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IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, TRUST MATTERS MORE THAN EVER
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Tonight’s Premieres
Emergence at 10p CBS: NCIS at 8p, FBI at 9p, NCIS: New Orleans at 10p FOX: The Resident at 8p, Empire at 9p National Geographic: Life Below Zero at 9p NBC: The Voice at 8p, This Is Us at 9p, New Amsterdam at 10p Tonight’s Finales A&E: 60 Days In: Narcoland at 10p Discovery: Undercover Billionaire at 10p Paramount: Ink Master at 10p Travel: Code of the Wild at 10p Viceland: The Devil You Know at 10p, Terror at 11p IN THE NEWS NBCUniversal Television Stations introduced LX, a news brand for Gen Z and millennial audiences. Launching first on YouTube, digital and social, and as an over-the-air and streaming network in April 2020, LX delivers longer-form news content to tell community stories targeting the young demo. “Our younger audiences want stories that are relatable. They want to feel a connection with the people delivering the news to them. They want more context about what’s happening in their neighborhoods. LX will deliver this and more,” said Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. “Our team has been working hard to create a place that younger audiences can go to watch stories that are about them, and get the background about complex issues happening in their own backyard, but still walk away feeling inspired about the power we all have to affect positive changes for our communities.” AT&T and The Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement in principle on a new retransmission consent and carriage deal that would keep networks including ABC, ESPN and the Disney Channel on the air in homes with DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T TV Now. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In recent months AT&T has been involved in carriage disputes with CBS and Nexstar Media Group, resulting in blackouts. The federal judge overseeing the battle between HBO and the estate of Michael Jackson over documentary Leaving Neverland made his tentative ruling on September 19 final. Judge George Wu reaffirmed his inclination to toss HBO’s anti-SLAPP motion. The decision sends the matter into arbitration. Leaving Neverland details claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children. Comcast Company’s FreeWheel released its Q2 Video Marketplace Report, analyzing the changing dynamics of how advertisers, publishers and distributors are utilizing ad supported premium video. Key takeaways: For the second quarter, ad completion rates on full-episode and live content in the U.S. remained extremely high, between 87% and 98% for both pre-roll and mid-roll. And video ad views grew 27% year-over-year, driven in large part by connected TV (up 48%). One of the major themes of the report is the role of industry partnerships and increased interoperability. “The value of premium video is now well established and the industry is focused on finding ways to drive scale, sophistication and simplicity by connecting together multiple exiting platforms,” said David Dworin, who heads FreeWheel’s Advisory Services Team and was one of the lead authors of the report. “With this focus, we expect audience targeted campaigns, which increased 82% this quarter, almost four-times as fast as the industry, to continue to grow at pace.” |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Queen Latifah will be among six leads in Quibi series When The Street Lights Go On, a coming-of-age murder mystery adapted from the Black List script writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. Also starring in the series will be Chosen Jacobs (It), Sophie Thatcher (Chicago Med), Sam Strike (Nightflyers), Ben Ahlers (The Village) and Julia Sarah Stone (Honey Bee). Written by Hutton and O’Keefe, the project is set after the murder of a beautiful young girl rocks a suburban community. Walker, Texas Ranger is being rebooted and Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki is set to headline and executive produce the project. The reimagined version of the long-running CBS 1990s action-crime series will be titled Walker and is being written and executive produced by Anna Fricke (Valor) and executive produced by Dan Lin (Lethal Weapon). According to Deadline, the series is being shopped by CBS TV Studios; The CW is a leading contender for the project along with CBS. National Geographic inked a first-look agreement with Free Solo directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin and their company Little Monster Films. The deal covers all unscripted series and specials as well as feature documentaries. Additionally, the network has greenlit their next feature documentary, with details to be announced at a later date. WE tv and Urban Movie Channel greenlit a second season of Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition “confessional” episodes, which are exclusively available to UMC subscribers and are a complement to WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition. The content partnership has helped drive subscriber growth at UMC, while raising awareness of the WE tv network and its line-up of original programming with UMC’s subscriber base. Dino Ranch was picked up by Disney Junior US. Created by Matt Fernandes of Industrial Brothers and produced by Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker Studios, animated preschool series follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical setting where dinosaurs still roam. The series is in pre-production and is set to premiere on Disney Junior US in 2021, followed by an international rollout. ABC has opted not to proceed with sci-fi drama Triangle, starring Mike Vogel (The Brave), reports Deadline. The move comes eight months after the series was ordered to pilot in January. Written and executive produced by Jon Harmon Feldman and Sonny Postiglione (Knightfall), Triangle posed the question: What if the Bermuda Triangle was not a watery grave in the middle of the ocean but a land lost in time that has trapped travelers over the course of history? NEW & RETURNING SERIES BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios announced new premiere dates for The Oval and Sistas. The Oval, which follows the story of a family placed in the White House by people of power, while highlighting the everyday lives of the staff, bows Wednesday, October 23 at 9p. Sistas, centered on a group of single black females navigating their love lives, careers and friendships, follows at 10p. Crank Yankers returns Wednesday, September 25 at 10:30p to Comedy Central. Created by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison, the show makes all the crank phone calls you wish you’d made as a kid. Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet returns to Nat Geo WILD on Saturday, September 28 at 9p. Dr. Michelle Oakley will be back with more animals and complicated cases for the show’s seventh season. COMING UP Former Vice President Joe Biden will guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, September 25. The ABC talker airs at 11:35p. Synergy alert: The force will be with ABC prime-time during premiere week - and beyond, as the network’s series pay tribute to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new land at Disneyland Park in California and at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Viewers will be treated to on-air mentions and surprises from the Star Wars universe, beginning tonight with black-ish at 9:30p and ending Monday, September 30 with Dancing with the Stars at 8p. Dancing with the Stars - Live Tour 2020 heads across America this winter, kicking off Thursday, January 9 in Richmond, VA. It marks the longest tour to date, running through Tuesday, April 7. This year’s crop of dancers includes Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko and Emma Slater. UPtv will be celebrating Christmas with 60 days of holiday programming. The offering features 10 U.S. premiere movies and a GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon. Hosted by Scott Patterson, the marathon features all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, 24 hours a day beginning Sunday, November 24 at 9p. UPtv’s presentation also includes 60 movie titles, kicking off Sunday, October 27 at 7p with A Christmas Movie Christmas. PODCAST POSTS National research and action institute PolicyLink is launching its first podcast, Radical Imagination, today. Hosted by founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell, it features discussions about solutions that are fueling change and are about today’s most pressing political issues. STREAMING Comcast inked a distribution deal with DAZN that will make the app available to Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex subscribers through their set-top boxes. The sports-centric streaming outfit will join the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Pluto within Comcast’s applications library. TECH TALK NCC Media changed its name to Ampersand. The advanced advertising joint venture from Comcast, Charter and Cox, announced the news at the Advertising Week Conference in New York, while also unveiling new features and services for its ad platform. Ampersand said it has unified aggregated viewership data insights across the Charter, Comcast and Cox combined footprint of nearly 40 million households to support the design of audience-based planning and buying for the TV marketplace. The move allows marketers to plan, buy and optimize their TV investments against desire audience segments. Verizon Media unveiled brand new AR capabilities for Moments, a premium, full-screen native format that drives consumer relevance and engagement through commerce, utility and content. Macy’s signed on as a user. With the new features, advertisers can allow people to interact with, evaluate and test multiple products in a 3D environment via smartphone camera and screen. Roku has partnered with Innovid on a new analytics solution to measure daily demographic reach and frequency on TV campaigns run across the Roku platform and linear TV. The product combines OTT and linear TV occurrence, while identifying data from Roku’s 30.5 million active accounts with Innovid’s OTT ad serving footprint across over 75 million households. CASTING Will Arnett (Arrested Development) has joined the cast of BBC2 comedy The First Team. GOING GLOBAL ODMedia Group announced that Wine Masters Season 2 – Italy was released globally on Monday on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. The lifestyle documentary series tells the stories of the most prestigious wine producing families in the region. Love Nature 4K will continue the international production of America’s Wild Seasons and America’s Wild Border. The shows feature dramatic stories of survival coast to coast and tundra to tropics. America’s Wild Seasons is set to launch in Canada in November, followed by 42 territories of EMEA, Asian and Latin America in December and in the US on Smithsonian Channel in 2020. Cosmo-Maya secured a raft of global deals for animated series Harry ahead of its global launch at MIPCOM. Amazon Prime secured exclusive SVOD rights to the show in India. Spectrum FiIm in Indonesia picked up the show for major territories in South East Asia. Global kids and family content and brands company DHX Media is changing its name to WildBrain. “Rebranding as WildBrain embraced our commitment to creativity, imagination and innovation, and our 360 degree approach to brand management. For many years, our WildBrain group has been at the leading edge of the digital media business. As that landscape continues to rapidly evolve, now is time to unify all the parts of our company under both the name and entrepreneurial culture that WildBrain represents,” said newly appointed Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair Eric Ellenbogen. |
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RATINGS Up against a close NFL game on NBC and football overruns on CBS, Fox’s broadcast of the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low 6.9 million viewers. That’s a 32% drop from the Monday airing of the show on NBC in 2018, and a 39% drop from the Sunday airing on CBS in 2017. It was a 42% decline from the last time Fox had the Emmys, in 2015. In A18-49, the show pulled in a 1.6 rating, another Emmy low. On a positive note, it was the night’s most-social program across broadcast and cable. On Sunday, September 15, TLC ranked as the #1 cable network for the night among P/W25-54 and 18/49 -18-34, marking 12 consecutive weeks leading key women demos. The premiere of Before the 90 Days that night scored a season high 3.4 million P2+ viewers, while the premiere of Pillow Talk averaged 1.7 million P2+ viewers. The Other Way on Monday, September 16 achieved ratings highs among all key demos, averaging 3.6 million P2+ viewers and also marked the first time in 90 Day Fiance history that an episode rated over 3.0 among W18-49. SHAREABLEE TOP TV SHOWS for the week of September 16 Program, Network, Total Actions, Total Content, Actions per Content, Fans & Followers Program, Network, Total Actions, Total Content, Actions per Content, Fans & Followers The Ellen DeGeneres Show (WB/synd) 12.5M, 103, 121,246, 188M E! News (E!) 8.2M, 773, 10,641, 36.1M Today Show (NBC) 1.6M, 696, 2,294, 13.3M America’s Got Talent (NBC) 1.5M, 252, 6,054, 15.6M The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1.5M, 131, 11,640, 20.6M American Horror Story (FX) 1.5M, 89, 16,895, 16.4M Entertainment Tonight (WB/synd) 1.4M, 625, 2,234, 8.4M The Real (CBS/synd) 1.3M, 1 78, 7,430, 3.1M Ninja Warrior (NBC) 13.M, 75, 16,789, 3.9M Dancing with the Stars (ABC) 1M, 99, 10,598, 9.2M Tunity Analytics Top Weekly National Out-of-Home Viewer Rankings for Entertainment Programs for the week of September 16 Program, OOH Viewers (000) 71st Annual Emmy Awards (FOX) 329 Big Brother (CBS) 240 America’s Got Talent 9/17 (NBC) 230 America’s Got Talent 9/18 (NBC) 198 Bull (CBS) 183
Love It or List It (HGTV) 169 Bring the Funny (NBC) 155
Dancing with the Stars (ABC) 145 Bachelor in Paradise (ABC) 141 Fixer Upper (HGTV) 132 Source: Tunity Analytics. Viewing estimates are derived from the Tunity mobile app usage. OOH impressions are calculated using Tunity Analytics propriety estimation model. TV Time’s Shows on the Rise Report for the week of September 16 Criminal: United Kingdom (Netflix) 99.9% Disenchantment (Netflix) 97.5% The Mind Explained (Netflix) 92.1% American Horror Story (FX) 70.5% Unbelievable (Netflix) 67.6% Top Box (Netflix) 62.7% Marianne (Netflix) 58.4% The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC) 46.8% SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon) 43.2% Vinland Saga (NHK) 42.9% *Methodology: Every week, millions of viewers around the world use TV Time to track their favorite series. “Shows on the Rise” is calculated by determining the week-over-week growth in episodes watched for a given program. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Friday, September 20, time period averages Source: Nielsen Live+SD CBS: 4.15 million Hawaii Five-0 4.09, Magnum P.I. 3.93, Blue Bloods 4.44 ABC: 2.66 million American Housewife 2.44, Fresh Off the Boat 1.87, 20/20 3.67 NBC: 2.46 million American Ninja Warrior 2.38, Dateline NBC 2.54 TELE: 1.68 million Exatlon Estados Unidos 1.10, El Final del Paraiso 1.07, Preso No. 1 0.81 FOX: 1.55 million MasterChef 1.55 UNI: 1.15 million La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.08, La Usurpadora 1.28, Sin Miedo la Verdad 1.09 CW: 0.82 million Masters of Illusion 1.09, The Big Stage 0.94, Peaking 0.66, Peaking 0.59 Friday A19-49 Ratings ABC 0.4/3, NBC 0.4/3, CBS 0.4/2, FOX 0.4/2, TELE 0.3/2, UNI 0.3/2, CW 0.2/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES The E.W. Scripps Company hired Kerry Oslund as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. Oslund previously served as Vice President of Publishing and Digital at Schurz Communications. Centro announced two new appointments. Andy McNab, formerly Senior Advisor of MIQ, is now Manager for the company’s United Kingdom division. Manuel Ramos Bernard was named Manager for the company in Mexico; he joins from Logan, a Latin American mobile marketing company. CivicScience named Jack Randall as Chief Commercial Officer. He joins following a long executive tenure at Univision. The Latin Recording Academy made changes to its leadership team. Manuel Abud, previously President and CEO of Azteca America, was named Chief Operating Officer; while Latin GRAMMY veteran Luis Dousdebes was appointed Chief Awards, Membership and Preservation Officer. Aida Scorza was upped to Senior Vice President of Awards. 306 Powwow added Adrian Santucho as Chief Creative Officer. He was previously CEO of Fremantle Latin America and head of Univision Studios. This Day in History 1968 – The investigative news program 60 Minutes debuted on CBS. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question What was the first year cable TV programs were eligible for primetime Emmy awards? 1988. Kudos to: Carl Mayer-Active International/Pearl River, NY; Rev. Mark Wajda/Leesburg, FL; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing, Inc./NYC; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/Los Angeles, CA; Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa del Rey/CA; David Westberg-SAG AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank, CA; John Ferlazzo/London, UK Today’s Trivia Question What was the only song the Hooterville volunteer fire department’s marching band knew how to play on Green Acres (1965-1971)? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four.) |
ANALYST MTV/VH1/CMT
NYC
Deep knowledge & passion for consumer insight within media/entertainment. Keeping a finger on the pulse of happenings in the video content landscape. Secondary to insight 1-2 yrs research exp; qualitative/quantitative research techniques. Temp position-1 yr
Full info HERE ANALYST >> MTV/VH1/CMT/NYC: Deep knowledge & passion for consumer insight within media/entertainment. Keeping a finger on the pulse of happenings in the video content landscape. Secondary to insight 1-2 yrs research exp; qualitative/quantitative research techniques. Temp position-1yr. Full info HERE (10/5)
MULTI MEDIA DESIGNER >>
ION MEDIA/NYC: Conceptualize multimedia graphics for print & digital platforms with an emphasis on Sales mktg materials. Graphic projects incl B2B Advertising campaigns, digital assets, and print collateral. proficient in the entire Adobe Creative Production Suite. Min 3-5 yrs exp. Full info HERE (10/4)
SALES RESEARCH DIRECTOR >>
ION MEDIA/NYC: Having a hybrid set of skills to oversee the Sales Research team and arm the Sales group with network performance metrics, competitive advantages, and thoughtful research stories. 7-10 years of Sales Res earch experience within the media industry. Full info HERE (10/4)
HEAD OF SALES ADMIN & TALENT DEVELOPMENT >>
ION Media/NYC: Responsible for all administrative aspects of Sales development, which includes building a robust infrastructure to support our strategic revenue growth. 10-15+ years of proven leadership skills overseeing Sales Administration/Operations. Full info HERE (10/4)
MANAGER, NATIONAL TV MEDIA BUYING >>
Simulmedia/NYC: Manage & develop inventory partnerships with TV and digital media partners, provide internal guidance & analysis on inventory sources and media spend. TV media buying/planning exp, 3+ yrs. Strong relationship building, negotiating & planning skills.Full info/apply HERE (10/4)
DIRECT RESPONSE AE >>
American Classic Entertainment/Remote position: Resp for growing the DR business. 2+ yrs of Television DR sales exp on national cable pref’d. The ideal candidate must have a large client & buyer contact list. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal comm skills. Strong negotiation skills. Full info HERE (10/3)
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS >>
OWN/LA: Seasoned comms pro to dvlp press materials, internal comms & message points for execs, maintain press relationships & oversee events. 7+ yrs exp in PR & crisis comms req’d. Full info HERE (10/3)
COORDINATOR, CREATIVE AFFAIRS >>
9 Story Media Group/NYC: Work w/Dir of Prod to help ensure all series prod teams have the resources they need to produce great work. Strong orgnztn’l skills/detail oriented & strong MS Excel skills a must. 1+ yrs previous prod exp req’d. Knwldg of Movie Magic budgeting software a +. Full info HERE (10/3)
TV PROGRAM HOSTS >>
QVC and Home Shopping Network (HSN)/West Chester PA & St Petersburg FL: Exp in hosting TV, web broadcasts, news, radio or trade shows & live events or as a brand Spokesperson. A passion about product your selling & comfortable with on-air selling a must. Full info HERE (10/3) SENIOR DESIGNER >>
REELZ/Albuquerque: Design and execute on-air graphics, digital/social media and print. 3-5 years of experience with AE, C4D and Creative Cloud is essential. Strong design and collaborative skills desired. Relocation package Full info HERE (10/2)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE >>
KTLM/McAllen TX: Generate revenue to the station and its web/digital product from both traditional and non-traditional prospects in the Rio Grande Valley market. Minimum 2 years of experience in broadcast media sales, business development and/or direct sales environment. Full info HERE (1 0/2)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE >> WGN America/LA: Seeking an experienced Account Executive to grow existing and develop new business for the network through the selling of national cable TV time to ad agencies and clients. Min of 5 yrs exp selling or buying national TV advertising. Full info HERE (9/29)
NATIONAL MEDIA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE >>
Ramsey Solutions/Nashville: Proactively prospecting, qualifying, closing and growing a national account list of NEW business. 3+ yrs of sales exp. Proven track record of successfully closing NEW business while growing and renewing existing client base. Full info HERE (9/28)
RESEARCH ANALYST, KIDS >>
Insight Strategy Group/NYC: Contribute ideas & be an active voice in team brainstorming. 0-3 yrs exp mkt rsrch, or in a brand/mrktg consulting role that involves hands-on primary rsrch; exp in quantitative rsrch pref’d. Kids/family rsrch exp a strong requirement. Full info HERE (9/28)
RIGHTS & CLEARANCES COORD, CONTENT CREATION, TEMP >>
A+E/Stamford: Ensure all materials used in our internally-produced content are properly cleared and licensed. Review rights bibles, perform detailed contract analysis on license agreements & perform risk analysis. BA w/JD pref’d. Min 3 yrs exp analyzing third party licenses (music, stills). Prior exp in a TV, cable, law firm or film studio a plus. Apply HERE Full info HERE (9/27) MANAGER, AD SALES MARKETING >>
Discovery/LA: Collaborative team player to dvlp/execute cross-pltfrm mrktng progs across network portfolio. Lead internal planning/brainstorming in response to RFPs, activate/manage sponsorship prgrms & work effectively w/ stakeholders. 5+ yrs int mrktng exp. Full info HERE (9/27)
RESEARCH ANALYST >>
Insight Strategy Group/NYC: Be an idea contributor and an active voice in team brainstorming. 0-3yrs of exp in market rsrch, or in a brand/mktg consulting role that involves hands-on primary rsrch. Kids/family research exp pref’d. Full INFO HERE (9/27)
MANAGER, RESEARCH >>
FX Networks/LA: Manager, Research is responsible for tracking/analyzing the performance of all programs on linear and SVOD with an emphasis on Scripted Programs and landscape of TV. MUST be fluent in Excel and NPower. Multitrak and VBA exp a plus. Must have 3-5 years of relevant experience. Full info HERE (9/27)
ASSOC DIRECTOR, SOCIAL & DIGITAL STRATEGY >>
GLOW/NYC: Develop campaign direction, voice & tone, strategy, & creative for high-profile media/entrtnmt clients. 5-8 years social media & digital, pitch and new biz dev experience. Full info HERE (9/27)
AD SALES PLANNER >>
Ovation/NYC: Seeking organized/motivated candidate to join linear sales team as a leave replacement. Responsible for developing proposals, allocating inventory and stewarding existing business. Strong communication skills, proficiency in MS Excel & 2 yrs linear cable exp desired. Position available 12/2019 – 4/2020. Full info HERE (9/27) |
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
ABC: The Conners [p], Bless This Mess [p], mixed-ish [p], black-ish [p], Emergence [p] CBS: NCIS [p], FBI [p], NCIS: New Orleans [p] CW: Pandora, Mysteries Decoded FOX: The Resident [p], Empire [p] NBC: The Voice [p], This Is Us [p], New Amsterdam [p] PBS: Country Music, Country Music Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, El Final del Paraiso, Preso No. 1 Univision: La Rosa de Guadalupe, La Usurpadora, Sin Miedo la Verdad |
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