Cynopsis: Digital

06/22/15: Netflix orders comedy from Mitch Hurwitz, Maria Bamford; Snapchat signs deal with Live Nation; Whistle Sports hires new Chief Creative Officer

Maria Bamford

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.22.15 Good morning. It’s Monday June 22, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for June 22-28: –      People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include Hilary Duff, rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Ashley Tisdale (Clipped), […]

06/19/15: Snapchat signs McDonald’s as first ‘Geofilter’ sponsor; Twitter announces new standard for video views; Netflix casts original drama ‘The Crown’

Snapchat

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.19.15 Good morning. It’s Friday June 19, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS Snapchat launched its first “geofilter” advertising deal with McDonald’s this week. The set of sponsored filters from the fast food chain includes a cheeseburger and fries, and other brand-specific images. Assuming the audience takes […]

06/18/15: Aaron Paul lands male lead in Hulu drama; Netflix reportedly dished $60M for Brad Pitt film ‘War Machine’; Vimeo partners with Samsung in ‘Connected’ series

Aaron Paul

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.18.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday June 18, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is making his way back to TV, joining Hulu’s drama The Way as the new male lead. Based on the script by Jason Katims and his True Jack […]

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06/17/15: New Form Digital releases Incubator Series 2; Supergravity Pictures lands deal with Vimeo; Hulu officially drops the plus

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.17.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday June 17, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   New Form Digital released nine new, original scripted shorts from its Incubator Series 2 yesterday. Eleven originals were “incubated”; two sold prior to production, to Refinery29 and Maker Studios. The studio’s Incubator Series […]

06/16/15: OTT, video revenue expected to top $51.1B by 2020; Winona Ryder joins Netflix’s latest original; Big Brother to return this summer and join CBS All Access

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.16.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday June 16, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Talk about 20/20 vision: Over-the-top programming and video revenue will bring in $51.1 billion by the year 2020, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The revenue predicted in the next […]

06/15/15: YouTube announces video game live streaming site ahead of E3; Amazon ‘Catastrophe’ pilot on Facebook 48 hours ahead of premiere; CraveOnline debuts new docu-series ‘INSPIRED’

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.15.15 Good morning. It’s Monday June 15, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for June 15-19: –       People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Dwayne Wade and Katharine McPhee talk about the possibility of another Smash reunion, YouTubers The […]

06/12/15: Twitter: Dick Costolo out, Jack Dorsey in; IAB: Internet ad rev hits $13.3 billion in Q1 2015; Hulu to bring Seinfeld to life before series’ streaming debut

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.12.15 Good morning. It’s Friday June 12, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Besieged Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will depart the company, the social media network announced yesterday. Co-founder Jack Dorsey will serve as interim CEO starting July 1. Twitter Inc. shares surged eight percent after […]

06/11/15: Spotify raises competition to Apple with $526 million funding round; PBS and Brightcove release Android app; Jaden Smith joins Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix project

Spotify

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.11.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday June 11, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS On the heels of Apple’s music streaming service launch, Spotify raised a whopping $526 million. Participants in this round include TeliaSonera AB, Goldman Sachs via its Global Private Opportunity Partners fund as well as […]

06/10/15: Degrassi gets second chance on Netflix; Michelle Monaghan to star in Jason Katims’ Hulu drama; Pixability dives into YouTube’s beauty industry in new study

Degrassi

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.10.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday June 10, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS Degrassi fans once again have a place to watch their favorite Canadian teens make it in high school. After TeenNick announced that it will no longer air Degrassi episodes (following a 14-season run), Netflix […]

06/09/15: Netflix lands Brad Pitt film; StatSocial’s Twitter Audience Ratings: Tony Awards; Apple unveils music streaming service at WWDC

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.09.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday June 9, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. TODAY’S TOP NEWS   Netflix nabbed exclusive rights to a feature film starring Brad Pitt called War Machine. Animal Kingdom’s David Michod wrote the screenplay and will direct; Netflix and Pitt’s Plan B studio will produce. Film […]

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