Cynopsis: Digital

01/11/16: LG unveils smart TV with streaming channels; NFL looks for 2016 streaming partner; YouTube partners with GoPro on 360 degree-video

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.11.16 Good morning. It’s Monday January 11, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for January 11-17: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress Eva Longoria (NBC’s Telenovela), actor Dean Cain (CBS’s Supergirl), and TV personality Lisa […]

01/08/16: Hulu picks up new original series starring Hugh Laurie; Oculus Rift to ship with $599 price tag; Yahoo braces for layoffs

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.08.16 Good morning. It’s Friday January 8, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Hulu is looking to up its status in the original content game. Lucky for them Hugh Laurie is drawn to projects with snappy one-word titles. The former House star is set to play the […]

01/07/16: Netflix goes live globally; Sony to launch 4K movie app; HBO partners with Conviva on HBO Now optimization

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.07.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday January 7, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Sometimes Cynopsis Digital can simply let the day’s newsmakers speak for themselves. Here’s Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, addressing an audience at CES yesterday: “Today, I am delighted to announce that while we have […]

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01/06/16: Netflix inks content deals with DreamWorks Animation; Twitter tests conversational ads; Snapchat developing new ad tech platform

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.06.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 6, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   First TBS jumped on the eSports bandwagon. Turns out Activision Blizzard was next in line. The gaming giant, known for titles such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, has acquired […]

01/05/16: Yahoo shutters Yahoo Screen video hub; Oculus Rift preorders to launch January 6; Netflix to launch in Russia

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.05.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday January 5, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Yahoo has drawn the curtain on Yahoo Screen: The company’s video hub has been shuttered. It was launched in 2013, with the goal of housing all of Yahoo’s programming, ranging from its recent […]

01/04/16: Oculus delays release of Oculus Touch, Lebron James VR doc released, Study finds consumers can’t distinguish native and editorial content

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 01.04.16 Good morning. It’s Monday January 4, 2016, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for January 4-8: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress and TV personality Vanessa Lachey (NBC’s Truth Be Told), actress Natalie Dormer (The […]

12/23/15: Instagram preparing to stream Live Events, Periscope plans to keep expanding, AT&T/DirecTV Raise Rates

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.22.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday December 22, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Christmas Eve will mark the launch of Instagram’s first video collections, called Live Events – it will last for a 24-hour period and be followed by another video stream on New Year’s Eve. According […]

12/22/15: Netflix avoids taxation in the United Kingdom, Donald Trump creates some online buzz, and Scripps Networks launches channels on Apple TV

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.22.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday December 22, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Here is one event Donald Trump has officially won. According to data tracked by ListenFirst Media, during the Democratic presidential debates this fall, Republican Trump was the candidate who received the most online buzz. […]

12/21/15: Hulu cancels The Awesomes; Vine launches new content discovery feature; Fullscreen hires three execs for upcoming SVOD service

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.21.15 Good morning. It’s Monday December 21, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for December 21-December 27: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include musician Jewel, TV personality Theresa Caputo (TLC’s Long Island Medium), and musician Kellie […]

12/18/15: NFL seeks live-streamer for Thursday Night Football; AwesomenessTV inks content deal with Vubiquity; Netflix to re-encode its videos

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CYNOPSIS DIGITAL 12.18.15 Good morning. It’s Friday December 18, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS NFL football is looking for a new home for Thursday Night Football  or possibly two new homes. Along with the major networks, the NFL sent out RFPs to online platforms such as Google, Yahoo, […]

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