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Cyn opsis: DIGITAL

9/28/07

Good Morning, it’s Friday, September 28, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing. 

ESPN couldn’t make a go of the branded mobile handset business and neither could Disney. Walt Disney Internet Group announced it would discontinue its Disney Mobile offering, deciding instead to explore a new model that may include offering its Family Center bundle through partner carriers. The company promised to reimburse eligible customers and support existing phones until the end of this year.
 

 
Yahoo is planning some wholesale changes to its entertainment offerings, promising more synergies between its music, games, movies, TV and celebrity gossip omg! properties, according to a blog posting by Head of Entertainment and Video Vince Broady. Expect more portability, social functionality and user-generated features.
 
With events like MTV/MySpace presidential dialogues underway, the folks at Endemol USA’s Joe Cartoon thought they’d get into the spirit of the proceedings. Users are asked to visit blenderpoll.com to cast their votes on who they do NOT want to see in the White House (the reward being they get to see them blended.) Hillary Clinton is the most pureed candidate so far.
 

 
Social music site Imeem inked a licensing deal with Sony-BMG to offer its music on an ad-supported basis. Imeem allows users to create and share playlists of music, videos and photos in exchange for sitting through embedded ads, revenue from which is shared with content providers. Warner Music (after suing the company for copyright violation) is also supplying the site with tracks and videos while EMI is also reportedly in talks to do so.
 
Joost signed a licensing deal with MLB to offer on-demand games and highlights from the 2007 postseason for any users of the P2P service residing outside of the U.S. and Japan.
 
A new breed of interactive studio called Deca.tv was founded in Santa Monica by Sony Pictures veterans Michael Wayne and Chris Kimbell, with $5 million in funding from Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Atomico Investments. Rather than serve as a destination for content, Deca aims to develop, finance, market and distribute quality digital entertainment projects across multiple platforms, hoping hit properties will help fund losing propositions.
 
Professional social networking site Linkedin added photos to its user interface. Don’t expect anything too outlandish, though – it’s only asking for headshots. The site, founded by Dan Nye and Reid Hoffman in 2003, has also been on a bit of a hiring spree as of late, as its ramps up for an expected IPO.
 

 
Fox News selected Cambridge, MA-based Maven Networks to power a newly-enhanced video platform across FoxNews.com, the planned Fox Business channel site and its affiliate web sites. The Maven system will enable Fox to syndicate ad-supported clips and build an archive of branded news clips that can have local ads dynamically added. Fox News plans to double its video offerings as well as add interactive features.
 
Newly acquired Sling Media introduced a new Slingbox Solo unit that connects to both standard and Hi-def set tops, retailing for $179.99. Slingbox allows users to view recordings remotely through a variety of connected devices. The company also released a new suite of SlingPlayer mobile software compatible with Nokia’s Symbian OS platform.
 

 
Testifying in the Senate Subcommittee hearing regarding the Google/DoubleClick merger, Microsoft SVP and General Counsel Brad Smith compared internet advertising intermediaries to natural gas pipelines and warned that it would be unwise to allow Google control the whole internet advertising supply chain. He also raised concerns about a single company “in sole control over the largest database of user information the world has ever known.”
 

 
NBC Universal‘s Digital Insights and Innovations team and online video site Veoh shared some interesting research this week at the Carat Digital Exchange regarding online viewing’s affect on TV consumption, as reported in Mediapost.

• Heroes, NBC’s most popular show online, attracted 48% of all users who went to NBC.com to watch video
• Black Donnellys, including episodes which never aired on NBC, was the second most popular series seen by 25% of viewers
• The heaviest NBC.com viewing occurs at night, although there is also a spike during lunchtime
• Click rates on personalized recommended clips were 2.4%, compared to .3% for all clips, according to Veoh

 
CBSSports.com claims consumption of video streams more than doubled from August 2006 to August 2007.
 

 
Digital marketing firm Big Fish landed a big fish, hiring Susan Wladich as VP/Strategic Marketing, a newly created position to be based on the East Coast. Susan spent over 25 years with Viacom helping to launch MTV and Comedy Central.
 
ESPN Content Development Executive Producer Joan Lynch will add VP/Content Development Production to her job description. Based in New York, Joan will now oversee in-show content development, budgeting and production of scripted and unscripted shows with crossover platform content applications.
 

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Check out The Rupert Murdoch Film Festival, a new Slate V mash-up about Hollywood’s vilification of the media tycoon everyone loves to hate. It’s actually a pretty fair and balanced account. 
 
Correction: In its Celebrity Rides contest, DIY Network is giving away a fully-restored Burt Reynolds Edition of the Trans Am he drove in Smokey and the Bandit, not the actual car from the movie!

Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
09.28.07

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JOB OPENING: DIR INTG MKTG/Lifeskool/Sportskool/NYC: develop &sell integrated VOD programming& standard advert direct to brands & agencies. 5+ yrs sales in media w/direct to client exp. rez to www.cablevision.jobs ref #2475BR (10/5)

JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Cablevision/Rockland NY: Seeks Acct Exec for local ad sales.2+ yrs ad sales exp. pref cable tv, classified, internet adv.  Valid NY Drivers Lic.  Apply to www.cablevision.jobs req 4147BR (10/5)

JOB OPENING: SALES/MKTG COORDINATOR/Entertainment research company/Encino: Provide administrative support to client development.Degree & 2 yrs exp. pref. Attention to detail & excellent org skills a must. Email jobs@epoll.com. (10/5)

JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Entertainment research co/Encino: Aggressively sell syndicated research products. Min 2 yrs sales exp. Ability to demonstrate sales success required. Email resume/salary hist to jobs@epoll.com (10/5)

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JOB OPENING: PRICING AND PLANNING ANALYST/FOX/NY: Inventory management & clearance; make goods, availability reports, ad hoc reporting.Media sls exper & knowledge of sls inventory mgmt syst pref. www.foxcareers.com (9/29)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR /Oxygen.com/ NY: Oversee the E. Coast and M. West Ad Sales territory. Must have strong presentation skills and 5+yrs of online sales exp. Resume to: jobs@oxygen.com (9/29)

JOB OPENING: SALES ASSISTANT/BET, NY: Detailed-oriented, organized, multi-tasker, exc comm & math skills. Prof w/excel, Bachelors degree req. Email resume: renee.burgess@bet.net   (9/29)

JOB OPENING: PA’s /Showbiz Tonight/NY Must: live news, hands-on experience searching, logging, editing videotape, graphics coord, passion for pop culture & entertainment news. Not entry level. Resumes: albert.lewitinn@turner.com (9/29)

JOB OPENING: IMG MEDIA RESEARCH ANALYST / NY: Provide detailed TV rating analyses for various media divisions. Min. 2yrs media research, Nielsen exp req., TV exp., Send resume to recruiting@imgworld.com (9/29)

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FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Fox Reality Channel is seeking an intern for their PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT. Interest in Reality TV a must. Experience a plus. Please email resumes to marisa.cox@fox.com. (10/3)

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