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08.08.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 8, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Header bidding: Header bidding is a way for publishers to hold direct auctions, bypassing the inefficiencies that keep websites from finding the best prices for their ad inventory. First, a site reaches out to its ad server to get an ad. (Whereas direct-sold ads are usually negotiated by a site’s sales team, and served up first to the available ad space.) Next, the rest of the site’s ad space is made available through an ad server (often that server is Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers) in what’s called a “waterfall” sequence. The phrase waterfall stems from the fact that unsold inventory is offered to the top-ranked ad exchange. If it remains unsold, it then goes to the second-ranked exchanged, and so on.
According to Re/code, Apple is looking into creating a digital guide that would enable users to see what programming is available across the video app ecosystem, without having to open up individual apps. The guide would be available across Apple devices such as iPhones and the Apple TV. Re/code reports that Apple has already begun talking to video companies and TV programmers about launching the app.
Instagram Stories, Instagram’s new Snapchat-like ephemeral photo-and-video product, is using an algorithm to sort out its feed. The algorithm, powered by Facebook data, decides the order of stories appearing at the top of the Instagram Stories main feed. It does so by referencing content that people engage with on Facebook and Instagram (as well as other undisclosed factors), prioritizing Stories from accounts whose content is most likely to be viewed. By comparison,
Snapchat’s Stories feature is presented in simple reverse-chronological order.
Did you hear the news? The Digital Awards late deadline is still open! Don’t miss your last chance – finish your submissions for the Model D and “It List” Awards by this Thursday, August 11.
Disney Channel launched 12 new short-form movies, debuting under the heading “Free Period.” The movies launched across the Disney Channel’s connected-TV devices and mobile apps, as well as its website. They’ve also begun to debut on the network’s YouTube channel, rolling out between August 5 and August 18. Genres range from comedy to mystery adventure. You can check out a full list of the movies here.
Some new details about Planet of the Apps, Apple’s first-ever original series. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, investor and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, and musician will.i.am have all joined the series as advisers and mentors. Paltrow and will.i.am will also be serving as EPs. An unscripted reality series, Planet of the Apps centers on an app development competition. The show is being developed through Propagate, the production venture of Ben Silverman and Howard Owens. An open casting call is underway until August 26.
YouTube Red has picked up a few new series. The $10-per-month subscription service has greenlit The Thinning, a Legendary Digital Studios-produced thriller starring Disney Channel star Peyton List and digital celeb Logan Paul; it’ll premiere later this year. Lazer Team 2, a sequel to Rooster Teeth’s sci-fi comedy Lazer Team, is set for a 2017 release. And Me and My Grandma, a half-hour buddy comedy starring YouTube fashion and beauty star Eva Gutowski, will also premiere in 2017.
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The video analytics company Tubular Labs took a look at Olympics-related digital video metrics in the 90 days leading up to August 4. Among their findings: There have been 69 thousand cross-platform uploads of Rio 2016 Olympics videos, generating 1.1 billion views. That includes 558 Million views and 20 thousand uploads on Facebook; 516 million views and 31.2 thousand uploads on YouTube; and 28 million views and 9,562 uploads on Instagram. The top 5 brands generating the most video views were Samsung Mobile (54 million), Visa (44.6 million), Nissan (27.5 million), Gillette (27.4 million), and Katy Perry Vevo (27.1 million).
Netflix India has named a couple of key execs. Gaurav Pradhan, previously the Head of International Product Partnerships at YouTube, will serve as Director of Business Development, Asia, focusing on India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. And Swati Shetty, who most recently served as Founder and Director at Samosa Stories Entertainment, will serve as Netflix India’s Director of Originals and Acquisitions.
Which Netflix exec is on Facebook’s Board of Directors? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone.)
Our Last Trivia Question: What’s the name of Microsoft’s upcoming augmented/mixed reality headset, which is now available to developers for a mere $3,000? Answer: The HoloLens. Kudos to Andy Pittman-TAMU/TX, Samantha Rowe-Optimedia/NY, and David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/CA.
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Facebook has altered its News Feed algorithm to cut down on clickbait. Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal’s YouTube page, learn more about the changes here.
Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for the week of August 8-14:
– People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include TV personality Chad Johnson (ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise), actress Tammin Sursok (Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars), and actress Ashley Tisdale (Cinedigm’s Amateur Night)
– People.com/peoplenow: The People Now concert series continues August 11 at 4PM ET with a performance by Chloe x Halle
– Hulu: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Summer Election Special 2016, a new special, debuts August 11
– Seeso: Take My Wife, a new comedy series, debuts on NBCU’s comedy streaming service August 11
– Netflix: The Get Down, a new drama from Baz Luhrmann, debuts August 12
Watcheroo is Cynopsis Digital’s tune-in guide, categorized alphabetically by platform or network. Programming includes digital premieres, ongoing shows, live-streamed events and linear TV digital integrated series.
See you on tomorrow,
David Teich
08.08.16
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JOB OPENING: BRAND SALES MGR/Band of Outsiders/LA: A 4 quadrant production company, is looking for a driven sales manager to build relationships and sell brand sponsorships across a deep slate of upcoming projects. 2 yrs sales exp req’d. Email [email protected] (8/16)
JOB OPENING: SOCIAL MEDIA/PR MGR/Band of Outsiders/LA: Band of Outsiders, a 4 quandrant production company, needs a marketer experienced with building audience for brands/talent to design and execute social media and PR strategy. 2 yrs mktg/PR exp req’d. Email [email protected] (8/16)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR OF RIGHTS & ACQUISITIONS/Tennis Channel/Santa Monica: Responsible for program acquisitions activities including program identification, evaluation, negotiation, and acquisition. Min 5 yrs exp in acquisitions & prgrm plan’g within a TV network. Full info/apply HERE http://tennischannel.com/ (8/13)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, PROGRAM PLANNING & SCHEDULING/Tennis Channel/Santa Monica: Resp for long & short term prgrm schedules. Lead strategic scheduling & plan’g process for both the Tennis Channel linear & digital ntwrks. Min 5 yrs exp scheduling &/or prgrm plan’g at a TV network. Full info/apply HERE (8/13)
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JOB OPENING: ACCOUNTING MANAGER/Fuse Media/NY: Manage & evaluate acct’ing func. Financial reporting. Dev. & maintain acct’ing principles, practices & procedures. Public acct’ing and Corp. exp. a must. Apply fuse.tv (8/13)
JOB OPENING: VP CORP COMMUNICATIONS/DISCOVERY/NYC: Seasoned comms professional to be a strategic advisor to Discovery’s NYC-based leaders & teams, chiefly CEO, CFO & VP-IR. Dvlp/implement complex comms, public affairs & strategies for DCI corp affairs. Reputation mgmt., financial comms, media relations. 12+ yrs exp req’d, finance sector exp pref. Full info/apply HERE (8/13)
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JOB OPENING: SR MGR, CORP COMMUNICATIONS/Viacom/NYC: Role req’s detail oriented person & the breadth of comm skills incl being a strategic & creative thinker; 4-7 yrs of exp in media &/or ndustry; exp in comm related to data strategy & ad sales a +. Full info/apply HERE (8/13)
JOB OPENING: SR ENTREPRENEUR EDITOR/CNBC/NYC: Establish the vision for CNBC new entrepreneurship coverage. Generate story ideas; collaborate w/guide writers, ed.s and contributors, including on-air talent & guests. Full info/apply HERE (8/12)
JOB OPENING: SPORTS BROADCAST PRODUCER/NextVR/LA: Sports Producer wrangling live prod for the leading global player in the virtual reality brdcsting business. Unique opp to change the way sports fans exp Game Day! 10+ yrs exp producing live sports or studio shows. Apply HERE (8/13)
JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC HELP DESK MGR ANALYST/ION TV/West Palm Beach FL: Support of Traffic System, Integrations and Analytics Reporting. 3+ yrs in related functions. OSI or other Traffic System exp req’d. Exc comm skills & able to work fast paced & independently. Apply to: [email protected] (8/11)
JOB OPENING: MGR, SR ANALYST TV RESEARCH/CAA/LA: Produce written analysis & presentations for represented properties for brdcst/cbl/synd/OTT programs. Min 3-5 yrs exp TV rsch related to synd TV pref’d. Brdcst/cble ntwk exp a +. BA deg in comm or related field. Full info/apply HERE (8/11)
JOB OPENING: PRODUCTION MANAGER/Discovery/NYC: Outgoing solutions creator w/top notch communication skills to ensure content is delivered to Discovery nets on time, on budget and on brand. Manage multiple projects from development through delivery. 5 yrs exp and exp in long form content. Full info/apply HERE (8/11)
JOB OPENING: PROJECT MANAGER/Accelerated Growth Partners/Stamford CT: Business dvlpmnt advisors co. looking for mgr of client programs & to play key role in bus. dvlpmnt initiatives. Strong writing skills a must & creative/design/social media exp a +. 1-2 yrs agency, sports mktg exp. Resume to: [email protected] (8/10)
JOB OPENING: MARKETING MGR/Spotlight Cinema Networks/NYC: Resp for providing strategic sales support, dvlpng & executing mktg programs. Serve as a key liaison between mktg & sales teams. BA deg req’d & 3 – 5 yrs of mktg exp in a media sales org, w/specific focus directly supporting a sales team. Resumes HERE (8/10)
JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE PROD/PRODUCER, SPIKE BRAND CREATIVE/NYC: Freelance position to Support EP’s & Creative Dir. Help dvlp/prod innovative & creative promos, content & campaigns for scripted series. 5-7 yrs exp TV or Dig. Directing/writing/prod exp for TV/content/advrtsng for scripted. Resume HERE (8/10)
JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST/ANALYST RESEARCH & ANALYTICS (PROJECT)/A+E Networks/NY: Support research divisions in devlpmt of reports, presentations & strategies pertinent in positioning A+E brands on various multimedia platforms. Full Info/Apply HERE (8/9)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR-DIGITAL COMMS/DISCOVERY/SAN FRAN: PR professional w/Corp Comms team to support Digital Media divisions. Dev & exe comm strategies, press plans/announcements, speaking engagements & award wins while lev digital media expertise. 7-10 yrs exp. Apply (8/9)
JOB OPENING: DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCER/FOOD NETWORK/NY: Create & edit & review social media video for Snapchat Discover. Prev social media video exp req. Organized, strong project mgmt skills, exp w/Premier, AfterEffects, DSLR. Apply (8/9)
JOB OPENING: AD SALES ASST/FUSE Media/NY: Recent grad w/previous ad sales/adv internship exp. to asst ad sales dept. Strong Excel & multi-tasking a +. Good comm, interpersonal & organzt’l skills. Apply (8/9)
JOB OPENING: ACCOUNTING MANAGER/FUSE Media/NY: Manage & evaluate acct’ing func. Financial reporting. Dev. & maintain acct’ing principles, practices & procedures. Public acct’ing and Corp. exp. a must. Apply (8/9)
JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, VIDEO PRODUCT/NBCUniversal/EAST COAST: Product lead for nxt generation dig vid exp, roadmap, + enhancements; inclds TVE product + strgy. 5+ yrs of successful product mngmt w/deep OTT understanding. Apply (8/9)
CASTING CALL: Companies can showcase their casting notices/casting calls here. For information on rates and specs for posting a casting notice, please email Trish at [email protected]
EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at [email protected]
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