A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
THE 59TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EMMY AWARDS
MEDIA + TECHNOLOGY = EMMY
All awards recognize the use, creativity and adaptation of technology that improves, enhances or extends the consumer experience with media. Past winners include TiVo, DirecTV, Sony, The N, Showtime Networks, ABC Family, Toon Disney, and Scripps Networks.
NEW Deadline is September 20, 2007 Visit www.emmyonline.org
Cynopsis: DIGITAL
8/10/07
Good Morning, it’s Friday, August 10, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Video sharing site Veoh has filed a lawsuit against Vivendi’s Universal Music Group in federal court seeking protection against possible copyright-infringement lawsuits. Veoh is not seeking damages. Rather, the move is meant to counter threats leveled at the start up about allegations of copyright infringement. The company wants a judge to declare it is not liable if users upload unauthorized videos to its site containing music with Universal artists.
~ MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT NEWS ~
The nameless NBC/News Corp. joint online video venture received a $100 million dollar investment from Providence Equity Partners, according to The New York Times, giving the Rhode Island-based VC firm a 10% share in the company. (Yes, that means the market is valuating “NewCo.” at $1 billion before it streams its first show.) The Providence group is headed by Jonathan M. Nelson who sits on the boards of MGM, Warner Music and the YES Network.
CBS launched an online game component for the quiz game Power of 10, asking users to predict the American public’s response to poll questions similar to those posed on the show. The game will be available from 9 pm to 2 am (ET) and 6 pm to 12 am (PT) each of the next three Wednesday night airings. Successful players may be considered as a contestant.
ABC will pose no restrictions on usage of its coverage of the August 5 and August 19 Presidential debates, pointed out B&C. Nor is MSNBC restricting usage of its coverage of this past Tuesday’s AFL-CIO presidential candidate forum, provided the footage is not used for commercial purposes.
Discovery Networks in Latin America is launching Descubre el Verde, a regional initiative promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle. It follows on the heels of the recent launch of Discovery Communications’ global multiplatform Planet Green initiative. The Latin American initiative will consist of branded Planet Green programming specials, interactive tools, dedicated Spanish internet sites, and the region’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, Discovery en la Escuela.
National Lampoon.com launched a satirical sports commentary “splog,” poking fun at sports personalities and the obsession with blogging in general. John Daly is compared to Babe Ruth in a recent posting, asking what other athlete could play a sport as well and be in less shape?
~ INNOVATORS & START-UPS ~
Google News added a new feature to allow individuals mentioned or quoted in stories to post comments below the story. Google News programmers say comments will be published in full, without editing. Like collaborative online encyclopedia Wikepedia, the rebuttal feature is proving to be controversial, with some raising questions about motives or verifying the real identify of posters.
Social shopping/networking site Kaboodle was acquired this week by Hearst Corporation for an undisclosed amount. Kaboodle, which has a user base of over 250,000, has deals with more than 1,000 retailers that advertise by creating profiles around their products. Users help build buzz for products by rating and recommending them to friends. Hearst plans to build pages on Kaboodle by profiling products featured in its women’s and lifestyle magazines.
Wizzard Media signed exclusive ad partnerships with the comedy podcasts Tiki Bar TV and Keith and The Girl. Wizzard will host both shows on Wizzard.tv and secure advertisers appropriate for each, offering options including product placement and interactive sponsorship opportunities.
~ TECHNOLOGY DEALS, MERGERS AND SKIRMISHES ~
A final National Labor Relations Board ruling was released this week, setting a precedence that could have far reaching consequences in the digital marketplace. NLRB ruled that NBC Universal Studio‘s complaint against Writer’s Guild of America West, accusing the guild of improperly asking writers and showrunners to refuse to work for free on web-only content, had no merit. NBCU had argued that work on online extensions of The Office and Crossing Jordan was merely promotional support for what writers are being paid to do on TV. The issue of who gets paid for what and who benefits from the repurposing of content in digital arenas remains front and center as negotiations between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers over a new contract languish.
The FCC ruled that prototype devices submitted for approval by a coalition of electronics manufacturers couldn’t reliably detect TV spectrum and couldn’t be used to offer high-speed internet services over unused TV spectrum. The coalition, which includes HP, Intel, Earthlink and Philips, will work with the FCC to resolve the issues, according to the AP.
A federal appeals court ruled that DirecTV was within its rights in its internet ads to grossly underestimate the quality of its competitor’s service, in this case Time Warner Cable’s HDTV offering. (The ads depicted the cable image as being so blurry and unwatchable, that it was found to be an obvious an exaggeration). But it sided with Time Warner’s complaint against the TV ads starring Jessica Simpson and William Shatner, agreeing it was unfair to directly claim DirecTV’s quality surpassed cable. The decision had little direct relevancy, as DirecTV and Time Warner had already settled their spat out of court.
~ DIGITAL ADVERTISING ~
Facebook has updated its ad serving system to help advertisers avoid having their ads appear next to unintended user groups on its site. Advertisers will be able to avoid popping up in certain profiles by adjusting new blocking settings. The announcement comes after several big clients pulled their ads from the social networking site after they appeared next to a profile for the British National Party.
~ WEBSITE OF THE DAY ~
If Barry Bond’s moment in the sun (or was it the shade?) gave you a hankering to check on baseball records, check out BaseballAlmanac.com. It’s chock full of records, charts, factoids and downloads. Those watching The Bronx is Burning on ESPN might be interested to know, for instance, that today was the day they retired Billy Martin’s #1 uniform number in Yankee Stadium back in 1986.
Note : Cynopsis Daily Video viewers can now find the daily news video on NATAS’s recently revamped website, emmyonline.org. It’s right under the new Deadline Watch feature, which reminds folks when to get those submissions in. Have you seen the call for Entries for the media and technology awards, all you online video content producers?
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
08.10.07
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