Cynopsis: Digital

02/09/16: Verizon has AOL CEO explore possible Yahoo acquisition; Facebook “Free Basics” plan quashed in India; Google looking to build VR headset

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.09.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday February 9, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Looks like Verizon is considering a major acquisition – and they’re using the CEO of their last major acquisition to explore the opportunity. According to Bloomberg, Verizon has tasked AOL CEO Tim Armstrong with […]

02/08/16: Netflix renews Orange Is the New Black for 3 more seasons, Snapchat runs first app download ad, VR company Wevr raises $25 million

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.08.16 Good morning. It’s Monday February 8, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for February 8-14: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actor Liam Hemsworth (Independence Day: Resurgence), Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former First Daughter […]

02/05/16: Univision adds digital stars to Creator Network; Altspace VR debuts for Gear VR; Apple, Amazon, Google, Verizon vie for NFL streaming rights

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.05.16 Good morning. It’s Friday February 5, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   As Cynopsis Digital recently noted, the NFL is looking to sell off the streaming rights to next season’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts. And according to sources who spoke to Variety, some of the […]

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02/04/16: Spike Jonze to be co-President of Viceland; Bankruptcy court won’t void Netflix’s contract with Relativity Media; Defy Media may be for sale

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02/02/16: Conde Nast Entertainment forms unscripted TV unit, NFL close to finalizing Thursday streaming partner, comScore and Rentrak complete merger

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.02.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday February 2, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   There’s a new behemoth in town. Rentrak and comScore have completed their merger, first announced last September. The former company, which measures VOD, set-top box, and movie box office data, will now be folded […]

02/01/16: Apple could be planning original content slate; Louis C.K. launches web series; Google assembles virtual reality design team

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.01.16 Good morning. It’s Monday February 1, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for February 1-7: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress Anna Faris (CBS’s Mom), actor Neel Sethi (The Jungle Book), and actor Rupert […]

01/29/16: Facebook has smashing Q4; HuffPo partners with Jukin Media on viral video deal; Apple TV launches Watchup news app

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.29.16 Good morning. It’s Friday January 29, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Facebook saw about as many users as net income dollars in Q4 – and in both cases, the numbers are fairly intimidating. The social media giant announced that it had 1.59 billion monthly active […]

01/28/16: Crackle announces new original series; AT&T plans to reach out to cord-cutters; Indonesia is not happy with Netflix

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01/27/16: Periscope integrated into GoPro action cameras; Miley Cyrus will star in Woody Allen’s Amazon series; Twitter hires former Amex exec as CMO

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.27.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 27, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Periscope users, feel free to start jostling. Twitter’s live-streaming app has announced an integration with the action-camera company GoPro, allowing users to stream footage directly from GoPro cameras. There are hardware limitations, at […]

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