Cynopsis: Digital

08/19/16: T-Mobile announces unlimited data plan; Gawker.com will shutter next week; Amazon looks for VR content exec

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.19.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 19, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER The IAB: The IAB, or Interactive Advertising Bureau, is a major advertising trade organization. It helps conduct research and develop industry standards for the online ad industry.     TOP NEWS   Univision Communications may be […]

08/18/16: Apple greenlights doc about Cash Money Records; Snapchat to increase New York staff; Intel unveils new VR headset

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.18.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 18, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Paid content: Paid content is content that a marketer puts out by any paid means, such as Google Adwords or Facebook Ads TOP NEWS   Apple will fund a new documentary about Cash Money Records, the […]

08/17/16: Amazon debuts 10 series pilots on YouTube and Facebook; Google launches video chat app; izo gets new head of programming

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08/16/16: Twitter in talks to bring app to Apple TV; Forecast pegs 2020 AR/VR revenues at $162 billion; Tribeca fest launches digital, VR categories

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.16.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 16, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Rich Media Ads: Rich media ads are ads that include advanced features such as audio, video, or other elements that encourage viewers to engage and interact with the content.   TOP NEWS   Let’s be […]

08/15/16: Omnicom picks up AT&T digital, media and creative accounts; Facebook tweaks its Newsfeed algorithm again; Megaupload founder loses legal bid

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.15.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 15, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Inventory: Inventory refers to the number of advertisements, or amount of ad space, that a publisher has available to sell to an advertiser. When it comes to mobile ad tech, inventory is frequently valued in […]

08/12/16: Arianna Huffington leaves HuffPo; Turner leads $45 million investment in Refinery29; Animated superhero series in development for CW Seed

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.12.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 12, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Whitelisting: Whitelisting refers to marking a particular entity as approved in order to ensure that it’s included. For example, someone using an ad blocker might whitelist a specific website, allowing that one site to serve […]

08/11/16: Facebook unveils new video ad metrics; FCC loses court case relating to cities’ broadband offerings; GoPro to ship new VR camera next week

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.11.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 11, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Short-Form Video: As defined by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), short-form video is video content that has a duration of ten minutes or less.     TOP NEWS   Facebook is unveiling a slew of […]

08/10/16: P&G to pull back on targeted Facebook ads; Twitter opening ‘Moments’ feature to everyday users; Netflix to debut four docs at TIFF

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.10.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday August 10, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Gross Exposures: In online advertising, gross exposures are the total number of times an ad is served, including duplicate downloads to the same individual.     TOP NEWS   Disney is set to spend $1 […]

08/09/16: Hulu shutters free ad-supported service; NBCU to produce Snapchat shows; Amazon to stream pilots on Twitch

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.09.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 9, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Snapchat Geofilter: Geofilters are location-based overlays that users can apply to their Snaps. The overlays generally feature the names of the locations where the Snap is taken.     TOP NEWS   Well, it was […]

08/08/16: Apple plans to create TV viewership guide for apps; Instagram Stories uses algorithm to sort feed; YouTube Red green lights three new shows

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.08.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 8, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Header bidding: Header bidding is a way for publishers to hold direct auctions, bypassing the inefficiencies that keep websites from finding the best prices for their ad inventory. First, a site reaches out to its […]

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