Cynopsis: DIGITAL
01/25/10

Good morning, it’s Monday, January 25, 2010, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

The Chinese government responded sharply to Hillary Clinton’s call for an open internet over the weekend, accusing the U.S. of “information imperialism” and utilizing calls for internet freedom as an excuse to make “groundless accusations” against China. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhouxu said China had 384 million internet users, 3.68 million websites and 180 million blogs and a constitution that guarantees its citizens freedom of speech. Meanwhile Communist Party newspaper The People’s Daily published an editorial accusing Ms. Clinton of hypocrisy, noting Patriot Act measures to censor speech and clamp down on the flow of illegal information.
 

 
Following the announcement that it will begin renting movies from the Sundance Film Festival, YouTube confirmed it has signed a live streaming deal with Global Cricket Ventures to feature live matches from the Indian Premiere League on the site. Viewers will be able to watch all 60 matches in the 2010 IPL for free on a dedicated channel along with match highlights, player interviews, pitch reports as well as an exclusive “YouTube View” not available on TV.
 
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation’s Archive of American Television began running a PSA to promote its online video archive EmmyTVLegends.org. Vanessa Williams of Ugly Betty fame stars.
 

 
China-targeted Metan Development Group announced will begin distributing its content on 10 of China’s most trafficked sites beginning Jan. 2010. Each week, Metan will debut short-form segments from its news magazine series Hello! Hollywood to help promote its broadcast TV efforts on portals such as MSN, Sina and Sohu; video sites Tudou, Youku, Ku6, 6.cn, VODONE and 56.com; as well as P2P client-based video streaming site UUSee. Metan says that the show will also be added to 8 more channels in China, increasing its reach to 200 million homes.
 

 
In a conference call with analysts last week Google executives called attention to display and mobile advertising as two big areas of growth to watch for. The company noted that:

• Google’s ad revenue on its own sites increased 16%
• AdSense revenues were up 21% during Q4
• Paid clicks on ads increased 9% from the previous quarter
• YouTube’s homepage, a darling of movie studios, was virtually sold out during Q4
• advertisers are getting better figuring out what works on mobile; for instance phone number or address links in ads is increasing clickthrough rates

 

 
Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi has signed a decree that would establish a government body monitor online videos uploaded to video sharing sites such as YouTube or Dailymotion for adult or violent content, per the AP. The new legislation may require video sites to obtain licenses to operate in Italy.
 
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, tied at #11 on the Forbes list of richest Americans, announced a 5-year plan to sell off about $5.5 billion of their stock from the sale of about 5 million shares. The move would cut their combined holdings from about 18% to 15% of the company and reduce their voting stake to below 50% for the first time.
 

 
Global consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in Dec. 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last year according to Nielsen. Social networks and blogs led mediums in terms of ave. time spent in Dec., followed by online games and instant messaging. With 206.9 million unique visitors, Facebook was the No. 1 global social networking destination in Dec. 2009 and 67% of global social media users visited the site during the month. Time spent on Facebook has also been on the rise, with global users spending nearly six hours per month on the site. While the U.S. had the largest number of social media users, Australia actually led in terms of ave. time spent on social media sites.
 
Average Time Spent per Person on Social Media Sites – December 2009
Country       Unique Audience (000)   Time per Person (hh:mm:ss)
United States        142,052      6:09:13
Japan                     46,558       2:50:21
Brazil                     31,345       4:33:10
United Kingdom      29,129      6:07:54
Germany                28,057       4:11:45
France                    26,786       4:04:39
Spain                     19,456       5:30:55
Italy                       18,256       6:00:07
Australia                  9,895        6:52:28
Switzerland              2,451        3:54:34
Source: The Nielsen Co.
 
Facebook users also tend to be generous souls, according to a Nielsen survey. An astonishing 39% percent of Facebook users in the U.S., U.K. and Australia have already donated money or goods to the relief efforts following the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, including 13% through SMS text-messaging.
 

 
Spatial View and visual effects house UVPhactory have developed the first-ever glasses-free 3D music video available for the iPhone in time for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. UVPH designed and directed the video Drown in the Now for The Crystal Method, featuring a performance by Matisyahu that was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category. Spatial View then adapted it for use with its 3DeeSlide, a mobile iPhone and iPod Touch accessory with Spatial View’s proprietary lenticular technology.
 

 
Former Charter CEO Neil Smith has been named President of Comcast Cable Communications, overseeing the leading MSOs cable operations. He will report to COO Steve Burke in Comcast’s Philadelphia headquarters. Prior to running Charter, Neil was President of Time Warner’s America Online Access business overseeing internet access services, including AOL, CompuServe and Netscape ISPs.
 
Bob Pisano, former MGM executive and head of the Screen Actors Guild, has been named interim CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America as Dan Glickman steps down as Hollywood’s top lobbyist 5 months earlier than expected. Glickman announced his resignation in October after five years on the job.
 
The Online Publishers Association announced seven new member companies (BBC.com, Comcast Interactive Media, Disney Interactive Media, Everyday Health, Hearst Digital Media, Rainbow Media and Vevo.) and new executive officers for 2010. Charlie Tillinghast, President & Publisher, Msnbc Digital Network, was named Chairman, Sarah Chubb, President, CondeNast Digital, Vice Chair, Gordon McLeod, President, Wall Street Journal Digital Network, Treasurer and Jim Spanfeller, President  & CEO The Spanfeller Media Group, Secretary.
 
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has hired Robert Nashak as EVP/Digital Entertainment, to oversee its gaming strategy and to develop new opportunities across gaming platforms. Robert report to John Smith, CEO of BBC Worldwide, and will be based in Los Angeles.
 
Todd Lombardo has joined Glam Media as VP/B2B Marketing. Todd joins Glam from Yahoo!, where he served as a Director of Marketing for the Yahoo! Publisher Network, B2B Marketing and Global Insights Marketing Teams. He is charged with driving Glam’s overall marketing strategy and communications programs for online advertising products.
 

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In what seems to be an honest (if unglamorous) attempt at crowdsourcing and community outreach, the FCC launched a Future of Media initiative to examine the future of media and the information needs of communities in the digital age. Consumers are encouraged to share their views about local newspapers, TV stations or websites and answer targeted questions on a searchable community page. The FCC will query users about media platforms, formats, affiliations, topics, business models and areas of focus. The idea of posing specific questions, rather than just soliciting open comments, is a good idea – the more intelligent the questions, the more insightful the answers. A new Future of Media Blog will also feature research and postings from FCC staffers or the Commissioner about the issues of the day.
 
Correction: CraveOnline worked with Universal Studios Home Entertainment not Paramount on its site and FB app for Smokin Aces 2.
 
Later – Wayne
 Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
01.25.10

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