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07.23.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 23, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Apple received a patent for its smartwatch yesterday, which will be called iTime. The watch should hit shelves in October, and will be the first new product launch under CEO Tim Cook since he took over the late Steve Jobs’ position in 2011. The watch will interact with computers, tablets and smartphones, and consumers will have the ability to check texts, emails, weather and (most obvious) the time. Additionally, Apple posted a $7.7 billion profit and 37.4 billion in revenue in its earnings report, more than the $7.49 billion that analysts predicted, but not quite the $38 billion revenue expected.
Microsoft beat revenue predictions during its earnings report yesterday, with revenue of $23.38 billion but a profit that fell short at $4.61 billion. Analysts forecast $23.01 billion revenue and a $5.04 billion profit. The company recently announced it will lay off 18,000 jobs in the next 12 months.
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FullScreen’s comedic YouTube duo, Fine Bros., introduced the new React channel that will run daily content from its talent from Elders React, Teens React and Kids React series. The trio of series will continue being posted to The Fine Bros’ main channel (9.3 million subs) twice a week. Their company, Fine Bros. Entertainment, is also working on a 13-ep series for Nickelodeon’s new series based on the YT hit, called ReactToThat.
Starting next month, MTV, VH1, CMT and Spotify will partner up to bring music from the network’s shows and major events to fans. The deal will position Spotify at the forefront of music services that the networks utilize, with playlists from TEEN Wolf, Love and Hip Hop, Party Down South, MTV Video Music Awards and others integrated into its sites and apps. “MTV opened up the world of music to me as I was growing up," Spotify Founder & CEO Daniel Ek said. "Being able to connect a whole new generation to music through streaming on MTV, VH1 and CMT sites and apps will bring an amazing experience to Spotify users."
Discovery Digital Network’s SourceFed creator Ross Everett launched a new daily series for the network’s Revision 3 channel, called The New Show. The series explores buzz-worthy topics in a satirical way, like in the first episode released yesterday, titled Glee Forced to Change its Name and Why That’s Dumb. A new episode will be available everyday on Revision 3 and YouTube.
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Paula Deen’s digital network will officially take off Sept. 24, with a 12-month commitment subscription price ranging from $7.99 to $9.99. Production has been in progress since May, and will vary from short-form and long-form recipe videos, reality shows and lifestyle tips. Those who sign up will receive a 14-day trial period.
The 1989 Western Lonesome Dove and its three sequels are now available for streaming on Hulu. The four miniseries, including Return to Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo and Larry McMurtry’s Dead Man’s Walk, total 20 hours of content. Netflix also offers the series on its service.
Movie and TV measurement company Rentrak announced the top ten digital movie purchases and rentals for the first half of the year yesterday, which included:
Rank / Title/ Studio
01. Frozen (2013), Disney
02. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Lionsgate
03. The Wolf of Wall Street, Paramount
04. Captain Phillips, Sony
05. Gravity (2013), Warner
06. 12 Years A Slave, Fox
07. American Hustle, Sony
08. Thor – The Dark World (2013), Disney
09. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner
10. Bad Grandpa, Paramount
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MOBILE GAMING + APPS
AMC and Next Games debuted the trailer for The Walking Dead mobile game, The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land. The game will follow similar themes of the series, and debut for smartphones and tablet when Season five premieres in October. The trailer is available on AMC’s YouTube channel.
Fandango is launching a new movie discovery and ticketing app just for Amazon’s new Fire Phone releasing later this week. As part of the new app, Fandango is showcasing a top-10 movie list on the home screen carousel, which uses the Fire phone’s “Dynamic Perspective” tech (3D interface), which moviegoers can tilt their phone to see user’s movie reviews, video playlists of trailers, celeb interviews and more. Additionally, Fandango announced its mobile ticketing sales increased 31 percent in the same period from a year ago.
AD PLATFORMS
Adform has successfully completed three certifications addressing viewability, behavioral targeting and media measurement. The U.S. and European ad tech partner received accreditation with MRC’s “3MS Standard” Viewability Certification, EDAA/OBA Trust Seal and IAB Certification.
Nielsen and Pointlogic, specializing in software and analytics to improve marketing ROI, struck a global strategic alliance to develop media planning and inventory management solutions. “It will be interesting to see Nielsen’s data offering being aligned to Pointlogic’s suite of channel planning tools,” said Eric Blankfein, chief of the WHERE Group at Horizon Media, in Nielsen’s release. “We currently work with both companies and look forward to seeing how this will benefit our approach for clients.”
EXEC MOVES
Tricia White was appointed Machinima’s Chief People Officer (human resources). Prior to the YouTube multi-channel network, she was Vice President of Human Resources at DineEquity.
Simulmedia hired Mark Green as Senior Vice President of Product Strategy. Green spent the past ten years leading Nielsen’s product development, measurement science, analytics and operations as the Senior Vice President, Global Measurement Science Operations Leader.
Dstillery named Paul Cushman as its first Chief Revenue Officer. Previously, Cushman was Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Drawbridge and Head of Sales for Yahoo! Mobile.
Sizmek added the new Sales Director for the Central Region, John Holowaty, and promoted Ray Erickson as Director of Video and Rich Media Sales.
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Despite Microsoft’s decision to shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios this week, the studio unveiled the first look at its live-action digital Halo: Nightfall series, expected this fall. The spot features the major character “Agent Locke” played by The Good Wife’s Mike Colter. Microsoft still plans to release a separate Halo live-action TV series produced by Steven Spielberg. Check out the Halo: Nightfall preview at www.cynopsis.com/#video.
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