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11.18.15
Good morning. It’s Wednesday November 18, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.
Tonight’s Premieres:
DirectTV: Undeniable with Joe Buck at 8p
NBC Universo: Heroes at 8p
Tonight’s Finales:
ID: True Nightmares at 10p
MTV: Are You the One? at 10p
PBS: Earth’s Natural Wonders at 8p, The Brain With David Eagleman at 10p
Syfy: Ghost Hunters at 9p, Paranormal Witness at 10p
TVOne: Unsung at 9p
Velocity: Overhaulin’ at 9p
Santa Claus is Comin’ to SNL: NBC’s Saturday Night Live is closing out the year with a bang. Ryan Gosling makes his first appearance as host on December 5, with musical guest Leon Bridges; Chris Hemsworth returns for a second hosting gig on December 12 with Chance The Rapper, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to their old stomping grounds on December 19, with – wait for it - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, performing for the first time on the late nighter since 2002.
IN THE NEWS
Pushing Daisies, the dramedy that ran from 2007 to 2009, has been resurrected courtesy of The CW – specifically the network’s digital home, CW Seed. The series is exclusively available on Roku devices right now, and will be accessible on all CW Seed platforms beginning December 1.
Ready for A Spoonful of Sugar? The Wonderful World of Disney Presented by Target brings Mary Poppins to ABC on Saturday, December 12 at 8p. The holiday event marks the first network television broadcast of the Julie Andrews classic in 13 years.
John Malone‘s Liberty Global has agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Communications. The company offers cable and other services in the Caribbean. Valued at $5.3 billion, this is the latest splashy deal for Liberty Global.
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PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
INSP has ordered 13 episodes of Handcrafted America to bow in March 2016. “America’s passion for making things continues to be strong,” says Craig Miller, VP of original series at INSP. “Artisans from coast to coast still create handcrafted treasures. This is the focal point of the series.”
WE tv is developing Basketball Moms [wt], a one-hour, unscripted series about five Houston-area mothers whose sons play on rival youth basketball teams and dream of making it to the NBA. “Any show focused on parents, kids and a shared activity has the right ingredients for high drama. Add in the potential of an NBA career and the transformational impact of that on both player and family and you take things to a whole other level,” said Marc Juris, WE tv president.
ABC has a new online relationship comedy brewing. The net has given a put pilot commitment to Read Bottom Up from producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of Fake Empire and Ben Karlin. The project is based on the Neel Shah and Sloane Crosley novel of the same name.
Adult Swim has greenlit Dream Corp, LLC., an animated comedy from Daniel Stessen. The show will be executive produced by The Office alums John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant and Allyson Seeger. The series takes place in a foundering dream-therapy facility, where patients have their dreams recorded and analyzed. Production is slated to start the end of the year.
COMING UP
Mel B makes business her business in Celebrity Inc., premiering Monday, November 30 at 9p. The one-hour Pop special takes viewers inside the multi-billion dollar industry of celebrity endorsements.
People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015 debuts tonight, November 18 at 9p on Lifetime. Bellamy Young(Scandal) hosts the one-hour special.
Kenny Rogers will receive the “Artist of a Lifetime” award (presented by Ram Trucks) during the sixth annual CMT Artists of the Year special, premiering Wednesday, December 2 at 8p.
Here’s Johnny! A lot! In January 2016, Antenna TV is bringing Johnny Carson back to late night with a 60-minute classic Carson episode airing at 11p, rebroadcast at 2a, each weeknight. On weekends, the net will run 90-minute episodes at 10p with a rebroadcast at 1:30a. It marks the first time the episodes will run in a strip since Carson went off the air in 1992.
Disney Channel is set to spread holiday cheer with its annual “Fa-La-La-Lidays.” The winter programming event kicks off with the television premiere of Frozen Fever on Sunday, November 29 at 6:30p and continues through December with holiday-themed episodes of BUNK’D, Girl Meets World, K.C. Undercover, Best Friends Whenever, Austin & Ally and Liv and Maddie, beginning Friday, December 4.
Andrea Bocelli: Cinema debuts on "Great Performances," Friday, November 27 at 9p on PBS. The superstar tenor lends his voice to a symphonic salute to the movies.
A 9-season marathon of GRB Entertainment‘s Untold Stories of the ER is being featured on Discovery Life from Sunday, November 29 through Friday, December 4. The programming event leads up to the show’s Season 10 premiere.
History premieres Christmas Through the Decades on Wednesday, November 25 at 10p. The limited series, which runs for four consecutive weeks, explores what the holiday season was like in America over the years.
Music Choice will count down the top 100 songs of 2015 on MC 100, airing four consecutive nights beginning Tuesday, November 24 through Friday, November 27 at 8p. The special features a full catalog of this year’s biggest hits from artists like Taylor Swift, Fetty Wap, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Selena Gomez, and Rihanna. America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion winner and host of Music Choice’s The Weekend Countdown, Sophie Sumner, will host this year’s show.
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DISTRIBUTION
Antenna TV has expanded to clearances on 125 stations across the country, bringing the network’s reach to 88 percent of TV households. The network has partnered with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Media, Red River Broadcast Company, Deerfield Media and Gocom Media to add 26 stations. The latest round of affiliates adds 16 million additional households to Antenna TV’s reach.
BabyFirst has launched in Spanish on Charter Spectrum TV systems nationwide, following a launch in English in April. “It is our mission to reach all parents with babies, and this step by Charter brings us closer to that goal,” said Sharon Rechter, EVP Business Development and Distribution, BabyFirst.
DIGITAL DOINGS
Starz has announced that ENCORE PLAY, the authenticated online TV Everywhere service for ENCORE premium subscribers, has launched on the Roku platform. STARZ PLAY arrived on Roku on September 1.
Smithsonian Networks started a new subscription video streaming service delivering original nature and wildlife content. “With Smithsonian Earth we are looking to satisfy the strong consumer demand for visually stunning unique nature and wildlife programming,” said Tom Hayden, President of Smithsonian Networks.
KID STUFF
Komixx Media Group‘s animation kids’ show, Toby’s Travelling Circus, has been acquired by Vme TV, the only American Spanish-language television network affiliated with public television stations. Vme TV is broadcast in 43 markets by PBS stations to over 70 millions households.
CASTING NEWS
Soprano alum Tony Sirico nabbed a guest spot on The Grinder. He’ll appear in a January episode of the Fox series.
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) will appear as themselves on ABC‘s The Muppets on Tuesday, December 1.
GLOBAL GOING ONS
NATPE Europe is returning to Budapest in 2016. Creative and production communities will be featured during the three-day event at the InterContinental Hotel from June 27 to 30.
Armoza Formats’ hit game show Still Standing has commissioned new seasons across several regions. Included in the mix are Italy’s Canale 5, Thailand’s Channel 7, Belgium’s VTM, China’s JSBC and Uruguay’s Canal 10
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is opening its carriage doors to Channel 4 in a new documentary produced by Rize USA. Commissioned by the net’s Lucy Leveugle, The World’s Most Famous Train examines the relevance of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at a time when conventional travel is dwindling.
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Last week we asked our readers to tell us, What was your funniest Thanksgiving snafu?
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My father dropped a dish of baked ziti across the table. - Jamie Umans, Partner, Communications Planning Director, MediaCom
I left the bag of giblets inside the turkey and cooked it. - Tressa Adams, Associate Director, Strategy, OMD
Falling asleep (hungover) while reading to my youngest sister in her room and missing dinner. - Megan Curran, Associate Media Director, MEDIA STORM, LLC
My college friends and I decided to stay on campus one year instead of flying home, and cook the huge meal ourselves. Essentially we all ended up on our phones with our parents, scrambling. Dinner was not served until 1:00AM since we underestimated the turkey and everything else had gotten cold. - Arturo Villalobos, Account Executive, Liberman Broadcasting Inc.
Two years ago I offered to make candied bacon as a fun treat for a friend’s Thanksgiving. After over-broiling, I had to use a large knife to try to get it off the pan, which resulted in my stabbing myself in the thumb and a Thanksgiving trip to the ER. Fortunately the doctor was really cute! - Bear Fisher, SVP Marketing & Brand Strategy Domestic Television Distribution/Television & New Media Distribution, NBCUniversal, Inc.
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RATINGS
Sunday’s 60 Minutes, featuring Scott Pelley’s report from Paris on the terrorist attacks that killed over 100, was the nation’s most-watched non-sports program for the week. The broadcast drew 18.1 million viewers to finish at #2, behind only Sunday Night Football, according to Nielsen Live+SD ratings for November 15. America’s #1 news program also made Nielsen’s Top 10 broadcasts in the key demos, tying for fourth in A25-54 (4.7/11) and placing sixth in A18-49 (3.6/10).
Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship on Sunday posted a .8 rating (720,000 impressions) among A25-54 and a .7 rating (200,000 impressions) among A25-34, up 17 percent and 49 percent, respectively, versus year-ago.
The season premiere of Discovery‘s Alaskan Bush People on Wednesday earned a 3.71 HH/ 2.43 P25-54/ 2.58 M25-54 and 5 million Total Viewers P2+ at 9p in Live+3. The series bow of Men, Women, Wild at 10p earned a .84 in P25-54/ .71 M18-49 with 1.56 million Viewers P2+.
Wheel Of Fortune was once again the #1 game show with a 7.2 HH rating, growing 9 percent vs. the previous week. Season to date, it is also #1 with a 6.5 HH rating. Jeopardy! grew 6 percent week to week to a 6.6 HH rating, finishing as the #2 game show of the week.
For the week of November 2, FABLife grew by double digits week-to-week in Households (up 14 percent) and total viewers ( up 10 percent), while holding even among W18-49 and Women 25-54.
The first full week of November sweeps produced high ratings for entertainment magazines. Entertainment Tonight (new season high 3.4, up 6 percent from the week before) was number one for the seventh straight week. Access Hollywood (new season high 1.8, up 6 percent) tied TMZ (1.8, up 20 percent), which recovered after dropping to a season low. Extra (new season high 1.6, up 14 percent) grew 7 percent from last year. The Insider (new season high 1.3, up 8 percent) also set a season record.
Judge Judy (new season high 7.8, up 8 percent) had its biggest ratings in nearly two years and topped all syndicated strips for the 20th week in a row. It was the number one court show for the 998th straight week, more than 19 years.
Univision Network ranked as the number 5 network, regardless of language, for the eighth consecutive week. Airing Monday through Friday at 8p, Antes Muerta Que Lichita averaged 2.1 million Total Viewers 2+, 1.0 million A18-49 and 468,000 young Adults 18-34; while Pasion y Poder, airing at 9p, averaged 2.4 million total viewers 2+, 1.1 million A18-49 and 478,000 young Adults 18-34.
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court delivered its highest ratings for the season in Homes (1.42) for the week of November 2. The show also experienced growth in key demos, including in 0.79 in W18-49 (versus 0.77 the previous week) and 0.65 in A25-54 (versus 0.58 the previous week).
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of October 26, 2015)
NBC: Nightly News 8.51 million total viewers; 1.7/7 1.98 million A25-54
ABC: World News Tonight 8.49 million total viewers; 1.6/7 1.94 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 7.25 million total viewers; 1.4/6 and 1.72 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD
Top Ten Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 10/26/2015
Primetime(000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 2892/NICK 1259
AMC 2418/ESPN 1187
CNBC 1881/FOXN 1136
USA 1712/DSNY 1124
FOXN 1656/ADSM* 1040
TNT 1616/USA 901
TBSC 1534/TNT 888
DSNY 1437/AMC 865
DISC 1361/TOON 863
HGTV 1332/NAN* 806
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; Preliminary: 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 Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of 10/26/2015
Primetime (000), Total Prog. Day (000)
AMC 1481/ADSM* 526
ESPN 1352/ESPN 597
TBSC 709/AMC 503
TNT 678/NAN* 406
ADSM 661/NICK 365
FX 634/TNT 350
USA 613/TBSC 332
FAM 578/DSNY 330
DISC 567/USA 330
BRAV 524/TOON 291
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; Preliminary: 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-Rated Cable Shows among A18-49 for the week of 10/26/2015
The Walking Dead (AMC) 12721
Baltimore/Arizona (ESPN) 5545
American Horror Story (FX) 4323
Talking Dead (AMC) 3694
Republican Presidential Debate (CNBC) 3495
Debate Post-Show (CNBC) 2853
Gold Rush (DISC) 2442
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1) 2408
The Real Housewives of Orange County (BRAV) 2074
Sportscenter (ESPN) 2040
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; Preliminary: 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 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of November 9, 2015
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football (11/15) 7.0/21
NBC: Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (11/15) 4.9/14
FOX: Empire (11/11) 4.2/13
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (11/12) 3.7/13
NBC: Football Night America Part 3 (11/15) 3.7/11
CBS: 60 Minutes (11/15) 3.6/10
NBC: The Voice (11/9) 3.2/10
NBC: The Voice (11/10) 2.7/9
ABC: Modern Family (11/11) 2.7/8
NBC: The Voice (11/11) 2.4/8
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data
Top 11 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2/15 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.8AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 7.2AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.6AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.3AA
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 6.3AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.4AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.3AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 3.3AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 3.2AA
Live with Kelly & Michael (DAD) 2.7AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 2.7AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 11/2/15 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.9AA
Family Feud (2/T) 2.2AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.0AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.8AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.4AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.4AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.3AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.1AA
2 Broke Girls (WB) 1.1AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.0AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC had the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 2.6/8, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s The Voice was #1 at 8p with 2.9/9, followed by ABC’s Dancing With the Stars with 1.9/6. At 9p, NBC’s The Voice gained ground with 3.1/9; ABC’s Dancing With the Stars held onto #2 with 1.9/6. NBC finished the night on top at 10p with Blindspot with 2.1/7; CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles followed with 1.3/4.
A18-49: NBC 2.6/8, CBS 1.6/5, ABC 1.5/5, FOX 1.1/4, UNI 0.9/3, TELE 0.7/2, CW 0.4/1, ION 0.4/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, November 16, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 6.2/10
Dancing With the Stars 8.0/12, Castle 4.4/8
NBC: 5.8/10
The Voice 6.8/11, Blindspot 4.8/9
CBS: 5.2/9
Supergirl 4.9/8, Scorpion 5.7/9, NCIS: Los Angeles 5.1/9
FOX: 1.9/3
Gotham 2.7/4, Minority Report 1.1/2
UNIVISION: 1.3/2
Antes Muerta Lichita 1.2/2, Pasion y Poder 1.3/2, Yo No Creo En Hombres [r] 1.3/2
Telemundo: 1.0/2
Celia 1.0/2, Bajo el Mismo Cielo 0.9/1, Senora Acero 1.0/2
ION: 0.8/1
Criminal Minds 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 0.8/1, Criminal Minds 0.7/1
CW: 0.7/1
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 0.6/1, Jane the Virgin 0.8/1
Sunday A18-49 Analysis: NBC had the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 3.9/12, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 7p, ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos led with 0.9/3, followed by Univision’s Aqui Y Ahora Sun with 0.7/2. NBC’s Football Night America Part 2 took over as #1 at 7:30p with 1.1/3, followed by ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos and FOX’s Bob’s Burgers which tied with 1.0/3. At 8p, NBC’s Football Night America Part 3 led with 3.7/11; CBS’ 60 Minutes ranked second with 3.6/10. NBC’s Sunday Night Football topped at 9p with 6.9/19 for the top spot. ABC’s Once Upon a Time trailed with 1.6/4. NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the night in the lead with 7.3/21. ABC’s Quantico took second place with 1.3/4.
A18-49: NBC 3.9/12, CBS 2.1/6, ABC 1.3/4, FOX 1.2/3, UNI 0.7/2, TELE 0.4/1, ION 0.2/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, November 15, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
CBS: 6.9/12
60 Minutes 11.1/17, Madam Secretary 6.8/10, The Good Wife 5.6/10, CSI: Cyber 3.9/9
NBC: 6.5/11
Football Night America Part 2 2.2/4, Football Night America Part 3 5.9/10, NBC Sunday Night Football 11.4/20
ABC: 2.9/5
America’s Funniest Videos 3.1/5, Once Upon A Time 2.9/5, Quantico 2.7/5
FOX: 1.6/3
Bob’s Burgers 1.4/2, The Simpsons Encore 1.6/3, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.5/2, Family Guy 1.7/3, The Last Man on Earth 1.7/3
UNIVISION: 1.1/2
Aqui y Ahora Sun 1.1/2, La Banda 1.2/2, Sal y Pimienta 1.0/2
TELE: 0.5/1
iHeart Radio Fiesta Latina 0.6/1, Ya Era Ora 0.3/1
ION: 0.4/1
Me, Myself and Irene 0.4/1, The Ringer 0.3/0
Saturday A18-49 Analysis: ABC drew the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with 1.9/7, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. At 8p, ABC’s Saturday Night Football topped with 1.6/6, versus 0.9/3 for CBS’s 48 Hours. At 9p, ABC’s Saturday Night Football averaged 1.8/6, followed by CBS’ Campaign ’16 Democrat Debates with 1.7/6. At 10p, ABC’s Saturday Night Football led with 1.8/6. CBS’ Campaign ’16 Democrat Debates was close behind with 1.7/6.
A18-49: ABC 1.9/7, CBS 1.3/5, FOX 0.8/3, NBC 0.7/3, ION 0.5/2, UNO 0.4/1, TELE 0.3/1
Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, November 14, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD.
ABC: 3.8/7
Saturday Night Football 3.8/7
CBS: 4.0/7
48 Hours 2.9/5, Campaign ’16 Democrat Debates 5.1/9
NBC: 2.4/5
Dateline Mystery 2.9/5, SNL Prime [r] 1.9/4
FOX 1.7/3
Fox College Football 1.7/3
ION: 1.0/2
Law & Order:SVU 1.1/2, Law & Order:SVU 1.0/2, Law & Order:SVU 1.0/2
UNIVISION: 0.6/1
Sabadazo 0.6/1
TELE: 0.6/1
Que Noche [7p start] 0.6/1, Cine Millonario 0.5/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Long-time TiVo CEO Tom Rogers is stepping down on January 31, 2016. Rogers, who has held the post since 2005, will continue as non-executive chairman of the board, effective February 1. In the interim, TiVo’s board has formed a search committee to find a replacement. “TiVo is a great company today – and I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of turning it around and building it from its DVR roots into the leader in providing next-generation TV in the United States and around the world,” Rogers said in a statement.
Isaac Lee has been upped to Chief News and Digital Officer of Univision Communications. He will remain CEO of Fusion and maintain oversight of Univision News.
Fox Television Stations promoted Joseph DiScipio to Senior Vice President, Legal and FCC Compliance. He joined FTS as Vice President, Legal and FCC Compliance in 2009.
TBS and TNT are expanding their leadership. Jeff Gregor, most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, is being elevated to Chief Catalyst Officer. Michael Engleman, formerly Executive Vice President, Marketing, Digital and Global Brand Strategy for Syfy and Chiller, is set to join the networks in early 2016 in the new position of Executive Vice President of Entertainment Marketing and Brand Innovation.
Kate Mitchell has been promoted from Vice President, Ad Sales, to Senior Vice President, Ad Sales of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
Multiscreen activation specialist Monterosa has appointed David Jullien as its first Head of International Broadcast. He last served as Business Development Director at Endemol.
International branding and design firm Base Design has appointed Alyssa Bishop as a strategist for the company’s New York office. She previously led the Strategy Department at CO OP Brand Partners.
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JOB OPENING: SR MANAGER, COMMUNICATION/NBCUniversal/NYC: Manage press efforts & other communications for the Content Distribution business. 5+ yrs in PR and/or comm. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: SR MGR, CONSUMER MKTG & BRAND STRATEGY/NATGEO/DC: Develop & execute premium, innovative integrated mktg campaigns across all platforms to drive ratings & audience engagement for iconic brand. Min 5 yrs exp with network/TV required. http://bit.ly/1VAbpm7 (11/20)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR of MEDIA/KNBC/LA: The Director of Integrated Media is responsible for integrating our newsroom practices into compelling digital content for our multiplatform newsgathering enterprises. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: SALES & MKTG ASST TO SVP/DS SIMON MEDIA/NYC: Upbeat, organized & forward-thinking assoc. to support our Sr. VP of Mktg & Bus Dev. 1-2 years post-college exp, pref in PR, Comm, Media, Mktg or Advertising. Exc personal skills & det oriented a must. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: AUDIENCE PROD ASST/Meredith Vieira Show/NYC: PT position looking to hire a freelance prod asst immediately. Must be a people person w/great comm skills, excellent research ability, able to provide high level of guest svc. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, REGIONAL/NATIONAL SALES/CT: Leading and directing the operations in the Ad Sales Division of Comcast Spotlight. Establish direction of all sales activities within regional and national markets. 9+ years related experience. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: MGR, PROMOTIONS ACQUISITIONS/COMEDY CENTRAL/NYC: Resp to rsch/evaluate prgrmng that best fits with the Comedy Central brand in order to drive ratings, create ad-sales opportunities ad revenue. 4+ yrs exp prgrmng & acquisitions TV/ent industry. Full info/apply HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: NEWS PRODUCER/SUCCESSFUL NATIONALLY SYNDICATED TALK SHOW/LA: 3 yrs solid conflict booking exp req’d. Must possess strong managerial, pre-interviewing, writing & rsrch skills. Ability to book conflict stories/resourceful/deadline driven. Benefits offered. Resume HERE (11/20)
JOB OPENING: MEMBERSHIP SVCS COORD/NonFiction Producers Association/LA or NY: Outgoing, results-oriented staff for trade association w/40 prod. co.members. Full-time, report to GM. Strong writing, comm skills, exp. serving customers, webfriendly. Resume HERE (11/20)
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
EXPERT SERVICES AD: Radio Promotions Drive Ratings! Want to increase audience? Direct Response Radio Promotions forNetwork/Cable/Web looking to drive viewers to watch shows via Direct Response Radio Promotions. Email: rick@mediarichmarketing.com (11/21)
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
SITUATION WANTED: SR. PROJ/OPS MGR/NYC: 10+ yrs cable on-air promo and digital ad campaign exp. Mang daily ops of projs and campaigns. Extreme attn to detail. Strong organiz skills. skelvinnyc@gmail.com (11/20)
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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2015
ABC: The Middle, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, blackish, Nashville
CBS: Survivor, Criminal Minds, Code Black
CW: Arrow, Supernatural
Fox: Rosewood, Empire
NBC: The Mysteries of Laura, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago PD
PBS: Earth’s Natural Wonders [f], NOVA, The Brain with David Eagleman [f]
Telemundo: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Senora Acero
Univision: Antes Muerta que Lichita, Pasion y Poder, Yo No Creo en los Hombres [r]
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