Cynopsis: DIGITAL
02/24/11
Good morning, it’s Thursday, February 24, 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.
The producers of Simon Cowell’s new talent show The X-Factor are currently in talks with Facebook to install online voting into the upcoming U.S. version of the show as part of a worldwide partnership with the social networking juggernaut, per THR. Voting via Facebook would be reserved for the final rounds of the show, scheduled to premiere on Fox this fall, and would not replace traditional land line and cell phone voting. American Idol, which has preferring working with News Corp. subsidiary MySpace thus far, is also expected to add online voting for the first time as soon as next week, as part of this year’s comprehensive overhaul of the show.
YouTube is in talks with both the NBA and the NHL to feature a smattering of live games on the site, reports Bloomberg, citing sources in the Asia Pacific region – Gautam Anand, Google’s Director of Content Partnerships for Asia Pacific and Brian Suh, head of YouTube Partnerships for Google Korea. (However, an NHL spokesperson has denied such discussions.) The Google-owned site experimented with live sports streaming last year featuring live cricket matches from the Indian Premiere League. Google, which shared in the ad revenue generated from the offering, was able to attract 55 million unique visitors from more than 250 countries.
AOL launched a new daily microseries this month dubbed The Urlesque Show, covering internet trends, viral videos and memes. It premieres every weekday at 2 p.m. ET.
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Paris-based Dailymotion has released a software developer’s kit (SDK) to the general public, enabling third party sites and apps on multiple platforms to incorporate Dailymotion video viewing. The Dailymotion API uses the OAuth 2.0 standard protocol as an authentication and permission system.
Mountain View, CA-based energy conversion specialist Transphorm has closed on a $20 million round of series C financing led by Google Ventures. The funding more than doubles the total it has raised to try and improve energy efficiency as it’s converted from coal to the electric grid.
Marketers who have complained that Apple’s iAd platform is just too dear may be getting some relief. Apple, which established a $1 million minimum ad spend upon launching the platform, has cut the entry investment in half to $500,000 to try and attract a broader array of brands, reports AllThingsD.
Online video ad exchange SpotXchange introduced a new auto-optimization feature that will automatically improve upon the targeting capabilities of live campaign. The “Otto” system evaluates placements based on site, context, demographic and historical performance and finds suitable replacements for video ads that aren’t performing well.
Content delivery network Brightcove has signed a deal with LG to integrate a software development kit (SDK) on the software suite used for building apps for broadband connected LG TVs. The deal will pave the way for Brightcove customers to easily build video playing apps for NetCast-powered TVs.
Apple shareholders rejected a plan yesterday to require the company to disclose its succession plans to be enacted when Steve Jobs, survivor of a rare form of pancreatic cancer, steps down as CEO. Much ink was devoted to the issue after Jobs’ sudden announcement that he was taking his second medical leave in two years.
Real-time TV search platform Critical Mention is adding Hispanic broadcasters TeleFutura, Telemundo and Univision to its system. The service will now digitize every word spoken from Spanish-language broadcast signals in all major markets and make it searchable in real-time. Marketers will also be able to access Spanish-language terms in customized alerts, widgets and segmented reports.
Portland, OR-based Rentrak has struck a deal with Donovan Data Systems to integrate its TV Essentials, StationView Essentials and OnDemand Essentials databases into DDS data distributed to ad agencies. The arrangement will bring valuable set-top-based viewing data to an enterprise system that is widely used on Madison Avenue, helping agencies learn more about niche TV networks and VOD consumption.
Hispanics are less proficient and less confident than whites and African Americans in using the internet and other digital technologies, according to a new Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University poll. While 72% of Hispanics say they use the internet, 57% of those surveyed say they aren’t computer and tech savvy enough to be competitive in today’s job market. Cell phone usage numbers tend show parity across races, but even smartphones lack the computing power and productivity software necessary in business environments.
E! Entertainment Television is teaming with marketing agency Trailer Park to launch a free iOS app for iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad geared toward live viewing of the Red Carpet festivities at the Oscars on Sunday. In addition to live footage from the Red Carpet, the app will feature multiple data feeds from E! online as well as several third party APIs.
Auryn, Inc. is partnering with illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger to release an illustrated version of “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen on the iPad tomorrow for a promotional price of $.99. Zwerger has created illustrations for a wide range of books including The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, and many others. The Little Mermaid is the first of Zwerger’s books to be released for the iPad.
Camilla Carpenter has been upped to SVP/Strategy and Network Operations for Discovery Channel. She will report in Silver Spring, MD to Edward Sabin, Group COO for Discovery and TLC Networks.
A new Facebook app from Las Vegas-based Thought Division that enables you to Break Up with your partner from afar has caught fire this week, surpassing 700k users in 48-hours, according to the company. (At least they waited until after Valentine’s Day to launch.) On a more constructive note, dating apps such as Zoosk (which has close to 3 million fans) continues to get a lot of play on the platform. Zoosk allows you to search for likely candidates around the globe by age and location and comes with access to a free messaging application to connect with people in real time. The AreYouInterested? Facebook app from publically traded Snap Interactive has also grown rapidly, catapulting to the #11 spot on AppData’s App Leaderboard with over 15 million users, even after the company started charging (optional) subscription fees. The app, also available for the iPhone, allow you to scroll through photos of potential matches, send messages or exchange virtual gifts such as digital roses. How romantic.
Correction: Break Media’s new show “For the Win” debuted yesterday on the Break site MadeMan, not ManMade. We apologize for the dyslexia.
Later – Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
02.24.11
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