Cynopsis: DIGITAL

5/10/07

Good Morning, it’s Thursday, May 10, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing, coming to you from the Cable Show 2007 in Las Vegas.

Bill Gates announced he will devote the rest of his time with Microsoft focusing on developing online advertising services, setting a retirement date of mid-2008. Microsoft has been losing ground in search engine marketing in recent weeks, plunging to an 8.46% market share last month compared to over 12.5% a year ago, according to Hitwise. He predicted a “dramatic shift” to digital media in the near future, precipitated by the roll out of IPTV services that offer infinite choice and interactivity. The company announced:

• Deals with Volvo and Chivas Regal to sponsor the comedy Driving School and travel/adventure program This is the Life on MSN.com, produced by Reveille (The Office, Ugly Betty).
• The purchase of a minority stake in job site CareerBuilder.com, joining newspaper/television parents Gannett, Tribune and McClatchy. MSN will invest up to $443 million over the next 7 years.

Disney Online announced a new version of Disney Connection, offered through select ISPs. The new version, which will continue to offer full-length, ad-free episodes of TV shows from Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney, will add exclusive single and multi-player games and access to premium subscription services Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online and Disney Game Kingdom Online for select affiliates. Disney also launched Disney Mix Central, an online music store for kids initially offering about 1,500 songs and 19 music videos from the Disney catalog. 
 
CNN Headline News will premiere News To Me on Saturday, May 19 at 12:30 pm ET, the first cable news program comprised of user generated video. The show will rely on submissions from CNN.com’s I-Reports feature, which accepts user generated content from a variety of digital devices. Host/producer Eric Landford will interview those who submitted the material on air. To submit stories go to CNN.com or email them to [email protected].
 
CNBC is integrating its blog content on air. CNBC news analysts such as Julia Boorstin (“Media Money”) Diana Olick “Reality Check” and Darren Rovell (“Sports Biz”) will share commentary from their blogs. The “CNBC.com Blog Watch” segment appears daily during Morning Call, the 10 am – 12 noon ET morning show co-anchored by Liz Claman.
 
World Digital Media Group launched the Your Music Channel Television site, an IP-based music-themed video on demand service. Shows include City Sessions, featuring live sessions showcasing indie bands and artists; Fast Focus, containing interviews of famous performers and YMC Concerts. Bands can also submit their own audio and video clips to the site. WDMG is owned by Radio Shack, EchoStar and CC Entertainment.
 
Hearst-Argyle’s WMUR-TV is teaming with blogging community Gather.com to host a political blogging competition. Fifteen local bloggers will be selected between May 8 and May 27 to cover the June 3 and June 5 debates in New Hampshire for wmur.com.
 
FoodNetwork.com will launch an interactive broadband cooking series on May 28. Ellie Krieger’s Healthy Recipes will debut four new recipes each week with printable directions and nutrition information.
 

Ebay is in talks to acquire StumbleUpon.com for a reported $75 million, a site that helps connect users with websites they might be interested in. The Calgary-based site, which has over 2.3 million registered “stumblers” to date, recommends gaming, animation, art, humor, music and tech sites and provides guidance to visitors of Flickr, MySpace, Wikipedia and YouTube on the quality of pages within these portals. 
 
Video/social networking site VMIX partnered with DirecTV to distribute user-generated comedy show The Fizz on linear DirecTV channel 101. The show relies on mash-ups, animation and amateur video clips submitted to VMIX.com. VMIX was founded by executives from MP3.com, Universal Music Group, Fox Studios and Apple.

 
Video on demand provider TVN Entertainment announced VOD Complete, an end-to-end VOD content and technology solution for smaller cable operators. The package offers access to over 8,000 hours of content, promotional support, web-based interactive asset management tools and customization features.
 

Anheuser-Busch is in it for the long haul with bud.tv, despite disappointing early traffic and usage numbers, according to Tony Ponturo, VP/Global Media & Sports/Entertainment Marketing for the brewer. He admitted the company may have rushed too fast to bring the site to market before the user interface and community-building interactive features were perfected. “Patience is going to be our mantra going forward,” he said.

 
Prime time viewership for the four top broadcast networks was down to 37.6 million for the six weeks following the start of Daylight Savings Time in early March, according to Nielsen, a drop of more than 2.5 million viewers from a year ago. The number includes DVR viewing, now in 17% of US TV homes, but only if the program was watched during the first 24 hours of when it aired.
 

 
Andrea Kerr Redniss was named SVP/Managing Director of Optimedia U.S., responsible for the agency’s digital and national broadcast integration unit NewCast. Andrea will partner with Larry Novenstern, EVP/Managing Director, who oversees national broadcast and report to Antony Young, President of the Publicis Groupe company. 
 

 
CubeNews1.com is a comical newscast for cubicle dwellers (think Jon Stewart meets Office Space). Each short video offers tips and observations critical to surviving the cube dweller existence…like dealing with Chair Butt Syndrome. There are 27 episodes to date. The show has its own channel on YouTube and can also be seen on Brightcove.com, Veoh.com and blip.tv.

Thanks to: Kim at CubeNews
 
A new website will be featured here everyday for you to check out. Some are TV-centric, some creative, some just plain strange. Email me your suggestions at [email protected] and if I include the site you mention, your name, company and city will be credited. Only one mention per calendar week, to make it fair.
 
Corrections: Bob McPhee, the new EVP/Ad Sales for Kabillion, reports to Bill Schultz, CEO. Also Elvis Costello will perform songs from his latest two albums on Monday’s CBS.com’s webcast.
 
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digitals
05.10.07

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