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10/10/14: Rentrak grabs Kantar media assets; WE tv goes 360 with WE-D; CNN nips at FNC’s heels with new original series

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CHILLER ANIMAL Your primal instinct should be to run. These friends just wanted a vacation getaway… what they discovered will HUNT them forever. Prepare for a wild night! Premieres Tonight at 9/8C on Chiller Bring out your inner animal #Scarysocial Chiller is part of the NBCUniversal Entertainment Group CYNOPSIS 10.10.14 Good […]

10/10/14: Amazon renews ‘Transparent’ for a second season, Snapchat CEO says ads are on their way, DramaFever in the market to sell

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.10.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, October 10, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Amazon renewed comedy Transparent for a second season, to return in 2015. The first season of the Jill Soloway (Six Feet Under) series has been at the top of Prime Instant Video […]

10/10/14: NBA stays plugged in to Cisco; FOX Sports 1 plans a first for the NLCS; NBCSN has a hot start for hockey

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.10.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, October 10, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The NBA is ordering up another tech cocktail, signing a multiyear extension with Cisco that will see the brand continue its role as the Official Technology Partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA Development League […]

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10/09/14: Hulu to exclusively run Halloween B-movie series, Netflix acquires Maggie Gyllenhaal miniseries ‘The Honorable Woman’, Hulu Plus may cut back on ads

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.09.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 9, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Hulu will exclusively premiere a series of Halloween themed B-movies in a series called 13 Nights of Elvira to start on Oct. 19. Spooky icon Elvira will host the series which will […]

10/09/14: Univision slates sports awards; FOX Sports 1 drives in a new record; Rotoworld meets RotoGrinders

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.09.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 9, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Univision is launching its own sports awards show, appropriately dubbed Premios Univision Deportes, set to honor “top athletes and teams from the leagues and sports that Hispanics care about most.” The two-hour event will take place on […]

10/08/14: TNT grabs off-net rights to NBC’s Grimm; Move over, Matthew: Scarlett Johansson to hit the small screen; UP TV snatches 7th Heaven from sked in wake of Stephen Collins scandal

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CYNOPSIS 10.08.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 8, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: CNBC: The Filthy Rich Guide at 10p CNN: Somebody’s Gotta Do It at 9p CW: Arrow at 8p DirecTV: Kingdom at 9p Food: Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage at 8p FX: American Horror Story: Freak Show at […]

10/08/14: Netflix continues comedy push with Doug Benson special, Facebook opens mobile ad network to all, Dermot McCormack takes on AOL’s President of Video and Studios

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.08.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 8, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Netflix will exclusively debut an hour-long comedy special from Doug Benson called Doug Dynasty, on Nov. 6. In the show, Benson tells stories about outsmarting the TSA and awkward conversations with cat-people […]

10/08/14: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman breaks down the new NHL season; NLDS delivers the hits; The NASCAR Xfinity Series leaves its mark

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.08.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 8, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  After an NHL season that saw the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs rank as the second most-watched NHL post-season since NBC and NBCSN began exclusive coverage in 2006, and a regular season that set a full-season viewership record […]

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