Cynopsis: DIGITAL
12/13/07
Good morning, it’s Thursday, December 13, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
MTV Networks signed a deal with AOL to distribute a vast archive of ad-supported clips from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, CMT, Logo, The N, Spike TV, MTV2, AtomFilms and GameTrailers through the AOL Video portal, delivered via MTVN’s broadband player. MTV announced a similar syndication arrangement with Bebo last month. AOL has signed content arrangements with many major programmers including Hulu and ABC after outsourcing its paid download service to Amazon.com.
CNBC.com signed an agreement to syndicate news and video stories to the Yahoo Finance site in a deal that pairs cable’s dominant business channel with the web’s most highly trafficked financial news destination. Clips will include top business stories, interviews and segments from CNBC shows such as Mad Money with Jim Cramer and Fast Money.
Scripps Networks launched a new online real estate listings service called FrontDoor as an extension to HGTV.com and other home related sites. It features maps, financial tools, search functions and video content from various Scripps shows.
Apple has opened a new iTunes store stocked with Canadian television and full-length NHL games. Domestic hits such as CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie and CTV’s Corner Gas are available for $1.99 CAN each, along with acquired fare from several MTV Networks brands.
Sundance Channel has also agreed to make a new selection of its original feature length documentaries available on iTunes, including Hamburger America and Dropped.
Spike TV and GameTrailers.com will jointly launch a new weekly show for hardcore gamers to premiere on air and online Jan. 25, 2008. GameTrailers TV, hosted by Game Head’s Geoff Keighley, will also be available for download on the Xbox Live platform.
PBS‘ Independent Lens announced the winners of its second annual Online Shorts Festival.
It’s open source week at the social networking sites. LinkedIn, Bebo and Friendster have all launched developer platforms, opening APIs to third party applications and widgets. The ability to attract innovative new apps that increase functionality and provide a gateway for advertisers has become critical since Facebook made its code public earlier this year.
- LinkedIn will focus on business-related applications, announcing an initial partnership with BusinessWeek
- Bebo says its platform will be similar to Facebook’s and support Google’s OpenSocial
- Friendster, whose program has been in beta since October, has already attracted 180 applications including widgets from RockYou, Slide and Imeem
Event planning site Evite announced a cross platform application and WAP site to offer its party invitation services to mobile phone users. The company is also working on a Facebook application that will work in and outside of the Facebook environment. QuickVite began as a simple “send to phone” function on the Evite site.
HBO hired Nielsen to measure usage of its SVOD services HBO On Demand and Cinemax On Demand, the first such services to subscribe to Nielsen’s National People Meter VOD Measurement service introduced in Dec. 2006. Nielsen estimates that 35.1 million households now have access to on-demand services.
Top 10 Viral Video Searches on Truveo.com
1) Miss Teen South Carolina Answers Questions
2) Leave Britney Alone!
3) Prison Inmates Perform “Thriller”
4) Paris in Jail: The Music Video
5) The Landlord, Featuring Will Ferrell;
6) Safari Animals Battle at Kruger
7) Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday;
8) I Got a Crush on Obama by Obama Girl
9) Karl Rove’s Rap Debut as MC Rove
10) College Student Tazered at Kerry Forum
Source: AOL/Truveo
Top Visited US Broadcast Network TV Show Websites (Week ending December 8, 2007)
Rank Network Website Market Share of Visits
1 NBC Deal or No Deal 28.94%
2 NBC Heroes 7.71%
3 FOX America’s Most Wanted 4.73%
4 FOX American Idol 2.57%
5 ABC Grey’s Anatomy 2.50%
6 NBC The Biggest Loser 2.48%
7 ABC Desperate Housewives 2.34%
8 NBC The Office 2.30%
9 ABC Lost 2.02%
10 The CW Gossip Girl 1.99%
Source: Custom report from Hitwise
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment hired Thomas Gewecke as President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD). The former EVP for Sony BMG Music will work closely with and report to Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, on initiatives around all of the group’s assets.
New York Times technology columnist David Pogue will begin appearing regularly on CNBC‘s Business Day programming, profiling the latest and greatest gadgets and tech trends.
Metacafe, one of the first video sharing sites to introduce a producer’s compensation program, reached a milestone yesterday. The site, which claims more than 30 million unique users a month, has paid out $1 million in royalties, with the top earner (who goes by the name of “Kipkay”) pulling down $80,000 this year. To celebrate, Metacafe is showcasing a countdown of the year’s top-earning videos at www.metacafe.com/bestof07 .
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
12.13.07
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