Cynopsis: DIGITAL

05/09/11

Good morning, it’s Monday, May 9, 2011, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.  If you would like to read this or any other Cynopsis edition online, click here. 

Sony announced on Saturday it had removed the names and partial addresses of 2,500 sweepstakes contestants from the internet that had been stolen by hackers and posted on a website affiliated with Sony Electronics. The company is working on restoring service after suffering one of the broadest attacks yet leveled at a public gaming site. Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer also announced a $1 million identity theft insurance policy for users late last week in an apology letter posted on the PlayStation blog. The program will offer a free identity protection plan to any affected users who register for the program by June 18.
 

 
The U.S. Pentagon released 5 home videos depicting Osama Bid Laden seized by the Navy SEALs during the raid on the late terrorist’s home. Officials described the audio-less clips to the AP as the “largest collection of senior terrorist material ever collected.”
 
TLC.com, Discovery Digital Media and Church & Dwight, Co., Inc., the makers of the First Response home pregnancy test, have returned with a second season of a short-form web series following the roads of six different couples on the road to conception. Season two will turn the cameras on the male partners as they keep video journals documenting the challenges involved.
 

 
Facebook is working on a new program that will pay users in Facebook credits for watching video ads. Intended to improve upon the low click-through rates of ads, the model will be initially tested by social gamers such as Zynga, CrowdStar and Digital Chocolate. Facebook is also working with Sharethrough, SocialVibe, Epic Media and SupersonicAds to serve ads on the program with TrialPay and EpicSocial providing analytics.
 

 
T-Mobile USA, the target of a $39 billion takeover by AT&T Wireless, saw its profit and subscriber total plunge during the first quarter. The Bellevue, WA-based company lost nearly 100k subscribers to fall to 33.6 million customers overall. On a brighter note, T-Mobile noted that 9.1 million customers are using 3G/4G smartphones as of the first quarter, a net increase of nearly 1 million customers compared to the first quarter of 2010.
 
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the co-chairmen of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, announced plans to release the “Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011” this week. The act would put into place numerous protections for children and teens, including the requirement of parental consent to collect personal information online.
 

 
Worldwide smartphone sales surged impressively during Q1 with sales increasing 80% year-over-year, according to researcher IDC. Nokia, in the process of switching from the Symbian to the Windows Phone operating system, held on to the top vendor spot but saw its market share dip by 38% with only a 12% unit growth. Apple reached a new record shipment volume in a single quarter, and inched closer to market leader Nokia with fewer than six million units separating the two companies.
 
Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, First Quarter 2011 (Preliminary Results) (shipments in millions of units)
Vendor   1Q11 Ship. 1Q11 Mkt. Share 1Q10 Ship. 1Q10 Mkt. Share 1Q11/1Q10 Change
Nokia           24.2              24.3%           21.5              38.8%               12.6%
Apple           18.7              18.7%             8.7              15.7%             114.4%
RIM             13.9               14.0%           10.6              19.1%               31.1%
Samsung     10.8                10.8%            2.4                4.3%              350.0%
HTC              8.9                  8.9%            2.7                4.9%              229.6%
Others         23.2                23.2%            9.5              17.1%              143.7%
Total            99.6              100.0%          55.4             100.0%               79.7%
Source: IDC
 
Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone platform continue to gain on Research In Motion in the smartphone market in the U.S., according to ComScore. Google’s Android smartphone share rose to 34.7% in March, up from 33% in Feb., while Apple’s remained flat at 25% of the market.
 
Top Smartphone Platforms ­- Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+
3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010
                                 Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
                                        Dec-10  Mar-11  Point Change­________
Total Smartphone Subs     100.0%   100.0%       N/A
Google                               28.7%    34.7%        6.0
RIM                                    31.6%   27.1%       -4.5
Apple                                 25.0%    25.5%        0.5
Microsoft                              8.4%     7.5%       -0.9
Palm                                    3.7%      2.8%      -0.9
Source: comScore MobiLens
 

 
The $1.99 “ MathiGo” is new 10-level applied Math app out to spark kids’ interest in tackling Math puzzles. Options include a “mad minute” mode that puts users under the clock, testing basic math concepts and skills. Un-timed, Practice, Quiz and Game modes are self-paced.
 

 
Peter Liguori has stepped in as the new interim CEO of the OWN cable network jointly owned by Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications. The former FX Chief and Fox Entertainment head replaces Christina Norman, who is leaving the network.
 
Tribune Co., the bankrupt owner of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, named Eddy Hartenstein as President and CEO, taking over from a four-member executive committee. Eddy has served as co-president and a member of the company’s Executive Council since last October.
 

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Later – Wayne
 Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
05.09.11

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