A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM UP Entertainment Friday November 1, 2024 Holiday Programming Guide 2024 From timeless Christmas classics to festive premieres, there’s something for everyone to help celebrate the season. Welcome to Cynopsis’ annual listing of holiday specials, episodes and films, running through January 1. Happy viewing! (To update a […]
Friday November 1, 2024 IN THE NEWS Comcast is exploring a separation of its cable networks. During an earnings call, Comcast president Mike Cavanaugh said the company is looking at creating “a new, well-capitalized company owned by our shareholders and comprised of our strong portfolio of cable networks.” The group of NBCU cable networks, […]
Thursday October 31, 2024 IN THE NEWS After 54 years on CBS, the Grammys will have a new home starting in 2027. Disney struck a 10-year deal with The Recording Academy to simulcast the ceremony on ABC, Hulu and Disney+. “Live events have never been more important to our culture and industry, and we […]
Wednesday October 30, 2024 This will be your final Cynopsis DOOH newsletter. We’ve loved exploring the DOOH landscape, so this is not goodbye – moving forward, we’ll be including DOOH news in our daily edition. Before we go, some thoughts about the future of the business. Vistar Media CEO Michael Provenzano offered his take on […]
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Tuesday October 29, 2024 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, October 29, and this is your monthly Cynopsis sports newsletter. LEADING THE CHARGE At ESPN’s Media Day, Chairman Jimmy Pitaro proclaimed that ESPN is more than a network. And with the sports giant growing its presence on digital and social platforms, the stats back it up. […]
Tuesday October 29, 2024 IN THE NEWS Jon Stewart is extending his run as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” through 2025. It’s been nine months since Stewart returned as Monday night host, with the stated intention of sticking around through the election. “I was really hoping they’d allow me to do every […]
Monday October 28, 2024 OpenAI’s transcription tool Whisper is prone to inventing chunks of text, according to an Associated Press report. Researchers told the AP that Whisper “hallucinations” can include racial commentary, violent rhetoric and imagined medical treatments. A machine learning engineer reported discovering hallucinations in about half of the over 100 hours of Whisper […]
Monday October 28, 2024 IN THE NEWS The Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns reserved $968 million in ad bookings nationwide from Friday through November 5, according to AdImpact. More than 20% have been allocated to seven battleground states, with a third of that amount going to Pennsylvania. The Trump/Vance ticket racked up $107 million […]
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