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01.09.17 Good morning. It’s Monday January 9, 2017 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Be sure to check out the revamped Watcheroo, Cynopsis Digital’s tune-in guide for upcoming digital media programming. Below, see the Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for today, January 9, through Sunday, January 15.
– People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET
– Crackle: Season nine of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts Thursday, January 5
– Netflix: Jim Gaffigan: Cinco, a new comedy special, debuts Tuesday, January 10.
– Seeso: Fancy Boy, a new sketch comedy series, debuts on NBCU’s comedy streaming service Thursday, January 12
– Seeso: Comedy series The UCB Show makes its season 2 debut Thursday, January 12.
– Seeso: Sketch comedy series Wham Bam, Thank You Ma’am debuts Thursday, January 12
– Netflix: The series adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events debuts Friday, January 13
– Netflix: Clinical, a new feature-length thriller film, debuts Friday, January 13
– Netflix: The Investigator: A British Crime Story, a new documentary, debuts Friday, January 13
– Amazon Studios: The dramatic series Sneaky Pete debuts Friday, January 13
TODAY’S CODEBREAKER
Opt-In Email: Opt-in email is a term used when a user is given the option to receive email – usually a newsletter, advertising, or promotion. (If you’re reading this, congrats, you’re on an opt-in email list.) Any mass emails sent without first obtaining permission are unsolicited bulk emails, better known as spam.
TOP NEWS
No more linear TV for Coco? At Variety’s Entertainment Summit during CES, Turner President David Levy said that Conan O’Brien’s TBS talk show might evolve into a mostly digital show. “The definition of a television network in 10 years, what’s that going to mean? Premium video content is what’s really important to Turner,” he said. Levy’s interview came a day after Turner’s Kevin Reilly confirmed that TBS is thinking about converting O’Brien’s show into to a weekly format. Reilly said that the change, if it comes, would simply be because O’Brien is working on a number of other projects for TBS, and “has a very full plate.” Both Levy and Reilly clarified that no decisions have been made yet.
Business Insider’s Jeff Dunn got a chance to take preliminary look at Hulu’s upcoming live TV service, expected to debut later in Q1. Some details: The service – simply called Hulu – allows viewers to pick out clusters of shows, genres and networks, giving the service a chance to get a sense of their taste. On the home screen, viewers will then be fed a selection of shows and movies that the service thinks will be of interest. According to Hulu Product SVP Richard Irving, recommendations will differ depending on what device is being used and time of day. The company says the default will be two concurrent streams. That’s the same as Netflix’s base plan, but not necessarily enough to serve a multi-person household looking to replace a pay-TV subscription. Still, Hulu says it will be offering the option of paid ad-ons. The service will offer both live and on-demand shows side-by side. You can check out Dunn’s write-up here.
The IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) announced that it’s Tech Lab will take over governance of the Mobile Verification Open-Source Software Development Kit, a program designed to let app publishers measure their mobile ad inventory without integrating software development kits (SDKs) from multiple partners. The initiative, introduced in late 2016, was previously overseen by ad tech company Integral Ad Science. The IAB Tech Lab will work on the initiative along side partners such as Integral Ad Science, Google, Moat, the Media Rating Council, and a number of others.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
The deadline for our third annual Top Women in Digital Awards is tomorrow, Jan 10 at 11:59PM. Don’t miss the chance to recognize your colleagues… or feel free to submit yourself! Complete your nomination here: http://www.cynopsis.com/event/2017-top-women-awards/.
Hulu has acquired streaming rights to all 180 episodes of The Golden Girls. The sitcom will become available February 13. "This marks the first time one of the most popular series of all time will be available to stream all at once in one place," said Hulu Head of Content Craig Erwich at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
29%? That’s a surprisingly big number. According to a study conducted by the online survey platform (and later sited by eMarketer), that’s how many U.S. millennials say they watch skippable YouTube ads to completion. 59% percent say they skip them as soon as they can. EMarketer reports that of the millennials surveyed (Americans aged 18-34), 54% visit YouTube at least once daily.
Video ad tech company Unruly released its list of 2016’s most-shared video brands. Red Bull topped Unruly’s list, generating over 14.5 million more shares than runner-up Samsung. (Unruly formulates its rankings by analyzing the number of shares that ads on Facebook and YouTube attract across Facebook and the blogosphere.) Unruly will honor its top 10 most-shared brands at #TheUnrulies, a January 10 virtual awards show. Full list below:
1. Red Bull – 27,047,591 shares
2. Samsung – 12,481,540 shares
3. McDonald’s – 8,618,554 shares
4. Australian Tourist Board – 6,417,279 shares
5. Asus – 5,275,867 shares
6. Nike – 5,002,131 shares
7. Almarai – 4,556,429 shares
8. adidas – 4,512,703 shares
9. Shell – 4,142,156 shares
10. Cadbury – 4,082,750 shares
Comedian Bill Burr co-created and stars in a Netflix original animated series. What’s it called? Answer: F Is for Family. Kudos to Len Appel-Branded Entertainment Network/NY, Anthony Stellato-Charter Communications/CT, Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg M and S Entertainment, Inc./CA, Frank Hamilton-Tennis Channel/NY, Matt Fumagalli-NBC Sports/IL, Dustin Gieselmann-True Media/MO, Alejandro Sacasa-Albavision/FL, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/CA, Faye Kulik-Fox Networks Group/NY, and Antranig Balian-Mortar Media/CA
Now here’s a tougher one: Aside from Bill Burr, who’s the other co-creator of F Is for Family? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and state.)
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE
Live video has taken a quantum leap forward in the past year, with a foothold in gaming, sports and awards events, events delivered via live-streaming are attracting increasing ad dollars. If you’re a marketer or content producer planning for 2017 and beyond, you won’t want to miss our 1/31 webinar. Our speakers will share intel about which activations work best and how advertising can augment the business model.
No matter what stage of implementation you’re in, you won’t want to miss the webinar. Register today.
There was a time when producers said they hoped this series would premiere in time for Election Day 2016, but oh well, better late than never. Embeds, a new political half-our comedy series about young reporters covering a fictional presidential campaign, is making its debut January 18 on Verizon’s Go90 mobile video service. The series hails from Complex Networks. Megyn Kelly of Fox News’ – er, NBC News – is one of the show’s producers. You can check out the trailer here.
See you tomorrow,
David Teich
01.09.17
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