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10.22.14

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 22, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
CW: The 100 at 9p
ID: Your Worst Nightmare at 10p
LMN: I Killed My BFF at 10p
Showtime: Web Therapy at 11p

Tonight’s Finales:
DIY: Sledgehammer at 10p
Esquire: My Friends Call Me Johnny at 10p
TNT: Franklin & Bash at 10p
UP: Heartland at 9p

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A carriage dispute left Dish’s 14 million subscribers without Turner channels late Monday. “Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an agreement with Dish Network, and they have unilaterally decided to pull CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang off the air uponthe expiration of our current deal,” said Turner, adding it has “worked diligently for months to come to a fair agreement including multiple extensions and compromises, and it’s unfortunate that Dish is once again operating in a disruptive manner that takes away networks and programming from their customers.” Countered Warren Schlichting, Dish SVP of programming, “We are confident that we have offered a deal to Turner that reflects an appropriate value for our customers.” Both sides say they hope to reach an agreement. TNT and TBS were not affected by the blackout.

IN THE NEWS

The Flash and Jane the Virgin got full-season orders from the CW. The superhero series premiere was the net’s most-watched debut ever, with 6.1 million viewers in Live+3, while the critically acclaimed Jane rose 9 percent in viewership (to 1.75 million) and was up 17 percent in A18-49 (to .7) for its second week. “The Flash and Jane have both exceeded our expectations on all counts,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz.

Sure, they said the show was gone for good, but ABC announced its 10 Most Fascinating People franchise is back, with Barbara Walters onboard to chat with Neil Patrick Harris, Chelsea Handler, Scarlett Johansson and Oprah Winfrey. “I know we said last year was our last, but there are just too many fascinating people out there,” said Walters. Special airs Sunday, December 14 at 9p.

CBS Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting are teaming for Decades, “the ultimate TV time capsule.” With classic series including I Love Lucy, Happy Days and Cheers, the effort will launch on the 16 CBS-owned and operated stations’ digital channels in 2Q15. “Decades is the most ambitious and creative subchannel programming service that has ever been created,” said Peter Dunn, president, CBS Television Stations. The deal with Weigel makes “smart use of our stations’ spectrums and our companies’ considerable programming assets. This service will be a tremendous new business for CBS and all of the other stations across the country that participate, regardless of their primary network affiliation.”

Vintage content is also at the heart of a five-year agreement between Rural Television Network and Sony Pictures Television. Sony is supplying programming, including the likes of I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, All in the Family and The Monkees, as well as representing ad sales for the FamilyNet channel. RMG, which purchased FamilyNet in 2012, handles daily operations and distribution on cable/satellite.

The Bridge will not cross over to season three on FX. Season two of the crime thriller, a co-production of Shine America and FX Productions, wrapped up October 1. The series premiered in 2013 to 3 million viewers but had declined to  about a third of that in Live+SD by the end of its run.

Saturday Night Live once again tapped one of its writers, Leslie Jones, to jump in front of the camera as a featured player. Jones, one of the finalists last season for the spot that went to Sasheer Zamata, was hired as a writer on the NBC sketch show instead.

Nielsen and Adobe Systems are partnering to build a cross-platform system to measure viewership of digital videos across all Internet-connected platforms. Nielsen Digital Content Ratings will integrate Nielsen’s digital audience measurement products with Adobe Analytics and the Adobe Primetime platform for “currency grade content metrics,” said the companies. Among those participating in the digital ratings system, expected to launch in 2015, are ESPN, Turner Broadcasting, Univision and Viacom.

Bragging rights: Investigation Discovery was tops in viewer satisfaction for the fifth year on a row in the latest Beta Research Digital Cable Subscriber Study, for digital basic cable nets. ID had the most viewers who are “very satisfied” with the network (56 percent), followed by DIY (55 percent), NFL Network (54 percent) and BBC America, Cooking and Nat Geo Wild, all with 53 percent. FX Movie Channel was the favorite digital basic cable net for 28 percent of subscribers and 29 percent of adults saying they’d switch providers if an important channel were dropped, followed by Cooking (20 percent) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (19 percent).

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason tackles a new role as commissioner of the first Feline Football League. Esiason will serve as spokesman for the Hallmark initiative, which includes a Scouting Combine, draft and games leading up to the net’s February 1 Kitten Bowl, aimed at raising awareness of the plight of shelter animals.

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

TLC ordered a six-part series that explores stories of divine intervention. Hosted by Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel), the show comes from Downey’s LightWorkers Media and exec producers Downey, Mark Burnett and Katy Davis (The Oprah Winfrey Show). “TLC is always looking for remarkable, heart-warming and eye-opening stories,” said LTC GM Nancy Daniels.

MTV doubled its order for season two of Faking It, to 20 episodes. The comedy about high school pals pretending to be lesbians airs Tuesdays at 10:30p.

COMING UP

POP landed its first original scripted project: Schitt’s Creek. The comedy, created by and starring Eugene Levy (American Pie) and his son Daniel, centers on a formerly filthy rich video store magnate, his soap star wife (Home Alone’s Catherine O’Hara) and their kids. “This show answers the question – what would the Kardashians do if they woke up one day completely broke?” said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment and media at POP, rebranding from TVGN in early 2015. The 13-ep series was commissioned by Canada’s CBC in February.

Hallmark Channel’s One Christmas Eve, starring Anne Heche as a newly-single mom whose plans for an extra-special holiday go awry, premieres Sunday, November 30 at 8p.

The winner of Starz filmmaking experiment The Chair will be revealed on the season finale Saturday, November 8 at 10p. Audience voting begins Saturday, October 25 to determine which of two directors will take home the $250,000 prize. Holidaysburg airs on Starz Monday, October 27 at 10p; Not Cool gets a run Tuesday, October 28 at 10p. Both films will also be available to subscribers on Starz Play and Starz on Demand.

CMT will honor Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban at CMT Artists of the Year, a 90-minute special airing live from Nashville on Tuesday, December 2 at 8p. It’s old (10-gallon) hat to Aldean, named an artist of the year every year since the award’s inception in 2010.

Ten years after the premiere of A&E’s Growing Up Gotti (2004-2005), the net is reuniting Victoria and her three sons for a 10 Years Later special premiering Monday, November 10 at 9p. The Left/Right production reveals what the Long Islanders thought of their time on TV, and looks back at the series’ most memorable moments.

Call for Submissions: Cynopsis is producing its annual Holiday Programming Guide, which comes out on November 24 and will be sent to all Cynopsis and Cynopsis Kids subscribers. If your network has holiday-themed programming airing from November 24 through December 31, please send your listings to Lynn Leahey at Lynn@cynopsis.com no later than Monday November 17. Please include the following information, listed by date: title and type of program (i.e. series, special, documentary, movie or holiday-themed episode), and the time each program will air on that date. A confirmation email will be sent following each submission from Lynn (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).

Eight-part miniseries The Kennedys returns to Reelz Tuesday, November 4 with two back-to-back eps starting at 9p, followed for the next three Tuesdays with a double order. Show stars Greg Kinnear, as John F. Kennedy and Barry Pepper, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy.

A primetime Spanish-language newscast for the U.S. market launches Monday, October 27 at 8p on WAPA America, sister net to Puerto Rico’s WAPA Television. Notiventro America will feature stories with a special emphasis on news from Puerto Rico, focusing on topics like immigration, health, culture and technology.

Voting opened Tuesday for the People’s Choice Awards 2015, at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Fan-selected new categories include “Favorite TV Character We Miss Most,” “Favorite Dramedy” and “Favorite Country Group.” Awards ceremony airs live from LA Wednesday, January 7 at 9p on CBS.

FXX’s “Treehouse of Horrors” Simpsons marathon launches Sunday, October 26 at 12p, with 24 themed eps airing in consecutive order for twelve hours. Immediately following the run, the net airs an Animation Domination “Halloween Sampler,” from 12a-2a on October 27.

RETURNING SERIES

Syfy announced zombie drama Z Nation will return for a sophomore season in 2015. Halfway through its freshman run Fridays at 10p, the show is averaging close to 1.5 million viewers and a .5 rating among A18-49 in Live+SD.

It’s been 25 years since Laura Palmer promised us she’d be back on Twin Peaks, and thanks to Showtime, the David Lynch cult classic TV show is actually returning. So how can the premium cable network make one of TV’s most eccentric shows a hit in the new millennium? Saatchi & Saatchi marketing maven Erica Martinez has some excellent ideas  so read it while you drink a darn fine cup of coffee at Cynsiders.

DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE

Sony Movie Channel struck a multi-year distribution agreement with Suddenlink. The HD TV film channel is also carried by DirecTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse and CenturyLink.

CASTING

Christian Slater (Mind Games) landed the lead in USA pilot Mr. Robot. The Universal Cable Productions project focuses on a computer programmer with an anti-social disorder.

Lucas Hedges (Kill the Messenger) and Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl) are onboard NBC’s The Slap. Miniseries stars Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State) and Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds).

CASTING CALL: TV Host with Beauty background/interest. Sean De Simone Casting and luxury skin care brand Tatcha are casting a Brand Rep to sell on QVC. 250 appearances per year. Expr in TV Hosting or as a beauty expert on TV a plus. Should be located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA (Philadelphia). Photo, Resumes and links to beautyhostcasting@gmail.com

ADVERTISING

Despite a hefty price tag, ABC is reportedly close to selling out its 2015 Academy Awards Show ad inventory. The net is asking about $1.9 million for a 30-second spot. Last year’s telecast, viewed by an average 43.7 million people, commanded between $1.8 million and $1.9 million. The Neil Patrick Harris-hosted event airs Sunday, February 22.

Digital advertising technology company Magnetic and unified, cross-screen marketing tech company Tapad announced a strategic partnership to enable marketers to reach consumers based on unified, cross-screen behaviors. “Mobile adds an entirely new dimension to the customer journey, which has already become a vital part of the media mix,” said James Green, CEO of Magnetic. “Our partnership with Tapad allows Magnetic to reach the right audience everywhere based on search intent, regardless of their device.” A study commissioned Tapad this year showed over 70 percent of connected consumers used three or more devices a day.

More on mobile: Vdopia launched a global programmatic buying and selling platform exclusively for mobile video advertising called “Chocolate.” The product uses Vdopia’s proprietary .VDO technology, enabling advertisers and publishers to run video-enabled ads on the mobile web and apps without Flash or plug-ins. “Mobile video ad spending in the U.S. is estimated to grow by 322% in next 4 years,” said CEO Saurabh Bhatia. “In addition to shifts in TV dollars to digital, Chocolate is rightly positioned to capitalize on macro trends including moves into programmatic and the emergence of mobile native advertising.”

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RATINGS

Notching its fourth demo win in four weeks this season and up 8 percent in total viewers and A25-54 compared to last year, ABC’s World News Tonight is having its best season start in viewers in nine years, and best among A25-54 in five years, according to Live+SD Nielsen numbers.

Freshman syndie Hot Bench hit a new high, 1.5, the week ending October 12, also besting the newcomer crop among W25-54 with .8. Meredith Vieira and Celebrity Name Game, both up 9 percent in HH versus last week with 1.2, shared second place.

Turner reports TBS‘s American League Championship Series coverage airing in primetime averaged 6 million viewers and a 3.7 HH rating, up 8 percent and 6 percent respectively over 2013.TBS’s afternoon ALCS telecasts averaged more than 4.1 million viewers and a 2.6 HH rating,up 15 percent and up 8 percent versus 2013.

Saturday’s premiere of original movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs made Hallmark Channel the number one rated cable network among households (1.8) and total viewers (.8), and number two among W25-54 (.9) during its 9-11p time period.

Broadcast Evening News Shows  Weekly Average Ratings (week of October 13, 2014)
NBC: Nightly News8.78 million total viewers; 1.8/7 2.11 million A25-54

ABC: World NewsTonight8.10 million total viewers; 1.8/7 and 2.14 million A25-54

CBS: Evening News 6.44 million total viewers; 1.3/5 and 1.60 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 10/13/14
NBC: Sunday Night Football 8.2/23
CBS+NFLN: Thursday Night Football 5.4/17
FOX: The OT 5.1/17
CBS: Big Bang Theory 4.5/14
ABC: Saturday Night Football 4.2/15

NBC: Football Nt America Pt 3 4.1/13
NBC: The Voice (Mon.) 4.0/11
FOX: The Simpsons 3.6/10
NBC: The Voice (Tues.) 3.4/11
ABC: Modern Family 3.4/10
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data

Top Ten Basic Cable Network Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 10/13/2014
Primetime(000)/Total Prog. Day (000)

ESPN 2069/NICK 1279
TBSC 2041/DSNY 1200
USA 1764/ESPN 1176
FOXN 1727/ADSM* 154
DSNY 1697/FOXN 1063
AMC 1651/TOON 1039
FS1 1589/USA 1018
DISC 1419/NAN* 766
FAM 1417/ TBSC 745
FX 1295/TNT 728
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: 10/13/2014
Primetime (000), Total Prog. Day (000)

ESPN 1161/ADSM* 642
AMC 928/ESPN 571
TBSC 856/USA 411
FAM 767/NAN* 366
USA 729/FAM 364
FX 708/NICK 361
ADSM 661/TBSC 345
DISC 550/FX 317
BET 523/AMC 310
FS1 515/TOON 306
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: 10/13/20014
Walking Dead 9p (AMC) 9796
San Francisco/St. Louis (ESPN) 5315
Talking Dead (AMC) 3327
Sons of Anarchy (FX) 2900
American Horror Story (FX) 2863
Sportscenter (ESPN) 2177
Walking Dead 8p (AMC) 2025
Kansas City/Baltimore Game 3 (TBSC) 1954
BET Hip Hop Awards (BET) 1894
St. Louis/San Francisco game 4 (FS1) 1708
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 10/12/14 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.0AA

Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.4AA

Jeopardy (CTD) 6.2AA

Family Feud (2/T) 5.8AA

Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.7AA

Modern Family (2/T) 3.6AA

Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.2AA

Dr. Phil Show (CTD) 3.1AA

Two and a Half Men (WB) 3.0AA

Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8AA

Live with Kelly and Michael (DAD) 2.8AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week ending 10/12/14 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.8AA

Modern Family (2/T) 2.1AA

Family Feud (2/T) 2.0AA

Judge Judy (CTD) 1.7AA

Family Guy (2/T) 1.6AA

How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.4AA

Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.3AA

Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.2AA

Jeopardy (CTD) 1.1 AA

Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.1AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 3.1/9, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. CBS topped 8p with an average 3.4/10 for Big Bang Theory and The Millers, followed by 3.3/10 for NBC’s The Voice. The second hour of The Voice won 9p with 3.6/10, versus 2.0/6 for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. NBC was first at 10p with 2.4/7 for The Blacklist; CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles took second with 1.7/5

A18-49:NBC 3.1/9, CBS 2.5/7, FOX 2.0/6, ABC 1.8/5, UNI 1.2/3, CW .6/2, TELE .6/1, ION .3/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, October 20, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

ABC: 7.5/12
Dancing with the Stars 8.3/13, Castle 6.0/10
NBC: 6.9/11
The Voice 7.4/11, The Blacklist 5.8/10
CBS: 7.5/12
Big Bang Theory 9.6/15, The Millers 5.6/9, Scorpion 6.6/10, NCIS: Los Angeles 5.8/10
FOX 3.3/5
Gotham 3.7/6, Sleepy Hollow 2.9/5
Univision: 1.6/3
Mi Corazon es Tuyo 2.0/3, Hasta Fin del Mundo 1.7/3, Malquerida 1.1/2
CW: .9/1
Originals .9/1, Jane the Virgin .9/1
Telemundo: .8/1
Reina Corazones .6/1, Los Miserables .7/1, Senora Acaro 1.0/2
ION: .7/1
Criminal Minds .8/1, Criminal Minds .7/1, Criminal Minds .7/1

Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 7.0/20, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. Fox’s The OT was first at 7p with 5.1/17, followed by an average 3.2/10 for NBC Football Nt. America Parts 2 and 3. NBC topped 8p with a 6.0/17 average for Football Night America Pt. 3 and Sunday Night Football, versus a 3.1/9 average for Fox’s Simpsons and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. NBC’s game scored 8.9/23 to win 9p, followed by a 1.8/5 average for Fox’s Family Guy and Mulaney. NBC football still led at 10p with 8.3/23; CBS’s CSI was next with 1.4/4.

A18-49:NBC 7/20, FOX 3.1/9, ABC 1.6/5, CBS 1.4/4, UNI .9/3, ION .3/1, TELE .2/0

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, October 19  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

NBC: 9.3/15
Football Night America Pt 3.6/6, Football Nt America Pt 3 7.9/13, NBC Sunday Night Football 13.8/23
CBS: 6.5/11
60 Minutes 7.3/12, Madam Secretary 7.6/12, The Good Wife 7.0/11, CSI 5.6/10
ABC: 3.5/6
America’s Funniest Home Videos 3.1/5, Once Upon a Time 4.3/7, Resurrection 3.2/5, Revenge 3.5/6
FOX: 4.2/7
The OT 7.8/14, Simpsons 4.5/7, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.0/5, Family Guy 2.8/4, Mulaney 1.4/2
Univision: 1.3/2
Aqui Ahora Sun 1.0/2, Va Por Ti Sun 1.3/2, Sal y Pimienta 1.2/2
ION: .7/1
Criminal Minds .7/1, Criminal Minds .8/1, Criminal Minds .7/1, Criminal Minds .6/1
TELE: .3/0
Yo Soy El Artista .3/0, Suelta la Sopa Extra .2/0

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: ABC had the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 4.2/15, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. ABC’s Saturday Night Football scored 3.0/12 to win 8p, versus .5/2 for NBC’s Mysteries of Laura. ABC topped 9p with 4.0/14, followed by .6/2 for Univision’s Sabado Gigante. ABC’s game jumped to 4.4/16 at 10p; CBS came in second with .8/3 for 48 Hours.

A18-49:ABC 4.2/5, CBS .6/2, UNI .6/2, NBC .5/2, FOX .2/1, TELE .2/1, ION .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, October 18, 2014  time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.

ABC: 7.9/15
College Football 7.9/15
CBS: 2.6/5
Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.0/4, Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.5/4, 48 Hours 3.3/6
NBC: 1.6/3
Mysteries of Laura [r] 1.6/3, Law & Order: SVU [r] 1.5/3, SNL Prime 1.6/3
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Sabado Gigante 1.0/2
FOX .9/2
Gracepoint [r] .8/2, Gracepoint [r] .9/2
ION: .6/1
Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .6/1, Law & Order: CI .6/1
TELE: .4/1
Yo Soy el Artista .2/0, Futbol Estelar Leon .4/3

EXECUTIVE MOVES

IFC is bolstering its original programming team with the promotion of Christine Lubrano to Senior Vice President, Original Programming, the return to the net of Maura Madden as Vice President, Original Programming after time at MTV, and the addition of Jeff Meyerson as Vice President, Original Programming. Meyerson joins IFC from Fox.

Zodiak Media appointed Nathan Gibbs to the newly created position of Group Head of Format Acquisitions. Most recently, Gibbs was at Endemol Australia, where over the last seven years he held various Head of Development and Executive Producer roles.

Brand and insights agency TruthCo. promoted Emily Morris to the position of Director of Cultural Insights, and hired Monica Castillo as an associate cultural analyst. The company is expanding with an office on Spring Street on Soho; the home office remains in Brooklyn.

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JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/National Geographic Channel/DC: Statistical & analytical skills req’d. Daily/weekly data download & reporting for prgrmng/scheduling performance analysis. Understanding of past & current TV prgrmng. BA DEG req’d. HERE (10/23)

JOB OPENING: INTEGRATED MARKETING MGR/Us Weekly/NYC: Join award-winning team in ideating/executing custom mktg solutions for advertisers. 3-5 yrs mktg exp; candidates from advrtsng/mktg agencies, publishing or media brands pref’d Full info/apply HERE (10/23)

JOB OPENING: EDITORIAL DIRECTOR/MTV2/U On-Air Promos/NYC: Provide creative oversight for all aspects of MTV2/U on-air promos, off-channel TV & dig campaigns & internal mktg comm. Dvlp/mng external talent. 5+ yrs exp as Writer/SR Prod. Full info/Apply HERE (10/23)

JOB OPENING: DIGITAL MEDIA PLANNER/MODCo Media/NYC: Plan/buy/oversee unique online media strategies that fit clients’ digital marketing/advertising objectives & are part of a cohesive cross-platform plan. Apply: hr@modcomedia.com (10/23)

JOB OPENING: DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT/Colorforms Brand LLC/NYC: Schedule meetings/phone calls/conference calls. Prepare expense reports for execs. Book travel. 1yr gen bus. exp req’d. Strong PC skills i.e. MS Suite Adobe Creative Suites knowledge a +. Apply HERE (10/23)

JOB OPENING: OPERATIONS MGR/Cross-Media Works/PHL: Resp for managing Operations Team to complete all posting & reporting operations. Mng collection & review of all affidavit reports. BA req’d, Master’s Deg pref’d 3+ yrs cable traffic/billing exp. Resumes to: jobs@telamericamedia.com (10/23)

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 Trish@cynopsis.com

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 Trish@cynopsis.com

EXPERTISE SERVICE AD: WURDSMITH CREATIVE: Award-winning short-form experts specializing in topicals, digital content, launch campaigns and sponsor spots. Great ideas don’t write themselves! Email Jim McNulty jim@wurdsmithcreative.com or call 240-205-3367 (11/4)

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 trish@cynopsis.com.

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at trish@cynopsis.com

E-mail Trish@cynopsis.com or call Trish Pihonak at 203-899-8459 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email Trish@cynopsis.com for specs.

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2014

ABC: The Middle, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, Black-ish, Nashville

CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds, Stalker

CW: Arrow, The 100 [p]
Fox: World Series

NBC: The Mysteries of Laura, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago PD

PBS: Nature [r], NOVA [r], How We Got to Now

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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