A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM electricArtists

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Cynopsis: DIGITAL

04/21/08

Good morning, it’s Monday, April 21, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

Figuring to cut the middleman out of the equation as VOD movie revenues ramp up, Viacom, MGM and Lions Gate Entertainment have decided to join forces to launch a new premium pay channel planned for the fall of 2009. The move is being seen as the next body blow in the family squabble between sister firms Viacom and CBS Corp., as the three studios have been CBS subsidiary Showtime’s only movie suppliers until now. The venture will also work to jointly distribute the studios’ films online. Five studios overall are involved in the venture: Paramount, Paramount Vantage, Lionsgate, the newly retooled MGM and United Artists, now co-owned by Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise. Viacom, the lead investor, will provide operational support to the venture including marketing and affiliate services through MTV Networks.
 

 
As part of its full court press for the NBA playoffs, TNT’s broadband channel NBA.com-based TNT OverTime will feature 4 exclusive live video streams. Included this year are two “fans’ choice cameras” isolating individual players as determined by user votes, a scoreboard camera offering fans a bird’s eye view and a “cable cam” that zips up and down the court during the game. Also new this year are a video player & widget capturing the top 5 moments from Inside the NBA the night before, available on NBA.com, TNT.TV and on the league’s MySpace page, jointly produced by Turner Sports.
 
Tween-focused Radio Disney launched a new mobile website and texting program with mDisney to give fans mobile access to Radio Disney music and other content. The site, accessible by texting 347639 (DISNEY), also allows listeners to request songs and send shout outs to other users.
 
In other Disney news, Michael Urie and Becki Newton will host Ugly Betty‘s first-ever video podcast this week on ABC.com to promote the return of new episodes of the show. “Marc” and “Amanda” will be interviewing composer Jeff Beal this week.
 

 
Google rolled out a new video search interface enabling users to toggle between list view, grid view and TV view as they search for videos or browse the most viewed, most shared, most blogged about or movers & shakers.
 
Chicagoan Cara Cioni, 24, was chosen to represent the US in Bebo‘s online interactive travel series The Gap Year, produced with Endemol UK. The show pushed off on May 21.
 
Blastro.com is powering a new HD-quality VOD music channel on Verizon’s FiOS TV service, beginning with Roxwel (Rock, Metal, Indie, Alternative) and Yallwire (Country, Bluegrass, Christian) categories.
 
Metal Heads have yet another thing comin’. Judas Priests‘ seminal Screaming For Vengeance will become the first complete album to be released via the Rock Band Music Store, available on the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning April 22 and on the PlayStation Store from April 24.
 
Podcasting network Wizzard Media entered into a deal to syndicate film and TV projects from Fishman Productions.
 

 
Electronic Arts said it will extend its $2 billion offer for Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive by another 4 weeks after its hostile takeover bid failed to win shareholder approval. At the same time, EA threatened to lower its bid slightly to motivate the game publisher to sell.
 
The Independent Film & Television Alliance weighed in on the net neutrality debate, urging the FCC “to establish rules to prevent network operators from blocking or discriminating against lawful use of the Internet.”
 

 
Podcast and Online Video Show Ads scored unaided ad recall results from 68% of users compared to industry benchmarks of 21% for streaming video and 10% for traditional TV, according to two-year study conducted by TNS for Podtrac. Spending on online video ads is still in its infancy – representing less than 4% of all Internet advertising and just 1% of the amount spent on TV, according to eMarketer. But the company is forecasting that U.S. spending on online video ads will more than triple to $4.3 billion in 2011.
 

ComScore vigorously defended its paid click numbers refuted by Google in a company blog post, noting that ComScore reports only U.S. search ad results, leaving out international numbers as well as revenue from AdSense ads placed on partner sites.
 
The IAB released a major new overview user-generated content and the social media ad space, digging into strategies, trends and best practices in the space. The report was produced by the IAB’s UGC & Social Media Committee, which is hosting a leadership forum on June 2 on the topic.
 

 
Alex Brough has joined music blog network MOG as VP/Sales and Strategic Partnerships after 12 years at MTV. The move reunites Alex with MOG CEO David Hyman who hired him to work on ad sales at Addicted to Noize/Sonic Living before his stint at MTV.
 
Mitchell Hershey and Glenn Dolce have been appointed SVP/Advertising Sales & Marketing for The Hotel Networks (A LodgeNet Interactive Company).  Mitchell, whose previous role was Sales Manager with Sinclair Broadcast Group, will direct the sales efforts for the Central and Western regions, and Dolce will oversee the Eastern region.  Both will report to Derek White, President.
 

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ABC.com launched a cool new Flash-based minisite called Lostscape to catch viewers up on what’s happened so far in Lost. Users can click on up to 34 items strewn across the beach to pull up different clips from past episodes, along with text-based background info. Each item also includes a link back allowing viewers to watch the entire episode. Dedicated Lost fans who find all 34 items will be entered into a contest to win an all-expenses paid trip to Comic-Con (which no doubt sits atop of their dream conference lists).
 
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
04.21.08

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JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR/Cablevision/Oakland, NJ:   Min. 3 yrs Traffic experience. Direct knowledge of NOVAR. Oversee day to day ops in dept.  View full posting and apply to www.cablevision.jobs req id #5790  (4/26)

JOB OPENING: MGR, ADV & BRAND/WE TV/NYC: 3+ yrs cons/promo mktg in TV network. Exp’d in campaign execution. Highly org & motivated, with good writing skills. Strong Office skills. res:  www.cablevision.jobs   ref# 5891BR (4/26)

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JOB OPENING: DIR, PROD. OPERATIONS/City Lights Media/NY: FT staff position. Sprvs all phases of prod for mult TV & Digital prod’s. Create/mng budgets for all projects. 2+ yrs exp. as Line Prod. Res/sal req’s: [email protected] (4/26)

JOB OPENING: DIGITAL AD SALES MKTG MGR/AETN/NY:Blend of proj mgmt and creativity. Manage post-sell prod process, & interact with sales mgmt/clients to dev orig digital ideas for Fortune500s. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (4/26)

JOB OPENING: PROMO WRITER PRODUCER/PBS KIDS SPROUT/PHIL, PA: 2-5 yrs exp specifically in children’s television. Creativity a must.  Write, produce, oversee graphics & edits of on-air promotion and stunts. [email protected] (4/26)

JOB OPENING: ASSOC RESEARCHER/WGBH/Boston: Assisting in Gathering and analyzing research.  BA in Communications, Business or Marketing.   www.wgbh.org/careers Job Req # 4362 (4/26)

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JOB OPENING:  CONSUMER PUBLICIST/Fuse/NY: Supprt PR Dept in brand/consumer publicity efforts to gen awareness of Fuse TV. Proven track record w/ TV/Ent., lifestyle media. 2-3 yrs. exp. Rez to: [email protected] “CP” in subj (4/24)

JOB OPENING:  TRADE PUBLICIST/Fuse/NY: Supprt PR Dept in trade/business publicity efforts to gen awareness for Fuse TV. Proven track record w/ trade, business, media. 2-3yrs. exp. Rez to: [email protected] “TP” in subj  (4/24)

JOB OPENING: SR INFORMATION ARCHITECT/VH1.com/NYC: 5+yrs exp with product development/wireframes, project mgmt, strong comm skills, website traffic stats, VISO, Knlge of social netsites EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (4/24)

JOB OPENING: SR CLIENT ANALYST/MSA Media/NY: manage cable nets on Gabriel/other SW. Perform biz svcs, issue resolution, training, jr acct mgmt duties, prod planning. Must have tech knowledge. Send res/$ to: [email protected]   (4/24)

JOB OPENING:  DIR HR-INTERACTIVE/Major Broadcast co-Temp now-NYC – 2 perm:     10 yrs HR Recruiting exp TV-centric Web (social communs-games, tech staff-full project) exp  [email protected] (4/23)

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JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ASSISTANT/Sony Pictures TV:  Research & sales support, admin duties. Detail & organization. Strong computer skills. 3-5 yrs exp. Apply: www.sonypicturesjobs.com (4/23)

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JOB OPENING: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MGR/LA Office of major cable company: 5 yrs+ exp Oversee & manage concepts in development, liase with internal Exec Prod & Prod Co. Apply at www.randstadjobs.com ref  0000001686  (4/23)

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JOB OPENING:  DIGITAL COORDINATOR/A&E Television/Stamford CT: Research & Schedule Digital Assets for websites, write promos on air bugs, 3+yrs exp online,tech comm. Apply to www.aetn.com posted as Enterprises Scheduling Coord  (4/22)

JOB OPENING:  DIR OF BOOKING/CNN/ATL: Seeking exp’d Booker to mng guest bookings & staff & provide support to all prgrms. Strong leadership exp req’d. Send res/cvr letter: [email protected]. Apply: www.turnerjobs.com , job id 98728BR  (4/22)

JOB OPENING: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS/ Nickelodeon/NYC: Min. 7yrs PR exp in TV, PR or media Relations; Exceptional writing skills; Strong interest in children’s TV and emerging media. EOE/M/F/D/AAP apply mtvncareers .com (4/22)

JOB OPENING:  MGR, CORPORATE COMM/ Univision/NY: BA/BS; 5+ exp in PR. Superior writing skills, media relations, project mngmnt, dev/execute pitches & mng media requests. Spanish and TV/media knwldg a plus.  [email protected]   (4/22)

JOB OPENING: DIR BIZ DEV/BBC/LA: expand production biz, increase reach of brand, negotiate deals, maintain relationships w/ execs & talent. Multi-task, innovative. Apply: http://www.recruitingcenter.net/clients/bbc/publicjobs (4/22)

SPRING AND SUMMER INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected] .

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