Cynopsis: Digital

08/20/14: Maker Studios grabs YouTube celeb from Fullscreen, Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart’s ‘HeyUSA’ premieres on CNE’s ‘The Scene,’ Hulu renews ‘The Awesomes’

Maker Studios

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.20.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 20, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Disney’s multi-channel network Maker Studios signed on YouTube musician Lindsay Stirling – a web celeb with 5.2 million subscribers on her main channel and 337,000 subs on her behind-the-scenes channel. Maker will […]

08/19/14: PGA Tour enlisting YouTube stars for upcoming digital series, Sony PlayStation’s ‘Powers’ casts leads, Streamy Award nominees announced

golf

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.19.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 19, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   The PGA Tour wants to put a younger face to the sport with help from a new web series pairing professional golfers with YouTube celebs. The show, Clubbed (wt), will be a […]

08/18/14: Xbox Entertainment Studios may live to see another day, Nielsen: Social media fosters more TV fans, Mike Birbiglia joins Orange is the New Black cast

Halo

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.18.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 18, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Xbox Entertainment Studio may not shutter after all. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Microsoft is in early talks with Warner Bros to acquire its TV arm. In July, Microsoft announced it […]

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08/15/14: : NBC debuts ‘A to Z’ pilot on iHeartRadio ahead of TV launch, Netflix lands exclusive rights to specials from Bill Cosby, Chelsea Handler and more, Comedy Central gets cozy with Youtubers in new series

A to Z - Season Pilot

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.15.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, August 15, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   NBC announced a streaming video partnership with iHeartRadio to premiere the pilot for its new comedy A to Z seven weeks before its linear debut in October. Clear Channel and iHeartRadio will […]

08/14/14: Vimeo dips into the YouTube talent pool in latest deal, Veronica Mars web series to debut on Sept. 15, Pinterest pins Vevo

Vimeo

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.14.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 14, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Vimeo is dipping into YouTube’s talent pool in a new distribution deal with three major creators: Joe Graceffa, Taryn Southern and comicbookgirl19. Graceffa will debut a full-length version of his web series […]

08/13/14: Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox update to appeal to cord-cutters, 5 Minutes With…Philo Broadcasting CEO Kevin Allodi, Twitter experiments with video advertising

xbox

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.13.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 13, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Microsoft is still eying the TV business, despite shuttering Xbox Entertainment Studios last month, with a new Xbox One update that allows users to stream live TV content to mobile and desktop […]

08/12/14: BuzzFeed sets sights on video with $50M funding round, Amazon’s third pilot season expected Aug. 28, CNE debuts first original series on The Scene

BuzzFeed

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.12.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 12, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   BuzzFeed is about to get much bigger…$50 million bigger. In a funding round led by the VC Andreessen Horowitz, The New York Times reports the company will use the new resources […]

08/11/14: CBS’ next move: Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, Cinedigm acquires first original series for upcoming ‘Con TV,’ Starz ‘Outlander’ premiere draws large audience online, VOD

CBS

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.11.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, August 11, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   CBS wants to partner with the big players in the digital space to create original shows for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant Video. CEO Les Moonves hinted at the move for CBS […]

08/08/14: Shark Week will return with social emphasis, Netflix closing in on HBO, Twitter updates its ad model

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.08.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, August 8, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Discovery’s Shark Week dives into its 27th year with a first-time Facebook partnership. On Aug. 10, fans will see Trending Topics, Hashtag Polling and live Instagram posts incorporated in the premiere; the […]

08/07/14: YouTube’s Grace Helbig jumping to E!, AOL’s programmatic advertising pays off, Netflix COO hints yes to Arrested Development

GRACE HELBIG

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 08.07.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 7, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Social media darling Grace Helbig is officially crossing over to TV, to host a pilot for E!, Deadline reports. The Grace Helbig Project (wt) will be produced by Embassy Row, the […]

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