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01/22/16: Facebook Sports Stadium opens for business; Winter weather wrecks matchups; Nike’s new league

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 01.22.16 Good morning. It’s Friday January 22, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Facebook bulked up its role as a prominent player in the sports media space, launching its first-ever sports product, entitled Facebook Sports Stadium. The platform will look to harness its 650 million sports fans with a real-time […]

01/21/16: Stars flock to James Burrows special; Grammys go live on the West Coast, too; HBO grabs David Simon porn drama

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS DISCOVERY IS #1 ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY! Discovery’s Alaska: The Last Frontier is Sunday’s #1 Unscripted Telecast Most-Watched and Highest-Rated Episode EVER! 13th Straight Week as #1 with Men Tune-in to catch the season finale of Alaska: The Last Frontier Sunday 9/8c On Discovery Source. CYNOPSIS 01.21.16 Good […]

01/21/16: Nielsen introduces Facebook measurements; Netflix wants to renew licensed CW programming; NextVR and Fox Sports to broadcast VR boxing event

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.21.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday January 21, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Looks like Netflix isn’t ready to rely entirely on original content just yet. Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos confirmed that the company is currently in renewal talks with Warner Bros. and CBS, which […]

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01/20/16: Univision takes stake in The Onion, New Cuba-centric OTT network to launch in April, Oscar De La Hoya to launch two boxing-centric streaming services

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.20.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 20, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   From this day forward, the satirical news site The Onion will be a Spanish-language publication… Okay, that’s not true – though Onion Inc. has indeed sold a large stake to Univision Communications. “Univision…has […]

01/20/16: MLB makes a last-minute switch; NBA cultivates Chinese New Year; Oscar’s new one-two punch

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 01.20.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 20, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Major League Baseball settled its blackout-driven antitrust lawsuit just ahead of its date in a Manhattan federal court, announcing a deal with fans that will allow them access to pay less to stream games from their favorite […]

01/19/16: Cynopsis Jobs

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01/19/16: Vimeo greenlights new Miranda Sings series; two Snapchat execs get more responsibilities; Netflix pushes back on viewership claims

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.19.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday January 19, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for January 18-24: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress Olivia Munn (Ride Along 2), entrepreneur and TV personality Daymond John (ABC’s Shark […]

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