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CYNOPSIS
10.01.14
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 1, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
CBS: Criminal Minds at 9p, Stalker at 10p
CMT: Death Valley at 11p
Great American Country: Going RV at 10p
Outdoor Channel: The Gunfather at 8p
SundanceTV: Dream School: NYC at 10p
Tonight’s Finale:
FX: The Bridge at 10p
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All-New Queen Latifah Grows in Season 2!
Top Market Growth
New York: +6%
Los Angeles: +67%
Chicago: +38%
San Francisco: +20%
Houston: +50%
Source: NSI, Live+SD rtg, primary telecasts, week of 9/22/14 vs week of 9/23/13; NY, CH & SF = HH; LA & HN = W25-54
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment is bundling Bravo, E!, Esquire and Oxygen in a new lifestyle group headed by Frances Berwick, already overseer of Bravo and Oxygen. Esquire president Adam Stotsky adds the title general manager of E! Entertainment, while E! president Suzanne Kolb leaves the company. “In a crowded, constantly evolving media landscape, it’s more important than ever to have a business structure that not only delivers results today, but also sets a course with the right leadership for future success,” said NBCU Cable Entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer.
IN THE NEWS
NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will air a live broadcast from Phoenix on Super Bowl night, Sunday, February 1, following The Blacklist and local news. The talker then tapes from LA’s Universal Studios February 2-5, its first trip to the City of Angels since its move to NYC after the end of Jay Leno’s reign as host in February 2014.
Piers Morgan’s post-CNN perch is at MailOnline, the web arm of the UK’s Daily Mail, as U.S. Editor-at-Large. “I plan on breaking down the biggest stories that matter to Americans and analyzing them in a way that will generate discussion and create debate,” said Morgan, whose three-year run as host of the news net’s Piers Morgan Live ended in February. “Writing was my first love as a journalist and being able to write on such a powerful, far-reaching and ambitious global platform is an opportunity I couldn’t turn down.”
Reelz announced the launch of a website, Independence Happens Here, in support of independent businesses. Labeling the family-run network “like a corner store of television,” the Reelz site offers content like, “How Your Underdog Business Can Slay Goliath,” and “Cowboy Maloney’s Electric City.” By posting selfies with the hashtag #REELZIndependent to Instagram or Facebook, a company will be entered into a lottery to win local advertising paid for by Reelz.
Is that a nail we hear being ripped out of Aereo’s coffin? Multichannel News cites sources saying the FCC is considering a “technology neutral” definition of an MVPD, giving an online video provider that delivers a linear stream of programming access to content via FCC’s program access rules, subject to program-carriage requirements. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association argues that qualifying as an MVPD requires a transmission path. Settle down, said FCC chairman Tom Wheeler on Tuesday. While he admits the idea was “being kicked around,” Wheeler adds, “I’m not ready to plant the flag.”
Ed Sullivan’s gone missing. An 18-inch-tall bronze statue of the iconic variety show host was snatched from the Hall of Fame Plaza outside the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, CA. The statue was part of a display honoring pioneers in the TV industry. Got a tip? Call the LAPD at 818-623-4081.
Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez will host the 2014 NCLR Alma Awards, celebrating Latinos in the entertainment industry, to be simulcast live on MSNBC and mun2 as a one-hour prime time special on Friday, October 10 at 10p. Telemundo will live stream the 9p pre-show; awards and post-show will stream on MSNBC.
Spike TV launched its first TV Everywhere app on Tuesday. Content includes nearly 200 episodes of series including Ink Master, Bar Rescue and Auction Hunters, among others, along with the best of Bellator MMA and select COPS eps.
Veteran journalist Jorge Ramos will be honored at the International Press Freedom Awards for lifetime achievement. Ramos anchors AMERICA with Jorge Ramos in English on Fusion as well as Univision evening newscast Noticiero Univision and Sunday public affairs program Al Puntoin Spanish. Event takes place November 25 in NYC.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
ABC bought Dish, about a group of female friends, from someone with experience in the space: Sex and the City’s Cindy Chupack. Comedy comes from ABC Studios and Dark Toy. The net also ordered a pilot with penalty for Funhouse, from Mandeville and Fred Gross through ABC Studios.
Travel Channel and Time Inc. are teaming for a five-part series about the making of Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Swimsuit issue. It’s an expansion of the companies’ partnership of 2013 and 2014, which involved one-hour standalone specials. The series will anchor Travel’s “Beach Week” programming event in February.
FYI greenlit Married at First Sight: The First Year, following the two couples who remained married at the end of season one of reality show Married at First Sight. The Married at First Sight: 6 Months Later special delivered 913,000 total viewers, 526,000 A25-54 and 433,000 A18-49, the top telecast on the net (FYI or BIO) in total viewers and A25-54.
A comedy adapted from the 1988 Tom Hanks movie Big scored a script plus penalty commitment from Fox, says the Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce (Enlisted) will write the script and exec produce the project, from 20th Century Fox Television.
Want to find out what shows are online and when? Then you’re going to love Watcheroo, Cynopsis’ new Digital Programming Guide. Organized by show name, date, and platform, here is everything you’ll need to be caught up on digital premieres, ongoing programs, live-streamed events and integrated series.
COMING UP
Lifetime docu-series The Sisterhood (not to be confused with TLC’s canceled The Sisterhood, about pastors’ wives) follows five women considering taking vows to become Catholic nuns. Launch date: Tuesday, November 25 at 10p.
Pretty Little Liars: We Love You to DeAth special airs Tuesday, October 21 at 8p, part of ABC Family’s “13 Nights of Halloween.” Cast and crew offer a behind-the-scenes look at PPL, along with a “Dearly Departed” segment including interviews with “A’s” victims.
From toasting marshmallows to bickering to flossing after meals, Animal Planet special The Real Apes of the Planet explores all the way primates are…just like us. Two-hour documentary airs Tuesday, October 21 at 8p.
RETURNING SERIES
ABC’s bringing back summer series Mistresses for season three. The soapy drama was second in its Monday time slot, with a .9 rating in A18-49.
Deion’s Family Playbook returns to OWN for season two Saturday, November 1 at 9p, followed by the series premiere of Flex & Shanice at 10p. Playbook, following the family life of sports legend Deion Sanders, was the highest-rated freshman docu-series ever for the net.
FX Networks is bringing back summer comedies Married and You’re the Worst for 13-ep sophomore runs. Married returns to FX, while Worst finds a new home on FXX. Married is averaging 1.96 million total viewers and 1.35 million among A18-49; Worst is tracking 1.65 million total viewers and 1.09 million A18-49 through the first seven episodes.
IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! returns for the second half of season three with a packed roster of celebrity guests. A few of those joining the fun, starting Friday, October 17 at 11p: Eric Andre, Dane Cook, Rob Corddry, Chris Hardwick, Ellie Kemper, Kevin Smith, Amber Tamblyn and Steven Yeun.
GSN ordered a 10-ep second season of Skin Wars. Rebecca Romijn (X-Men) will be back to host the body painting competition, seen by 11.9 million total viewers its first season, nearly doubling the time period average among total viewers versus the year-to-date time period average.
Alaska: The Last Frontier’s Kilcher family will host a live Facebook Q&A (#AlaskaTLF) from their Alaska home on Sunday, October 5 at 2p, ahead of the season four premiere of the Discovery docu-series at 9p.
Ahead of the Sunday, October 5 season four premiere of Snapped: Killer Couples, Oxygen ordered two additional seasons of the true-crime series from Jupiter Entertainment.
HAPPY NEWS
Omnivision Entertainment’s Stephen Seidel, co-creator of McMayhem, and his fiance Robin welcomed daughter Savannah Seidel on August 25. Congrats!
Let’s get personal! Send us happy news weddings, babies, engagements you’d like shared with your industry colleagues. Info goes to Lynn@Cynopsis.com.
CASTING
Veronica Mars alum Ryan Hansen will guest on midseason CW drama, iZombie, reports EW, where Veronica creator Rob Thomas is an exec producer.
Yvonne Strahovski (24: Live Another Day) landed a lead role in ABC midseason drama The Astronaut Wives Club, based on the novel by Lily Koppel.
Star and creator of Showtime comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, announced casting for the comedy pilot on her YouTube page. Santino Fontana (Frozen), Michael McDonald (MADtv), Donna Lynne Champlin (Billy Elliot) and Vincent Rodriguez III (Here Lies Love) are onboard as series regulars.
CASTING CALL: Moviefone is casting the next Mr./Ms. Moviefone: The new Mr./Ms. Moviefone will serve as a face and voice of the brand and may fulfill various duties such as red carpet appearances, conduct interviews, create movie/TV reviews, & work in other brand extensions, like social media outreach. Full details: HERE.
CASTING CALL: Food Network’s Chopped is casting competitors for new episodes this fall. Seeking professional chefs, pastry chefs, and amazing amateur cooks (teens, college undergrads, grandpas, grandmas, families, etc) in the NYC Tri-State, Chicago, Miami and Seattle areas. All dynamic, passionate, creative chefs and cooks should apply at www.choppedcasting.com.
DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE
KSCI-TV LA 18 launched channel DIYA TV on digital channel 18.12 and 20.3 in Los Angeles, home to over 212,000 South Asians. Targeted programming includes local news, talk, sports and Bollywood films.
RLTV signed a carriage agreement with Suddenlink, “a key step in our effort to bring relevant and valuable content and information to the underserved and fast-growing 50+ demo,” said Betsy Brightman, VP of affiliate distribution.
SYNDICATION
AIM TV announced Raw Travel will launch season two this weekend over 113 cities representing 85 percent of the U.S. The series added 40 markets to its affiliate list, including Washington DC (CW), Cleveland (NBC), San Diego (CW), Dayton (CBS), Baltimore (Fox), Richmond (ABC), and Honolulu (My).
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RATINGS
CBS won premiere week in total viewers, according to Nielsen, up 5 percent to 10.86 million. ABC claimed the A18-49 (non-sports) crown, up 4 percent, with 6 out of 15 non-sports programs in the demo.
Freshman Fox drama Gotham dropped a mild 13 percent on its second outing Monday (2.8/8 in A18-49). CBS’s Scorpion boasted an even smaller dip, down one tenth, to 3.1/8.
The debut of ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder was the biggest overall gainer of premiere week in Live+3, adding on 6 million total viewers, the largest-ever total viewer increase in L+3 for any telecast on any network, reports the net. New total for the freshman performer: 20.3 million viewers.
Hot Bench got off to the best start among new syndicated shows the week ending September 21, with a 1.3 rating.
Fox News Channel boasts its first quarter with the most-watched primetime across all of cable since 2003, averaging 1.79 million viewers between 8p-11p, Monday-Friday, up 12 percent versus last year in viewers and A25-54 (313,000). CNN was up 2 percent in viewers (555,000) and 4 percent in the news demo (186,000), MSNBC was down 2 percent in viewers (557,000) and 21 percent in A25-54 and HLN was down 4 percent in viewers (352,000) and 12 percent in A25-54 (120,000).
Discovery series Fast N’Loud, Deadliest Catch, Naked and Afraid and Street Outlaws, plus solid launches for Highway to Sell and Fat N’ Furious and the ratings success of Shark Week 2014, boosted the net up the cable ranks during 3Q14 versus 3Q13, landing it among the top five in A18-49, A25-54 and M25-54, and a top ten cable network for Men every weeknight across the entire quarter.
TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles,Major Crimes and The Last Ship ranked as basic cable’s top three original series of 3Q14, as well as 25 of basic cable’s top 35 telecasts for the quarter among total viewers and 17 of basic cable’s Top 45 telecasts A25-54, reports the net.
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of September 22, 2014)
NBC: Nightly News 8.19 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1.81 million A25-54
ABC: World NewsTonight8.03million total viewers; 1.7/7 and 2.02 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 6.34 million total viewers; 1.3/5 and 1.51 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Top Ten Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of 9/22/14
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football 8.7/25
CBS + NFL: CBS Thursday Night Football 6.0/19
CBS: Big Bang Theory 5.4/16
CBS: Big Bang Theory 5.4/17
NBC: Football Nt America Pt. 3 4.6/14
FOX: Family Guy 4.5/12
NBC: The Voice (Tues) 4.1/13
ABC: How to Get Away with Murder 3.9/12
NBC: The Voice (Mon) 3.9/11
ABC: Scandal 3.9/11
ABC: Modern Family 3.9/12
FOX: The Simpsons 3.9/11
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 9/22/2014
Primetime(000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 2906/NICK 1249
USA 1827/ESPN 1240
FOXN 1666/ADSM* 1165
DSNY 1639/DSNY 1122
TBSC 1623/USA 1100
ADSM 1348/FOXN 1077
HIST 1266/TOON 983
HGTV 1171/TNT 754
FX 1124/ NAN* 690
TNT 1101/HGTV 682
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 A18-49 for the week of: 9/22/2014
Primetime (000), Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 1342/ADSM* 693
TBSC 825/ESPN 612
USA 771/USA 435
ADSM 721/NAN* 337
FX 596/NICK 337
CMDY 465/TBSC 336
DISC 447/TOON 311
LIF 436/FX 293
HIST 410/CMDY 286
TNT 403/TNT 280
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: 9/22/20014
Chicago/New York (ESPN) 6552
Sons of Anarchy (FX) 2755
Sportcenter (ESPN) 2001
Tennessee/Georgia (ESPN) 1983
South Park (CMDY) 1825
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1727
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1699
2014 Wk 4 – NY Giants/Washington (NFLN) 1675
WWE Entertainment (USA) 29
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1) 1587
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 11 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 9/21/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.1AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.3AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.1AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.8AA
Family Feud (2/T) 5.1AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.7AA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 3.1AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.1AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0AA
Live with Kelly and Michael (DAD) 2.8AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 9/21/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.9AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.2AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.9AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.6AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.5AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.4AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.4AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.2 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.2AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.1AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 3.6/10, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. A pair of Big Bang Theory eps won 8p with 4.0/12, versus 3.7/12 for NBC’s The Voice. The second hour of The Voice topped 9p with 4.3/12, followed by 3.1/8 for CBS’s Scorpion. NBC maintained the lead at 10p with 2.8/8 for The Blacklist; ABC’s Castle was second with 2.2/6.
A18-49:NBC 3.6/10, CBS 3.0/9, FOX 2.3/6, ABC 2.0/6, UNI 1.2/3, TELE .8/2, CW .3/1, ION .2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, September 29, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 7.8/12
Dancing with the Stars 8.2/13, Castle 7.1/12
CBS: 7.6/12
Big Bang Theory 10.0/16, Big Bang Theory [r] 7.6/12, Scorpion 8.1/12, NCIS: Los Angeles 5.9/10
NBC: 7.3/12
The Voice 7.6/12, The Blacklist 6.5/10
FOX 3.7/6
Gotham 4.4/7, Sleepy Hollow 3.0/5
Univision: 1.7/3
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 2.1/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.8/3, Malquerida 1.1/2
Telemundo: 1.0/2
Reina Corazones .6/1, En Otra Piel 1.1/2, Senora Acaro 1.2/2
ION: .7/1
Criminal Minds .7/1, Criminal Minds .8/1, Criminal Minds .6/1
CW: .5/1
iHeartRadio Music Fest .5/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 7.1/21, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC’s Once Upon a Time: Storybrooke was first at 7p with 1.6/5, followed by 1.2/4 for NBC’s Football Nt America Pt 2. NBC was first at 8p with a 6.6/20 average for Football Nt. America Pt. 3 and Sunday Night Football, followed by 3.7/11 for ABC’s Once Upon a Time. NBC’s Sunday Night Football was tops at 9p with 8.9/25, versus 4.5/12 for Fox’s Family Guy. NBC finished first at 10p with 8.5/25; ABC’s Revenge was runner-up with 1.5/5.
A18-49:NBC 7.1/21, FOX 4.1/11, ABC 2.4/7, ABC 1.3/4, UNI .9/3, TELE .3/1, ION .2/0
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: September 28, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
NBC: 11/18
Football Night America Pt 2 2.4/4, Football Nt America Pt 3 7.7/13, NBC Sunday Night Football 13.3/22
CBS: 7.0/12
60 Minutes 6.3/11, Madam Secretary 8.1/13, The Good Wife 7.3/11, CSI 6.1/11
FOX: 4.8/8
Simpsons 4.9/8, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.2/5, Family Guy 4.6/7
ABC: 4.3/11
Once Upon a Time: Storybrooke 3.1/5, Once Upon a Time 5.3/8, Resurrection 4.9/8, Revenge 3.8/7
Univision: 1.2/2
Aqui Ahora Sun .8/1, Va Por Ti Sun 1.4/2, Sal y Pimienta 1.3/2
ION: .5/1
Leverage .6/1, Leverage .5/1, Leverage .5/1, Leverage .5/1
TELE: .4/1
Yo Soy El Artista .5/1, Suelta la Sopa Extra .2/0
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: ABC had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 1.2/5, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC Saturday Night Football scored 1.1/5 to win at 8p, versus .5/2 for Fox College Football. ABC’s game won the 9p hour with 1.3/5, followed by .7/3 for CBS’s Crimetime Saturday and Univision’s Sabado Gigante. ABC football topped 10p with 1.2/4; CBS was second with 1.0/4 for 48 Hours.
A18-49:ABC 1.2/5, CBS .8/3, NBC .7/3, UNI .7/3, FOX .4/2, TELE .1/1, ION .1/0
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, September 27, 2014 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 2.6/5
Madam Secretary [r] 2.6/5, Crimetime Saturday [r] 3.0/6, 48 Hours 3.7/7
ABC: 2.6/5
Saturday Night College Football 2.6/5
NBC: 1.8/4
The Voice [r] 1.7/3, SNL Prime 2.0/4
UNIVISION: 1.2/2
Sabado Gigante 1.2 /2
FOX .8/2
Fox College Football .8/2
ION: .6/1
Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .7/1
TELE: .2/0
Futbol Estelar Pachuca .2/0
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Discovery Communications promoted Ben Price to Executive Vice President, National Ad Sales and named Simon Robinson Chief Operating Officer, Ad Sales. Price had been Senior Vice President, National Ad Sales; Robinson will maintain his current position as Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Comm.’s U.S. Networks, adding oversight of the national ad sales teams for research, commercial operations, sales support and strategic sales.
Bruce Robertson has been upped to Executive Vice President, Creative Strategy at ITV Studios America, from Senior Vice President. Robertson will continue to report to Orly Adelson, President, ITV Studios America.
Carat USA promoted Robert Hannan to Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Operations and Mark Mylan to Executive Vice President, Managing Director, New Business. Both had previously held Senior Vice President titles.
Eddie Dalva was promoted to Executive Vice President of Content and Programming Enterprises, Viacom Entertainment and Music Groups. Previously, Dalva had been Senior Vice President, Content.
C. Brett Marottoli was upped to Vice President, Program Acquisitions at Starz. Marottoli now oversees all movie and TV content programming acquisitions for the company’s Starz Networks premium pay television offerings.
This Day In History: 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which famous comedian dropped into Welcome Back Kotter (1975-1979) to play a DJ? George Carlin. Kudos to: Marc Wollis-NBC Sports Group/NYC, Robert Friedman-SundanceTV/NYC, Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL, Dan Whitford-Lakeshore Public Media/Merrillville, IN, Pat Brady-CESD/LA, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg- M and S Entertainment/LA, Dan Haberer-Creo Entertainment/Playa del Rey, CA, Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, CA.
Today’s Trivia Question: Which comedy featured a magician character famous for baking himself into a sandwich to feed the troops? (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: ANALYST, ADVANCED ANALYTICS/NCC MEDIA/NYC: Participate on key initiatives and analyses, maintain critical datasets, while learning valuable knwldg around audience measurmnt, data infrastructure & analysis. Exp. organizational skills, advc’d Excel and Microsoft apps a must, SQL bonus. Resumes HERE (10/3)
JOB OPENING: AFFILIATE RELATIONS MGR/NBCU/NYC: Responsible for fostering and facilitating strong relationships with cable/satellite operators in the network & territory. APPLY HERE (10/3)
JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST: FULL-TIME FREELANCE/Comedy Central & Spike TV/ NYC location: Collect, analyze/interpret Nielsen TV, social data & other TV consumer tracking sources for client reqs. 4yr deg & exp w/Excel, Word & PP Send resume/cover HERE (10/3)
JOB OPENING: PRODUCT MANAGER/E!/LA: Develop new products, enhancements to existing product and overall operations for the mobile portfolio for E!. 2 yrs exp mobile web/app mgmt. Apply HERE (10/2)
JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/GAME DESIGNER/F/T/HITN Early Learning Collaborative/Brooklyn, NY: Local Candidates a+ Mng all content & dev assets 3+ yrs. in digital media prod in educational web/mobile game dev iOS, Android platforms. Resume HERE (10/2)
JOB OPENING: GAME DESIGNER/(P/T) HITN-Early Learning Collaborative/Brooklyn, NY: Local Candidates a + Interest in child dev/games for EL 3 yrs. exp. in game dev (2-5 yr olds), analytical skills/game operations iOS & Android platforms Resume HERE (10/2)
JOB OPENING: ON-AIR PROMO WRITER/PRODUCER/PAC-12/SF: 3-5 yrs exp writing/producing for brdcst/TV ntwk. Exp in sports brdcsting pref’d. Interest in collegiate sports a must. Full knwlg of all phases of pre-prod, prod & post-prod. Full posting/apply HERE (10/2)
JOB OPENING: WEB CONTENT MANAGER/FUSE/NUVO NY: Responsibilities: show page building, show/marketing executions, tech QA. Qualifications: multiple CMS, basic HTML/UX, Show/IM ideation/strategy, time management. Resumes HERE (10/2)
JOB OPENING: INTEGRATED MARKETING COORDINATOR/FUSE/NUVO TV/NYC: Assist w/development & execution of sales presentations, creative concepts, admin. 2 yrs exp w/mktg, cable or entmnt co. Prof w/MS Office. Exp w/fast paced env/multi tasking essential.Resume HERE (10/2)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2014
ABC: The Middle, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, black-ish, Nashville
CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds [p], Stalker [p]
CW: Arrow [r], Arrow [r]
Fox: Hell’s Kitchen, Red Band Society
NBC: The Mysteries of Laura, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago PD
PBS: Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, NOVA, Rise of the Black Pharaohs
Telemundo: Reina de Corazones, Los Miserables, Senora de Acero
Univision: Mi Corazon Es Tuyo, Hasta el Fin del Mundo, La Malquerida
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