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03/09/16: Job listing indicates upcoming Amazon VR push; Vessel launches ad-free SVOD version; Netflix renews Chef’s Table for three seasons

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.09.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 9, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Netflix and Hulu are already getting on the VR bandwagon, so this was probably inevitable. According to a recent job posting – first reported by Upload VR – Amazon is searching for a […]

03/08/16: Meerkat abandons individual live-streaming; NYTimes blocks select ad-blocker users; Comcast acquires sports info startup OneTwoSee

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.08.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 8, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS A setback for Facebook? File that under “rare.” The social media giant has aborted its plan to build a demand-side platform into Atlas, the company’s measurement platform and ad server. Facebook started testing the platform […]

03/07/16: Facebook interested in NFL streaming rights; Hulu acquires new feature-length doc; Netflix nabs French streaming rights to House of Cards

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.07.16 Good morning. It’s Monday March 7, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for March 7-13: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress and musician Keke Palmer (Fox’s Scream Queens), TV personality Emily Maynard Johnson (ABC’s […]

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03/04/16: Spotify hires former VH1 prez; J.J. Abrams produces Google-funded docu-series; Study finds Netflix responsible for drop in TV viewership

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.04.16 Good morning. It’s Friday March 4, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Out of the 3% decline in TV viewing time among U.S. audiences in 2015, Netflix was responsible for about 50% of it, according to a new study from MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson. Nathanson predicts […]

03/03/16: Verizon and Hearst partner for digital video venture; YouTube launches initiative to help female creators; Netflix orders more Fuller House

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.03.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 3, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS It’s not all gloom and doom at Yahoo. As a possible sale or merger lurks on the horizon, the company is demonstrating that it’s still up for new efforts. The company has launched Yahoo Esports, […]

03/02/16: AT&T to launch ITV services from DirecTV; Updated Facebook algorithm to favor live video; Steven Soderbergh to EP new Netflix limited series

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.02.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 2, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Day by day, it becomes clearer and clearer why AT&T bought DirecTV last year. The telco will be launching three Internet TV services from DirecTV (including a free, ad-supported option) late this year. The […]

03/01/16: CBS eyes NFL streaming rights; Seeso debuts for Amazon Fire TV and Roku; Microsoft HoloLens developer version to ship March 30

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.01.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 1, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   It would seem that CBS’s OTT ambitions are growing by the day. In a call to investors, President and CEO Les Moonves said that the network is interested in acquiring the streaming the rights […]

02/29/16: Facebook live-streaming feature debuts on Android; Amazon tries ad-supported programming; BuzzFeed hires creative exec for branded content

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.29.16 Good morning. It’s Monday February 29, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for February 29-March 6: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include musician Redfoo, musician Nathan Sykes, and the cast of Netflix’s Fuller House – […]

02/26/16: Nielsen to measure Snapchat ads; Facebook launches “Canvas” in-app ad format; Maker Studios launches digital content initiative

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.26.16 Good morning. It’s Friday February 26, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Nielsen is on board to measure Snapchat’s video ads, and it’s a big deal for both companies. It marks the first time that Snapchat’s video ads will be measured by an independent third party – […]

02/25/16: Google and Vizio to launch Advanced TVs; Facebook launches Reactions; Former Relativity Digital chief launches new studio

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.25.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday February 25, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Leave it to Google to make advanced TV more advanced. According to sources who spoke with Variety, the company has partnered with the TV manufacturer Vizio on a series of new TV sets […]

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