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03/10/15: HBO Now will premiere exclusively on Apple devices on April 12; Nielsen study shows social media indicator of TV audience engagement; Apple reveals the Apple Watch

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.10.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 10, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   HBO’s a la carte streaming service will exclusively premiere on Apple devices as of April 12 for $14.99 a month. Announced at an Apple event in San Francisco yesterday, HBO Now will […]

03/09/15: YouTube’s ‘Superwoman’ teams up with Collective Digital Studio in new series; Amazon to release premium mobile games on iOS devices; Twitter teams up with Acciom

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.09.15 Good morning. It’s Monday March 9, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   YouTube’s “Superwoman,” otherwise known as the largest video site from Lilly Singh, will join forces with Collective Digital Studio on a series that’s a spy/ comedy/beauty mash-up. Called Lana Steele. Make-up Spy, […]

03/06/15: Netflix secures global rights to A+E’s ‘The Returned’; Hulu’s ‘Deadbeat’ to return on April 20 with celebrity line-up; Vimeo lands deal with LGBTQ film distributor Wolfe Video

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.06.15 Good morning. It’s Friday March 6, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Netflix secured the global rights outside of North America for The Returned, a zombie drama from FremantleMedia. Adapted from the French series Les Revenants, Netflix will stream each new episode 24 hours […]

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03/05/15: Leonardo DiCaprio signs multi-year documentary deal with Netflix; HBO’s a la carte app to launch in April at $15 a month; Nielsen acquires eXelate for $200M

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.05.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 5, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Just after executive producing Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga with Netflix, Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming up with the streaming service again for a new slate of environmental docs. DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company will […]

03/04/15: TODAY reveals the Parenting Team online community; Netflix picks up ‘Beasts of No Nation’ for $12M; Discovery Digital Networks launches ‘Seeker’ adventure channel

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.04.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 4, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   NBC’s Today show unveiled the new social cross-platform community for parents sponsored by Johnson’s, called the Today Parenting Team, in its #OrangeRoom. Inspired by the “organic, visible conversation” happening on air and […]

03/03/15: Netflix sets premieres ‘Orange is the New Black,’ comedy specials; AOL to debut first long-form series on March 31; YouTube announces winners of its music awards

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.03.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 3, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Netflix released the premiere dates for its upcoming slate of originals yesterday, including the anticipated third season of Orange is the New Black and the follow-up to Wet Hot American Summer. Also […]

03/02/15: Vice announces women’s vertical ‘Broadly’; Crackle opts for TV Upfront this year; HTC unveils virtual reality tech, HBO, Lionsgate and Google launch partners

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 03.02.15 Good morning. It’s Monday March 2, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Vice Media will launch the women-focused channel Broadly this spring. The new web destination will feature fashion, lifestyle, politics, culture and sex content, and will be overseen by publisher Shanon Kelley and […]

02/27/15: FCC: ‘No one should control free open access to the Internet’; YouTube missing the bottom line?; Sponsored apps arrive on Google Play

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.27.15 Good morning. It’s Friday February 27, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. The Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of Net Neutrality yesterday, passing by a 3-2 vote for the FCC to implement new rules that support an open Internet. “ No one – whether government or corporate – […]

02/26/15: Netflix to remake ‘Inspector Gadget,’ orders 5 kid’s series; 5 Minutes With…PBSDS ‘First Person’ host Kristin Russo; WWE surpasses NBA as top sports channel on YouTube

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.26.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday February 26, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   The competition for kids content continues to heat up between Netflix and Amazon: yesterday, Netflix ordered five new children’s series, including a remake of DHX Media’ Inspector Gadget set to debut next […]

02/25/15: Vimeo seals content deal with Machinima; Pee-Wee Herman’s to make comeback on Netflix; IFC debuts new Comedy Crib series with Vanessa Bayer

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 02.25.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday February 25, 2015, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   On the heels of Machinima’s $24 million funding round, Vimeo and the digital network announced a content development and distribution partnership yesterday. Machinima will create exclusive programming for Vimeo On Demand and […]

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