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06.17.15
Good morning. It’s Wednesday June 17, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
MTV2: Not Exactly News at 11:30p
SundanceTV: Deutschland 83 at 11p
Tonight’s Finale:
BBC America: Ripper Street at 10p
What does Donald Trump’s presidential bid, announced Tuesday, mean for his TV roles? NBC is taking a wait-and-see stance with Celebrity Apprentice, not currently airing but renewed for season 15. “We will re-evaluate Trump’s role as host of Celebrity Apprentice should it become necessary, as we are committed to his franchise,” said the network. It’s a different story over at Fox & Friends. Fox News Channel said the real estate mogul/reality star’s weekly appearances will be suspended while he’s working the campaign trail. No hard feelings there – Trump’s first post-announcement interview went to FNC’s Bill O’Reilly.
IN THE NEWS
In an ad they call “the most pathetic instance of self-promotion ever,” Episodes creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik submitted and paid for a hand-written note to trade papers asking for Emmy consideration for their Showtime comedy, which ended its fourth season three month ago. “We are very proud of our cast and the work they did, and we wanted to remind you about it before you vote,” said the letter. “We probably should have spent the money on therapy,” admitted Crane and Klarik of the maneuver, “but clearly therapy hasn’t helped us, so we went with the ad.”
Showtime renewed drama Penny Dreadful for a third season, once again shooting on location in Dublin, and slated for a 2016 debut. Season two airs Sundays at 10p, headed for a July 5 finale.
Debbie Matenopoulos, one of the original co-hosts on The View, is replacing Thea Andrews on The Insider, effective July 6. Matenopoulos, who joined the entertainment newsmag as a special correspondent in May, will host with Louis Aguirre. “She has great chemistry with Louis and the team,” said exec producer Brad Bessey. “She’s down-to-earth, plugged into celebrity news and pop culture, has a vibrant personality and is a true industry insider.”
Mireya Villarreal has been named a CBS News Correspondent and Weijia Jiang a Correspondent for CBS Newspath, the network’s 24-hour television newsgathering service for CBS stations and broadcasters. Villarreal joins CBS News from KTVT-TV in Dallas, where she was a reporter. Jiang was part of the team at NYC’s WCBS-TV that won a regional Emmy award for coverage of Superstorm Sandy.
CBS Summer Preview, the net’s first digital special focused on original summer programming, offers a 10-minute sneak peek at shows including drama Zoo, returning event series Under the Dome and Extant and reality show Big Brother as well as highlights from The Late Late Show with James Corden. Hosted by Brother host Julie Chen, the special is available on demand online, on mobile devices and on TV through Tuesday, July 14.
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Starz gave a green light to American Gods, a FremantleMedia North America adaptation of the fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman. Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Heroes) and Michael Green (The River, Heroes) will write and showrun the series;Gaiman will also exec produce. Start of production is dependent on casting the lead role.
Gaumont Television Europe has plans to produce a new English-language series, Crosshair. The European-based thriller following a former CIA assassin is written by Ken Sanzel (Numb3rs).
Jay and Mark Duplass inked an overall deal with HBO to develop and produce series projects under Duplass Brothers Television. Their Togetherness, launched on the premium cable net in January, returns for season two in 2016.
Elizabeth Banks, along with producing partner Max Handelman, has signed a multi-year overall producing deal with Warner Bros. Television to develop and produce series.
COMING UP
Ripped from the headlines Prison Break: Killers on the Run, a one-hour special about the June 6 escape of two inmates from the Clinton Correctional Facility in New York, premieres on Investigation Discovery Thursday, June 18 at 9p. Presented under ID’s “instamentary” series strand, Front Page, the show is produced by NBC News’ Peacock Productions.
Brain Games returns to Nat Geo with a two-night premiere event Sunday, June 28 (9p-11p) and Monday, June 29 (9p-10p). Jason Silva delves into areas like sleep, moods, memory and mating.
A&E has a lineup of three premieres featuring former boy banders set for Wednesday, July 15. Season four of Wahlburgers launches at 9:30p, followed by season two of Donnie Loves Jenny at 10p and newcomer Lachey’s Bar, focused on 98 Degrees alums Nick and Drew Lachey as they launch a business in Cincinnati, at 10:30p.
Megyn Kelly nabbed an exclusive interview with Traci Johnson, who was nearly beheaded by a co-worker last year in Oklahoma, set to air Thursday, June 18 at 9p on Fox News’s The Kelly File. It’s Johnson’s first national TV interview since the September attack. Earlier this month, Kelly boosted ratings with a post scandal interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting.
Controversial documentary A Genius Leaves the Hood: The Unauthorized Story of Jay Z makes its debut on TV One tonight at 9p. The 90-minute film chronicles how the rapper/mogul made it to the top.
AXS TV will air 17 hours of coverage of The Firefly Music Festival from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21. On stage: Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, AWOLNATION, Bastille, Sublime with Rome, Hozier, Cage the Elephant, Foster the People, Dirty Heads and more perform, beginning nightly at 7p.
Unimas will air the first-ever Spanish-language broadcast of the Miss USA Pageant, live on Sunday, July 12 at 8p. The telecast is the result of deal between Univision and the Miss Universe Organization.
Cozi TV is marking Father’s Day with a Six Million Dollar Man marathon Sunday, June 21 starting at 1p. The net will post a selection of photos submitted by fans; for info go to http://www.cozitv.com.
Clangers, narrated by William Shatner, premieres on preschool net Sprout on Saturday, June 20 at 7p during The Good Night Show. The contemporary version of the BBC’s 1960s stop-animation show is co-produced by Sprout, Coolabi Group, Smallfilms and CBeebies.
CASTING NEWS
Regina King will be back as a series regular for season two of ABC anthology drama American Crime, along with Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton. King will be “at the center of a story that deals with physicality, sexuality, and societal boundaries with the same urgency as our first season dealt with race and faith,” said creator/exec producer John Ridley.
Adria Arjona has been cast as transported 20-year-old Dorothy Gale in NBC event series Emerald City. Arjona will also be seen in upcoming season two of HBO’s True Detective.
ABC Family cast Jade Hassoune (Cyberbully) as a recurring guest star on upcoming series Shadowhunters. Houssoune plays a creature equal parts angel and demon on the saga based on fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments.
ADVERTISING AND BRANDS
Las Vegas is onboard as partner for TV One one-hour special HelloBeautiful Interludes Live: Johnny Gill, premiering Saturday, June 20 at 10p, part of the net’s “Black Music Month” programming. Vegas was highlighted in several features, including an exclusive concert performance, a co-branded promo showcase and custom vignette. Other official sponsors include Ford, MetroPCS and McDonalds.
DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE
OK! TV was renewed for a third season, with multiple clearances including a move to WABC in New York. In addition, the show, which also airs on Reelz, has been added or upgraded in Detroit, Denver, San Antonio, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville, among others.
GLOBAL GOINGS-ON
AMC Networks International inked a deal to launch AMC in the UK for the first time in September, exclusively with BT. AMC is now seen on subscription TV platforms in over 125 countries and territories.
Discovery Networks Asia has acquired Setanta Sports Asia Limited, a premium sports channel specializing in rugby.“The acquisition of Setanta Sports Asia is an important investment for Discovery as we further build scale and expand our business in Asia,” said JB Perrette, President of Discovery Networks International. “Similar to the strategy we have adopted for Eurosport, we will look to build on the strengths of Setanta and fortify its leadership as a must-have sports channel across Asia.”
British singer/actress Rita Ora is jumping from the BBC’s The Voice UK, where she spent one season, to season 12 of ITV’s The X Factor UK. Simon Cowell rejoined X Factor in season 11.
Top Gear has put a new host in the driver’s seat, announced the BBC. TV and radio presenter Chris Evans will fill the big shoes of Jeremy Clarkson, popular despite being dropped from the show for punching a producer.
KID STUFF
Tricon Kids & Family sold talent competition The Next Star, holiday special Christmas Dreams and tween series The Grizzly Cup to Toon Goggles, across multiple platforms.
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RATINGS
The season five finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones hit a series high 8.1 million viewers, up from 7.14 million the week prior and 7.09 million for its 2014 finale.
The premiere of Bravo’s second original scripted series, Odd Mom Out, delivered over 1.2 million total viewers and 705,000 P18-49 on Monday. The net had its best Monday in prime since February 2014, with Mom, a Shahs of Sunset reunion (1.6 million viewers/926,000 P18-49) and season ten launch of The Real Housewives of Orange County (2.6 million total viewers and 1.6 million P18-49).
Discovery’s Deadliest Catch was Tuesday’s number one prime cable telecast across total viewers, P25-54, M25-54 and M18-49 on June 9 in L+3, earning a 2.33 among P25-54 and averaging 3.58 million total viewers P2+. Driven by Deadliest, Discovery was the top cable network during Tuesday prime time in the demos.
Live! With Kelly and Michael was the top syndicated talker, unchanged at 2.7 versus last week with original eps, squeezing past Dr. Phil, down 7 percent with reruns to 2.6. Dr. Oz, down 8 percent to 1.2, dropped 29 percent from last year to match its all-time low.
Scripps sisters HGTV and Food Network more than held their own against ABC’s record-breaking NBA Finals game and the Game of Thrones finale on Sunday, landing four of the top six ad-supported cable show slots. HGTV’s Island Hunters delivered its highest rated episode ever with a .9 rating among P25-54, helping HGTV rank number one in cable nets among P25-54 and W25-54.Over at Food, Food Network Star was no slouch, either – the second episode of the season was number one across all ad-supported cable for the night, drawing 4 million P2+ viewers during the 9p hour and posting a .9 rating among A25-54 (900,000 imp), up 19 percent versus year-ago.
MTV2 scored its highest-rated day in the network’s nearly 20-year history on Wednesday, June 10, reaching 4.4 million unique total viewers with a .3 rating across total day. The season seven premiere of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out was the number one original series in its 11p timeslot with a 1.3 L+3 rating in the P12-34 demo across two new episodes. “After a record three years of ratings growth, we’re aiming higher with our new summer slate,” Chris McCarthy, GM of MTV2 and Logo TV, tells Cynopsis. In addition to record ratings, “Wild ‘N Out helped us own the cultural conversation with the number one social series of the day across all of TV.”
TNT’s coverage of the 2015 NBA Playoffs gave the net a clean sweep of primetime in final Live+7 ratings for the month of May, with number one rankings among total viewers and all key adult demos. TNT claimed eight of basic cable’s Top 20 programs for the month among A18-49 and total viewers.
The freshman run of Bounce TV’s Mann & Wife delivered over 5.7 million viewers and 3.7 million homes across all plays. Each of the ten premiere eps was in the top ten among target African American A18-49 in ad-supported cable Tuesdays at 9p.
WE tv landed the number one and number five spots in the W 25-54 demo in all of cable on Thursday night. Braxton Family Values delivered 810,000 for first place in the demo, while newcomer Cutting It: In the ATL delivered 466,000 to place fifth.
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of June 8, 2015)
NBC: Nightly News 7.868 million total viewers; 1.6/7 and 1.928 million A25-54
ABC: World News Tonight 7.812 million total viewers; 1.6/7 and 1.960 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 6.468 million total viewers; 1.2/5 and 1.457 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 June 8, 2015
ABC: NBA Finals (6/14) 7.6/25
ABC: NBA Finals (6/11) 7.6/26
ABC: NBA Finals (6/9) 7.3/25
NBC: America’s Got Talent (6/2) 2.3/8
ABC: NBA Countdown (6/11) 2.2/9
NBC: American Ninja Warrior 2.1/7
ABC: NBA Countdown (6/9) 1.9/8
ABC: The Bachelorette 1.8/6
NBC: Stanley Cup Finals (6/13) 1.7/8
NBC: I Can Do That 1.6/5
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top 10 M-F Syndicate Strip Series for the week of June 1 ranked in order of HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.4AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.3AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.3AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.6AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.2AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.9AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 2.9AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.9AA
Live With Kelly and Michael (DAD) 2.7AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 11 M-F Syndicate Strip Series for the week of June 1 ranked in order of A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.5AA
Family Feud (2/T) 2.1AA
Modern Family (2/T) 1.9AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.6AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.3AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.2AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.2AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.2AA
Mike & Molly (WB) 1.0AA
Seinfeld (SPT) 1.0AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.0AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top Ten Basic Cable Networks Live + 7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 5/25/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 1135/ADSM* 664
TNT 741/ESPN 484
FAM 733/USA 417
TBSC 732/NICK 368
USA 729/FAM 361
DISC 695/NAN* 356
ADSM 628/TBSC 346
HIST 594/TOON 344
NBCS 593/TNT 329
FX 546/HGTV 306273
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 Total Viewers for the week of: 5/25/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 2510/NICK 1318
HIST 2230/DSNY 1187
USA 1862/ ADSM* 1140
DSNY 1816/TOON 1105
HGTV 1652/ USA 1077
TNT 1598/ ESPN 990
TBSC 1574/HGTV 930
DISC 1528/FOXN 897
FOXN 1474/HIST 872
FAM 1397/NAN* 851
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: 5/25/15
Houston/Golden State (ESPN) 4542
Golden State/Houston (ESPN) 4342
Atlanta/Cleveland (TNT) 3173
Teen Mom (MTV) 2504
Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!) 2388
Lip Sync Battle (Spike) 2031
Deadliest Catch (DISC) 1979
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1965
SportsCenter (ESPN) 1933
Naked and Afraid (DISC) 1870
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe 116,400,000 homes. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7.
Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 2.8/10, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s coverage of the Stanley Cup final scored 2.0/8 at 8p, followed by 1.8/7 for ABC’s The Bachelorette. Action on the ice delivered 2.7/9 at 9p, versus 1.8/6 for ABC’s Bachelorette. NBC’s hockey won 10p with 3.5/12; Telemundo’s Senor de los Cielos took second with 1.1/4.
A18-49: NBC 2.8/10, ABC 1.5/5, FOX 1.3/4, CBS 1.0/3, UNI .8/3, TELE .6/2, CW .3/1, ION .3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, June 15, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
NBC: 4.4/8
Stanley Cup Final 4.4/8
ABC: 3.8/7
The Bachelorette 4.3/7, The Whispers 2.7/5
CBS: 3.6/6
2 Broke Girls [r] 3.2/6, Mike & Molly [r] 3.3/6, Scorpion [r] 3.4/6, NCIS: Los Angeles [r] 4.0/7
FOX: 2.5/4
So You Think You Can Dance? 2.5/4
UNIVISION: 1.3/2
Amores con Trampa 1.2/2, Imperdonable 1.3/2, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No 1.3/2
ION: 1.0/1
Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds 1.1/2, Criminal Minds .8/1
TELEMUNDO: .9/1
Avenida Brasil .6/1, Tierra de Reyes 0.8/1, Senor de los Cielos 1.3/2
CW: 0.5/1
Originals [r] .5/1, Jane the Virgin [r] .5/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: ABC won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 6.0/21, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. A 1.2/5 average for ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and NBA Countdown won at 7p, followed by .8/3 for CBS’s 60 Minutes and NBC’s Dateline. ABC’s NBA finals scored at 8p with 5.8/21, versus .9/3 for NBC’s Dateline. Basketball hit 7.7/25 9p, versus an average .8/3 for Fox’s Family Guy and Golan. ABC’s game rose to 9.4/30 at 10p; Univision’s Sal y Pimienta (.5/2), CBS’s CSI (.5/2) and NBC’s American Odyssey (.5/1) tied for second.
A18-49: ABC 6.0/21, FOX .7/2, NBC .7/2, CBS .5/2, UNI .5/2, TELE .4/1, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, June 14, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
ABC: 9.5/18
Jimmy Kimmel Live 2.2/5, NBA Countdown 3.0/6, NBA Finals 11.8/21
CBS: 3.3/6
60 Minutes [r] 5.0/10, Madam Secretary [r] 3.1/6, The Good Wife [r] 2.3/4, CSI [r] 2.7/5
NBC: 2.3/4
Dateline 2.6/5, Dateline: My Kid Would Never 2.8/5, A.D.: The Bible Continues 2.4/4, American Odyssey 1.5/3
FOX: 1.0/2
Bob’s Burgers [r] .9/2, Bob’s Burgers [r] .9/2, Simpsons [r] 1.2/2, Brooklyn Nine-Nine [r] .9/2, Family Guy [r] 1.1/2, Golan .9/2
UNIVISION: .9/2
Aqui Ahora Sun .7/1, Me Pongo d Pie 1.0/2, Sal y Pimienta .9/2
TELEMUNDO: 0.5/1
Cine Exclusivo .5/1
ION: 0.4/1
A Knight’s Tale .4/1
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 1.7/8, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. NBC was first at 8p with 1.2/6 for the Stanley Cup Finals, followed by .4/2 for baseball on Fox. Hockey scored 1.7/8 to lead at 9p, versus .5/2 for Univision’s Sabado Gigante and Fox baseball. The Stanley Cup competition drew 2.1/9 to top 10p; CBS’s 48 Hours was second with .7/3.
A18-49: NBC 1.7/8, CBS .5/2, FOX .5/2, UNI .5/2, ABC .4/2, ION .3/1, TELE .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, June 13, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
NBC: 3.0/6
Stanley Cup 2.9/6
CBS: 2.3/5
Crimetime Saturday [r] 1.4/3, Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.3/5, 48 Hours [r] 3.1/6
ABC: 1.5/3
The Whispers [r] 1.3/3, In an Instant [r] 1.6/3
FOX: 1.4/3
Saturday Baseball 1.4/3
UNIVISION: .9/2
Sabado Gigante .9/2
ION: .8/2
Criminal Minds .9 /2, Criminal Minds .7/1, Criminal Minds .8/2
TELEMUNDO: 0.3/1
FIFA .3/1
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FUN OF YOUR BUSINESS
From office parties, to office pranks, we asked our readers to tell us, "What’s the most fun you have ever had at work." To the chagrin of some employers, there seems to be a lot of fun out there and here is what some of you had to say…
There was one episode where I had to sing a song in Spanish. It was great fun. In this case I was doing the song and trying to pretend I was a trumpet. Have you ever pretended you’re a trumpet? Not easy. Rita Moreno, Actress, Nina’s World, Sprout
We have fun all the time. There’s lots of falling, lots of lines messing up. And I love the cast – they’re just the bomb diggity. Especially [co-stars] Kadeem [Hardison] and Tammy [Townsend]–they’re older but they always hang out with us. They’re like teenagers. Zendaya, Actress, K.C. Undercover, Disney Channel
My business partner Matt Senreich and I have had the same desks from Cost Plus World Market for 10 years. We like to face each other and we still face each other, even though now we could have our own offices. Seth Green, Actor, Producer, Writer and Director, SuperMansion, Crackle
Every tape night was a party. My six years there was all love, all fun. Alfonso Ribeiro, Actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
It’s hard to pick one moment but I will always remember Deena Katz [casting producer for Dancing With the Stars] telling me, "This is the last time you have to do the quick step!" Candace Cameron Bure, Actress, Full House
While working for Entertainment Tonight I got the opportunity to swim with dolphins and feed sharks. Mark Steines, host of Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family
For me… September 1979, when I premiered on WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee as a morning TV talk show co-host. I was on a remote. In a hot tub. With 3 of Milwaukee’s finest. I thought, "This is work?" For about 9 months, yeah, it was. Gary Lico, Proprietor, LILOLME.TV
I was Advertising Director for Club Med for eight years. Enough said! Anthony Salerno, VP, Associate Managing Director, Horizon Media.
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EXECUTIVE MOVES
AMC and SundanceTV announced a new senior leadership structure, including the promotion of Joel Stillerman to President of Original Programming and Development for AMC and SundanceTV, and the appointment of AMC Networks veteran Jan Diedrichsen to the newly created position of Executive Director of SundanceTV. The moves follow the recent appointment of Charlie Collier as President and General Manager of SundanceTV, adding to his oversight of AMC.
Sonar Entertainment added two executives to its global sales team. Axel Boehm joins as Senior Vice President, International Sales, and Patrick Phelan has been named Vice President, International Sales.
Agency INNOCEAN Worldwide appointed Jeremy Craigen to the new position of Global COO, effective June 22. Previously, Craigen served as Global Executive Creative Director at DDB.
This Day in History: 1911 – The Computer-Tabulating-Recording Co. (later IBM) was incorporated in New York.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which 1980s series featured a recurring, donut-eating intelligence officer who was killed off but returned as a ghost? Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988). Kudos to: Jose Rolon-Aljazeera America/NYC, Mark Berger-Major Energy/Orangeburg, NY, Doug Kneissl-History/Stamford, CT, Mary McKillop-Saatchi & Saatchi North America/NYC, Will Allmendinger-Clear Channel Outdoor/Chicago, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA
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JOB OPENING: MANAGER, PRODUCT DEV & OPS/A+E Networks/NY: Manage fulfillment & product development efforts for distribution of A+E content through affiliate-operated TV Everywhere platforms including websites & mobile apps. Full Info/Apply HERE (6/20)
JOB OPENING: LEAD ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT-IT/A+E Networks/NY: Hands-on role resp for creating, communicating, and ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide infrastructure platform technology architecture design, principals, guidelines and solutions. Full Info/Apply HERE (6/20)
JOB OPENING: MANAGER PROGRAM STRATEGY/ E!/LA, CA: Execute E! linear scheduling strategy and Ad Sales grids. Minimum 3 years linear and digital platform experience required. Full info/apply HERE (6/20)
JOB OPENING: ANALYST, WEB ANALYTICS/NBCU/East Coast: Provide reporting and analysis on digital, mobile, and social site and campaign metrics for the NBCU Hispanic Group. Full info/apply HERE (6/19)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH DIRECTOR/NBCU/East Coast: Provide strategic & analytical guidance in support of news & sports prog. Report to VP RSCH Analytics & Insights. Min 4yrs exp media rsrch. Knwlg -traditional/non trad rsrch tools brdcst/cbl. Full info/apply HERE (6/19)
JOB OPENING: SR PUBLICIST/BBC WORLDWIDE/NYC: Support key businesses(consumer products, licensing, BBC.com, and TV and digital content sales/co-productions)with comprehensive publicity campaigns . Min 5 years trade media, communications/PR experience. Resume to: resumesus@bbc.com (6/19)
JOB OPENING: SENIOR ANALYST, RESEARCH/BRAVO & OXYGEN/NYC: Leverage multiplatform data/bus modeling & dev data-driven strat/optimizing viewership & monetization for. Expert w/excel/ large data sets. Full info/apply HERE (6/19)
JOB OPENING: PRODUCER, BUSINESS ANALYST, ASSIGNMENT EDITOR/WRNN-TV, FIOS1 News/Rye Brook, NY: is currently recruiting for regular and weekend positions. For more details, please visit https://rnn-tvcareers.silkroad.com/ (6/18)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, SVOD (OTT ) & PA/FOX/LA: This position will utilize multiplatform viewership data combined with statistical and financial modeling to apply data driven strategies for TCF TV & Theatrical. Full info/apply HERE (6/18)
JOB OPENING: MANAGER/SR MANAGER TV PUBLICITY/FerenComm/NYC: Develop & execute consumer/trade publicity campaigns for scripted & unscripted series. 4-6 years exp in TV PR a must. Salary neg. Apply RandiL@ferencomm.com (6/18)
JOB OPENING: DIR, DVLPMNT/WE tv/NYC: Dvlp/generate orig unscripted prgrmng. Oversee projects through all steps of the development process. 6-10 yrs dvlpmnt &/or prod exp. Ntwrk exp & a track record of developing successful shows a must. Full info/apply HERE (6/18)
JOB OPENING: SR ASSOC, MKTG & PROMOTIONS/DIRECTV/LA: Build innovative & strategic mktg promos for Radio & TV. Work w/VP & Sr Mgrs to dvlp, price/execute integrated multi-platform campaigns. 5 yrs mktg & media exp w/strong advrtsng, prod exp. Full info/apply HERE (6/18)
JOB OPENING: SR DIRECTOR RESEARCH/ZOOM/Chicago: Mng rsch workflow, timeline dvlpmnt & project follow-up. Knwlg of methodology, depth & scope of Nielsen, MRI, Comscore & other synd rsrch data. Publish results using Excel, PP and Word. Resumes emailed HERE (6/18)
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SITUATION WANTED: Entertainment Exec/Doc Film Maker Seeking FT Staff position. Sony Music 15 yrs in Bus. Affairs as Dir, Licensing, Rights & Clearances. Exc analytical skills; contractual language interpretation; great orgnzl/leadership & comm skills. Email HERE (6/18)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2015
ABC: The Middle [r], The Goldbergs [r], Modern Family [r], black-ish [r], Celebrity Wife Swap
CBS: The Briefcase, Criminal Minds [r], CSI: Cyber [r]
CW: Arrow [r], Supernatural [r]
FOX: MasterChef, Bullseye
NBC: I Can Do That [r], American Ninja Warrior [r]
PBS: Nature [r], NOVA [r], Nazi Mega Weapons [r]
Telemundo: Avenida Brasil, Tierra de Reyes, El Senor de los Cielos
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