Cynopsis: Digital

10/06/15: Jack Dorsey named official Twitter CEO; Oculus Rift likely to cost a pretty penny; Netflix to launch Italian-language series

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.06.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday October 6, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   It’s official: Jack Dorsey is a real boy. The word “Interim” has been lopped off the Twitter co-founder’s title; he will now serve as the company’s permanent CEO. Dorsey’s got quite the mammoth workload […]

10/05/15: Google now owned by Alphabet Inc.; Adblock sold to anonymous buyer; Amazon picks up new season of The Fashion Fund

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.05.15 Good morning. It’s Monday October 5, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for October 5-11: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include Vine star Hayes Grier (Dancing with the Stars), musician Clint Black, musician Tamar Braxton […]

10/02/15: Verizon widely releases Go90 streaming video service; Google to guarantee advertisers viewability; Man buys Google.com domain for one minute

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.02.15 Good morning. It’s Friday October 2, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   It’s finally here. After over three weeks in beta, Verizon has launched the final version of its Go90 streaming video service. The service will include original content, as well as programming from networks […]

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10/01/15: YouTube introduces shoppable videos; Epix and Machinima debut Playstation Vue channels; Samsung and Lionsgate partner on VR preview

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 10.01.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday October 1, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TOP NEWS   Two new channels have launched on Playstation Vue, Sony’s cloud-based streaming service. A new channel from gaming-oriented multichannel network Machinima features daily gaming-related programming and shows, as well as curated content from Machinima’s network. […]

09/30/15: Google launches new Chromecast and smartphones; AOL and Verizon announce content and partnership deals; Comcast launches streaming service

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.30.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday September 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS Apple has hogged the tech spotlight lately, but Google is simply not to be outdone. The company has unveiled two new Android phones, the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. In addition to other new […]

09/29/15: Google lets advertisers use customer email addresses; Facebook introduces new metrics to help coordinate linear and digital ads; Twitch introduces playlists and direct downloads

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.29.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday September 29, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS Facebook made a big announcement just in time for Advertising Week. Using a new tool dubbed TRP Buying, the company’s trying to make it easier for advertisers to coordinate multi-platform ad campaigns across linear […]

09/28/15: Verizon calls for six original series for Go90 service; YouTube may launch paid service in October; Netflix allows users to subscribe through iOS apps

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.28.15 Good morning. It’s Monday September 28, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for September 28-October 4: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include TV personality Clinton Kelly (The Chew), Tiffanie Didonato, actress/singer Keke Palmer (Scream Queens), TV […]

09/25/15: Debut of Samsung VR headset announced at Oculus conference; Apple releases list of malware-affected apps; President of AOL Video steps down

Oculus Rift

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.25.15 Good morning. It’s Friday September 25, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   After less than a year at the post, Dermot McCormack has stepped down as President of AOL Video and Studios. No word yet on the reason for the departure. McCormack’s exit comes at […]

09/24/15: Facebook to debut 360-degree video; Instagram surpassed 400 million active monthly users; Amazon will debut six TV pilots this fall

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.24.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday September 24, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS The future is here­and as is often the case, it’s available on Facebook. The company announced that its News Feed will now support immersive, virtual reality-style 360-degree videos on the web and on Android, […]

09/23/15: Hearst invests in Complex Media; Simple.TV creates cloud DVR; HBO gets in on Andy Samberg’s Emmy joke

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 09.23.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday September 23, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Hearst invested $21 million in Complex Media, the pop-culture oriented media company aimed at male millennials. Complex operates websites relating to, among other things, music, fashion, food, and movies. With about 192 million […]

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