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12/17/15: NBC to live-stream next Dem debate on YouTube; A+E Networks acquires cooking brand Panna; Fusion to launch Mars-themed VR experience with help from NASA

Democratic Debate

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.17.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday December 17, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Given the miniscule Democratic primary field, it only stands to reason that viewers should them on a small screen. The January 17 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (and also one other guy) […]

12/16/15: Veep Producer to launch female-oriented PYPO network; Mariah Carey goes for funny; AOL & Dailymotion ink programmatic deal

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.16.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday December 16, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Get ready to put your pretty on. Stephanie Laing, the producer and sometime director of HBO‘s Veep, is launching a new female-oriented online comedy network. PYPO (short for Put Your Pretty On) was founded earlier […]

12/15/15: Facebook launches API to help developers embed video; HarperCollins teams with Insurrection Media on digital book adaptations; BBC iPlayer launches for Apple TV

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.15.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday December 15, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS When book publishing gets stale, you can always go digital. HarperCollins struck a deal with digital studio Insurrection Media to option and develop books into TV shows and digital series. The first book being considered […]

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12/14/15: T-Mobile offers Verizon deserters free year of Hulu; Disney inks content deal with LeTV; Fandango and InStyle partner for I Love Movies edition

Disney

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.14.15 Good morning. It’s Monday December 14, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for December 14-December 20: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress Bella Thorne (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip), actress Patricia Heaton […]

12/11/15: Yahoo launches streaming service search app; Twitter announces ads targeting unregistered users; Time Inc. content comes to 3 new platforms

Yahoo

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.11.15 Good morning. It’s Friday December 11, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Yahoo may be in a state of flux, but apparently that’s not stopping it from churning out new products.  The company has introduced the Yahoo Video Guide, a new app allowing users to search […]

12/10/15: CBS CEO says Apple nixing live-tv streaming plans; Netflix to release 31 originals in 2016; Yahoo to create new company out of core Internet business

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.10.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday December 10, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Yahoo has decided not to spin off its $30 billion stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group – it seems that tax worries got in the way. Instead, Yahoo will create a new publicly […]

12/09/15: AT&T CEO hints at upcoming streaming service; Amazon launches Partners Platform; Disney raises investment stake in Vice to $400 million

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.09.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday December 9, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Does AT&T have a mobile entertainment service in the works? Yesterday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, company CEO Randall Stephenson hinted as much, saying that the company is interested in reaching […]

12/08/15: Research finds that brands are staying away from Vine; Facebook shuts down Creative Labs Unit; Vevo acquires ShowYou

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.08.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday December 8, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS Is Twitter’s Vine service losing steam? Video analytics company Tubular Labs took a look at the social video posts from 40 major brands across Vine, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram between September and November. Tubular found […]

12/07/15: Turner and WME|IMG to debut eSports league; Endemol debuts season two of Pretty Little Prankster on ICON Network; Penrose Studios to launch Sundance VR experience

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.07.15 Good morning. It’s Monday December 7, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for December 7-13: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include director Ron Howard (In the Heart of the Sea), actor Adam Pally (The Mindy […]

12/04/15: AOL partners with A+E for wide-ranging deal; YouTube reportedly in talks to license content from partners; Facebook rolls out live-streaming features for users

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.04.15 Good morning. It’s Friday December 4, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   AOL and A+E Networks have joined together in programmatic union. As part of a wide-ranging deal, A+E will be able to license ONE By AOL (AOL’s programmatic ad platform) to create its own private […]

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