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| Good morning. It’s Monday April 29, 2019 and this is your first early-morning briefing. Tonight's Premieres: Cooking Channel: Eat Your History at 10:30p PBS: Nature: American Spring LIVE at 8p Tonight’s Finale: Bravo: Vanderpump Rules at 9p IN THE NEWS TBS cancelled Wrecked, in limbo since the end of its season three run in October. While the comedy about a group of people stranded on an island started strong, the finale delivered just 55,000 Live+SD total viewers. Another series not making it to season four is Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet. Exec producers Victor Fresco and Tracy Katsky had this to say about the streamer after its cancellation of their zom-com: “They were supportive, ever positive, and appreciative of our work. Until about noon today. Still, they were just one phone call away from being a perfect studio.” NBC bumped Blindspot from May Sweeps. The yet-to-be-renewed drama, which has been averaging 2.8 million viewers, will finish its fourth season on May 24 and May 31. A+E Networks’ contract with AT&T expires on Tuesday. While A+E warned its viewers there could be a blackout on DirecTV, Paul Buccieri, President of A+E Networks Group, told his team over the weekend that the two sides are still “far apart” when it comes to reaching a new carriage deal. “Many, including the U.S. Department of Justice, were concerned that AT&T would have the ability and incentive to discriminate against programmers like A+E Networks and others like us,” said Buccieri in a memo. “It seems that concern has become a reality.” Responded AT&T, “We are on the side of customer choice and value and want to keep these channels in our customers’ lineups.” The WGA assured its members that its new Staffing Submission System is working as it negotiates with the Association of Talent Agents. Samples of writers not using agents are getting into the hands of showrunners looking to hire, said the guild: “Writers are getting read. Show meetings are being set. Staffing season is unfolding without chaos – and without agents.” The system will be expanded to handle the busy week before upfronts, added the WGA. The situation that led to Amy Powell’s ouster as President of Paramount Television last summer was “both simple and complex,” Powell told Forbes. While her firing was prompted by a phone call during which a team of white executives gave notes about black characters, “The problem was much larger than that,” said Powell. “The team supporting the TV series never should have been white executives - and not just because of the optics. Empowering writers to lead the creative process and speak to their own culture is what creates successful, authentic content. As executives, we need to trust and listen to these voices....I will never make that mistake again.” Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) will be presented with the Crystal Nymph at the closing ceremony for the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 18. The award recognizes a major international television actor for a stellar body of work. |
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| Attention: STUDENTS 2019 FUTURE NOW Media & Entertainment Conference May 29-31, 2019 / The Schimmel Center, NYC Are you looking for access and opportunity to jumpstart your career in the Media and Entertainment industry? Apply to attend the FUTURE NOW Media & Entertainment Conference. Hear from top execs, network with industry professionals, meet with recruiters and connect to your next job. APPLY NOW: http://www.futurenowconference.com (Final deadline = April 30) |
| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Food Network has fast-tracked new episodes of Restaurant: Impossible to premiere later this summer. Hosted by chef and Food Network personality Robert Irvine, the show focuses on struggling restaurant owners who work with Irvine to turn around their fortunes - in just two days with a $10,000 budget. Production on the eps begins this month. Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: April 26-28 Avengers: Endgame (Buena Vista) $350.0 million, opening weekend Captain Marvel (Buena Vista) $8.1 million (week 8), cume revenue $413.6 million The Curse of La Llorona (Warner Bros.) $7.5 million (week 2), cume revenue $41.3 million Breakthrough (Fox) $6.3 million (week 2), cume revenue $26.1 million Shazam! (WB) $5.5 million (week 4), cume revenue $131.1 million Little (Universal) $3.4 million (week 3), cume revenue $35.8 million Dumbo (Buena Vista) $3.2 million (week 5), cume revenue $107.0 million Pet Sematary (Paramount) $1.3 million (week 4), cume revenue $52.6 million Us (Universal) $1.1 million (week 6), cume revenue $172.8 million Penguins (Buena Vista) $1.1 million (week 2), cume revenue $5.7 million Source: Comscore NEW & RETURNING SERIES ABC’s The Bachelorette is back Monday, May 13 at 8p. Season 15 guests will include celebrity couple Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen, Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier, runway coach Miss J. Alexander, drag queens Alyssa Edwards and Alaska, pop music star Lukas Graham and country music artist Jake Owen. Disney Channel’s mashup of sitcom and improv, Just Roll With It, will be previewed on Friday, June 14 at 9:45p ahead of its official premiere on Wednesday, June 19 at 8p. In the family comedy, the audience votes on what will happen, with the actors continuing the scene unscripted. COMING UP Lifetime is following up the record-breaking premiere of Surviving R. Kelly with two-hour special, Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, detailing the fallout from the docu-series. Soledad O’Brien hosts the two-hour special, premiering Saturday, May 4 at 10p. Survive the Upfronts / NewFronts with our handy, easy-to-use Navigator! The online resource will keep you in the know, prepared and ready to get the most out of every event and meeting: http://www.cynopsis.com/upfronts . TECH TALK National Geographic has partnered with Oculus and Force Field for National Geographic Explore VR, a VR experience that takes viewers on an adventure through Antarctica searching for a lost penguin colony. “National Geographic continues to experiment in the immersive storytelling space,” said Senior Director of Immersive Experiences Jenna Pirog. “We are using the latest visual technology to spark curiosity about our world and enable people to better understand it.” The 30-minute VR experience will be available on Oculus Quest this spring. GOING OVER THE TOP Cinedigm SVoD services CONtv, offering classic cult films and forgotten series, and Docurama, a library of documentaries, are now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1. “These launches further our commitment to redefining the traditional viewing experience, and provide even more viewers across the country with the same high-quality premium programming that our networks are known for,” said Erick Opeka, President of Cinedigm Digital Networks. When there are more women behind the camera or in other key off-screen roles, the representation of women on screen is better: Films written or directed by women consistently feature a higher percentage of female characters with speaking roles, according to research at USC. Women lift each other up. Now it’s your turn. Nominate your colleagues and company for the Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards. The process is quick and simple so get started: Nominate before May 8th! Call for Judges: If you’re a media industry executive interested in an opportunity to join the panel of judges for the aforementioned Top Women in Media Awards, honoring outstanding contributions by women in every facet of the business, please fill out an application here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/72TQNZY. The judgement period is May 13 – 22, and judging is done remotely. |
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| CYNOPSIS MEASUREMENT & DATA CONFERENCE The Cynopsis Measurement and Data Conference is set for Tuesday, June 11 in New York City, designed to help you tackle the challenges of TV and digital measurement, and chart a clear path to success – from now, into 2020. Join us! Sponsored by: Videa, Tubular Labs, TVSquared and tunity |
| MEASUREMENT TiVo’s TV viewership data will be available in the Neustar Multi-Touch Attribution and Unified Analytics solutions. The inclusion of TiVo’s TV exposure data from its own set-top boxes and third parties is aimed at enabling advertisers to compare the efficacy of both TV and digital investments. “With TiVo’s data, we are able to better provide granular TV insight that enables us to help our clients make better decisions about where to allocate their next marketing dollar,” said Neustar GM and VP for Marketing Solutions Michael Schoen. Tubular Labs announced that Viacom, Ellen Digital Network and Corus Entertainment have joined the Global Video Measurement Alliance, created to establish new digital video measurement standards, beginning with social video. They join VICE, BuzzFeed and Group Nine as additional founding members of the consortium, founded in January 2017. The first two new cross-platform reach and engagement metrics in co-development with the GVMA are de-duplicated unique viewers, and minutes watched. “Tubular's new metrics in association with the GVMA are the first of their kind for social video. These metrics have existed for digital websites forever, and this is the first move towards parity for the research community,” said Howard Shimmel, President, Janus Strategy & Insights. “A top challenge for broadcast research teams is how to gain the best understanding of where audiences are going and how to aggregate cross-platform views of networks or shows... The announcement today is a major step forward for the industry." ADVERTISING Snap has plans to let media buyers reserve non-skip six-second ads in Snapchat Discover shows at fixed CPMs. The shows will reach young users, and be curated to ensure brand safety. “Snap Select gives marketers and agencies access to reserve inventory in the most premium, popular shows on Snapchat, and a direct path to reach Millennial and Gen Z audiences that are increasingly difficult to reach elsewhere,” said David Roter, VP, global agency partnerships at Snap. “We're thrilled with our ability to deliver ROI with non-skippable, full-screen Commercials, with sound on and at scale.” Advertising intelligence and sales enablement platform MediaRadar released an analysis of the ad spend of direct-to-consumer brands across digital, TV, and print that says DTC ad spend has been up 7 to 20 percent annually for five consecutive years, and is continuing to increase across almost every product category. According to MediaRadar’s data, DTC brands typically begin with highly targeted spend on social media. “When it comes to DTC advertising on social media, Instagram is the primary partner for this,” said Todd Krizelman, CEO and Co-Founder of MediaRadar. “The platform allows for very specific targeting, and seamless purchasing of product from within the app, which is a feature that few others offer.” The data also highlighted that as DTC firms scale their businesses, they begin to shift marketing and ad spending, with many relying more heavily on TV to create broad, top-of-funnel awareness. CASTING Add Shannon Doherty to the original Beverly Hills, 90210 cast members reuniting for BH90210, a six-episode event series on Fox. Doherty joins Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. Luke Perry, committed to Riverdale, had not signed on before his death last month... Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land) has been cast in Hulu’s upcoming Little Fires Everywhere, based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller. GOING GLOBAL Smithsonian Channel’s linear and VOD services will be available in HD on NET (Channel 590) in Brazil, the country’s leading television distributor and the largest cable television operator in Latin America. |
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| Multiplatform. Monetization. Community. September 9 - 10, 2019 | ThreeSixty, NYC To thrive amid the relentless pace of change in the media space, the industry needs to come together. We no longer work in silos: you need to connect not only with your peers, but also with your colleagues in the adjacent sectors that are now part of your business. Connect at Cynopsis’ That Big TV Conference – you won’t regret it. The lowest rates expire this Wednesday. Register soon to save! |
| RATINGS Thursday’s broadcast of Telemundo’s 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards delivered 2.4 million total viewers, an 11% increase versus 2018, and 1.1 million A18-49, according to Nielsen. The show reached a cumulative audience of 5.2 million total viewers, including 2.6 million A18-49 with the simulcast on Telemundo and Universo. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions): Thursday, April 25 time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD CBS: 7.65 million Big Bang Theory 11.55, Young Sheldon 10.27, Mom 8.01, Life in Pieces 5.81, S.W.A.T. 5.14 ABC: 4.88 million NFL Draft 4.88 FOX: 2.56 million Gotham 2.21, The Orville 2.92 NBC: 2.50 million Superstore 2.95, A.P. Bio 1.68, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.73, Abby’s 1.47, Law & Order: SVU 3.59 UNIVISION 0.88 million Jesus 0.91, Rosa de Guadalupe 0.85, Por Amar Sin Ley 0.86 CW: 1.04 million Supernatural 1.31, In the Dark 0.77 TELEMUNDO: 1.13 million Premios Billoard de la Musica Latina 1.13 million Thursday A18-49 Ratings: ABC 1.2/6, CBS 1.1/5, TELE 0.7/5, FOX 0.6/3, NBC 0.5/2, UNI 0.4/2, CW 0.2/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Shannon Ryan has been named President of Marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios. Ryan was previously CMO for Fox Television Group. PMK•BNC promoted Cary Kwok to Senior Vice President in the brand marketing and communications division. |
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| This Day in History: 1967 – Aretha Franklin’s single “Respect” was released. Answer to our last trivia question: Which TV series was the first to spawn a No. 1 soundtrack album? Peter Gunn. Kudos to: Michael Gioscia-NBCUniversal/NYC, Rick Pike-InterMedia Advertising/Woodland Hills, CA, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Ray Giacopelli-MI7 Media Intel/NYC Today's Trivia Question: Which Animal House-inspired 1979 sitcom only lasted one episode? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: A limit of four correct answers from each time zone will be selected.). |
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| WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - MONDAY APRIL 29 ABC: The Show Must Go One: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story, The Fix CBS: Big Bang Theory, Man With a Plan, The Code, Bull CW: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow FOX: The Resident, 9-1-1 NBC: The Voice, The Enemy Within PBS: Nature: American Spring LIVE [p], Korea: The Never-Ending War Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur Univision: Jesus, La Rosa de Guadelupe, Por Amar Sin Ley |
