Cynopsis: Digital

08/05/16: Nielsen to measure Facebook TV chatter; Viacom using more comScore data; GoDaddy launching programmatic ad unit for live-streamed video

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.05.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 5, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   CTA: CTA is short for Call to Action. In digital marketing, a CTA is a phrase, included within an ad or a graphic element, that invites the audience to take a certain action.     […]

08/04/16: Time Warner buys 10% Hulu stake; NFL Network to come to Dish’s Sling TV; CNN’s branded content studio holds ‘human augmentation’ conference

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.04.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 4, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Human Augmentation: Human augmentation refers to technologies, including implants, prosthetics, and other physical additions or modifications, that enhance human productivity or capability.     TOP NEWS   Time Warner will spend $583 million to take […]

08/03/16: Instagram to roll out Stories section; Vevo gets Warner Music Rights; NFL to launch Snapchat Discover channel

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.03.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday August 3, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Day-and-Date Release: A new film is said to receive a day-and-date release when it debuts simultaneously in theaters and on online distribution platforms. 2015’s Beasts of No Nation, which premiered on Netflix and in theaters […]

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08/02/16: Google has sold almost 30M Chromecasts; NBC Olympics to use Microsoft Azure for streaming; Netflix service falters in several countries

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.02.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 2, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   User-Generated Content: User-generated content refers to content, such as photos, videos, articles, or quotes, that’s created by consumers. Online marketers frequently ask consumers to create user-generated content, which is then used to support an ad […]

08/01/16: Facebook to partner with NBC on Olympics content; Samsung loses top media exec; Maker Studios lays off staffers

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.01.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 1, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Ad Ops: Ad Ops, short for Ad Operations, is a broad term referring to the technical tasks, processes and systems that support the delivery and sale of online advertising. Well-executed ad ops ensure good inventory management […]

07/29/16: Amazon and Alphabet post solid Q2s; Twitter to live-stream ELeague; EPIX launches 360-degree video experience for ‘Berlin Station’

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.29.16 Good morning. It’s Friday July 29, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Real-Time Bidding: Real-time bidding, or RTB, refers to the buying and selling of online ad impressions through real-time auctions – in other words, auctions that occur in the time it takes a webpage to […]

07/28/16: Facebook reports stellar Q2; IOC to debut Olympics-related digital video destination after 2016 Games; Pinterest nabs Snapchat ad tech exec

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.28.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday July 28, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Behavioral Data: Behavioral Data is data that’s collected about an individual’s behavior, to be used for marketing purposes. In digital marketing, behavioral data is mostly collected online, though there are offline sources of behavioral […]

07/27/16: Apple Music buys ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series; IAB says many could be persuaded not to use ad blockers; Twitter reports lackluster Q2 earnings

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.27.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 27, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Ad tech stack: In ad tech, a stack refers to a single vendor that offers a variety of marketing services. Stacks are designed to consolidate the steps of ad-buying, ad-selling, inventor management, billing, measurement, and […]

07/26/16: Verizon to acquire Yahoo for $4.83 billion; Twitter inks content deals with MLB and NHL; China shuts down Independent online news media

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.26.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday July 26, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Landing Page: A Landing Page is a webpage that users are directed to after they click on a display or paid search ad. TOP NEWS   It’s been a long time coming. Verizon announced […]

07/26/16: Verizon closes in on Yahoo acquisition; Samsung guts media services division; Twitter’s media team sees more turnover

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.25.16 Good morning. It’s Monday July 25, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Brand Safety: In online advertising, brand safety refers to practices and tools that are used to make sure that an advertiser’s brand is not damaged due to inappropriate or improper placement of ads. For instance, […]

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