Cynopsis: Digital

12/03/15: Yahoo considers selling off assets; Univision launches new short form hub; Discovery Communications launches TV Everywhere app

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.03.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday December 3, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Be advised, this is all unconfirmed and, for the most part, anonymously sourced. Still, if anything comes of it, it’s huge. Multiple media outlets (the first of them being the Wall Street Journal) […]

12/02/15: Amazon greenlights series starring Billy Bob Thornton; Snapchat lets Discover partners post links to content on social media; Nokia charging $60,000 for pre-orders of new Virtual Reality camera

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.02.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday December 2, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   From Sling Blade to Bad Santa to FX’s Fargo, Billy Bob Thornton has an illustrious history of playing thieves and killers. Now he’ll try the other side of the law on for size. Amazon […]

12/01/15: Amazon debuts season two premiere of Transparent 11 days early; Google Chromecast was most popular streaming device in Q3; Vice launches season two of The Real

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.01.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday December 1, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Yesterday at 8pm EST, Amazon Prime subscribers gained access to the season 2 premiere of Transparent. News of the sneak preview emerged about eight hours ahead of time, via a tweet from show-creator Jill […]

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11/30/15: Amazon plans to bundle other streaming services into Prime platform; Apple acquires facial analysis and animation company Faceshift; Disney launches new streaming platform in U.K.

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.30.15 Good morning. It’s Monday November 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for November 30-December 6: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include musician and TV personality Jessie James Decker (Eric & Jessie: Game On), actor […]

11/25/15: National Geographic to debut its first original digital content; Amazon causes stir with Man in the High Castle subway campaign; Netflix nabs two new original films

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.25.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday November 25, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Want some Nat Geo with your turkey? Beginning this Thursday, National Geographic Partners is launching four new digital series – the company’s first slate of original digital content – on the company’s digital platforms. […]

11/24/15: Snapchat launches new features and adds Vox as partner; New York Times hires Alex MacCallum as head of video; AT&T and A+E extend their programming partnership

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.24.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday November 24, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Lewis and Clark would be proud. Snapchat has introduced Story Explorer, a new feature allowing users to find additional video footage relating to clips curated by Snapchat. So, for instance, if a user sees […]

11/23/15: Google Play app store to launch in China; study finds large post-linear viewership among millennials; Machinima launches Minecraft-based series and makes new hire

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.23.15 Good morning. It’s Monday November 23, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for November 23-29: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include actress Christian Serratos (AMC’s The Walking Dead), rapper Master P, and model and TV […]

11/20/15: Millennial Media partners with Rentrak on new targeted ad product; YouTube pledges legal support to creators in certain fair use disputes; Instagram CTO expresses interest in VR

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.20.15 Good morning. It’s Friday November 20, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Mobile advertising company Millennial Media, acquired by AOL in September, has launched a new ad product in partnership with Rentrak. Rentrak, which collects data across both satellite and cable providers, will measure TV viewers’ […]

11/19/15: China cracks down on foreign programming for set-top boxes; Youtube expands YouTube Kids app to several new countries; Vimeo’s VOD head Greg Clayman abruptly exits company

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.19.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday November 19, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   How do you say “over-the-top” in Spanish? Univision Communications has launched Univision Now, a new $5.99-per-month SVOD service that features live broadcasts of both the Univision and UniMas networks. It also features replays of […]

11/18/15: Smithsonian launches new streaming network; Isaac Lee promoted to Chief News and Digital Officer at Univision; Cynopsis and ListenFirst Media debut Television Interest Rating measurement

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 11.18.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday November 18, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Good news – you can skip the museum. Smithsonian Networks is launching an ad-free, standalone SVOD service on Apple TV, Roku, and the web. The service, called Smithsonian Earth, will cost $3.99 per month. […]

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