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08/26/14: And The Winners Are…,TV promos more likely to draw viewers than word of mouth; season five marks point of no return for Syfy’s Lost Girl; HBO and Paramount teaming for Martin Scorsese project

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CYNOPSIS 08.26.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 26, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: BBC America: Superhuman Animals at 9p Comedy: Tosh.0 at 10p Discovery: Alaska: The Last Frontier: Kilchers Revealed at 8p Music Choice Play: Chronicles at 8p Tonight’s Finales: CNBC: Restaurant Startup at 10p FX: Tyrant at 10p  […]

08/26/14: NFL is on Apple TV and DirecTV, Miley’s VMA Twitter explosion, and Tom Hanks rules the app world

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.26.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 26, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Another YouTube star is headed to TV. Judy Travis, who has collected nearly a half billion views on her ItsJudyTime and ItsJudysLife YouTube channels, has been signed to television programming, merchandising, licensing, […]

08/26/14: DIRECTV on the verge of punching its ticket; ESPN hits up NFL Films for MNF Campaign; USA Today launches the College Football Fan Index

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.26.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 26, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  DIRECTV continues to move closer to locking up the NFL Sunday Ticket Package, and is reportedly close to finalizing an extension of their deal with the league to keep it into the next decade. SBJ writes that […]

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08/25/14: Simpsons’ FXX debut smashes ratings records; Mythbusters trio out after 10 years; embarrassed Dating Naked contestant sues

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CYNOPSIS 08.25.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: BBC America: Top Gear: Cars of the People at 9p Univision: La Malquerida at 10p Tonight’s Finales: AHC: Apocalypse: WWI at 10p The first day of a 12-day Simpsons marathon on FXX “truly exceeded our wildest […]

08/25/14: Pivot bringing Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake YouTube channel to TV, Facebook creates “mentions box” for Emmy stars, Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ breaks Vevo records

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.25.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Cable channel Pivot will begin to air segments from Rainn Wilson’s Soul Pancake channel on YouTube. In an exclusive arrangement, the Mixtape by SoulPancake web series will be repackaged into six 15-minute […]

08/25/14: Bleacher Report’s Dave Finocchio talks content; MLB looking to ease up blackout rules; NASCAR, ESPN go big for the Chase

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.25.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  After reeling in the likes of writers Howard Beck, Kevin Ding, Mike Freeman, Jason Cole and Jason King, Bleacher Report saw dividends last week when it announced a new site record with more than 41.6 million unique […]

08/22/14: WE tv gets edgy with Sex Box; a new look for ABC’s The View; TNT grabs rights for two hit movie franchises

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CYNOPSIS 08.22.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, August 22, 2014, and this is your first early morning briefing. Tonight’s Premieres: Destination America: Swamp Monsters at 9p, Monsters Underground at 10p Discovery: Bering Sea Gold at 9p, Airplane Repo at 10p DIY: I Want That at 11p HGTV: Smart Home Giveaway at 6p Saturday’s Premieres: BBC America: […]

08/22/14: ComScore: mobile users spend majority of time on apps, SoundCloud to compete with Spotify and incorporate ads, The Onion and Lenovo bring back fantasy football series in season 2

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.22.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, August 22, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   VEVO debuted a new series called A.K.A, to interview artists on how they chose their stage names. The first ep features hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea (formerly known as Amethyst Amelia Kelly). Series […]

08/22/14: Mo’ne Davis scored a hit for ESPN; CBS Sports to commemorate US Open partnership; July is a boon for digital platforms

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FOX SPORTS 1 Groundbreaking New Season of The Ultimate Fighter Premieres on FOX Sports 1 Wednesday, September 10 at 10pm ET! For the first time, 16 of the top 115-pound female fighters in the world will be hand-picked to form a new women’s strawweight division in the UFC. The fighters […]

08/21/14: Billy Crystal chosen to honor pal Robin Williams at the Emmys; no more Working the Engels for NBC; AMC renews Halt and Catch Fire

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS BEST SHARK WEEK EVER! 42 Million Viewers! Highest Rated Shark Week in its 27-Year History! among P/W25-54 and W18-49 source Discovery #1 Primetime Network in ALL of TV! last week among M18-49 Shark After Dark LIVE #1 Late Night Cable Talk Show! CYNOPSIS 08.21.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, […]

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