Cynopsis: Digital

12/16/14: Conde Nast Entertainment, WIRED debuts ‘Jeff 1000’ with Summer Glau; MSNBC launches ‘Shift’ video hub; Netflix announces upcoming additions for January

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.16.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 16, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Conde Nast Entertainment and WIRED debuted series Jeff 1000 yesterday. From Michael Karnow, the creator of Syfy’s Alphas, the documentary-style show revolves around a robot and his best friend (played by Summer […]

12/15/14: Hearst purchases 25% stake in AwesomenessTV; Crackle pushes back release of ‘The Throwaways’ due to Sony hack; Tubular Labs December Rising Media + Entertainment Brands

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.15.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, December 15, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Hearst Corporation acquired a 25 percent stake in DreamWorks Animation’s multi-channel network AwesomenessTV for $81.25 million. “Few companies have built the global audience of millennial females as quickly as AwesomenessTV. For us, […]

12/12/14: Netflix and Amazon snag seven Golden Globe Nominations; Twitter users more likely to watch TV, influence other’s show preferences; Google Play releases ‘The Year In Entertainment 2014’

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.12.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, December 12, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. CONTENT MEDIA   Netflix and Amazon landed seven Golden Globe nominations. Netflix originals House of Cards and Orange is the New Black each reeled in three noms, and the Ricky Gervais comedy Derek nabbed one. Amazon’s Transparent […]

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12/11/14: Netflix bets on more original content; Instagram surpasses Twitter & hits 300 million active users; HBO’s a la carte service to debut in April

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM YUME It’s no secret that the core of video consumption is changing rapidly…yet brand advertisers targeting consumers through video face distracted audiences and rampant fragmentation (content, screen, technology and data). THIS is what YuMe‘s business is all about – helping brand advertisers reach their audiences in this new digital video […]

12/10/14: Hulu and Discovery strike content deal; TV of Tomorrow: MCNs, UX and more; Facebook looks back on the top TV and games from 2014

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.10.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 10, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   In the first long-form content partnership between Discovery Communications and Hulu, the streaming service will feature programming from Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, ID, Science, Destination America and Discovery en Espanol, beginning January […]

12/09/14: IAC puts CollegeHumor up for sale for $100M; CBS says: don’t move TV ad budgets to digital; Defy Media premieres ‘Super Fan Builds’

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.09.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 9, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.  NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Barry Diller’s IAC is putting its majority stake in CollegeHumor up for sale. Fortune reports that IAC is looking to sell for $100 million, after investing $20 million in the site in […]

12/08/14: Andy Samberg’s ‘The Lonely Island’ announces new OTT series with Fox deal; StatSocial: NBC’s Peter Pan Live raking in 44.9M impressions (infographic); Netflix tests out new Twitter alert for ‘Marco Polo’ premiere

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CURSE Partner with our influencers – and let them tell your story. Curse is the #1 gaming site in daily uniques. With over 7 MILLION in monthly video uniques, it is also home to the largest video game influencer MCN. Contact us to learn more about our Influencer Program and the […]

12/05/14: Maker Studios debuts comedy series ‘Crash Pad’ with Bart Baker; MiTu peeks into Latino YouTuber lives in ‘MiTu Holiday House’; Fine Bros. developing new ‘Mean Girls’ style film

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.05.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, December 5, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Maker Studios launched comedy series CrashPad across Maker platforms today. The series stars Bart Baker (more than one billion views on his YT channel), and is co-produced by Maker and Drama ¾. […]

12/04/14: Hulu will stream another cancelled ABC comedy; Discovery Digital Networks launches ‘Manthropology’; HGTV teams with Viggle

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 12.03.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 4, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Hulu has become the platform where cancelled shows wrap their runs. The seven unaired eps of recently shelved Manhattan Love Story will debut on Hulu Thursdays starting December 4. The rom-com delivered […]

12/03/14: PewDiePie will get a cameo on ‘South Park’; eMarketer: Native advertising spend to hit $3.2 billion this year; Activia, Samsung and Nike are most shared social video brands of 2014

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TUBEMOGUL TubeMogul Programmatic TV (PTV) Advancing Television Advertising Through Software Join TubeMogul for an exclusive product launch event in New York City on December 4, 2014 and find out how PTV can help brands and agencies plan, buy and optimize across all screens – including television! Please RSVP to Attend […]

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