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10/03/16: Netflix has shed over half its titles since 2012; Facebook Messenger tests Snapchat-like feature; Amazon Prime users get ad-free version of Twitch

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09/30/16: Nielsen rolls out Digital content ratings; Study finds cord-cutters could cost TV industry $1 billion in one year; Playstation adds HBO Now

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.30.16 Good morning. It’s Friday September 30, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Subtweet: In Twitter lingo, a subtweet is a tweet that mockingly or critically refers to a specific user without explicitly mentioning them. TOP NEWS It’s not TV, it’s…Playstation? An app for HBO Now, HBO‘s à la […]

09/29/16: The Mindy Project gets syndication on VH1 and Freeform; Clinton/Trump debate nabs 2 million YouTube viewers; Twitter opens ‘Moments’ to all users

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.29.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday September 29, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Rich Media: In online advertising, a rich media ad is a webpage ad that uses advanced web technology. That can include streaming video, ads that change when a user’s mouse passes over them, or downloaded applets […]

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09/28/16: YouTube launches Android off-line viewing app; Facebook now has 4 million advertisers; CW launches Roku channel for cord-cutters

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE WICT NY EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LUNCHEON Gender Equality: Turning Ideas into Action 10/24/16  | 11a-2p Business leaders share best practices on hiring, promoting and retaining women. Moderator: Fredricka Whitfield (Anchor, CNN) Panelists: Deepali Bagati, Ph.D. (Exec. Dir., Catalyst), David Cohen (Sr. Exec. VP & Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast), Christine Driessen (EVP & CFO, […]

09/27/16: Disney considers buying Twitter; Roku launches new devices; AOL teams with American Family Insurance on branded content

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.27.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday September 27, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Click Fraud: Click fraud is a type of internet crime. It occurs in pay-per-click online advertising when a person, automated script, or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking an ad, in […]

09/26/16: Facebook admits to inflating video view metrics; Twitter explores takeover talks; Snapchat announces video-enabled sunglasses

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.26.16 Good morning. It’s Monday September 26, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Pay-Per-Click (PPC): In digital advertising, pay-per click (PPC) is a business model in which an advertiser pays agencies and/or publishers based on how many users clicked on their ad or ads. TOP NEWS Well that’s not […]

09/23/16: Yahoo confirms massive data breach; Verizon in talks to acquire Vessel; Twitter makes it easier to syndicate app install ads across Audience Platform

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.23.16 Good morning. It’s Friday September 23, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Conversion: In web media, a conversion is the achievement of a quantifiable goal. Ad clicks, sales, and sign-ups are examples of conversions.     TOP NEWS   Uh oh. Yahoo confirmed that, in 2014, hackers […]

09/22/16: YT looking for heroes; DirecTV Now packs incentive for AT&T customers; ‘Fuller House’ reopens on Netflix in December

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.22.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday September 22, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Graphical Search Inventory: Images and banner ads that are tied to particular search terms on a search engine that are then displayed to the user after a related search term is entered.     TOP […]

09/21/16: Comcast CEO says Netflix will come to X1 by Thanksgiving; pay streamers now account for 30% of music revenue; Gunpowder & Sky acquires FilmBuff

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.21.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday September 21, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Online Profiling: Online profiling is the practice of tracking information about consumers’ interests by monitoring their movements online. It’s how advertisers, vendors, and publishers gain access to behavioral data.     TOP NEWS   AT&T […]

09/20/16: GoPro introduces drone; Twitter exempts videos and images from 140-character limit; Nielsen to phase in “Total Content Ratings” product

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.20.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday September 20, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Content Management System (CMS): A CMS is an online application that allows a user to draft, edit, share, index, and schedule digital content. A CMS often supports multiple workers in a collaborative environment.     […]

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