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08/23/16: Silver Chalice bolsters BAM; NBC Olympics dissects Rio behemoth; FOX Sports gives Bundesliga the VR treatment

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.23.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 23, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Silver Chalice Ventures unveiled a digital media rights, technology and investment partnership with BAMTech that will include a new suite of live streaming products and experiences coming to college sports fans across mobile and connected platforms later this […]

08/22/16: Phillipe Dauman walks away from Viacom $72 million richer; Showtime suing Charter over license fees; exits continue at Fox News Channel

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CYNOPSIS 08.2216 Good morning. It’s Monday August 22, 2016, and this is your first early morning briefing. Today’s Premieres: CNBC: Adventure Capitalists at 10p Food Network: Food Network Star Kids at 8p Freeform: Cheer Squad at 10p MTV: Teen Mom OG at 9p Nickelodeon: Rusty Rivets at 7:30p Pasiones: Gabriela at 10p TLC: 90 Day […]

08/22/16: Samsung to shutter Milk Music; Vevo seeks $500 million in funding; Study from Twitter and IPG Mediabrands touts social media video ads

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.22.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 22, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Stickiness: Stickiness is a measure used to gauge how effectively a site is retaining individual users. It’s usually measured by the duration of users’ visits.     TOP NEWS   According to a report from the […]

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08/19/16: T-Mobile announces unlimited data plan; Gawker.com will shutter next week; Amazon looks for VR content exec

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.19.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 19, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER The IAB: The IAB, or Interactive Advertising Bureau, is a major advertising trade organization. It helps conduct research and develop industry standards for the online ad industry.     TOP NEWS   Univision Communications may be […]

08/19/16: NBC taps Manno to lead Paralympic coverage; Dayton wants to remain First; PBR expands its Frontier

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.19.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 19, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  NBC Olympics announced that Carolyn Manno will host the company’s 70+ hours of 2016 Paralympic Games across NBC, NBCSN, and the NBC Sports app. Other talent will include Todd Harris, Jason Knapp and Steve Schlanger, who will call […]

08/18/16: Pivot TV going off the air; DGA study says women and minorities still struggle to land directing gigs; Freeform developing military fantasy drama

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CYNOPSIS 08.18.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 18, 2016, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premiere: A&E: 60 Days In at 9p Tonight’s Finales: Animal Planet: Lone Star Law at 10p Great American Country: Lakefront Bargain Hunt at 9p IN THE NEWS Succumbing to the increasing challenges facing niche cable nets to […]

08/18/16: Apple greenlights doc about Cash Money Records; Snapchat to increase New York staff; Intel unveils new VR headset

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.18.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 18, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Paid content: Paid content is content that a marketer puts out by any paid means, such as Google Adwords or Facebook Ads TOP NEWS   Apple will fund a new documentary about Cash Money Records, the […]

08/18/16: Dolphins’ home Rocks out; World Cup of Hockey’s sponsor lineup; ESPN marathon delivers fantasy numbers

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM BIG TEN NETWORK Countdown to Kickoff on BTN 2016 BTN Football Schedule Weeks 1-3 will feature: Five Power 5 Matchups Five Top 15 Appearances (final 2015 AP Poll) Competitive College Sports Networks combined will feature: Three Power 5 Matchups Two Top 15 Appearances Be a part of BTN’s premiere football programming […]

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