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| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OOYALA | THE TIMES Future of Media and Entertainment Report The Times has just published “How Content Producers Can Be Their Own Netflix,” a contribution to Raconteur’s Future of Media and Entertainment report. Read it and see how Netflix keeps beating the competition. |
IN THE NEWS Jerry Springer plays judge in court show Judge Jerry, debuting in syndication in fall 2019. “For the first time in my life, I am going to be called honorable,” said Springer. “My career is coming full circle and I finally get to put my law degree to use after all these years.” Launched by NBCUniversal Television Distribution, the daily first-run program has been sold in 75% of the U.S. to station groups including Tribune, Sinclair, Weigel, Hearst, Cox, Raycom, Tegna, Scripps and more. Also headed to syndication in the fall is 25 Words or Less, a game show hosted by Meredith Vieira that had a summer test run on the Fox TV Stations and is cleared in 40% of the country so far. “We’re pulling for a hit here,” said Frank Cicha, Fox TV Stations’ SVP of Programming, “because it feels like 25 shows or more since there’s been one in syndication.” According to a New York Post report, Strauss Zelnick, CBS chairman and head of Take-Two Interactive, is a leading contender to run a merged CBS and Viacom. A source tells the paper when CBS completes its search for a permanent CEO to replace Les Moonves early next year, merger talks will begin. Bob Bakish is Viacom CEO and Joe Ianniello is serving as interim CEO for CBS. Fox will air the 2019 Emmy Awards Show on Sunday, September 22, from the Microsoft Theater in LA. It’s a return to the show’s traditional Sunday-before-premiere-week berth – last year’s ceremony on NBC was held on Monday, so as not to disrupt the Sunday Night Football airing. Claiming CNN “has a powerful voice portraying the United States in an unfair and false way,” President Trump in a Monday tweet suggested another option: The government could start its own worldwide network, “to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!” With viewers watching around the world, NASA’s InSight spacecraft landed on Mars yesterday. Launched May 5, InSight will the dig 16 feet into the ground in an attempt to learn how the Red Planet was formed. ABC will broadcast all three days of the 2019 NFL draft and produce its own telecast, separate from Disney sib ESPN and the NFL Network, during the first two nights of coverage. As it did last year, ABC will simulcast ESPN’s presentation on Day 3. Draft is scheduled for April 25-27 in Nashville. NBC Bay Area/KNTV and Telemundo 48 Área de la Bahía/KSTS are partnering with United Way Bay Area to host an all-day fundraiser today to assist relief and recovery operations for people affected by the devastating wildfires in Northern and Southern California. The televised fundraising event will help raise money for disaster relief funds established by United Way of Northern California, United Way of Ventura County and United Way of Greater LA. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION | SAVE THE DATE for the 18th Holiday Rock & Roll Bash A benefit for The Lustgarten Foundation in support of pancreatic cancer research Thursday, December 13, 2018 | Location: TAO DOWNTOWN NYC Presented by Madison Square Garden and AMC Networks 100% of your donation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research. |
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Starz gave series pickups for P-Valley (wt), based on Katori Hall’s play, Pussy Valley, and Hightown (formerly called P-Town), from Rebecca Cutter (Gotham), Gary Lennon (Power) and Jerry Bruckheimer TV. P-Valley explores the lives of strip club dancers, while Hightown touches on the opioid epidemic. Whoopi Goldberg’s One Hoe Productions and 44 Blue Productions are partnering to adapt Romanian game show Win Your Country! in the U.S. Contestants are tested on their knowledge of their country. “We love the civic nature of this show and the positive focus on unity and identity,” said Goldberg. “It gives the players and the audience a chance to take pride in the place they call home.” Comedy Sunny D, inspired by the BBC series, landed a script commitment plus penalty at Fox, reports Deadline. Project comes from Saladin K. Patterson (The Last O.G.), Keenan Ivory Wayans (In Living Color), The Tannenbaum Company, and Lionsgate TV. Happy Accident got a pilot production commitment from ABC. Comedy about two families forced together after a secret is revealed comes from Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack (Modern Family), 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. NEW & RETURNING SERIES I Am the Night debuts on TNT on Monday, January 28, at 9p. Inspired by true events, limited series centers on “some of Hollywood’s darkest debauchery.” The second half of season nine of AMC’s The Walking Dead premieres Sunday, February 10, at 9p. Ride with Norman Reedus returns for a third season the same evening at midnight. Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America returns Sunday, January 6, at 9p, with chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence putting recruits through their paces in culinary boot camp. COMING UP ID’s Cold Valley premieres Thursday, November 29, at 9p. Two-part special follows two women as they dust off case files to pursue new leads in the hunt for a serial killer. Second episode airs Thursday, December 6, at 9p. Nat Geo’s Inside Syria’s Deadly Dynasty uses rarely seen footage and insider testimony to explore how the Assads have shaped Syria over five decades. Two-hour special airs Sunday, December 2, at 9p. Jason Momoa (Aquaman) hosts NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the first time on December 8, with Mumford & Sons returning for their third appearance as musical guest. The following week, Matt Damon – aka SNL’s “Brett Kavanaugh” – returns for his second stint as host, with musical guests Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus. America’s Got Talent season 12 winner Darci Lynne Farmer is celebrating the holidays in a one-hour special, Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas, airing Tuesday, December 11, at 9p on NBC. Lending an assist to the singer-ventriloquist will be Kristin Chenoweth (Glee), singer-songwriter Toby Keith, country music’s Hunter Hayes, Grammy Award-winning artist Pentatonix and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling. DIGITAL
FOX News’ first OTT service, FOX Nation, launches today. In addition to political commentary, the service will offer documentary and history programming as well as a cooking show hosted by Steve Doocy and a nightly quiz show. A weekly five-minute video with conservative social media stars Diamond & Silk, known for their viral videos in support of President Trump, will focus on “events of the day and casual discourse.” FOX Nation is offered for $5.99/month. Cinedigm’s Dove Channel is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1. Dove Channel offers family-friendly movies, children’s programs, docs and series. ADVERTISING & BRANDS WPP is merging creative agency J. Walter Thompson and direct and digital network Wunderman. “Wunderman Thompson is a formidable combination, bringing together the capabilities our clients are demanding – award-winning creativity alongside deep expertise in technology, data and commerce – in a single organization,” said Mark Read, CEO at WPP. “Clients want greater simplicity from their partners and this development, like others at WPP, is designed to reshape our company around their needs.” The new organization is expected to be fully operational in early 2019. Wall Street analyst Brian Wieser raised his estimate for 2018 U.S. ad growth by 1.7%, up to 6.5%, and forecast 4.0% growth for 2019, versus his prior forecast of 3.5%. “2018 is turning into another strong year for the overall advertising economy, lifted by what are positive current economic trends,” Wieser told investors, pointing to personal consumption expenditure growth and industrial production. NBCUniversal plans to further reduce its prime-time commercial ad loads and expand Prime Pods across its portfolio, said Linda Yaccarino, Chairman of Advertising and Client Partnerships, in a memo to staff. “Our industry faces an exciting inflection point, we must go even further,” said Yaccarino, adding the company is also going to lessen its reliance on legacy measurement and continue to invest in measurement that focuses on audiences and business outcomes. CASTING Among the big names set for Amazon’s upcoming anthology series, Modern Love, based on the NY Times column: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Tina Fey (30 Rock), John Slattery (Mad Men), Dev Patel (Lion), and Catherine Keener (Get Out), among others. “It’s like I woke up in the actor candy store,” said series writer, producer and director John Carney. Dennis Haysbert (Reverie) landed a co-starring role in CBS drama pilot Surveillance, playing the mentor to Sophia Bush’s character. GOING GLOBAL UK’s VOD 365, provider of branded OTT TV channels via Freeview, Freesat, mobile and smart TV devices, launched documentary and sports on-demand channels Planet Knowledge and Sports Channel Network on YouView. Quintus Media concluded sales with Czech broadcaster FTV Prima for three factual titles produced by Berlin-based WeltN24 GmbH: Rocket Science – The Success Story of Ariane 5, Inside Navy Strategies and The Forgotten Nuclear War. U.K.’s Bryncoed Productions has optioned the screen-adaptation rights to C.L.R. James’ The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution, charting the history of the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment announced sales of Odd Squad. The series’ second season has been picked up by Germany’s KiKA, while the first season has been renewed by ABC Australia and CBBC in the U.K. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | Wednesday, March 6th | SVA Theatre, NYC Finalists to be announced in mid-December… Winners will be announced live on-stage at the 2nd Annual Short Form Video Festival, taking place this March in NYC. At the festival, we’ll also offer panels on the state of short form video as well as opportunities to network with creators and buyers. Panels include:
• Finding The Right Platforms For Premium Short For Video
• What Advertisers Want From Short-For Video |
RATINGS NBC’s Sunday Night Football scored a 13.2/22 in metered market numbers, the tenth time this season it has beaten the prior year’s results. ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos hit a season high 6.2 million total viewers on Sunday, up 13% week to week and the most-watched telecast in two years. Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Friday, November 23, 2018 time period averages Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD CBS: 3.30 million Frosty the Snowman 3.54, Frosty Returns 2.80, Magnum P.I. 3.18, Hawaii Five-0 3.68 FOX: 3.23 million College Football 3.23 NBC: 2.88 million How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4.33, Grinch/Trolls Holiday 3.00, Trolls Holiday/The Wall 1.97, Dateline 3.11 ABC: 2.50 million Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town 2.66, Child Support 2.05, 20/20 2.78 UNIVISION: 0.87 million Jesus 0.97, Mi Marido tie Mas Familia 0.83, Amar a Muerta 0.81 TELEMUNDO: 0.73 million La Sultana 0.69, Falsa Identitad 0.81, Senora Acero 0.68 CW: 1.11 million Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.17, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 1.04 Friday A18-49: FOX 0.8/3, CBS 0.6/3, NBC 0.6/3, ABC 0.5/2, UNI 0.4/2, CW 0.3/1 EXECUTIVE MOVES Brad Bentley has been promoted to General Manager and Executive Vice President for Direct-to-Consumer Development, WarnerMedia, responsible for bringing the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform to market. Bentley joins from the AT&T Entertainment Group. Kristin Corrigan has been promoted to Vice President, Engagement Marketing, Disney Channels. Most recently, Corrigan served as Executive Director, Brand Development and Integrated Planning. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | During our 12/6 webinar, “The Latest Strategies for Maximizing and Monetizing Mobile Engagement,” our experts will explore the solutions now available to content creators, buyers, and sellers to make the most of mobile. Speakers include Bobby LaCivita, Sr. Director of Research & Measurement for Group Nine Media; David Laird, Senior Director of Sales Insights for Oath; and Hetal Patel, Head of Sales Research & Insights at Vox Media. |
This Day in History: 1926 – English chemist and druggist John Walton invented the friction match.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Which game did George and the bubble boy argue over on Seinfeld (1989-1998)? Trivial Pursuit. Kudos to: Candice DiLavore-Crown Media/NYC, Lindsay Waldon-A+E Networks/NYC, Genna Rossi/NBCUniversal/NYC, Alan Dorfman-Super Impulse USA/Bristol, PA, Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station, TX, Matt Fumagalli-NBC/Chicago, Eric Litt-Tribune Broadcasting/Chicago, Nikki Greeler-Spectrum Reach/Altoona, Charlie Conner-KOKI/KMYT/Tulsa, Wisconsin, Kevin Moran-Blarney Productions/Pasadena, CA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank, Heidi Flydal-CBS 8/San Diego, Jim Katz-The Carney Awards/LA Today’s Trivia Question: Which 1990s series was the first U.S. cop drama to feature two people of color in the starring roles? (Email trivia@cynopsis.comwith 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.) Answer to the Monday Anagram: Highwaymen Loot Gold = Hollywood Game Night. Kudos to: Paul Blutter-Walk and Talk Production Rentals/Burbank, Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton, FL, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA |
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27
ABC: The Conners, The Kids Are Alright, black-ish, Splitting Up Together, The Rookie CBS: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, NCIS [r], FBI [r] CW: The Flash, Black Lightning FOX: The Gifted, Lethal Weapon NBC: The Voice, This Is Us, New Amsterdam PBS: We’ll Meet Again [r], Great Performances [r], Food Flirts [r] Telemundo: La Sultana, Falsa Identidad, Senora Acero Univision: Jesus, Mi Marido Tiene Mas Familia, Amar a Muerte |
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