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Cynopsis 01/15/25: History debuts a shocking show

History has a shocking show

Wednesday January 15, 2025    IN THE NEWS Four days after the demise of Venu Sports, DirecTV launched a skinny bundle of 40 sports and broadcast channels, MySports, priced at $69.99 per month. DirecTV has distribution agreements with media companies including Disney, Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal, as well as networks from the […]

01/13/25: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday January 13, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s elimination of its fact-checking program during a three-hour interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week. The company succumbed to “massive, massive institutional pressure to basically start censoring content on ideological grounds” after the 2016 election and Brexit in the UK, said the Meta CEO, adding that he […]

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Cynopsis 01/13/25: Cuteness alert!

Cuteness alert!

Monday January 13, 2025    IN THE NEWS RIP, Venu Sports. On Friday, ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they have decided not to move forward with their proposed bundled sports streamer. “After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service,” they said […]

01/12/25: Cynopsis Jobs

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Sunday January 12, 2025    FEATURED JOB SALES LEAD – AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS UPWAVE NEW YORK, NY Build and manage relationships with our agency partners – mostly targeting media buyers and planners – and help them see the value of adding Upwave measurement to The Trade Desk campaigns. You will both leverage your existing network and […]

Cynopsis 01/10/25: Another hurdle for Venu?

Another hurdle for Venu?

Friday January 10, 2025    IN THE NEWS With wildfires still raging in LA, the Producers Guild extended voting for this year’s awards until tomorrow, January 11. The nominations announcement is now slated for Sunday, January 12. Also postponed were the release of nominations for the 2025 American Society of Cinematographers Awards and for the […]

Cynopsis 01/09/25: Linda Yaccarino weighs in on Meta’s move

Linda Yaccarino weighs in on Meta's move

Thursday January 9, 2025    IN THE NEWS Nominees for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday. “Shogun” topped list with five nods, followed by four for “The Bear” and three for “The Diplomat.” The ceremony is set for Sunday, February 23 at 8p on Netflix. The nominee news was shared via […]

Day Two at CES

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM DISNEY Wednesday January 8, 2025 Retail Media, News, and Next-Gen Advertising Take Center Stage By E.B. Moss CES may be about seeing the most cutting edge consumer tech, but Consumer Technology Association CEO, Gary Shapiro, wants attendees to see the personal connections, too. “Technology and humanity intersect,” he stressed […]

01/08/25: Cynopsis Jobs

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Wednesday January 8, 2025    FEATURED JOB SALES LEAD – AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS UPWAVE NEW YORK, NY Build and manage relationships with our agency partners – mostly targeting media buyers and planners – and help them see the value of adding Upwave measurement to The Trade Desk campaigns. You will both leverage your existing network and […]

Cynopsis 01/08/25: Colbert gets a kick out of the NFL

Colbert gets a kick out of the NFL

Wednesday January 8, 2025    IN THE NEWS Paramount Global and Comcast announced the renewal of their distribution agreements, which deliver Paramount’s portfolio of broadcast brands – including CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and more – across Xfinity platforms. Comcast subscribers will also retain access to streamers Paramount+, Pluto TV and BET+. […]

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