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| Today’s Premieres Disney Junior: Bluey at 4:30p HBO: The Deuce at 9p HGTV: A Very Brady Renovation at 9p, One of a Kind at 10:30p Netflix: Ricky Zoom Oxygen: A Wedding and a Murder at 9p Tonight’s Finales ABC: Grand Hotel at 10p Discovery: Aaron Needs a Job at 10p MTV: The Hills: New Beginnings at 9p Oxygen: Buried in the Backyard at 8p |
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| IN THE NEWS Facebook has been hit with antitrust investigations in New York, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. “I am proud to be leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in investigating whether Facebook has stifled competition and put users at risk," said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “We will use every investigative tool at our disposal to determine whether Facebook's actions may have endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers' choices, or increased the price of advertising.” A separate investigation of Google’s practices, joined by “perhaps more than 40 attorneys general,” according to the Wall Street Journal, is expected to be announced outside the U.S. Supreme Court today. In more friendly Facebook news, the social media giant launched its Facebook Dating service in the U.S. last week, allowing users to integrate Instagram posts, and by year’s end Facebook and Instagram Stories, into their Dating profiles. A “Secret Crush” feature also allows users to share a list of Facebook and Instagram followers they have their eye on, and if both users have chosen each other, they’ll be notified they’re a match. U.S. spending on podcast advertising is expected to hit $960 million in 2020 and top $1 billion in 2022, according to IPG Mediabrands’ Magna unit. “CPMs are typically higher than what is seen in the linear broadcast space, due in part to the comparatively small podcast audience and growing demand as more advertisers across more sectors show interest in experimenting with podcasts," said Magna. The base of podcast listeners is forecast to grow 36%, to 97 million U.S. listeners, by 2023. Join the evolution! In this time of relentless change in the media space, the industry needs to come together to share insights and forge alliances. That day is today. Starting at 10:30am today (and extending until tomorrow), Cynopsis is gathering thought leaders and forward thinkers to map out how best to proceed, at Cynopsis’ That Big TV Conference. There’s still time to register online, or on-site. In addition to top notch content, speakers and networking opportunities, attendees will be treated to some fun activation and contests: HGTV’s Brady Bunch Reno photo booth, Donut wall, courtesy of ListenFirst; conference swag bag; a chance to win a Big TV (LG 55”) during New York Interconnect’s Trivia contest, “You Call Yourself a New Yorker?”; each day, a winner will be chosen to receive 2 tickets (Fall 2019 BOA) to Sinclair Media Network’s MSG Suite for a Rangers or Knicks game (F&B included!); Food Network’s Dan Can Bake It will demo something BIG and delicious, with cupcake samples for all; and last but not least - grab a blueberry margarita (“The Gamut”) during tonight’s cocktail hour (sponsored by Gamut Total). Eva Longoria was one of 27 people who offered a statement to the judge sentencing Longoria’s former Desperate Housewives co-star Felicity Huffman in the college admissions scandal case. In a letter obtained by NBC News, Longoria wrote that when she started on the show, she was bullied by a co-worker. “I dreaded the days I had to work with that person because it was pure torture. Until one day, Felicity told the bully ‘enough’ and it all stopped,” shared Longoria “Felicity could feel that I was riddled with anxiety even though I never complained or mentioned the abuse to anyone.” Huffman, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud for paying $15,000 to boost her daughter’s SAT scores, is due to be sentenced on September 13. |
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| PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT USA Network ordered the Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)-led limited series Evel, based on the story of daredevil Evel Knievel and his historic Snake River Canyon jump. From UCP, Etan Frankel (Shameless) will write and exec produce. Serving as executive producers are McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision; Alex Gartner, Charles Roven and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment; and Ventimiglia. Production is expected to begin in 2020. The Walt Disney Co. inked a long-term deal to take all the stages, backlots and other production accommodations at UK’s Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. “It’s wonderful to have Disney here at Pinewood,” said Paul Golding, Chairman of Pinewood group. “They’ve been making great films with us for many years and the fact they want to shoot so many more here is testimony not only to the quality of the teams and infrastructure at Pinewood, but also to the British film industry as a whole.” NBC gave a put pilot commitment to TriBeCa, from Supergirl executive producers/showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner and Supergirl producers Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. TV. Family drama is based on Korean series Sky Castle. Sony Pictures Television optioned sci-fi novel The City in the Middle of the Night to develop as a series, reports Deadline. Sharon Hall will exec produce via her Mom de Guerre Productions. Gabrielle Union (LA’s Finest) is attached to exec produce a dramedy project at Spectrum from Sony Pictures Television, reports Variety. Series creator Cherry Chevapravatdumrong will write. Union will EP under her I’ll Have Another banner, with Holly Shakoor Fleischer co-executive producing. Top 10 Weekend Domestic Box Office Estimates: September 6-8 It: Chapter Two (Warner Bros) $91.0 million, opening weekend Angel Has Fallen (Lionsgate) $6.0 million (week 3), cume revenue $53.5 million Good Boys (Universal) $5.4 million (week 4), cume revenue $66.8 million The Lion King (Buena Vista) $4.2 million (week 8), cume revenue $529.1 million Overcomer (Affirm) $3.8 million (week 3), cume revenue $24.7 million Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Universal) $3.7 million (week 6), cume revenue $164.3 million The Peanut Butter Falcon (Roadside Attraction) 2.3 million (week 5), cume revenue $12.3 million Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Lionsgate) $2.3 million (week 5), cume revenue $62.1 million Ready or Not (Fox Searchlight) $2.2 million (week 3), cume revenue $25.6 million Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Paramount) $2.2 million (week 5), cume revenue $54.2 million Source: Comscore NEW & RETURNING SERIES Lauren Zima is joining newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight as a full-time correspondent when the broadcast kicks off its 39th season today. Zima most recently served as host of ET Live, the brand’s streaming network. The talent line-up joining new host and managing editor Billy Bush for Extra’s 26th season, also launching today, includes longtime correspondent Renee Bargh and new correspondent Jennifer Lahmers, as well as former NFL star and CBS Sports commentator Nate Burleson. Country singer Jana Kramer has been named special correspondent in Nashville. Snap has two series premieres coming up: Zombie drama Dead of Night on Saturday, September 14, and Denton’s Death Date, based on the novel by Lance Rubin, on Saturday, September 28. Season three of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure launches on Disney Channel on Monday, October at 1p. Animated adventure comedy stars Mandy Moore (This Is Us) and Zachary Levi (Shazam!). COMING UP Live with Kelly and Ryan is teaming once again with Guinness World Records for a week of record-breaking attempts. Stunt starts today with extreme pogo stick athlete Dalton Bruce Smith, who takes a shot at his own record title for most consecutive cars jumped over on a pogo stick. REVOLT and AT&T shared the next round of hip hop power players set to join the REVOLT Summit Atlanta, September 12-14. Mona Scott-Young, Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Timbaland, Jeezy, Jidenna, Andre Harrell, Dia Simms, Killer Mike, The Dream, Lenny S.,Yung Joc and DJ Drama are among those joingin the experience dedicated to empowering aspiring young leaders. TECH TALK Apple launched a public beta of its music streaming service on the web. The service includes features like searching and playing songs from the Apple Music catalogue and accessing playlists, with the main sections from the Apple Music app available. Subscribers can sign in with their Apple ID, and will be asked for feedback to help improve the service. According to a recent study from the ARF, consumers are slightly less likely to share their data in 2019 compared to last year. The study also measured trust and how it varied by demo group and forms of privacy on digital, mobile vs. PC usage, and trust in institutions. The shift in consumer attitude is a harbinger of to come as the American market faces legal restrictions not only globally from the GDPR but also nationally from the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), which as Paul Donato, Chief Research Officer at the ARF explains, is soon going into effect, allowing, “consumers to opt-out of the sale of their personal information to third parties, not to mention the other upcoming state and federal regulations that could impact the ad tech industry.” For more on the study, go to Cynsiders. STREAMING Imagine partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer said the strategy of releasing films in theaters for just a few weeks before dropping them on streaming platforms can be advantageous. Speaking at the Toronto film festival, Howard said of his film version of J.D. Salinger’s Hillbilly Elegy for Netflix, "There's a chance that more people will see it faster, and there will be more water cooler discussion around the title than if we rolled it out in a typical theatrical pattern.” Agreed Grazer, “It’s a pretty great model.” Crunchyroll, a subsidiary of Otter Media and VIZ Media Europe Group, Europe’s licensors and distributors of Japanese animation, inked an agreement to bring together Crunchyroll’s global platform with VIZ Media Europe Group’s EMEA-wide network of partners, distributors, and licensees. Through this strategic relationship, Crunchyroll will become the majority investor in VIZ Media Europe Group, with The Hitotsubashi Group retaining a minority stake in the company. GOING GLOBAL Streamers including Amazon, Apple and Netflix spent $345 million on original UK commissions in 2018, close to double what was spent in 2017, according to British trade group Pact. “These figures show that despite the challenges that indies face domestically, there is still a huge international market looking for quality British content,” said Pact chair Sara Geater. Endemol Shine Italy has been commissioned by Sky Italia to produce Family Food Fight, while Brazilian broadcaster SBT and Amazon Prime Video will air a series from Endemol Shine Brazil produced in partnership with Abrava Produções. Production is underway for both Italy and Brazil. Ahead of the November 15 theatrical release of Ford v Ferrari, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, Discovery Program Sales is distributing media rights worldwide to 2016 documentary The 24 Hour War, from filmmakers Adam Carolla and Nate Adams, that tells the story of the feud between automotive giants Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. CASTING Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) will play Margaret Thatcher in season four of Netflix’s The Crown. Season three launches November 17...Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth) has joined the season two cast of Netflix series The End of the F***ing World...Tucker Albrizzi was upped from recurring to series regular on Netflix comedy Mr. Iglesias. |
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| RATINGS ESPN scored a best-ever 2.7 overnight rating for its telecast of the U.S. Open Women’s final between Serena Williams and Bianca Andreescu, up 13% versus last year. Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County had its most-watched regular season episode since the season 12 finale among total viewers, delivering 2.6 million total viewers (up +3% from prior week’s episode) in Live+3 Nielsens. Million Dollar Listing NY had its highest-rated episode of the season-to-date among p25-54, delivering 712,000 P25=54. The premiere of WGN America’s Dog’s Most Wanted on September 4 attracted nearly 1.7 million total viewers and 726,000 A25-54 overall on premiere night and during the 9p hour drew 426,000 A25-54 and 943,000 total viewers on a Live+SD basis. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Thursday, September 5 time period averages Source: Nielsen Live+SD NBC: 19.56 million NFL Kick-off 17.09, NFL Football 20.20 CBS: 3.72 million Young Sheldon 4.10, Young Sheldon 3.96, Big Brother 4.16, FBI 2.65 FOX: 2.20 million Spin the Wheel 2.21 ABC: 1.52 million The LEGO Movie 1.51, Reef Break 1.55 CW: 0.62 million The Outpost 0.69, Two Second Horror Stories 0.59, Two Second Horror Stories 0.50 Thursday A18-49 Ratings NBC 6.2/28, CBS 0.6/3, FOX 0.5/2, ABC 0.3/2, CW 0.1/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Orby TV announced its senior management team, led by Co-Founder and CEO, Michael Thornton. Thornton’s former Disney colleague, Tres Izzard and former DIRECTV colleague Carl Crabill, also co-founded the start-up company and serve as Chief Operating Office and Chief Revenue Officer, respectively. IN MEMORIAM Arthur Sando, PR executive and early communications pioneer at Turner Broadcasting and CNN, died September 3 of a heart attack. He was 71. Sando was presented with the NCTA’s President’s Award in 1987 and was inducted into the Cable TV Pioneers in 2018. |
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| This Day in History 1950 – A TV laugh track was used for the first time in the U.S., on The Hank McCune Show. Answer to Our Last Trivia Question What was the first telecast on now-defunct network UPN? The pilot for Star Trek: Voyager. Kudos to: Aaron Paquette-Screen Engine/ASI/Fort Worth, TX, Dennis Dorfmeister-Showtime/Hauppauge, NY, Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago, Frank M. White-WZDX Fox/Huntsville, AL, Steve Daniloff-WBRE-TV/Wilkes-Barre, PA, Ted Linhart-NBCU/NYC, Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX, Kathryn Kieser-Haworth Marketing and Media/Minneapolis, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA, Jack Hodgson-Oklahoma State University/Stillwater, OK, Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo, CA, Jim Whaley-Gracenote/Queensbury, NY, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank Today’s Trivia Question Which prequel to an Oscar-winning movie lasted just five episodes on the small screen? (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.) |
Cynopsis Team
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| MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9 ABC: Bachelor in Paradise, Grand Hotel [f] CBS: Lip Sync to the Rescue, CBS Fall Preview Show, Big Bang Theory, Bull CW: Penn & Teller; Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Whose Line Is it Anyway? FOX: So You Thnk You Can Dance NBC: American Ninja Warrior. Dateline NBC PBS: Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow, POV Telemundo: Exatlon Estados Unidos, El Final del Paraiso, Preso No. 1 Univision: La Rosa de Guadelipe, Juntos, el Corazon Nunca se Equivoca, Sin Miedo a la Verdad |
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