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As OTT service evolves, keeping consumers happy means ensuring the best viewer experience possible. Daniel Hurwitz, Chief Revenue Officer, Penthera, shares his insights on the features that add value and inspire loyalty. Cynopsis: We read a lot about churn rates in the OTT video space. In fact a recent study from Parks & Associates […]

By Wes Dening, the senior vice president of development and programming at Eureka Productions  No one can predict what the future holds for TV, but one thing’s for certain: The days of “tuning in” are pretty much in decline. More people are streaming television shows than ever before, with nearly 60 percent of Americans using some form […]

  By Chris Bray, the founder and CEO of  BiG Media, an innovation firm that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue streams for content creation and distribution companies.   If you’re like many, you entered 2019 with noble resolutions for yourself and the best intentions to […]

Documentary on-demand streaming service CuriosityStream, from Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, is expanding its kids’ programming library with four series from Litton Entertainment. Clint Stinchcomb, CEO of CuriosityStream, explains the deeper dive into children’s content, and shares what’s next. Cynopsis: What prompted CuriosityStream’s push into kids’ content? Clint Stinchcomb: Teens and children are a large […]

In a consumer world, where devices are constantly in transit with limited connectivity, watching high quality video with no interruptions is mission critical. In the Cynopsis webinar,  “Mobile Video: How to Create a User Experience that Drives Revenue,” Penthera’s Dan Hurwitz, Chief Revenue Officer and Josh Pressnell, Chief Technology Officer, offered insights into the importance […]

John Dokes, recently promoted to Chief Content Officer and President of AccuWeather Network, is leading the company’s aggressive move into content creation. Dokes talked to Cynopsis about evolving audience behavior, digital tools – and all that jazz. Cynopsis: What are the biggest challenges facing the industry right now?John Dokes: The biggest challenge for the industry […]

Nat Geo nature doc-series Hostile Planet premieres tonight, April 1 at 9p. Geoff Daniels, EVP of Global Unscripted Entertainment at the network, shares how the series is refreshing the genre – and why its host was a Bear necessity. Cynopsis: How is Hostile Planet pushing the boundaries of the genre? Geoff Daniels: By combining the […]

The season finale of Facebook Watch’s new interactive competition series, World’s Most Amazing Dog, which features Facebook users uploading “auditions” of their dogs performing, drops today, March 28 (the competition’s final results will be revealed April 4). 3 Ball Entertainment President Ronak Kordestani breaks down the format. Cynopsis: This is the first series of its […]

LA-based production company Campanario Entertainment is working to change the way Latinx voices are being presented in entertainment, with projects like Bravo’s Mexican Dynasties, as well as the Netflix scripted series on Selena Quintanilla, Selena: The Series, and the Spanish-language format of Nailed It! for Netflix Mexico. After a bidding war, Amazon recently acquired a Campanario property, […]

What prompted Spanish-language public broadcast network HITN to expand its headquarters in Brooklyn, NY? “Our growth as an organization started four years ago when we determined that in order for HITN to remain a relevant source of smart programming for Hispanic families we would need to adapt to the evolving habits of ‘anytime, anywhere’ media […]