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8/03/07
Good Morning, it’s Friday, August 3, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards joined FCC commissioner Michael Copps in urging a second look at the planned News Corp. acquisition of Dow Jones. Edwards was quoted in an AP story criticizing the bias of top News Corp. executives exclaiming, “the basis of a strong democracy begins and ends with a strong, unbiased and fair media.” He even called on rival Hillary Clinton to return more than $20,000 in donations made to her campaign from News Corp. officials.
~ MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT NEWS ~
Discovery announced it will offer ad-supported, full-length episodes of many of its popular original series and specials both online and on VOD. New episodes of shows including Dirty Jobs on Discovery.com, LA Ink on TLC.com and Meerkat Manor on AnimalPlanet.com will be made available the day after they premiere on air, in addition to the extensive clips from the shows previously available. The video plays on a broadband player created by More Networks, which features chapter skipping and compulsory ad viewing. The season premiere of Meerkat Manor will be available online from today.
Hells Bells! Australian rock band AC/DC signed a exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless to distribute its entire back catalog through Verizon’s V Cast Music service. AC/DC concerts and other performances will also be featured via V Cast TV. The deal is being seen as a sign the music industry would like to empower some competitors to Apple’s iTunes store.
Endemol USA and Comcast Interactive Media’s Ziddio are accepting online submissions for “Tend Day Take 2,” offering users a second chance to pitch ideas for a TV pilot. Users can log on and submit a video pitch, scene or trailer to be screened by a panel of judges who will be accepting submissions through October 4. The winner gets $50,000 to produce a pilot, the creation of which will be documented in a 10-day reality series on Ziddo.com.
DIY’s Blog Cabin is now complete and ready to be explored. The cabin, build over the past 4 months designed by input from bloggers, can be viewed on the site through a 360-degree video tour, photo galleries and video extras from the construction process. The linear show component of DIY Network’s Blog Cabin project premieres August 16 at 9 pm ET.
Sports Emmy-winning spin off of Mike & Mike in the Morning “ Off Mikes” launched its 4th season on ESPN.com. The ad-supported animated series is created by Animax Entertainment from audio clips of the live radio program. What a great way to repurpose a radio show!
~ INNOVATORS & START-UPS ~
The season finale of internet series LonelyGirl15 will be featured exclusively on MySpace today, the social networking site that also negotiated the right for a 12-hour exclusive window for each PromQueen webisode. Rumors have been circulating that MySpace is also planning to produce its own original show.
No more poker games for Linden dollars. Virtual world SecondLife has closed its casinos and has forbidden gambling on the site, “Because there are a variety of conflicting gambling regulations around the world we have chosen to restrict gambling in Second Life,” Robin Harper, SVP/Marketing and Business Development for Linden Research which runs SecondLife.
Veoh Networks signed a deal with NCAA licensing and clearance agency Collegiate Images to offer NCAA Football highlight on Veoh.com during the upcoming season. Veoh will feature a dedicated NCAA channel from September, showing highlights from around the country viewable through an interactive interface.
IPTV provider Narrowstep launched a new broadband channel targeting Indian ex-pats. WatchIndia.com, powered by the company’s telvOS platform, features news, sports, drama, movie and music channels bundled for a price of $25/month. Premium channels such as Times Now News and Zoom are also available.
ABC affiliate in Indianapolis WRTV launched a website this week to introduce a new anchor team to the community, web 2.0-style. ToddandTrisha.com includes Todd Wallace and Trisha Sheperd’s bios, video introductions, blogs and a little interactive feature allowing visitors request they visit their hometown during a planned statewide RV tour this summer.
~ TECHNOLOGY DEALS, MERGERS AND SKIRMISHES ~
HandHeld Entertainment acquired user-generated video site for Ebaum’s World for $15 million in cash; future considerations worth up to $52.5 million in cash and stock over the next three years. The Rochester-based site was founded in 1998 and features viral videos, Flash games, jokes and live chat forums.
Google is courting the nation’s leading wireless carriers and handset manufactures to get them to incorporate a broad selection of mobile software tools, according to The Wall Street Journal. The hope is that manufactures will make devices based on specs provided by Google so that search, email, mapping and a new web browser can be offered across multiple carriers.
~ DIGITAL ADVERTISING ~
Financial commentary site TheStreet.com acquired online marketing firm Corsis for $20.7 million in a cash and stock deal.
~ TRENDS, RESEARCH, ETC. ~
ComScore released a study on the expansion of social networking across the globe during the past year. MySpace is still dominating the space attracting more than 114 million global visitors over the age of 15 through June, a 72% increase over a year ago. Facebook’s growth is even more impressive; it’s 52 million plus users represent an increase of 270% over a year ago.
Total Unique Visitors (000)
Social Networking Site June ’06 June ’07 % Change
MySpace 66,401 114,147 72
Facebook 14,083 52,167 270
Hi5 18,098 28,174 56
Friendster 14,917 24,675 65
Orkut 13,588 24,120 78
Bebo 6,694 18,200 172
Tagged 1,506 13,167 774
Source: comScore
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Darren Feher, EVP/CTO of NBC Universal, will take on a new role in the company, adding oversight of new technology and engineering teams concentrating on digital asset management, content distribution, production and commercial planning across NBCU’s portfolio of assets. He will continue to lead the company’s external industry technology outreach efforts and oversee NBCU’s Technology Growth Center (TGC), which houses NBCU’s Research and Development, anti-piracy and technical product development groups for mobile, interactive TV, gaming, and online sites and video.
Cinema advertising company Screenvision hired Michael Chico as EVP/Sales. Former EVP/Ad Sales for Madison Square Garden, Inc., Michael will be responsible for national, regional and local cinema ads and will be working with the management team to develop alternative out-of-home media platforms.
~ WEBSITE OF THE DAY ~
MyAdobo.com by Delib is a fun green lifestyle site that allows users to create an eco-friendly home and join a larger community of “adobos”. Make decisions for your home that effect the amount of water and energy used and waste created. The air around your home gets cleaner the more you recycle and the less you dump. Homes can be exported as widgets for personal profile pages or blogs, and there are plenty of other cool green sites to link to from the myadobo tool bar.
Correction : We had a bad URL in yesterday’s edition: look for AT The Movies at www.atthemoviesTV.com.
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
08.03.07
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