05/24/16: BuzzFeed to launch news video unit; 20th Century Fox takes over Snapchat Lenses; Digital Content Next makes ad-blocking recommendations



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05.24.16

Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 24, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

TODAY’S CODEBREAKER
 

Page load time: Page load time refers to the amount of time it takes for a webpage to load in a browser window. Images and videos – and therefore ads – often slow down load time. As a result, slow load times are often cited as a major motivator in consumers’ installation of ad blockers.

 
TOP NEWS
 

BuzzFeed has developed a respectable journalistic reputation, but that’s mostly been based on the written word. Now the digital media company will focus more heavily on hard news-based video, according to NiemanLab. According to the report, BuzzFeed will develop a team within the company’s New York headquarters focused on creating news videos. BuzzFeed Executive Producer Henry Goldman will move from Los Angeles to New York to oversee the unit.
 
 

PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING + AD TECH
 

TubeMogul, a provider of programmatic advertising software for brands and agencies, is diving into linear TV. The company announced that marketers can now buy programmatic inventory for linear television (via automated direct deals and private marketplaces) through its programmatic TV platform. Cadreon, IPG Mediabrands’ digital marketing services platform, has already beta tested the new product exclusively within its advanced TV platform, which was developed in conjunction with TubeMogul.
 
The mobile-first ad network MobileFuse announced a new partnership with the online programmatic media tech company AppNexus. Under the deal, MobileFuse will move all of its inventory onto the AppNexus platform. And as a result of the partnership, MobileFuse says it will now house a stack of products on both the demand and supply sides, allowing clients to work with MobileFuse both directly and programmatically.
 
 

AD BLOCKING

 
For publishers trying to fight ad-blocking, the present moment is charged with uncertainty. That being the case, a few good suggestions can never hurt. That’s why the publishers’ trade group Digital Content Next recently convened a series of meetings in partnership with the anti-ad blocking vendor PageFair; attendees included prominent advertisers, publishers, and agencies. And DCN has now announced some findings and recommendations based on those meetings: For one, the group said that users should have tools to reject – and complain about – advertising. DCN also advised publishers to restore some premium ads on blocked sites. In addition, DCN said that advertisers and publishers should nail down a standard for maximum page load time.

 

OUT-OF-HOME-MARKETING
 

Out-of-home advertising revenues have seen 24 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth – more than any other local media format. Bottom line: out-of-home marketing is a vital tool – and a sound investment – for marketers of all stripes. Don’t miss today’s webinar, The New Out-of-Home Marketing: How to Drive Tune-In and Brand Awareness. Starz, Boingo, Billups and Kinetic Worldwide will discuss how to craft creative and hyper-targeted out-of-home campaigns that drive tune-in and brand awareness. The webinar runs from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET – you can register here: http://www.cynopsis.com/webinar/whats-home-marketing-leverage/
 
 

OTT + SVOD
 

Schramm Marketing Group announced that, next month, it will launch Fantastico, a hyper-local and mobile-optimized ticket-purchasing site geared toward Spanish-speaking consumers. The Spanish-language site will offer ticket resale and brokerage for events such as sports and live performances. It will also offer branded editorial content.  In addition, the site will provide Spanish-language information about pay-per-view, and will feature select VOD, digital video, and local TV programming. It launches June 6.
 


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BRANDED CONTENT
 

Welcome to the Apocalypse. For a full 24 hours yesterday, 20th Century Fox took over Snapchat’s “Lenses” animated selfie feature. Instead of the usual stable of Lenses, Snapchatters could make themselves look like characters from the upcoming film X-Men: Apocalypse. The biggest take-away here is that major companies are willing to spend the big bucks marketing on Snapchat. Consider this: According to Business Insider, 24-hour sponsored lens promotions can cost between $100,000 and $750,000 dollars. The film debuts Friday.
 
Are you part of a team that works on a groundbreaking kids series, an addictive game or app, an infectious children’s entertainment campaign? The final deadline is less than two days away, so be sure to get your campaign entries in for the chance to be honored among your industry peers: http://www.cynopsis.com/?p=58458
 
 

AUDIO
 

Spotify has a new $14.99-per-month family plan for up to six family members, each with individual profiles. Spotify already had a family plan in place, but it cost $20 per month, and was for only five family members.
 
 

RESEARCH

 
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top U.S. Streaming Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of May 2
Program, Date, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Post (000), Fans/Followers (000)
Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) 389, 16, 24, 7621
House of Cards (Netflix) 72, 4, 18, 3708
Grace and Frankie (Netflix) 34, 28, 1, 250
Daredevil (Netflix) 28, 5, 6, 3020
Trailer Park Boys (Netflix) 21, 12, 2, 1820
The Mindy Project (Hulu) 20, 23, 885, 769
Lost & Found Music Studios (Netflix) 19, 43, 0, 27
Fuller House (Netflix) 19, 4, 5, 984
Jessica Jones (Netflix) 18, 14, 1, 1277
Bloodline (Netflix) 14, 10, 1, 200
Source: Shareablee Inc. The total actions metric includes the total volume of post-level likes, shares, favorites, retweets and comments. Total content includes all posts, tweets and media posted by each TV property across all platforms. Actions per post metric notes the average e number of actions garnered by each property. Total fans/followers includes Facebook and Twitter and Instagram followers.
 
OpenSlate Engagement Data for the
Sports vertical, based on the engagement metric for the week ending 5/22.
Channel (Engagement) / Monthly Views / Total Subs / SlateScore
desimpedidos (9.0) / 27,513,000 / 2,160,914 / 697
WWEFanNation (9.0) / 472,818,390 / 11,354,871 / 765
f2freestylers (8.8) / 48,404,850 / 3,750,312 / 673
NBA (8.7) / 7,558,470 / 6,972,264 / 752
SPORTSNETCANADA (8.5) / 36,266,130 / 47,428 / 506
UFC (8.5) / 30,240 / 2,942,850 / 707
PrepHoopsTV (8.5) / 15,497,820 / 5,888 / 377
Whitney Bjerken (8.5) / 34,681,530 / 317,603 / 549
daifivetop (8.5) / 138,600 / 40,042 / 420
talkSPORTmagazine (8.5) / 8,297,580 / 525,898 / 615
Source: The Engagement metric is one of OpenSlate’s component scores, and is a measure of a producer’s ability to evoke meaningful interaction with their audience. It is calculated on a scale of 1-10 with higher being better. The OpenSlateEngagement score uses a subset of the data incorporated in the SlateScore to perform a set of unique calculations. It factors in views, comments, likes, and more.
 
The ListenFirst Television Interest (TVI) Rating (TM) is a standardized measurement of the most buzzed-about TV programs on linear TV and streaming services. A complement to ListenFirst’s other syndicated data products (such as the ListenFirst Digital Audience Rating – TV), the metrics included in the rating are the purest form of showing interest digitally, since they’re organic actions that are largely unaffected by paid media. Programs that surface on the TVI leaderboards are the most hashtagged on Facebook, Google+, and Tumblr, as well as most searched for on Wikipedia (used as a proxy for organic search volume).
 
All Series (5/9/16 – 5/15/16)

[]  Source: ListenFirst. The TVI Rating aggregates metrics that measure organically generated activity by fans of the TV show. The metric includes total volume of official hashtag mentions on Facebook, Google+, and Tumblr, along with Wikipedia page views (as a proxy for organic search volume) for a show as a percentage of the total volume of the same activities for all shows.

 
 
EXECUTIVE MOVES
 

Real Big Hits, a digital marketplace for creative content, has hired Scott Kamins as its new VP of Acquisitions. Real Big Hits, owned by Empress Media, invites users to post ideas, sizzles, characters, and finished shows to eMAM™, a proprietary platform. Real Big Hits then promotes the postings to potentially interested entertainment executives. Kamins has held positions at Universal and Vivendi Entertainment, and most recently served as Director of Digital Sales & Distribution at the indie entertainment distributor Cinedigm.
 

TRIVIA
 

What was Amazon Video’s first original drama series? You can find the answer in tomorrow’s newsletter.
 
Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Last year, Snapchat introduced a new feature that adds animated flourishes to selfies. (One of the most commonly seen iterations makes it look like the user is vomiting rainbows.) What’s the feature called? Answer: Lenses.
 

 
DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT

 
For a short time, BuzzFeed’s exploding watermelon was the most viewed Facebook Live video in history. But on May 19, a mom in a Chewbacca mask shattered the record. The video has garnered over 136 million views since its debut. You can check it out here.

See you tomorrow,
David Teich
05.24.16

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