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Today’s Premieres Today’s Finales IN THE NEWS Netflix will share its 2Q22 financial results today, three months after a quarterly report that caused the company’s shares to plummet. Back then, Netflix reported a loss of 200,000 streaming subscribers and projected a net loss of 2 million for the second quarter. While that may come to pass, and inflation will do the streamer no favors, the success of “Stranger Things 4” – the most-watched English-language original series in its first month of release – is a bright spot, along with an AVOD tier in the works and a crackdown on password sharing. National TV ad spend for 2022 is $593.5 million so far, down 20% from the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, according to iSpot.tv. Universal Pictures is the biggest-spending studio so far ($167.5 million), followed by Warner Bros. ($67.9 million); Columbia Pictures ($44.3 million); MGM ($38.6 million); DreamWorks Animation ($35.9 million); 20th Century Studios ($32.7 million); Marvel ($31.7 million); and Disney Pixar ($28.6 million). The new season of “Love Island USA” will offer shoppable experiences for viewers attracted to the islander vibe. Scanning the ShoppableTV QR code on screen will take users to shoppable articles on E! Online; from there, they can complete their purchase via NBCUniversal Checkout. “’Love Island USA’ presented the perfect opportunity to blend together content and commerce in an engaging way for our audiences,” said Evan Moore, SVP, Commerce Partnerships, NBCUniversal. “In collaboration with ITV, we had the unique opportunity to redefine shoppable, premium video by identifying which products to place in each episode, how to extend the love for the show across One Platform, and more specifically deliver what looks, or styles fans will want to re-create themselves.” (Evan Moore will be a speaker at the Cynopsis Big TV Conference to share more details about shoppable advancements – details on the event are here.) Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer at HBO and HBO Max, signed a new five-year contract with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal comes as Bloys, who has been with HBO since 2004, celebrates a haul of 140 Emmy nominations for the company. Sinclair Broadcast Group has awarded scholarships to 17 university students as a part of its annual Diversity Scholarship program, which aims help students from diverse backgrounds who reflect Sinclair’s audiences nationwide, complete their education and pursue careers in broadcast journalism, digital storytelling, and marketing. This year the program was expanded nationally. |
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2022 THAT BIG TV CONFERENCE Drum roll please… The speakers for That Big TV Conference keeps getting better! Please welcome Brittany Mehciz, Head of Social Media, Hulu to this year’s linup! REGISTER TODAY |
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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Guru Studio unveiled “Scoops,” a new animated educational comedy series being developed with the support of TIME Studios’ Kids & Family division. The show will teach kids 5-8 how to develop a lifelong practice of separating fact from fiction, whether it’s a schoolyard rumor or misinformation online. Xbox videogame “Grounded” is being adapted as a TV series by Brent Friedman (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”). Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox are adapting the game into a series, following four friends who accidentally shrink themselves, in association with Waterproof Studios/SC Productions, Kinetic Media and Bardel Entertainment. Dan Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) has launched Not a Real Production Company, with Megan Zehmer as President of Film and Television. Levy, who has a new overall TV deal with Netflix, already has a film in the works at the streamer. Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe has begun development on reboots of “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.” Craig McCracken, who began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons 30 years ago, is attached to develop both projects. Frederator Studios has entered development on live-action/animation crossover series “Hammy and Olivia,” featuring two corgis who found social media stardom during the pandemic. The show will target kids ages 6+ with winks to an older audience. Casting notes: Christina Hendricks (“Good Girls”) has joined the cast of Apple TV+ drama “The Buccaneers,” based on the unfinished Edith Wharton novel…Onboard Disney+ film “Out of My Mind” are Rosemarie DeWitt (“The Staircase”), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Judith Light (“American Crime Story”). NEW & RETURNING SERIES HGTV’s new original digital series, “Freestyled,” starring former professional dancer and DIY designer Adar Kirham, premieres Sunday, July 24. Weekly episodes will be available via HGTV.com/Freestyled and HGTV’s social, as well as the HGTV Handmade YouTube channel. Season three of Apple TV+ animated comedy “Central Park” launches Friday, September 9, with Kristen Bell rejoining the cast as a new character. Bell left the role of a mixed-race character in 2020 so another performer could “give a much more accurate portrayal” of the mixed-race experience. “RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race” kicks off season two on Friday, August 12 at 8p on VH1. In the series, nine celebrities leave their famous identities behind as they embrace drag. Contestants’ identities will be kept under wraps until they are asked to sashay away. Also returning to VH1 is “Black Ink Crew,” on Tuesday, August 9 at 8p. The reality show’s crew learns how to navigate an altered landscape. Epix docuseries “My Life as a Rolling Stone” premieres Sunday, August 7 at 9p. Each of the four episodes focuses on one member of the legendary band. Title of the day: New UnchainedTV series “Pig Little Lies” – described as “the first reality series starring pigs” – exposes the lie about teacup pigs, animals abandoned when they outgrow their name. “We used a fun approach to send a serious message. This scam is happening all over America,” said UnchainedTV President Jane Velez-Mitchell. “We rescued one pig family but saw other abandoned pigs coming into shelters as we were filming. It was heartbreaking. We can’t rescue them all. But, we can urge the public not to fall for it.” Promised land: Guest star Natalie Portman treks to the Utah desert for the season premiere of Nat Geo’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge,” on Monday, July 25 at 9p. COMING UP Circle Network is partnering with the Grand Ole Opry for a special, “Opry Live: Opry Loves the ’90s,” featuring performances by Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Cody Johnson, Midland, Michael Ray, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Chris Young covering popular ‘90s country hits. Hosted by Natalie Stovall, the special premieres on Circle Network on Saturday, July 23 at 9p. Univision’s “Premios Juventud” will honor star and entrepreneur J Balvin as “Agent of Change” for his mental health advocacy and creative innovation. The 19th edition of the show airs live Thursday, July 21 at 7p Univision. Documentary film “The Princess,” which uses archival audio and video footage to the story of Princess Diana, premieres Saturday, August 13 at 8p on HBO. SPORTS Among those joining host Steph Curry to present awards on “The 2022 ESPYS Presented by Capital One,” airing live on ABC tomorrow, July 20, are Odell Beckham Jr.; Mookie Betts; singer Ciara; Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”); rapper Lil Wayne; Billie Jean King; Derek Jeter; and Dwayne Johnson, among others. The BBC will air live coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, July 15-24. Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are among the star names defending their titles at the event, which is being hosted in the US for the first time. Cool beans: Bush’s Beans announced a new, multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Southeastern Conference and SEC Network to be the “Official Beans of the SEC.” The new partnership begins this week with an on-site presence at SEC Kickoff in Atlanta. The sponsorship includes integration of Bush’s Beans on SEC Network programming and within the SEC footprint through “SEC Nation,” the network’s traveling football pre-game show. Bush’s Beans will also activate on-site at SEC FanFare at the football championship in Atlanta and will have a presence at other major SEC championship events. TSM has inked a broad partnership with GMC, the automaker’s first ride with an esports organization. In addition to the GMC logos on jerseys, the deal includes content creation, in-person and digital events and activations, custom branded merch, social content and more. FOX Sports has its lineup set for the 92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, airing tonight, July 19 at 8p on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app. Joe Davis, the new voice of FOX MLB, joins first-ballot Hall-of-Famer John Smoltz in the booth for the network’s 23rd Midsummer Classic, familiar ground for Davis, who continues to call Los Angeles Dodgers games. Ken Rosenthal and broadcaster Tom Verducci round out the broadcast crew. NFL veteran and Auburn Tiger great Takeo Spikes has signed a deal to join SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. Spikes will a appear on SEC Now and SEC Football Final programs throughout the fall. “Back when SEC Network launched in 2014, I was watching from afar and over the past few years, I knew I wanted to be part of that team,” Spikes said. “I played against and with so many of my fellow analysts and I feel like this is where I belong.” For Soccer Ventures announced the calendar of events for Black Star, a program celebrating the diversity of Black soccer culture, increasing access to the sport, and providing coaching and player development pathways. This year’s soccer programs will include youth clinics, U.S. Soccer Coaching Clinics and Talent ID Workshops, an HBCU Soccer ID Camp, and elite showcase ID programs in which players will have the opportunity to be evaluated for collegiate and professional soccer opportunities. Paramount+, adidas, Buzzer, and Boyd Parker Sports Group’s HBCU Soccer ID Camps are official media, athletic apparel, corporate, and soccer partners, respectively. TECH TALK Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales business of Charter Communications, and Frequence, provider of advertising sales automation and workflow software, announced the launch of Unified Proposal, a technology that builds comprehensive, real-time multiscreen media plans for advertisers by seamlessly integrating linear, streaming TV and digital tools and processes. “With Unified Proposal, we are able to facilitate automated workflows that combine our aggregated and de-identified first-party data with the power of our multiscreen products to create media plans in one proposal,” said Rob Klippel, SVP, Advanced Advertising Products and Strategy, Spectrum Reach. “This technology allows us to simplify the process so our account executives and planners can create multiscreen plans in real-time, and with greater efficiency.” WUSA9, TEGNA’s CBS affiliate serving Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland, debuted an environmentally friendly, low emission live truck. ECO9 is a 2022 Toyota Highlander XLE Hybrid; Washington Area Toyota Dealers are serving as launch partner and exclusive sponsor. ECO9’s electronics for broadcasting run on a state-of-the-art rechargeable lithium-ion battery system with supplemental charging from solar panels on the roof. “We’ve committed to making a positive impact through our work, which includes today’s introduction of ECO9,” said Richard Dyer, president and general manager, WUSA. “ECO9 might be the first of its kind, but we hope it will be a standard setter as we begin testing its capabilities here in the DMV.” STREAMING Upgrades to Prime Video’s interface are rolling out this week. Enhancements include new visual cues to indicate which programming is included in a user’s service as part of a subscription, and which is available to rent or buy. The interface is also less cluttered, with a simplified navigation menu, and there’s a new “Find” feature to simplify searches. Chefclub and Pluto TV announced the launch of a standalone Chefclub channel in France. The partnership comes on the heels of Chefclub’s debut on Pluto TV’s channels in the US, Latin America, Spain and the UK in April this year. GOING GLOBAL AMC Networks International Central & Northern Europe and Orange Romania Group struck a multi-year renewal of their distribution agreement. Orange Romania, Orange Romania Communications and NextGen Communications will broadcast six AMCNI channels to its subscribers: AMC, Filmcafe, JimJam, Minimax, TV Paprika and CBS Reality. Armoza Formats has commissioned CGI-based studio game show format “Family Piggy Bank” in Portugal. Produced by Fremantle Portugal for RTP1, the local adaptation is set to air Monday through Friday during prime time starting later this summer. All3Media International has signed deals for “The Control Room” in Australia, China and Europe. The round of sales marks All3Media International’s first distribution agreement with Hartswood Films (“Sherlock”). |
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2022 Model D and IT List Awards This just in… The Cynopsis Model D and IT List Awards is set for this November 17th in NYC at the Edison Ballroom South. Stay tuned for more information on entries and registration. Check out our 2021 winners and categories. |
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RATINGS Season two of HGTV’s “Battle on the Beach” drew more than 14 million viewers since it premiered on Tuesday, June 5. The sophomore season averaged a .61 Live+3 rating among P25-54 and a .76 among W25-54, an increase of 33 percent across both demos over year-ago benchmarks. Shareablee Top 10 Streaming Shows for the week of July 10 Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Friday, July 15 EXECUTIVE MOVES Angela Cannon has been named Senior Vice President of Multicultural Networks and Strategy at UP Entertainment. Previously, Cannon was VP, National Accounts, Content Distribution and Marketing, where she managed international program sales, distribution and CDM-focused marketing efforts for AspireTV, UPtv and UP Faith & Family. |
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| TUESDAY JULY 19 ABC: Celebrity Family Feud, Judge Steve Harvey, The Rookie CBS: FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted CW: Superman & Lois, Tom Swift FOX: 2022 MLB All-Star Game NBC: America’s Got Talent, Dancing With Myself PBS: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston, The Great Muslim Road Trip [f] Telemundo: La Casa de los Famosos, Amor Valiente, Infiel: Historia de un Engano Univision:, La Mexicana y el Guero, La Herencia, Mujer de Nadie |
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