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07/01/16: Spotify accuses Apple of anti-competitive behavior; Disney launches mobile app for kids; NBC to air 85 hours of Olympic programming in VR

Spotify

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.01.16 Good morning. It’s Friday July 1, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   HMD: HMD is short for head-mounted display. A head-mounted display is a display device, worn on the head or as part of a helmet, which situates a display optic in front of one or […]

06/30/16: New Facebook algorithm prioritizes posts from friends; MRC finalizes mobile ad viewability guidelines; Twitter launches business dashboard

Ad Viewability

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.30.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday June 30, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Software as a Service: Software as a Service (or SaaS) refers to a model in which a third party licenses software on a subscription basis. The software is centrally hosted. SaaS is sometimes called […]

06/29/16: LinkedIn offers programmatic ad buying; Twitter names VR and AR director; Weather Channel launches AR features

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.29.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday June 29, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Stitching: In virtual reality, Stitching is the process of taking footage from different cameras that have been used in a 360-degre camera mount, and then combining that footage into spherical video. The stitching process […]

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06/28/16: Nielsen finds SVOD viewership matching DVR penetration; Twitter adds stickers feature; Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group hires VR chief

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.28.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday June 28, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   HDR: HDR, or High Dynamic Range, refers to viewing technology that allows for a wider and richer range of colors, brighter whites, and darker blacks. HDR content preserves details in the darkest and brightest […]

06/27/16: YouTube to launch live-streaming features; Reuters reports that Facebook and YouTube are blocking extremist content; Hulu renews Casual

YouTube TV

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.27.16 Good morning. It’s Monday June 27, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Organic Traffic: Organic Traffic refers to website traffic deriving from search results that haven’t been paid for or sponsored by the publisher.     TOP NEWS   Look out, Facebook and Periscope. YouTube will […]

06/24/16: Viner Cameron Dallas to star in Netflix series; AOL buys Nito Inc.; Facebook rolls out new Facebook Live features, including facial effects

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.24.16 Good morning. It’s Friday June 24, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   360-Degree Video: 360-degree video, also called immersive videos, are panoramic videos shot using an omnidirectional camera or a collection of cameras. Viewers can manually explore the video in 360 degrees, usually by clicking and […]

06/23/16: BET starts streaming service; Pretty Little Liars goes online with a brand extension; Study shows more folks are comfortable streaming

BET

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.23.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday June 23, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   In-Article Video: In-article video refers to a video ad that loads and plays dynamically between paragraphs of editorial content, existing as a standalone branded message.     TOP NEWS   Viacom is launching BET […]

06/22/16: Facebook paying publishers to use Facebook Live; Vine and Twitter up max video lengths; Netflix greenlights Sarah Polley miniseries

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FREEWHEEL COUNCIL FOR PREMIUM VIDEO Reconstructing Programmatic for Premium Video The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video proposes a collaborative path forward for programmatic which enables both buyers and sellers to utilize data and automation while accounting for the unique characteristics of premium video. Read the FWC’s position that reveals how programmatic […]

06/21/16: CBS names CBS All Access Content Chief; Yahoo to live-stream video on Tumblr; Twitter acquires computer learning company

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FREEWHEEL COUNCIL FOR PREMIUM VIDEO Reconstructing Programmatic for Premium Video The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video proposes a collaborative path forward for programmatic which enables both buyers and sellers to utilize data and automation while accounting for the unique characteristics of premium video. Read the FWC’s position that reveals how programmatic […]

06/20/16: Twitter expanding Periscope access; Innovid to offer video ad metrics to Twitter marketers; Snapchat launching site for tech-related essays

Periscope

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM FREEWHEEL COUNCIL FOR PREMIUM VIDEO Reconstructing Programmatic for Premium Video   The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video proposes a collaborative path forward for programmatic which enables both buyers and sellers to utilize data and automation while accounting for the unique characteristics of premium video. Read the FWC’s position that reveals how […]

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