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No matter how important the business issues and struggles you’re facing, you have to take a step back and put them in a broader perspective, advises Rick Allen, CEO and co-founder of streaming tech company ViewLift – and former White House Deputy Assistant to President Bill Clinton. Allen explains how his political experience led to […]

Serving the superfan is key for smaller players who want to thrive in the streaming world, says David Chu, Co-Founder & CEO of New York-headquartered DMR. Much like the retail sector, the streaming content industry has its big-box chain stores. But instead of Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy’s ,we know them as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, […]

White-labeling – or using ready-made software products that can be rebranded, rather than creating them from scratch – has become a trend in advertising. Tatyana Slyvkin, CEO of BidPulse, offers insights on white labeling’s potential growth in the ad tech arena.  White Label Tech: A Decent Alternative to In-house Solutions? A white label ad […]

Production company Portal A, known for its success in branded content and digital spaces, as well as a knack for working with talent that will resonate with younger viewers, is breaking into longform original content. Portal A Head of Talent Brittani Kagan shares insights on how to find, and work with, social creators to develop […]

Yahoo Finance’s largest ever virtual event, “All Markets Summit: The Path Forward,” takes place from October 25 – 26. Cynopsis caught up with Joanna Lambert, President and GM, Yahoo, to talk about the summit, the rewards of educating people about finance – and maybe get a little financial advice.    At a time when many […]

Paramount+ series “Guilty Party” focuses on a discredited journalist’s (Kate Beckinsdale) desperate attempt to salvage her career by latching on to the story of a young mother who has been sentenced to prison for maiming and murdering her husband. What does the dark dramedy have in common with quirky sitcom “New Girl”?  Series creator and […]

Jessica Rodriguez joined Univision as a graduate intern twenty years ago and worked her way up through the ranks to her current role as Chief Brand and Impact Officer, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally and for the industry at large. As brand steward of the media powerhouse, she has spearheaded some of the […]

1895 Films, which uses an entertaining approach to bring history to life, has expanded into podcasts. Tobiah Black, host and producer of new series Artifactual, explains how the treasure hunt for archival material – spanning politics, sports, mystery, crime and travel – makes for fascinating storytelling.   What makes Artifactual’s storytelling unique? Artifactual tells human […]

  NBCUniversal Television and Streaming rolled out an extensive marketing campaign to engage fans of the Child’s Play franchise, as it prepared for the October 12 launch of “Chucky” on USA and SYFY. From early buzz to mass awareness, Ellen Stone, EVP, Marketing, Cable Consumer Engagement and Brand Strategy, explains how her team created one […]

By Andrew Budkofsky, Chief Revenue Office, Glewed TV   CTV has been one of the most talked about media channels during the pandemic. As consumption rose, more platforms launched and the spending followed. Marketers have already committed to spending $4.5 billion in CTV advertising for the upcoming season, 50% more than what was […]