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Good morning. It’s Monday June 3, 2019 and this is your first early-morning briefing.

 

Tonight's Premieres:

Bravo: Below Deck Mediterranean at 9p

DIY: Pool Kings at 9p and 9:30p

Food Network: Wedding Cake Championship at 10p

Fox: So You Think You Can Dance at 9p

HGTV: Hidden Potential at 9p and 9:30p

ID: People Magazine Investigates: Cults at 9p, Breaking Homicide at 10p

TLC: 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way at 9p

 

Tonight's Finale:

Bravo: Summer House at 10p

 

 

IN THE NEWS

 

Star, canceled by Fox after three seasons, didn’t find a new home. Co-creator Lee Daniels, who had hoped to place the musical drama elsewhere, told fans via Twitter, “I’m at a loss for words to describe my sadness.”

 

On a happier note, Starz picked up Vida for a third season. In addition to critical praise, the drama has seen its Hispanic audience grow 56% compared to the same period in season 1, giving it the highest Hispanic audience composition among premium scripted series in 2019 (Live+3). Starz Hispanic subs have grown 17% since the series premiered in May 2018 and the number of new customers who watched Vida’s season two on the app in the first seven days was almost double year over year.

 

Also set for a third season is The CW’s Burden of Truth. The renewal came just ahead of the legal drama’s season two launch on Sunday night.

 

The upcoming sixth season of HBO comedy Silicon Valley, created by Mike Judge, John Altshuler and Dave Krinsky, will be its last – but likely not the last viewers will see of the creative team. “This type of comedic chemistry, both behind and in front of the camera, is rarely found,” said Amy Gravitt, EVP of HBO Programming. “Silicon Valley is just the beginning of many more collaborations with these hilarious writers and performers, as well as our standout crew.”

 

Foreigners interested in coming to the U.S. might want to give their Twitter accounts a once-over before applying for a visa. The State Department has updated its immigration and nonimmigrant visa forms to request information about social media usernames, email addresses and phone number histories. In the past, that information was only required from applicants identified as needing extra scrutiny.

 

NBC expanded its diversity efforts with the launch of programs focused on production coordinators and production assistants. The initiatives provide on-the-job training for ethnically diverse talent.

 

Broadcast networks are asking for a 15-20% increase in prime-time CPM prices, reports MediaPost, and will likely settle for 12-13% hikes. Growing direct-to-consumer brands like pet food and mattresses moving some spend to national TV from digital, along with concerns about brand safety, factor into the lift.

 

The Writers Guild of America blasted non-franchised talent agencies for trying to take package fees on deals negotiated after April 12, when negotiations between the WGA and agencies fell apart. “If these bad behaviors continue, the guild will advise the full membership which agencies, law firms or managers are acting contrary to their fiduciary duties, and we will take the appropriate legal action to protect members’ interests,” warned the guild. Negotiations are slated to resume June 7.

 

Jeff Glor, replaced as anchor of CBS Evening News by Norah O’Donnell, will remain with the network as co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday. Glor, who joined CBS in 2007, will also report for CBS News’ “Who We Are” franchise, and work with the CBS News investigative unit. “Jeff brings a humanity to his reporting and will be a perfect fit on SATMO, as it is fondly called around the CBS Broadcast Center,” said CBS News head Susan Zirinsky.

 

Go big or go home is the name of the game. On September 9-10 at Cynopsis’ That Big TV Conference, hear from big innovators in the industry: Jon Steinlauf (Discovery), Donna Speciale (WarnerMedia), Lyle Schwartz (GroupM), Dean Evans (Hyundai), Bruce Gersh (People/EW), Beth Wade (VMLY&R), Michelle Vicary  (Crown Media), Sarah Rosen (Twitter), Greg Henry (Lucky 8), Oren Katzeff (Conde Nast), Randi Stipes (IBM Watson), Vincent Sadusky (Univision) and more. See the full speaker line-up here.

 

2019 READERSHIP STUDY

Deadline= Tomorrow!

 

Serving our community is extremely important to us… so we want to hear from you!

 

Our survey is short, just like our editions, and won’t take more than 3-4 mins of your time: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K5DQKZV

 

As a thank, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Amazon Card and a ticket to the 9/9-10 That Big TV Conference in NYC.

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

 

Cream Productions format History Erased landed a season two order from Corus Entertainment’s HISTORY, set to premiere in Fall 2019. Event series examines the butterfly effect of removing key individuals, ideas and inventions from a given nation’s history to highlight that country’s contributions to global culture and human history. 

 

Asylum Entertainment Group welcomed Clovis Entertainment to its family of companies. Clovis will exclusively develop and produce one-hour drama series as Asylum expands on their production of mini-series and television movies. Derek Stoops will run the company. 

 

Producing team Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz (Project Runway) announced a new media and content venture, Alfred Street Industries (Brain Games). Dan Volpe (Below Deck, Top Chef) will serve as SVP of content and production, and Erin Rott joins as Chief of Staff.

 

Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: May 31-June 2
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (WB) $49.0 million, opening weekend

Aladdin (BV) $42.3 million (week 2), cume revenue $185.0 million

Rocketman (Paramount) $25.0 million, opening weekend

Ma (Universal) $11.3 million, opening weekend

John Wicke – Chapter 3: Parabellum (LG/S) $11.1 million (week 3), cume revenue$125.8 million

Avengers End Game (BV) $7.8 (week 6), cume revenue $815.5 million

Pokeman: Detective Pikachu (WB) $6.7 million (week 4), cume revenue $130.6 million

Booksmart (UAR) $3.3 million (week 2), cume revenue $14.4 million

Brightburn (SGem) $2.3 million (week 2), cume revenue $14.2 million

The Hustle (UAR) $1.3 million (week 4), cume revenue $33.2 million

Source: Comscore

 

 

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

 

Every renovation series has its challenges, but chronicling pool builds can be especially tricky, Robert Horowitz, Juma Entertainment president, tells Cynopsis on the eve of Pool Kings’ season three premiere. “What you encounter with pools is completely different from your standard yard or home interior reno show,” says Horowitz. “A backyard or kitchen might require a week of filming. But with a swimming pool, you’re often talking  4 to 6 months. And even with the best coverage plans, weather comes into play. We never forget that all of our filming occurs outdoors.” That could be part of the viewer fascination with the genre. “What we didn’t expect was the amount of young people that follow our pool shows on-air and via social media,” says Horowitz. “The ratings also illustrate the point, with pool shows delivering one of the network's youngest skewing audiences.” In addition to DIY’s Pool Kings, debuting tonight at 9p, Juma is also producing two upcoming HGTV series, Supersize My Pool with Mario Lopez and Pool Hunters.

 

 

Showtime docu-series Shangri-la premieres Friday, July 12 at 9p. Four-parter is a collaboration from Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor), music producer Rick Rubin, and director Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol).

 

Trust, temptation and commitment are issues that emerge in Snap’s Wrong Distance Relationship, following three couples trying to keep romance alive under difficult circumstances. Docu-series airs Tuesdays starting June 4. 

 

All eight episodes of Looking for Alaska, based on the 2005 bestseller by John Green, will be released on Hulu on Friday, October 18.

 

 

TECH TALK

 

Amazon positioned itself as a potentially serious competitor for Google’s ad business with the confirmation of its agreement to acquire the ad server operation of bankrupt ad tech firm Sizmek. Once the deal closes, Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek DCO will operate separately from Amazon Advertising for the time being, said the company on its website. “Sizmek and Amazon Advertising have many mutual customers, so we know how valued these proven solutions are to their customer base,” said Amazon. “Sizmek has been searching for a buyer for Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek DCO, and we are both committed to continuing serving their customers at the high standards they’ve come to expect.” Sizmek declared bankruptcy in March.

 

Google is being investigated by the US Justice Department for possible anti-trust violations regarding search and advertising policies, reports the Wall Street Journal, based on complaints about its practices forwarded to the Justice Department by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC closed an investigation into Google in 2013 after the company said it would make changes to its search practices.

 

Foursquare has agreed to buy location-based measurement company Placed from Snap Inc. Placed Attribution will become Foursquare’s flagship measurement product, and Placed founder and CEO David Shim is joining Foursquare as president. Snap acquired Placed in 2017; its partnership with Foursquare, which powers Snap Geofilters, will continue.

 

If you haven’t heard, Facebook is tweaking its news algorithm to make it feel more personal. Read more about it and more media tech news: http://www.cynopsis.com/techfronts/

 

 

COMING UP

 

iHeartCountry will once again serve as the official radio partner of the 2019 CMT Music Awards, simulcasting the live show from Nashville on Wednesday, June 5, at 8p.

Descendants 3 premieres Friday, August 2 at 8p on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Hopes are high - the premiere telecasts of the first two Descendants movies, in 2015 and 2017, ranked as the most-watched cable movie of their respective years among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.

 

OWN announced its first-ever behind-the-scenes primetime special OWN Presents: Inside WACO’s Wearable Art Gala, debuting Tuesday, June 11 at 10p. The annual event created by WACO (Where Art Can Occur) co-founders Tina Knowles Lawson and Richard Lawson is marking its third year by paying tribute to four honorees who have made significant impact on the world through their art, philanthropy, and entrepreneurial spirit, including Tyler Perry (The Haves and the Have Nots).

 

Smithsonian Channel has six weeks of programming lined up to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20. First up: Six-part series Apollo’s Moon Shot, launching Sunday, June 16 at 8p.

 

 

DIGITAL DATA

 

Search engine Reelgood took samples from its most active users and found that 91% of Hulu subscribers, 77% of Prime Video subscribers and 51% of Netflix subscribers still pay for cable television. One reason older viewers went back to, or stayed true to, cable TV is that “switching between different streaming services, to see where a particular show or movie is available proved very frustrating and time-consuming for them,” reported Reelgood.

 

Tinder announced a new version of Boost. The upgrade, Super Boost, will be offered to Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold premium subscribers, and gives users looking for love (or whatever) the chance to be seen by up to 100 times more potential matches. That’s versus Boost, which can increase views by up to 10 times. The dating app is testing different price points.

 

AT&T added Locast’s interactive app on its DIRECTV and U-verse platforms. Locast, a public service application that offers viewers with broadband-connected receivers access to their local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and other broadcast stations streamed via the Internet, is currently available to 27 million users in nine markets: New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, Houston, Boston, Denver and Baltimore. “AT&T continues to offer consumers new ways to access the video content they want. We believe Locast's public service offering will make sense for many of them,” said the company, which will continue to offer its complimentary Local Channel Connector service when a local station is otherwise unavailable.

 

 

CASTING

 

Patrick J. Adams (Suits) will star in Nat Geo scripted series The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe’s nonfiction book...Vanessa Lachey (Dads) landed a recurring role on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90201 summer reboot, BH90210.

 

 

GOING GLOBAL

 

Korean format The Masked Singer, a hit in the U.S. on Fox, is headed to the UK. ITV ordered a remake from Bandicoot.

 

AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe has renewed a distribution agreement for kids’ network Minimax with Telekom Romania. 

 

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RATINGS

 

Game 1 of the NBA finals on ABC averaged out-of-home viewership of 6.8 million, skewing 80% male and 20% female versus last year’s 73% M / 27% F split. Sixty-five percent of viewers were in the A25-54 demo. Game one was down from an OOH average of 10.2 million viewers for the same game in 2018.  

 

TV Time's June 2019 Anticipation Report
New Series

Euphoria (HBO) - 6/16/19 

Too Old To Die Young (Amazon Prime Video) - 6/14/19

Grand Hotel (ABC) - 6/17/19

NOS4A2 (AMC) - 6/2/19

City on a Hill (Showtime) -  6/16/19

 

Returning Series

Black Mirror (Netflix) - 6/5/19

DARK (Netflix) - 6/21/19

Big Little Lies (HBO) - 6/9/19

The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) - 6/5/19

3% (Netflix) - 6/7/19

Methodology: Millions of viewers from around the world use TV Time to track and react to the cable, broadcast, and OTT shows they're watching. Based on global data from our users, these are the most anticipated series for June 2019.

 

Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions): Friday, May 31 time period averages

Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD

CBS: 4.27 million

Whistleblower 4.21, Hawaii Five-0 4.00, Blue Bloods 4.59

ABC: 3.17

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.44, 20/20 3.54

NBC: 2.56 million

Blindspot 2.66, Blindspot 2.07, Dateline NBC 2.95

FOX: 1.58 million

Beat Shazam 1.76, MasterChef 1.40

CW: 1.40

Masters of Illusion 20^th Anniversary Special 1.50, Whose Line Is It Anyway 1.31

 

Friday A18-49 Ratings: ABC 0.5/3, FOX 0.5/3, CBS 0.4/2, NBC 0.4/2, CW 0.3/2

 

 

EXECUTIVE MOVES

 

Bryce Gama was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, NBCUniversal Content Distribution. Gama joined NBCUniversal Content Distribution in 2016 as VP, Pricing & Strategy.

 

WarnerMedia handed oversight of Otter Media to Bob Greenblatt, head of entertainment and direct-to-consumer operations. Tony Goncalves, CEO of Otter Media, will also oversee the development of the new WarnerMedia direct-to-consumer service. Brad Bentley, the streaming service’s GM, is exiting.

 

Dave Shull was named CEO of TiVo. Shull was most recently CEO of The Weather Channel. Shull takes over for interim CEO Raghu Rau, who will return to his role as Vice Chairman of TiVo’s board.

 

Melinda Hage, EVP Current Programming for Warner Bros. Television, is retiring. Hage joined WBTV in 1994.

 

A+E Networks promoted six executives across the Ad Sales Division: David DeSocio has been elevated to EVP, Ad Sales Marketing & Partnerships; Teryl Brown, Nicole Durette, Pam Gibbons and Mary Kang have each been elevated to SVP, Ad Sales; and Ethan Heftman has been promoted to SVP, Ad Sales Precision and Performance.  

 

Transform Films appointed Beth Fraikorn as Head of Content, Development and Partnerships. Fraikorn has worked for companies including Disney, NHK and Time-Life.

 

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This Day in History: 1976 – Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” went gold.   

 

Answer to our last trivia question: Who was the initial choice to play Jonathan Hart on Hart to Hart (1979-1984)? Cary Grant. Kudos to: Tim Overmyer-20^th TV/Atlanta, Andrew Goldman-Fathom Events/NYC, Charles Lore/NYC, Mike Seidel-CSI Sports/Jersey City, NJ, Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, David Gabe-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Melissa Azizi-Sparkwood/LA, Steve Iha-LBI Media/Dallas, Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA

 

Today's Trivia Question: What was the first series Dick Van Dyke starred in after The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)? (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.).

 

JOB OF THE DAY

 

MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER/Yes Network/Stamford CT: Seeking a highly-creative, passionate and curious designer who will constantly strive to stay ahead of relevant design and communication trend. 3+ yrs broadcast design and animation exp. Full info HERE (6/14)

RESEARCH MANAGER/Discovery/LA: Strategic mind to utilize Nielsen ratings to inform prgmming, mktg, press, biz strategies. Turn data into stories w/ actionable/valuable. Find consumer insights/trends to support aud building initiatives, Expert on changing TV landscape. 4+ yrs TV rsrch req. Full info HERE (6/13)

MGR, DIGITAL AUDIENCE ANALYTICS/BET/NYC: Resp for a portfolio of media platforms (incl linear TV, video, VOD, social media, etc.) using primary & syndicated research tools/methods. Min 2+ yrs of digital media rsrch exp. Exp working w/cross-platform rsrch incl VOD and OTT/Advanced TV platforms. Full info HERE(6/13)

AD SALES – ACCOUNT SERVICE REP/Crown Media Family Networks/NY: This position is responsible for maintaining and growing business on the assigned agency list, training and mentoring Sales Planners and Sales Assistants in the company and acting as liaison for the Sales team in key areas of sales development, marketing and research. BA/BS req & Min 2 yrs exp. Apply HERE (6/13)

MANAGER, AD SALES RESEARCH/UPtv/NYC: Well-rounded & exp’d ad Sales rsrchr – adept at using ratings, mktg analytics & custom data to create a complete & accurate picture. 5+ yrs ad sales rsrch exp. Fast thinking, collaborative, data miner & strategic storyteller. Join an amazing Team & have an impact. Full info HERE (6/12)

AD SALES ASSISTANT DIRECT RESPONSE/OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/NYC/LI: Seeking an energetic achiever w/excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in supporting growing revenue for dynamic DR Team: BA Degree, Min 2 yrs DR Experience req.  Wide Orbit Knowledge a + Full info HERE (6/7)

PROJECT MANAGER/WideOrbit/NYC: Partner closely w/clients, overseeing large, complex implementation projects. 5+ yrs exp managing/delivering enterprise software or IT projects, Media indstry exp, Knwldg of proposal & inv mngmnt systems used by nat’l cable networks is highly desirable. Full info HERE (6/6)

FREELANCE STRATEGIC PLANNING & OPS COORDINATOR/Nickelodeon Velocity/NY: Support VP in all strategic planning ops, communications & training initiatives for Nick team that dvlps custom mktg campaigns for Advertising partners. Proactive/strategic thinker with excellent comm skills. 2-4 yrs of mktg or strategy plan’g exp. Full info HERE (6/6)

INVENTORY & PLANNING MGR/Katz Networks (Bounce, Court TV, Escape, Grit, Laff, Brown Sugar) /NYC: Support VP, Pricing, Planning and Inventory w/all things related to inventory & managing the day to day business processes & sales assistants & planners. Min 5-7 yrs exp including; sales planner exp and/or Inventory mngmnt and commercial operations. Full info HERE (6/6)

SALES DIRECTORS/VideoAmp/NY/LA/Chicago: Experts needed to identify opportunity, articulate value & close deals that deliver value to clients & VideoAmp a must. Dedication to value-based solution selling & delivering value for clients. Exceptional track rec for breaking into & building major acct relationships. Full info HERE (6/4)

AD SALES ASSISTANT/Weather/NYC: Provide support to Ad Sales Acct Execs to srvc clients, and all aspects of media schedules. Extremely detail oriented w/orgnzt’l skills to keep efficient work sched. BS or 2 yrs exp. req. Full info HERE (6/4)

BRAND DIRECTOR/NBC 7 & TELEMUNDO/San Diego: Ensure all platforms are consistent with the overall voice and tone of our stations’ images. BA deg or equivalent work exp. Min 5 yrs of mktg, brand development, or creative prod exp. Working knowledge of editing platforms, final cut pro. Full info HERE (6/4)

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - MONDAY JUNE 3

ABC: The Bachelorette, Celebrity Family Feud

CBS: The Neighborhood, Man With a Plan, The Code, Bull  

CW: Masters of Illusion 20^th Anniversary Special, Burden of Truth

FOX: Beat Shazam, So You Think You Can Dance [p]

NBC: Stanley Cup Final

PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, Independent Lens

Telemundo: Un Poquito Tuyo, Betty en NY, La Reina del Sur

Univision: La Reina Soy Yo, Silvia Pinal, Frente a ti, Por Amar Sin Ley