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03.11.15
Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 11, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premiere:
Ovation: American Canvas at 10p
Tonight’s Finales:
A&E: Donnie Loves Jenny at 10p
CW: The 100 at 9p
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Ten people were killed on Monday when two helicopters collided in Argentina for the filming of reality show Dropped for France’s TF1. Among the dead were three French sports stars: sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine. Five members of the production team and the two Argentinian pilots also died in the crash, which happened within moments of takeoff, reportedly in good weather conditions. The athletes were being flown to remote areas while blindfolded to survive in the wilderness for the Adventure Line Productions series.
Lester Holt is holding his own in the anchor seat. With five months left to go of Brian Williams’ suspension for embellished reporting, NBC News was first for the second consecutive week in viewers and key demos the week of March 2.
As Viacom proceeds with consolidating its Music and Entertainment groups, layoffs started at MTV and VH1 on Tuesday. The goal of the restructuring is to save $250 million, said CEO Philippe Dauman in a speech March 9. “Some of the programming that we acquired years ago just doesn’t work anymore; particularly, when you have off-broadcast programming that is ubiquitously on SVOD,” said Dauman. "So we’re going to abandon some of that programming as we go forward and continue to invest in what works.”
Verizon customers got an email Tuesday informing them that the company’s agreements with The Weather Channel and Weather Scan expired and will not be renewed. “We were disappointed when late yesterday, March 9, Verizon FiOS dropped The Weather Channel from their lineup while our companies continued to be in active conversations regarding a contract renewal,” said the company in a statement. “They have made it clear to us that they no longer wish to negotiate, despite our desire to continue to serve their subscribers.”
TLC’s “Say Yes to the Prom” initiative has expanded in its fourth year across the country, to make the prom dreams of high school girls come true and connect them with industry professionals for mentoring and networking. Partners include JCPenney, Make-A-Wish and Becca’s Closet. Among the organizations donating dresses is Bridals by Lori, home to TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. “As a mission-driven company, Discovery is committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work, and Say Yes to the Prom makes a real impact for deserving girls across the country,” said Adria Alpert Romm, chief human resources and global diversity officer, Discovery Communications. Tour kicks off Monday, March 16 in NYC.
There’s been a twist in ABC’s Bachelorette format. During the net’s After the Final Rose on Monday, it was announced there will be not one, but two bachelorettes looking for love next summer, both from the just-concluded Bachelor season. Not clear how the math will work, but the competition starts with 25 men, who will have “the ultimate say on who would make the best wife.”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation broke the Guinness World Records for “Largest Ever TV Drama Simulcast” on March 4, when planted spin-off CSI: Cyber was broadcast in 171 countries. That was enough to beat the record set by the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, beamed to 98 countries in 2013.
Music Choice and TV One are teaming to cross promote R&B Divas: LA’s newest cast member, Brave Williams. Starting today, Williams will be featured in Music Choice’s Take Back Your Music branding campaign to promote her latest video, “Road Trippin,” and the Divas episode airing Wednesday, March 11 at 10p will feature the singer visiting the Music Choice offices.
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History Channel and director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) and Berg’s non-scripted Film 45 are teaming for an eight-episode docu-series. Premiering later this year, the series will present first-hand accounts and reenactments of US Special Forces’ heroic missions.
Science Channel commissioned a fourth round of How the Universe Works from Pioneer Productions. Journey into the cosmos takes eight episodes.
The programmatic selling and buying of advertising is still a relatively new tool. If you’re a buyer, seller or client, programmatic advertising is changing the way you do business and it’s only going to evolve further. The What You Need to Know Now About Programmatic Ad Buying Webinar, will provide basics tools and tips when it comes to programmatic. Sign your team up today: http://www.cynopsis.com/webinar/need-know-now-programmatic-ad-buying
Fusion, which worked with Sam Simon to document the final months of the producer/writer/philanthropist’s life, will air Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story Sunday, March 15 at 8p. Simon, animal rights activist and co-creator of The Simpsons, who gave much of his fortune to charity, died Sunday at age 59 after battling cancer.
CNN has five new documentaries in the works for 2016, all co-productions with CNN Films that are expected to premiere in theaters before their CNN broadcasts. The projects “reinforce our commitment to the high quality, long-form content of CNN Films,” said CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker. Docs include Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine; Unseen Enemy, about potentially devastating viruses and bacteria; Sunshine Superman, a portrait of skydiver Carl Boenish; and untitled looks at self-help personality James Arthur Ray and celebrated chef Jeremiah Tower.
Fusion’s Alicia Menendez reports on young adults grappling with violence from Syria to Central America in Generation in Crisis, tonight at 9p. Special is a Fusion original production.
Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo headlines TV One’s HelloBeautiful Interludes Live on Saturday, March 28 at 10p. Previously recorded one-hour special features performances from NeY0’s sixth album, Non-Fiction.
Esquire picked April Fool’s Day for the return of its “Booziest Night on TV.” Best Bars in America launches season two at 9p, followed by Brew Dogs at 10p.
As We tv’s Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars heads to its season two finale Friday, March 13 at 9p, the cast for season three was announced. Can these marriages be saved? Here’s who’ll find out: Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett (Kendra on Top), Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce (Jersey Shore), Aubrey O’Day and Travis Garland (Making the Band), Tami Roman and Reggie Youngblood (Basketball Wives) and Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd (Big Brother).
The Cat Daddy’s back and ready to deal with more destructive felines in Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell. New cat-astrophes averted starting Saturday, April 4 at 8p.
A sperm bank heist, hot French kissing, a designated Staff Fart Room…must be Childrens Hospital, back for season six on Adult Swim starting Friday, March 20 at midnight. Coming in April: season three of the net’s China, IL, set in “the worst college in America.”
Internet star Grace Helbig’s upcoming comedy/talk show for E! has a name, and it’s easy to remember: The Grace Helbig Show. Half hour series with the YouTube charmer (over 2 million subscribers can’t be wrong) and an array of celebrity guests premieres Friday, April 3 at 10:30p.
American Heroes Channel shines a light on the lesser-known exploits of history’s leaders, all in the name of declaring one of them America’s Most Badass. In each hour-long episode, the lives of four greats are compared, and points assigned for how they measure up – complete with animation punches and archive footage. The series from Leftfield Pictures, premiering Tuesday, March 24 at 10p, “breaks new ground in how AHC presents the fact-based stories our audience loves with a faster pace and high-energy presentation,” said Kevin Bennett, GM of AHC.
El Rey’s unscripted Cutting Crew, featuring a dynamic team of barbers, launches with a 24-hour binge event Saturday, April 11 before rolling out the old-fashioned way starting Wednesday, April 15 at 9p. Why the binge? “Cutting Crew is a truly binge-worthy show and features characters and storylines that are laugh out loud funny and completely relatable,” James Kanatas, director, programming El Rey Network, tells Cynopsis. “We’re excited about the opportunity to create a marathon programming event like this around our newest unscripted show the antics and pranks that take place in the barbershop are absolutely hilarious.”
Three couples whose families have followed cultural tradition by arranging their marriages are the focus of FYI docu-series Arranged, premiering Tuesday, April 14 at 10:15p. Eight eps from Moxie Pictures follow the pairs from the lead-up to their weddings to several months after the big day.
INSP is launching original series Brush of Honor, showing artist Phil Taylor’s journey as he learns about one fallen soldiers’ life each week so he can pay tribute with a portrait. “It perfectly blends with our line-up of wholesome, family-oriented content,” said Dale Ardizzone, net COO. “We are proud to honor our fallen heroes with this series and are confident that the show will resonate with INSP’s current audience, as well as attract new viewers.” Debut date: Thursday, May 21 at 9p, with a Memorial Day encore.
A+E Networks announced global sales for the first scripted series from A+E Studios International, UnREAL, due to air on Lifetime in the U.S. later this year. Series about a hit dating show has been picked up by TF1 (France) and Antenna 3 (Spain), as well as licensed to Lifetime in Canada, Latin America, the UK, Southeast Asia, Poland and Africa. “This is an exciting time for A+E Networks, as we look to build out our scripted slate and grow our broadcast relationships with key partners across a broad range of scripted shows,” said Joel Denton, managing director, international content sales & partnerships.
Oops, he did it again: The BBC suspended Jeremy Clarkson, longtime host of BBC2’s Top Gear, after “a fracas” with a producer. No details, but Clarkson said last May he was given a “final warning” and told he’d be fired if he made “one more offensive remark, anywhere, any time.”
Centroamerica TV, targeting the Central American community in the U.S., launched on Cox Communications cable systems in San Diego, Arizona, Las Vegas, Omaha, Orange County, Kansas, Northwest Arkansas, the Central Coast, and Sun Valley. The channel, which was previously available on the MSO’s Connecticut, Rhode Island and Northern Virginia systems, will be rolled out in additional Cox markets later this year. Centroamerica TV can be seen on “Advanced TV El Mix” and “Latino Pak.”
David Hasselhoff (Baywatch) is set to play dad to Ian Ziering’s character in Syfy’s Sharknado 3. Hasselhoff joins Bo Derek, who will play the mother of Tara Reid’s character in the Asylum production, premiering in July.
Rob Reiner guests as a version of himself on two episodes of Showtime’s HAPPYish, premiering Sunday, April 26 at 9:30p.
Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti will star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the HBO pic based on the tennis players’ 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match.
When it comes to ad spend, TV and digital don’t compete – they complement, according to David Cooperstein, CMO at Simulmedia and author of a new report, “The Future of TV and Digital Video,” based on a survey conducted by The CMO Club and Simulmedia. “Marketers learned from digital over the past decade that advertising can be targeted finely, measured deeply, and tied back to specific objectives to drive sales or other impacts,” Cooperstein tells Cynopsis. “But reach still matters, and emotion is hard to deliver in banners and search. So aligning digital and TV strategies is the real future of marketing.”
Information and marketing company Access Intelligence (and parent company of Cynopsis) acquired AdMonsters, the conference and trade show company serving the online advertising operations, ad technology and digital media markets. “AdMonsters has been on the leading edge of the technological and strategic evolution of online media operations, technology, and monetization for many years,” said Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence, adding that the acquisition will “fast-track our leadership position in the areas of advanced marketing, technology and media.”
At its NYC Upfront event emceed by IdiotTest host Ben Glieb on Tuesday, GSN riding high after three consecutive years of growth and its most-watched year ever -announced green lights for two new original series. In design competition Steampunk’d, contestants will use materials from the past and present to create futuristic designs; game show Lie Detectors tasks audience members with guessing which comic is telling the truth about outrageous “facts.” The shows join previously announced half-hour game show Chain Reaction on the lineup, a reboot hosted by Mike Catherwood (Loveline).
Production will also begin on three pilots: an untitled Skin Wars spin-off; Hellevator (a “genre-mashing” game show) and Winsanity, which tasks contestants with organizing facts in numerical order. In development: Window Warriors (wt), a visual merchandising competition. The net acquired 50 three-minute episodes of interstitial series Man vs. Fly, and will put the show into half-hour series development.
Exclusive: National Geographic Channels and Nat Geo WILD moved their press Upfront into busy April for the first time. CEO Courteney Monroe, marking exactly one year in the post, will host a lunch on Wednesday, April 15 in NYC; in addition to presenting their upfront slate, the net is expected to showcase news from key summer launches including The 2000s, and unveil plans for the revival of the longest running documentary series on television, Explorer. Mark the date, but not the place – location is TBA.
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The premiere of USA event series Dig delivered a combined L+3 audience of 5.8 million total viewers and 2.2 million A18-49, a 105 percent lift in audience over L+SD and an 88 percent boost in the demo. A combined audience of almost 9 million viewers tuned in for the debut ep across USA and sister nets Bravo, Esquire and Oxygen from March 5-8.
The season 19 finale of ABC’s The Bachelor and After the Final Rose gave the net a new Monday season high in A18-49 with its best rating on the night since March 10, 2014, but the finale dropped 18 percent from season 18’s closer for a season finale low; after show special dropped 29 percent.
HGTV achieved its highest-rated Saturday night in network history on March 7, averaging a 0.74 P25-54 rating in Prime and more than 6.1 million total viewers.
CBS Television Distribution boasts the number one show in every first-run genre for the February Sweep: Dr. Phil (talk show, 3.6HH), Wheel of Fortune (game show, 3.9HH), Entertainment Tonight (news mag, 3.9HH), Judge Judy (court show, 7.3HH) and Hot Bench (new strip, 1.8HH).
Some syndie newcomers showed big gains versus their September premiere weeks. Hot Bench was up 38 percent, Celebrity Name Game (1.4) had a 27 percent boost, The Real (1.3) rose 30 percent and Judge Faith (.8) had a 13 percent lift.
Discovery’s Dual Survival on Wednesday, March 4 delivered a series high in Persons and Women 18-49, and a season-high among P25-54 in Live+3, earning 1.55 HH /1.19 P25-54 /1.59 M25-54/1.10 P18-49/0.81 W18-49, with 2.044 million total viewers.
Food Network’s All-Star Academy delivered over 1.6 million viewers P2+ on Sunday and posted a .7 rating (710,000 impressions) among A25-54, ranking third among W25-34. Guy’s Grocery Games won a .6 rating (610,000 impressions) and Cutthroat Kitchen scared up a .8 (780k impressions), placing Food Network as the fifth most viewed cable network for the night among A25-54 and W25-34 viewers.
Cougar Town drew a combined audience of 3.5 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its February 17 episode and encores, a 37 percent jump compared to the prior week’s episode. In key demos, the show garnered 2.0 million aA18-49 (up 28 percent versus the prior week).Across TBS platforms, the series is reaching an average 2.9 million viewers per episode in its sixth and final season.
The February 17 winter premiere and encore of TNT‘s Rizzoli & Isles drew a combined audience of 7.7 million viewers in Live+7 delivery, with 2.8 million A25-54. The drama ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 3 original dramas among total viewers and A25-54 for the month of February.
WE tv’s Mary Mary delivered 1.3 million total viewers on Thursday, reaching a season debut high in the A18-49 (762,000), W18-49 (655,000) and W25-54 (628,000) demos.The show ranked as the top cable telecast of the night in all key African-American demos.
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of March 2, 2015)?
NBC: Nightly News 9.74 million total viewers; 2.0/8 2.39 million A25-54?
ABC: World News Tonight 9.25 million total viewers; 1.9/7 and 2.30 million A25-54?
CBS: Evening News 7.64 million total viewers; 1.5/6 and 1.78 million A25-54?
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of March 2, 2015
FOX: Empire, 5.8/17
CBS: Big Bang Theory 4.8/16
NBC: The Voice (Tues.) 4.1/13
NBC: The Voice (Mon.) 3.91/2
ABC: Modern Family 3.4/10
CBS: The Odd Couple 3.0/9
ABC: Scandal 3.0/9
ABC: The Goldbergs 2.5/8
CBS: Big Bang Theory 2.4/7
ABC: The Bachelor 2.4/7
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy 2.4/8
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top Ten Basic Cable Networks Live + 7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 2/16/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
AMC 2313/Nick 1568
USA 2255/DSNY/1382
DISC 1905/ADSM* 1359
HIST 1841/TOON 1249
TBSC 1797/USA 1197
DSNY 1781/FOXN 1130
FOXN 1772/HGRTV 905
ESPN 1553/TNT 901
HGTV 1552/NAN* 871
ADSM 1488/HIST 815
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7. 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 Networks Live + 7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 2/16/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
AMC 1356/ADSM* 767
TBSC 919/USA 445
DISC 790/NICK 419
USA 785/TBSC 403
ADSM 738/AMC 394
ESPN 714/NAN* 391
FAM 705/ESPN 386
HIST 683/TNT 342
FX 599/TOON 341
TNT 596/DISC 335
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.
Top Ten Basic Cable Programs Live + 7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 2/16/15
The Walking Dead (AMC) 12887
Better Call Saul (AMC) 4047
Talking Dead (AMC) 3751
Gold Rush (Discovery) 277
Alaskan Bush People (Discovery) 2527
Vikings (History) 2457
Love & Hip Hop (VH1) 2292
North Carolina/Duke (ESPN) 2121
Being Mary Jane (BET) 2064
WWE Entertainment (USA) 2064
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the February 2015 Sweep ranked in order by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 7.6AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 7.4AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.3AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.8AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 6.4AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.9AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.8AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 3.6AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 3.4AA
Live with Kelly & Michael (DAD) 3.3AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the February 2015 Sweep ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 3.1AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.3AA
Family Feud (2/T) 2.2 AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.7AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.7AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.6AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.5AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.5AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.4AA
Seinfeld (SPT) 1.2AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 2.9.9, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC grabbed the top spot at 8p with 3.6/12 for The Voice, followed by 2.6/9 for ABC’s The Bachelor. Same order at 9p, with 4.0/12 for the singing competition and 2.9/9 for ABC’s now-engaged guy. ABC’s After the Final Rose was first at 10p with 2.7.8, versus 1.8/5 for CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles.
A18-49:NBC 2.9/9, ABC 2.7/8, CBS 1.9/6, ION 1.3/4, FOX .9/3, TELE .6/2, CW .5/2, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, March 9, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 6.7/11
The Voice 8.2/13, Night Shift 3.5/6
ABC: 6.4/10
The Bachelor 6.4/10, After the Final Rose 6.3/11
CBS: 6.1/10
2 Broke Girls 5.1/9, Mike & Molly 5.3/8, Scorpion 6.4/10, NCIS: Los Angeles 6.7/11
FOX 1.9/3
Gotham [r] 1.6/3, The Following 2.2/4
UNIVISION: 1.7/3
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 1.9/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.7/3, Que te Perdone Dios 1.5/3
ION: .9/2
Criminal Minds .9/2, Criminal Minds .9/1, Criminal Minds .9/2
TELEMUNDO: .8/1
Los Miserables .7/1, Tierra de Reyes .8/1, Duenos del Paraiso .9/2
CW: .8/1
Originals .9/1, Jane the Virgin .8/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: ABC and FOX tied for the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 1.5/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos was first at 7p with 1.4/5, followed by a 1.1/4 average for Fox’s The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers. Once Upon a Time held the lead for ABC at 8p with 2.1/7, versus a 1.6/5 average for Fox’s The Simpsons and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Fox grabbed the top spot at 9p with 2.0/6 for Family Guy and Last Man on Earth; ABC’s Secrets and Lies took second place with 1.4/4. ABC’s Revenge topped 10p with 1.1/3; Univision was close behind, scoring 1.0/3 for Sal y Pimenta.
A18-49: ABC 1.5/5, FOX 1.5/5, CBS 1.0/3, UNI 1.0/3, NBC .8/3, TELE .4/1, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, March 8 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 5.9/10
60 Minutes 6.7/12, Madam Secretary 6.7/11, The Good Wife 5.8/9, Battle Creek 4.4/8
ABC: 3.7/6
America’s Funniest Home Videos 3.8/7, Once Upon a Time 3.9/6, Secrets and Lies 3.8/6, Revenge 3.3/6
NBC: 2.3/4
The Voice [r] 2.3/4, Dateline 2.4/4
FOX: 1.9/3
The Simpsons [r] 1.5/3, Bob’s Burgers [r] 1.4/3, The Simpsons 2.1/4, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.8/3, Family Guy 2.3/4, Last Man on Earth 2.5/4
UNIVISION: 1.5/2
Aqui y Ahora Sun 1.0/2, Nuestra Belleza 1.6/3, Sal y Pimienta 1.5/3
ION: .5/1
Sunday Movie .5/1, Sunday Movie .4/1
TELE: .4/1
Cine Millonario .4/1
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: NBC had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 1.0/4, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, ABC’s 20/20 Saturday and NBC’s Caught on Camera/PBC boxing combo tied for first place with .6/3. NBC had the top spot to itself at 9p, with 1.1/4 for boxing, versus .7/2 for ABC’s In an Instant. NBC closed the night with 1.4/5 for boxing, followed by .7/2 for CBS’s 48 Hours and Univision’s Sabado Gigante.
A18-49: NBC 1.0/4, ABC .7/3, UNI .6/2, CBS .5/2, FOX .4/2, TELE .4/1, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, March 7, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 2.9/5
20/20 Saturday 2.9/5, In an Instant 2.9/5
CBS: 2.6/5
Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.2/4, Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.5/5, 48 Hours 3.1/6
NBC: 2.0/4
Caught on Camera 1.5/3, NBC PBC Boxing 2.1/4
FOX 1.0/2
Last Man on Earth [r] 1.3/2, Sleepy Hollow [r] 0.7/1
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Sabado Gigante 1.0/2
ION: .9/2
Criminal Minds 1.0/2, Criminal Minds .8/2, Criminal Minds .8/1
TELE: 0.4/1
Cine Millonario .4/1, Futbol Estelar .4/1
National Geographic Channel hired Matt Renner as Vice President, Production and Terry Danuser as Vice President, Talent. Renner joins NGC from Undertow Films, a television production company he founded in 2012; Danuser was Senior Director, Talent Development & Casting at Discovery Communications from 2003-2012.
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution promoted Victoria Marcroft to Vice President of its Marketing, Promotion & Publicity department. Previously, Marcroft was Executive Director.
Bernadette Simpao was named Vice President, Corporate Communications at AMC Networks. Most recently, Simpao was Senior Director of Communications for Viacom International Media Networks.
Zack Hernandez has been named Senior Vice President, Western Region, U.S. Syndication Sales for Sony Pictures Television.Previously, Hernandez was Senior Vice President, Central Region U.S. Syndication Sales for SPT.
A. Smith & Co. Productions promoted Sharalynn Cornwall and Kristen Stabile to Executive Vice President of Production, and Christmas Rini to Executive Vice President of Development.
This Day in History: 1903 – Bandleader Lawrence Welk was born.
Answer to Our Last Trivia: Which high school-set series featured appearances by Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Kurt Russell and Rob Reiner before they hit stardom? Room 222 (1969-1974). Kudos to: Marc Wollis-NBC Sports/NYC, Tom Winiarski-NBCUniversal/NYC, Jim Kelly-Lee Hecht Harrison/Melville, NY, Larry Kahn-Gold Channel/Orlando, Pam Tierney-Lily Productions/Chicago, Les Stipp-GSD&M/Chicago, Joe Leydon-Cowboys & Indians Magazine/Houston, Kyle Krebs-KXAS-TV/Ft. Worth, TX, John W. Burshtan-Orion Entertainment/Denver, Travis Ballenger-True Media/Bozeman, MT, Randall Bosley-Studio Talent Group/Santa Monica, CA, Kevin Moran-Blarney Productions/LA, Richard Quan-BSSP/San Francisco, Amy Kessler-KDIA Radio/Oakland, Robin Goret-Corner of the Sky/Edinburgh, UK, Arthur Reinstein-Shaw Media/Toronto.
Today’s Trivia: When Lisa on Green Acres (1964-1971) was playing psychologist, why did Eb bring her his goat? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.).
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JOB OPENING: DIGITAL ART DIRECTOR/NBCU/NYC: Exp. w/UX/UI, resp. for online branding. 100% digital. 5+ yrs of design exp., (digital + new media) agency or in-house. Mac Creative Suite CS5/CS6. Full info/apply HERE (3/17)
JOB OPENING: SR DESIGNER/NBCU/NYC: Conceptualize and execute creative. 5+ yrs relevant exp. Proficiency w/Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft PPT/presentation experience a must. Full info/apply HERE (3/17)
JOB OPENING: EVENT MARKETING MGR/NYC/CT: Mng integrated mktg campaigns to attract audience for events. BA Deg/Mktg & 1-3 yrs mktg exp. Exp using social media tools & able to devise/execute a plan in support of events. Full info/apply HERE (3/17)
JOB OPENING: SR COORD, DIGITAL OPS/NBCU/NYC: Looking for a senior digital trafficker to join the Telemundo team. 1+ yrs exp; bilingual a plus. Exp. w/DFP & Freewheel a plus. Full Info/Apply HERE (3/17)
JOB OPENING: DIR INTEGRATED SALES MARKETING/ION/NY: Provides marketing support for Network Sales to help achieve additional revenue for ION. Manage executions. Create client proposals. Min. of 5 years exp marketing required. EOE Resume to: [email protected] (3/14)
JOB OPENING: MGR, TALENT/LA: identify and create opportunities within the existing and with new members of the talent network. 4-8 yrs exp major talent agency managing digital talent. Creative thinker w/out of box ideas to attract key talent. Apply HERE (3/14)
JOB OPENING: DIR, BUSINESS ANALYTICS/Machinima Network/LA: Lead Bus. Analytics team. Proactively align bus. goals & operations to identify relevant opps for analytics solutions. 5+ yrs mngmnt exp & 7+ yrs video advrtsng, e-commerce, or subscription models. Apply HERE (3/14)
JOB OPENING: CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ON AIR/NBCU/East Coast: Works closely with the Sr. Director of Marketing & Creative Services and Sr. Marketing Manager to create and define the network brand, in accordance with the NBC Sports Group full info/apply HERE (3/14)
JOB OPENING: DIR, SCHEDULING/AMC/NYC: Strategic prog plan’g & sched for AMC/AMC On-Demand pltfrms. Active in short & long term prgrm planning, creation of stunts, branded blocks, tentpole events, daily movie sched, orig series placement & support, etc. 5+ yrs sched exp. Submit res http://tinyurl.com/ly6wmkg (3/14)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING/Fox Networks Engineering and Operations Group/LA: Min 10 years progressive exp in general accounting, Financial Reporting, Variable Cost and asset management. public accounting, media & entertainment preferred. Full info/apply HERE (3/13)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, DIGITAL SALES/CBS TV Dist/NYC: Deliver new opps w/media agencies, clients & internally. 7 yrs media ad sales exp & exp creating prgrms/solutions for advertisers. Full knwlg landscape for dig, mobile, & tradit’l media. Full info/apply HERE (3/13)
JOB OPENING: TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/NBCU/NYC: Collaborate with the team. Offer technical and creative solutions to create the overall vision for air Prepare and organize show notes, script, set placement and camera Full info/apply HERE (3/13)
JOB OPENING: DIR, DEVELOPMENT/NYC and LA: For Major Production Co. 7-10 yrs exp @ ntwks & prod co’s. Exp in multiple genres, prod skills, great writing skills, proven track record finding talent, dvlpng & pitching ideas all req’d. Resumes HERE [email protected] (3/12)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, RSCH/GSNTV/Santa Monica: Provide valuable rsch insight to help ntwrk growth. Maint/dvlp analysis of aud delivery to support Prgrmng & mktg. 5+ yrs in TV/Cable rsrch. Strong background TV ratings & synd rsch in Brdcst/TV. Res/CL HERE (3/12)
JOB OPENING: RECEPTIONIST/GSN TV NY: Project support to Affiliate/Ad Sales, general office administration/coordinating; extensive knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Office incl. Powerpoint. Degree required. Send res/CL HERE (3/12)
JOB OPENING: DIR. CREATIVE SRVCS/CSI SPORTS/NYC: Work w/exec team to present brand thru all media. Provide mktg suppt for all prods/srvcs. Fast-growth env. incl. 24/7 Ntwk, synd cont, org prgm, live events. Exp w/soc-med pltfms & on-air/online ntwks. [email protected] (3/12)
JOB OPENING: PRESENTATION DESIGNER/TBS, INC./NYC: 2+ yrs exp. Design solutions for array of projects including pres, key art, collateral, mock-ups, storyboards, signage, premiums, etc. Knwldg of Flash, AE, HTML and other int dev tools. Resume HERE (3/12)
JOB OPENING: MEDIA COORDINATOR/NYC: For major broadcaster. 1+ yrs exp. to assist in reviewing video content, mng data/media storage & prod deadlines, prod/edit video metadata, support client req’s. Proven track rec in adept problem solving req’d. Info/apply HERE (3/12)
JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORDINATOR/FUSE TV/NY: Build and manipulate commercial logs for the entire day. Maximize inventory through commercial scheduling. Input agency copy for all Clients. 2+ yrs exp in cable/broadcast network Traffic Dept. [email protected] (3/12)
JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/TENNIS CHANNEL/NYC: Support all aspects of the ad sales process. A team-player & ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines to fulfill client req’s. 2-5 yrs exp media sales plan’g or agency buying req’d Res/salary req’s: [email protected] (3/12)
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].
SUMMER INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: CREATIVE DVLPMNT & ADMIN INTERNSHIP/Barclay Square Media/LA: Self motivated/creative ind Interested in creative dvlpmnt process & early childhood educational tenets for creating/producing children’s & family media across mult platforms. Apply HERE (3/12)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2015
ABC: The Goldbergs [r], The Goldbergs [r], Modern Family [r], black-ish, American Crime [r]
CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber
CW: Arrow [r], The 100[f]
Fox: American Idol, Empire
NBC: The Mysteries of Laura [r], Law & Order: SVU [r], Chicago PD [r]
PBS: Nature [r], NOVA [r], Skeletons of the Sahara [r]
Telemundo: Los Miserables, Tierra de Reyes, Duenos del Paraiso
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, Que te Per
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