Cynopsis: Digital

05/18/16: NBA to launch online video network; Time Inc. announces video publication focused on digital celebs; Study finds Vine is losing influencers

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.18.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday May 18, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Repurposed content: Repurposing refers to the reformatting of existing content in order to extend the content’s use. For instance, if a thirty second ad runs on linear TV, and is then shortened to ten […]

05/17/16: AT&T acquires Quickly Media; Twitter to exclude photos and links from character limit; Comcast has no plans for Internet TV

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.17.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 17, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   RFP: Short for Request for Proposal. An RFP refers to when a brand or media agency reaches out to a publisher or other firm to request a specific media buy on that property. Generally, […]

05/16/16: Playboy announces new branded content studio; Analyst finds YouTube viewership concentrated on top channels; China’s Youku Tudou does VR

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.16.16 Good morning. It’s Monday May 16, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Walled garden: A walled garden is a software system in which a carrier or service provider has control over applications, content, and media, and restricts convenient access to non-approved applications or content. On the […]

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05/13/16: YouTube expands on partnership with NFL; Activision Blizzard to launch eSports content on Facebook; AwesomenessTV launches on Apple TV

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.13.16 Good morning. It’s Friday May 13, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Revenue Share Model: A partnership between a publisher and an ad provider in which profits from ad-serving are split between the two. It used to be that such agreements tended to come in at […]

05/12/16: BuzzFeed teams with Telemundo on millennial soap opera; Instagram changes logo; Advertising experts report insights at IAB event

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.12.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday May 12, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   In-feed ads: In-feed ads are ads inserted in-between content.     TOP NEWS   Twitter has that little bird in flight, and Apple Inc. has, well, an apple. But now Instagram is making a […]

05/11/16: Amazon launches video upload platform; Facebook brings Dynamic Ads to Instagram; Studio71 to launch YouTube channel from Dwayne Johnson

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.11.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday May 11, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Ad Mediation: Ad mediation technology sends advertising requests to multiple ad networks in order to help publishers find the best available network to fill their ad slots. Publishers first rank ad networks in order […]

05/10/16: Fullscreen rebrands as Fullscreen Media; National Geographic announces new programming at NewFront; Periscope adds search, archiving ability

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.10.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday May 10, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Mid-roll advertising: In contrast to pre-roll and post-roll advertising, mid-roll advertising is a form of video ad placement in which the ad is played during a break in the middle of video content.   […]

05/09/16: YouTube unveils ad products at NewFront; Machinima announces programmatic network; Hulu cable integration debuts on Suddenlink

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.09.16 Good morning. It’s Monday May 9, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER Virtual MVPD: A virtual MVPD (multichannel video programming distributor) is an MVPD that offers a range of premium video content without having to own any network infrastructure. Examples include Internet video service providers such as […]

05/06/16: Netflix launches product to help control data usage; Nickelodeon looks into VR; Time Inc. announces upcoming OTT service at NewFront

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.06.16 Good morning. It’s Friday May 6, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   Real-time bidding: “Real-time bidding” refers to the auctioning of online inventory within an ad exchange. Buyers will bid for impressions based on the value of users, while sellers will set pricing floors and award […]

05/05/16: Report: YouTube to launch live TV service; Hulu to launch live TV service as well, CEO confirms; Ellen DeGeneres launches digital network

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 05.05.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday May 5, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S CODEBREAKER   OOH Marketing: Short for out-of-home-marketing. Not surprisingly, out-of-home marketing refers to any marketing that reaches consumers outside the home. In the digital age, an OOH campaign can be shockingly sophisticated, making use of tools […]

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