Cynopsis: Digital

07/09/14: Music Vault brings archive of live concert videos to YouTube, Rightster becomes fourth largest U.S. MCN with new acquisition, The 4th Annual Streamy Awards call for nominations

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.09.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 9, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS London-based digital distribution company Rightster acquired European multi-channel network Base79 for $85.6 million yesterday. Rightster helps more than 850 creators and 7,500 publishers license and distribute their work on the internet, and is […]

07/08/14: Amazon finalizes third round of original pilots with Oscar winning filmmaker, ‘The Untitled Web Series Morgan Evans Is Doing’ returns to MTV, Google and ABC employ new programmatic strategy

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.08.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 08, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS Amazon Studios will wrap up the third season of its original pilots program with a show from Oscar winner filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. The new comedy, called Red Oaks, is a half-hour show set […]

07/07/14: Unruly’s most shared brand for June is…, Facebook dives deeper into video ads with latest purchase, MRC focuses on viewable impressions

CYNOPSISDIGITAL 07.07.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, July 07, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. CONTENT MEDIA   Sports and adventure digital channel Network A and Valvoline premiered Garage Tours last week. Foruma Drift professional driver Chris Forsberg hosts the series, which shows the nation’s biggest and most diverse garages from grassroots […]

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06/27/14: Maker Studios to foster rising web stars in new program, YouTube lands a radio gig, Beamly introduces the next selfie

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.27.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 27, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS Disney’s Maker Studios announced a new web video network called Maker Gen yesterday, to focus on 50,000 up-and-coming YouTube partners. The program will evaluate where an online creator stands based on: Elements (those […]

06/26/14: And the SCOTUS Aereo decision is…, DEFY Media helps YouTube creators take flight in new program, Unruly: Activia scores during World Cup

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.26.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 26, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. DECISION: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES V. AEREO The Supreme Court sided with TV networks against Aereo on Wednesday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that the streaming service violated copyright laws by using antennas to transmit broadcast networks over […]

06/25/14: ABC News and Apple TV make broadcast news first, Carnival Mobile CEO talks all things apps, Opera MediaWorks acquires AdColony for $350M

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06/24/14: Facebook to cater to the video obsessed, Viggle wants users to ‘Ditch the DVR’, OpenSlate: MarkiplierGAME tops PewDiePie in latest engagement metrics fro gaming channels

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.24.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 24, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS Marketing and rewards platform Viggle is encouraging users to Ditch the DVR. The new web series on Viggle’s Wetpaint site will highlight celeb buzz and TV news as well as what to watch […]

06/23/14: Crackle lands film adaptation of popular video game, Rosario Dawson joins Netflix series, Twitch and Google get closer to partnership

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.23.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 23, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. NEW PROGRAMMING + DEALS   Legendary Entertainment sold film rights for zombie video game Dead Rising to Sony entertainment network Crackle. “Dead Rising has a built-in fan base and rich characters that are ideal for digital storytelling,” […]

06/20/14: Chelsea Handler has a new home, The Starz align with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Twitter makes a play for more video

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.20.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 20, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. After months of speculation, Chelsea Handler landed at Netflix. The comedian, who’s leaving E!’s Chelsea Lately in August, signed a deal with the streaming service for a stand-up special, docu-comedy specials and a talk show to debut […]

06/19/14: Amazon turns up the competition with Apple, Hulu lassoes another Hispanic millennial focused series, Vevo and Vadio partner for music streaming experience

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CYNOPSISDIGITAL 06.19.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 19, 2014, and this is your first early morning digital briefing. Look out, Apple: Amazon unveiled its rival smartphone, called the Fire Phone. In Seattle, CEO Jeff Bezos showcased the 4.7-inch device that includes a 3D display and detects where eyeballs are looking on a screen with “Dynamic […]

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