Cynopsis: Digital

08/10/15: Netflix renews Sense8 for another season; DHX and AwesomenessTV strike development deal; Unruly: Kleenex most shared brand of July

Aml Ameen

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.10.15 Good morning. It’s Monday August 10, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for August 10-16: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include Fuller House actress Candace Cameron-Bure, singer/songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, Orange Is the New Black star […]

08/07/15: Mr. Peabody and Sherman make comeback on Netflix; YouTuber Frankie Grande gets a special on Oxygen; Grace Helbig joins Marriott digital efforts

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.07.15 Good morning. It’s Friday August 7, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Time traveling Mr. Peabody and Sherman are headed to Netflix. The animated duo, introduced in the 1960s during the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show, will be voiced by Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live) and […]

08/06/15: Move over, Periscope: Facebook enters the personal streaming biz; HuffPo CEO to lead Verizon SVOD launch; Crackle’s The Art of More gets debut date

Facebook iphone

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.06.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 6, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   The personal streaming world just got a little more crowded: Facebook unveiled “Live,” a feature that allows celebs to broadcast live videos to their fans. FB says verified users including Dwayne “the Rock” […]

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08/05/15: Hugh Dancy joins Hulu original The Way; The Otter’s new SVOD gets a name; Instagram opens up doors to API

Hugh Dancy

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.05.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday August 5, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy has joined the cast of Hulu Original, The Way, with Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Michelle Monaghan (True Detective). The 10-ep drama examines a family at the center of a […]

08/04/15: Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ season 2 to debut Dec. 4; Vice unveils women’s site ‘Broadly’; George Takei launches documentary series exclusively on Facebook

Jeffrey Tambor

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.04.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 4, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Amazon’s Transparent will return for season two on Dec. 4. Creator Jill Soloway announced at TCA yesterday that the Emmy-nominated series has added a trans woman to its writing team. “Any show about […]

08/03/15: Amazon nabs Macbeth exclusive; Integral Ad Science raises $27 million; Starz unleashing full seasons of Da Vinci’s Demons and Flesh and Bone on linear premiere dates

Michael Fassbender

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.03.15 Good morning. It’s Monday August 3, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for August 3-9: – People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include Law + Order stars Jill Hennessy, S. Epatha Merkerson, Carolyn McCormick and Dann Florek; […]

07/31/15: Top Gear’s former hosts headed for Amazon; Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ hits Netflix Oct. 16; The new Apple TV debuts this September

Jeremy Clarkson

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.31.15 Good morning. It’s Friday July 31, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   The former hosts of BBC’s Top Gear will get back behind the wheel for Amazon Prime. Richard Hammond, James May and controversial former host Jeremy Clarkson join Top Gear showrunner Andy Willman for […]

07/30/15: FB reports $4.04B revenue for Q2; Tig Notaro lands Amazon pilot, with Louis C.K. producing; Nokia debuts VR tech

Facebook iphone

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.30.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday July 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Facebook reported $4.04 billion in revenue during its Q2 revenue call yesterday, beating Wall Street expectations of $3.99 billion. The social network counted 968 million daily active users, a 17 percent year-over-year increase […]

07/29/15: Netflix renews BoJack Horseman, cancels Lilyhammer; Twitter reports $502M Q2 revenue via Periscope; The Onion set to parody VICE in new web series

Will Arnett

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.29.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 29, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAYS TOP NEWS   Netflix rolled out season renewals, premiere dates and even cancellations at the start of the Television Critics Association‘s summer press tour yesterday. The streaming service picked up Will Arnett’s BoJack Horseman for a […]

07/28/15: Instagram headed for $600M in sales and $2.81B by 2017; BuzzFeed, iHeartRadio join Snapchat Discover; Al Roker experiments with Meerkat

Instagram

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.28.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday July 28, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAYS TOP NEWS   Instagram will top $600 million in ad sales this year, headed for $2.81 billion in earnings by 2017, according to a report from eMarketer. “We expect to see rapid growth in Instagram’s ad […]

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