Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Cynopsis: DIGITAL

10/22/09

Good morning, it’s Thursday, October 22, 2009, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

A decade after the birth of Napster, the music industry is going into business with Google to offer a music-themed, rich media search service, according to a story broken by TechCrunch. Google will partner with online music services ILike (owned by News Corp.’s MySpace) and LaLa to offer free streaming songs and download-to-own MP3s accessible from ILike, LaLa and perhaps iTunes and Amazon’s MP3 store at a later date. (Users will be able to listen to a song only once all the way through for free.) All 4 major labels – Warner Music, Sony, EMI, and Universal Music – have licensed their catalogues for the initiative, expected to launch next week.

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~ MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT NEWS ~

Almost exactly 5 years after Yahoo hired former ABC Entertainment chief Lloyd Braun to oversee production of original content, the company has signed a new deal with WPP’s GroupM digital entertainment studio to co-create branded content designed to serve WPP’s clients from the incubation stage. Programs such as Yahoo’s TechTicker (sponsored by Scottrade) or Sports Minute (developed for Dunkin’ Donuts) will appear exclusively on Yahoo News, Sports, Finance and Entertainment properties.

Comcast should be ready to launch its “On Demand Online” cable programming catch-up service by the end of the year, per the AP. The MSO is also planning to expand rental and purchase options for shows via an integrated store on Fancast.com.

National Geographic is rolling out all the multiplatform stops for Great Migrations – a 7 hour HD miniseries chronicling animal migrations across the globe, premiering on Nat Geo during the fall of 2010. Programming and marketing tie-ins will encompass Nat Geo properties across 166 countries, including:

Home video SD and Blu-ray post broadcast release of all seven hours
Extensive online content/coverage
Establishment of a Great Migrations philanthropic arm
Mobile extensions and content
iPhone applications
Downloadable games
National Geographic Live! lecture series and screenings

NBA Digital, a partnership between the NBA and Turner Sports, announced its 2009-10 regular season programming line-up, featuring 96 live games, exclusive studio shows, news reporting and other extensive online content. The schedule will include 6 days/week of live studio programming on NBA TV and original online content such as the live interactive show “The Jump on NBA.com,” inviting text and video questions from fans. Former Celtic great Kevin McHale will also join NBA TV’s Fan Night on Tuesdays this season, providing analysis of one game each week selected by fan votes on NBA.com.

London-based Digital Rights Group has built a couple of digital components around the classic show This Is Your Life, on air in the UK since 1955. A stand-alone website thisisyourlife.tv (not available in N.America) enables photo sharing. A soon-to-launch iPhone app will enable users to snap a photo and instantly upload it to the site.

~ INNOVATORS & START-UPS ~

TheWB.com‘s hit web series Children’s Hospital starring The Daily Show’s Rob Corddry is making the jump to television, slated to appear on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in 2010, per NewTeeVee. Adult Swim may begin by airing previously produced episodes, before rolling into new material slated to begin shooting in December.

~ DIGITAL ADVERTISING ~

Social media marketing and monitoring just got a little easier with a new platform from Buddy Media, designed to simplify the process of creating and evaluating campaigns on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The application enables marketers to implement customized social apps, YouTube videos, coupons, virtual gifts, etc. on Facebook, or to build communities around trending topics on Twitter. Built-in analytics track clicks, brand engagement and other results by demographic. The platform is currently being trialed by digital partnerships Vivaki and MDC Partners.

Cablevision and Rainbow Media Advertising Sales announced the successful launch of its Optimum Select iTV advertising product. The system, already integrated with 25 cable networks, enables viewers to opt in from an ad to receive free samples, coupons or gift cards. Major brands including Gillette, Benjamin Moore and Degree Body Mist from Unilever have been utilizing the option, embedded within 30-second spots airing across Optimum Select’s footprint of nearly 3 million digital homes.

UK-based B2B syndication company Myvideorights.com has launched an online video network made up of premium on demand shows distributed across the web. MVR’s Prime Content Network enables advertisers to select specific shows they want to advertise around, or to buy various packages of appropriate content, targeting by demographic group.

~ TECHNOLOGY DEALS, MERGERS AND SKIRMISHES ~

Today is the day that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to unveil a draft version of rules aimed at imposing network neutrality obligations on Internet Service Providers. House Republican Joe Barton (Texas) was the latest prominent official to voice concern over the measures this week, warning that new regulations will hamper investments in broadband infrastructure.

~ TRENDS, RESEARCH, ETC. ~

The ability to access music, photos, videos and other content through the television was the most desired “lean forward” interactive TV feature, according to Horowitz Associates‘ recently published “State of Digital and Interactive Television” survey, with 27% of respondents requesting the feature. Other popular features include the ability to access Google through their TV (21%) and the ability to interact with advertising, such as through customized coupons and requests for information (18%). Other interactive technologies/features tested in the survey were a Slingbox; the ability to watch YouTube through their TV; the ability to interact with TV programs (polling, voting, etc.); the ability to get fantasy sports stats via the TV while watching sports; purchasing products directly from a TV ad; and the ability to customize ads to their needs, tastes, and interests. The 18-34 year-old demo showed the strongest interest in all of the above.

~ GADGETS & APPS ~

A new gadget from OWLE called the “Bubo” is a mini tripod for the iPhone that turns the 3GS model of the phone into a mountable camcorder. It not only provides stability, but it also ships with extra goodies such as a lens adapter, external microphone and a case. Other options include LED mics, shot-gun mics, filters and additional tripod mounting equipment. Bubo is set to ship next week for $99.

I-play has launched a mobile version of James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet for iPhone and iPod touch. The interactive game series has generated more than 15 million PC downloads since its launch in 2008.

The Weather Channel Interactive launched a new ad supported weather app for the Palm webOs platform, featuring GPS-based weather forecasting, a touch-screen interface and customizable animated radar maps.

~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~

Online TV start-up ZillionTV has hired Jack Lawrence, former head of N.American Operations for Hong Kong Toy Maker Corgi International, to serve as its new CEO. He takes over for Mitch Berman, who will stay on as Executive Chairman.

Cox Reps introduced a new multiplatform direct sales division dubbed The Local Solutions Group, led by Mary Barnas as VP of the group, a division of Cox Cross Media. She will report to Steve Shaw, SVP/Cox Cross Media, and oversee staff in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago. Mary most recently served as EVP and Director of Local Broadcast for Carat.

Sharon Otterman has joined MSNBC as VP and Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to Phil Griffin, President, MSNBC in New York. Sharon will be responsible for overseeing the network’s on- and off-air marketing and branding.

Laura Schreffler, columnist for the New York Daily News ‘Gatecrasher’ column, has been appointed as West Coast Bureau Chief for HollywoodLife.com, led by President and Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Fuller and owned by Mail.com Media Corporation. The site is planning a relaunch next month.

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~ WEBSITE OF THE DAY ~

One of the reasons why Twitter has fetched such high valuations is because of its inherent perceived value as a real-time search engine. Microsoft’s new Bing “decision engine” is now tapping into that value with a new Twitter search feature. It indexes and combs through the entire public Twitter data pool for relevant tweets, pushing up the results from power users or entries that have been re-tweeted. Most recent tweets are listed first, followed by “Top” (or most retweeted) Tweets. On the left hand column, additional related search terms will appear. This should be an indispensable tool for marketers who want to test the waters to see how the crowd is referencing their brand. It can also be used to get a handle on public opinion around current events, politicians, celebs or a movie that just opened on Friday. A quick search of The Yankees pulls up a shortened URL link to an item in the Washington Post about Mariano Rivera getting cleared of a spitball accusation. Bing is also working on adding a Facebook search feature; by indexing both services you’ve covered a pretty wide swath of the active online audience.

Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
10.22.09

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