Wednesday July 9, 2025 Family Entertainment Television has officially moved to a four-day work week. The move allows FETV staff to work 32 hours per week, rather than 40, with no change in total compensation or benefits. “The time has come to make a better work/life balance a reality for our people, and I believe […]
Wednesday July 9, 2025 IN THE NEWS A+E Global Media is up for sale. Wells Fargo has been enlisted to explore strategic options for the company, a joint venture of Disney and Hearst that includes cable networks A&E, Lifetime, and The History Channel, among others. The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SCREENVISION MEDIA When Dinosaurs Roar Audiences Rush In! ~14M moviegoers saw Jurassic World Rebirth over the 5-day weekend, setting off fireworks at the box office. Cinema delivers fresh content every week, offering a brand-safe, emotionally engaged, and fully immersive environment that unites audiences around larger-than-life stories. Partner with […]
Monday July 7, 2025 A group of independent publishers has issued an EU antitrust complaint against Google for its AI Overviews, reports Reuters. The AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages are “misusing web content… which have caused, and continue to cause, significant harm to publishers, including news publishers in the form […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Monday July 7, 2025 Broadcast Meets Newsletters: A Strategic Gateway to Audience Insights By E.B. Moss The math is brutal for broadcasters today: anonymous ratings data offer how many and perhaps where people watched, but precious little about who those people actually are. Meanwhile, digital publishers have been swimming in […]
Monday July 7, 2025 IN THE NEWS Paramount says it has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with then-VP Kamala Harris. The money, minus Trump’s legal fees, will be paid to Trump’s future presidential library. Paramount also agreed to release written […]
Sunday June 29, 2025 FEATURED JOB DIGITAL MEDIA BUYER >> FURMAN ROTH ADVERTISING/NY(HYBRID): Plan, launch, and optimize digital marketing campaigns across various paid media channels (including Display, Google products, Paid Social, CTV, and Programmatic, etc.) while managing budgets effectively. Support the execution of media plans across platforms, overseeing targeting, budget allocation, and performance tracking […]
Friday June 27, 2025 Cynopsis will not publish the week of June 30. We wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth of July! IN THE NEWS Charter Communications and Disney struck an expanded distribution deal that brings Hulu (With Ads) to all Spectrum TV Select customers at no additional cost, and restores eight channels […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Thursday June 26, 2025 IN THE NEWS Layoffs at Paramount Global have hit BET. As it thins its ranks, BET will “further leverage Paramount’s scaled support functions in areas including linear research, finance, and business and legal affairs,” wrote network CEO Scott Mills in a memo to […]
Wednesday June 25, 2025 FEATURED JOB DIGITAL MEDIA BUYER >> FURMAN ROTH ADVERTISING/NY(HYBRID): Plan, launch, and optimize digital marketing campaigns across various paid media channels (including Display, Google products, Paid Social, CTV, and Programmatic, etc.) while managing budgets effectively. Support the execution of media plans across platforms, overseeing targeting, budget allocation, and performance tracking […]
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In today's #MediaTech update: @Roku + @AmazonAds launched an integration to reach 80%+ of US HHs - the largest authenticated #CTV footprint ever. Early results? 40% more unique viewers w/ same budget + 30% less ad frequency. Game changer for advertisers. https://t.co/z2V7f4F2M5