. MANAGER, AD SALES DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS/A+E Networks/NY: Focus on develop/execute marketing programs with ad partners across all A+E digital platforms. FULL INFO APPLY HERE (9/18)
JOB OPENING: SR DIR, AFFILIATE SALES/MUSIC CHOICE/NYC: Oversee all sales, aff relations/promo effrts. Mng region staff & oversee budgets/accts. Min 5-7 yrs exp in strategic sales/mrktg in cable/dist. Min 3 yrs mngmnt exp. BA deg. FULL INFO APPLY HERE (9/18)
JOB OPENING: MIDWEST INTERACTIVE SALES MGR/OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network/CHI: Hi-energy manager wanted! Min 3 yrs in ad sales, exp in online content and media preferred. Travel required. Apply at: http://careers.own.tv/ (9/18)
JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/OUTDOOR CHANNEL/CHICAGO: Regional sales planner needed to create, manage and steward sales plans. Provide research and mkting elements to clients and agencies. Wide Orbit exp a plus! RESUME 2: [email protected] (9/18)
CASTING CALL: Companies can showcase their casting notices/casting calls here. For information on rates and specs for posting a casting notice, please email Trish at [email protected]
EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at [email protected]
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 [email protected].
FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Sports & Entertainment ad agency looking for highly organized, bright, personable intern for school credit. Must be detail oriented and possess superior verbal and writing skills. Send resume to [email protected] (9/23)
SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected]
E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 203-899-8459 for rates and specs for Job Openings.
Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
ABC: The Middle [r], The Goldbergs [r], Modern Family [r], Modern Family [r], Nashville [r]
CBS: Big Brother, Criminal Minds [r], Extant [f]
CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us, The 100 [r]
Fox: Hell’s Kitchen, Red Band Society [p]
NBC: America’s Got Talent [f], The Mysteries of Laura [p]
PBS: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History [r]
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, En Otra Piel, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, La Malquerida
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