Time Warner is pursuing a major stake in the millennial media company known for its rebellious voice, Vice Media. According to the New York Times, a deal worth $1 billion would bring Vice under the media giant’s umbrella while providing it with the HLN network as its TV platform. Discussions between the two have been […]
The previously announced Microsoft Halo web series will arrive on the console on November 11. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week, the company dished that TV and film producer Ridley Scott’s Scott Free TV and 343 Industries (behind the Forward Unto Dawn digital series) co-produced Halo: Nightfall. Microsoft is also releasing a live-action […]
Viacom sealed a content and marketing deal with DEFY Media yesterday. Under the new pact, DEFY will manage Viacom digital properties Addicting Games, GameTrailers and Shockwave, while the network will help to create new ad opportunities and revenue through its subscription-based platforms for DEFY. DM’s reach extends across 155 million monthly unique viewers, with 40 […]
Game of Thrones fourth-season newcomer Pedro Pascal has been cast as a lead in upcoming Netflix crime series Narcos. The show will interpret the true story of Colombian cocaine drug lord Pablo Escobar (played by Wagner Moura), and Pascal will take on the role of Mexican DEA Javier Pena. The series will debut on the […]
The Cynopsis BIG Digital Monetization Summit is fast approaching, and to gear up for the June 19 event, Cynopsis is sitting down with panelists for one-on-one conversations. Joanna O’Connell is the Director of Research at AdExchanger, and will moderate the Programmatic & Real-time Buying panel. Make sure to register at http://www.cyndigitalmonetization.com/. As the Summit approaches, […]
Katie Couric’s new anchor role with Yahoo is finally taking shape. Yahoo debuted the new Couric-hosted World 3.0 yesterday, featuring interviews with industry innovators from around the world. In the first episode, Couric talks to co-founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky.
A new study from mobile video ad company, Vdopia, revealed movie ticket purchases through mobile devices grew 40 percent in the past year. “We’re finding that moviegoers are turning to their mobile devices for everything from movie discovery, planning and ticketing to social sharing,” Fandango’s President Paul Yanover told Cynopsis. “The study results are definitely […]
After the success of teen series The 4 to 9ers on Hulu, Subway and Content & Co. are back with another offering called Summer with Cimorelli. In a partnership with multi-channel network AwesomenessTV, the new scripted comedy follows the six-sister acapella group who’ve already attracted more than 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. The first episode […]
Microsoft is significantly pumping up the available apps on its Xbox One and Xbox 360 by 25 percent or 45 apps, bringing the console’s total to 225. The new apps will include Twitter, Vine, HBO Go, Showtime Anytime, Comedy Central and Major League Gaming. Twitter will be integrated in a major way; users will be […]
Just in time for the World Cup, Netflix will premiere the soccer-themed film This Is Not a Ball on June 13. The 90-minute documentary follows Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz exploring the world’s passion for the sport while creating art constructed from 20,000 soccer balls.
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