Good morning, it’s Tuesday, January 26, 2010, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

Two days before it holds a press conference presumably to announce its fabled tablet computer, Apple reported record Q1 revenues and profits thanks to huge upticks in sales of Macs and iPhones. Apple sold 3.36 million Mac computers (up 33% y/y), 8.7 million iPhones (up 100%,) while iPod sales fell by 8% to 21 million units. The company posted net income of $3.38 billion or $3.67/share, up nearly 50% from the $2.26 billion it earned a year earlier. (The stellar numbers were due it part to an accounting change, but by all accounts Apple beat analysts’ estimates.) Apple COO Tim Cook refused to comment on the upcoming product announcement or rumors that Apple might finally offer the iPhone through additional carriers in the U.S.
 

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James Cameron’s 3D Blockbuster Avatar officially toppled the international box record previously held by his Titanic. Avatar was believed to have surpassed Titanic’s $1.843 billion total yesterday with the help of some amazing IMAX revenues, including $87 million domestically and $134 oversees, after just 38 days in release.
 
ESPN Digital Media is gearing up to cover the Winter X Games 14 (Jan. 28-31) on a plethora of platforms this month with a renewed focus on interactivity and mobile. Huge video boards at the games in Aspen will feature a text crawl made up of live fan comments and athlete shout-outs sent via text message; fans can use their mobile phones to vote for which songs will be played by the venue DJ or to answer trivia to win prizes provided by sponsors. ESPN has also launched a new $5 X Games SnoCross game for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
 
Paramount Licensing has put together a new online store featuring DVDs, Blu-rays and collectibles from popular Paramount films. Check out the Vito Corleone bust.
 

 
Break Media, parent of male-oriented video site Break.com, is launching a new social gaming division based in Shanghai. The first fruit of its labors will a Mixed Martial Arts title called FightPicker combining elements of social gaming and fantasy sports games, launching on Feb. 1 on Break’s CagePotato site. The studio is already working on a half a dozen original titles, all slated for release in 2010. Alex Lien, formerly COO of Chinese game development company Winking Entertainment, has been hired as GM of the studio.
 
The Pope is now encouraging his priests to get into the social media game. In a message prepared for World Communications Day on May 16, Pope Benedict XVI suggests that priests are expected to proclaim the gospel using social media, online video, blogs and animated features in order to reach younger souls. The current Pope is nothing if not digitally savvy; the church launched a YouTube Channel as well as Facebook and iPhone apps under his watch last year to help spread the good word.
 

 
Nielsen sent out a letter to clients claiming it will begin folding online viewing of a TV program and in with standard TV-audience data to achieve an integrated “C3” combined national television rating beginning in Sept., reports AdAge. In order to be included in Nielsen’s “Extended Screen” reporting service, online episodes must carry the same spots that run on TV. The restriction would factor in authenticated Comcast Xfinity viewing but not viewing on the industry-leading Hulu or network-owned viewing sites.
 
Online video monetization platform FreeWheel signed deals with Turner and premium music video portal Vevo to manage sales on their perspective entertainment sites. The Turner agreement includes integration with CNN.com, NASCAR.com, NBA.com and PGATOUR.com. FreeWheel’s MRM platform enables publishers to manage ad sales, rights and inventory forecasts optimized for performance.
 
Comcast Digital Entertainment is the name of Comcast’s newly combined entertainment-themed web brands, per Mediaweek. CDE encompasses online inventory from Comcast Interactive Media (which includes Web-only properties like Fancast and Fandango) and Comcast Entertainment Group (including TV network sites such as E! and G4.)
 

 
John Malone’s Liberty Global Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its 37.6% stake in leading Japanese MSO Jupiter Telecom to telco giant KDDI Corp. for $4 billion – an astounding 65% premium’s over the company’s Friday closing price.
 
Betting that cable TV networks are going to want to offer authenticated programming on their own sites, CDN and online video services provider Brightcove has teamed with online security specialist Ping Identity to launch a new “TV Everwhere Solution Pack,” geared toward TV programmers and distributors. The open standards-based solution will integrate Ping’s PingFederate security software with Brightcove’s “TVE-SP” to enable user authentication and authorization. The solution promises multiple applications, including direct-to-consumer and syndicated full-length content distribution and monetization across the web, mobile devices and connected TVs.
 
Newly independent AOL has acquired Nashville, TN-based online video creation and distribution platform StudioNow for $36.5 million in cash and stock. The full service studio will be folded into AOL’s Seed.com initiative, which will produce freelance-sourced articles and videos based on what it predicts will be in demand.
 

 
In more winter-themed news, Discovery’s Planet Green unveiled Save Our Slopes, a new tongue-in-cheek initiative tackling the environmental, economic and social impacts of mild winters. SOS includes games, videos and trip planning tool for environmentally-friendly ski spots.
 

 
The New York Times Co. is putting together a dedicated unit within its NYT Media Group charged with managing products and tools related to electronic publishing, per paidcontent. Yasmin Namini will serve as GM of the new Reader Applications business segment, adding to her current role as SVP, Marketing and Circulation for NYT Media Group.
 
Video ad network YuMe hired Scot McLernon as Chief Revenue Officer. Scot oversaw the CBS Marketwatch digital ad sales team and most recently served as President of the Upstream Group.
 
AOL has tapped former Google product manager Jeff Reynar as the company’s new Head of Technology for Engineering and Products. He will be based in New York.
 
Brightcove has upped Eric Elia to VP of TV Solutions, where he will lead the team responsible for customizing and deploying the company’s new TV Everywhere solutions.
 
Albie Hecht’s Worldwide Biggies has named game developer Ian Black as VP/Corporate Development & Product Strategy. Ian will oversee interactive product launches including two planned virtual worlds for kids and a slate of iPhone/iPod Touch games.
 
Content distributor Digital Rights Group has added Kary McHoul to its DRG America office based in Los Angeles, responsible for overseeing production partnerships with U.S. studios and distributors.
 
Dara Cohen has been appointed VP/Content Strategy, Island Def Jam Music Group, reporting in L.A. to Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid, Chairman of the group.
 
Ad network IDG TechNetwork has promoted a pair of executives. Mike Romoff was upped to GM of the IDG TechNetwork, responsible for operations, finance, marketing and publisher services/development; while Brian Gleason was named Chief Revenue Officer after serving as VP/Sales.
 

 
Inkpop is HarperCollins‘ a new teen-targeted interactive writing platform designed to provide a social network for literate youngsters as well as a place for publishers to rummage around for future talent. Users vote up projects they like to point Editorial Board members in the direction of quality writing. Authors of the site’s top five monthly selections will receive feedback and mentorship opportunities, while the best work will be considered for publication. Such a platform could offer a glimpse into what the future of publishing may look like, when young and old readers alike have access to interactive devices that provide a two-way conduit between author and publisher. Since its soft launch Q4 2009, inkpop has attracted more than 10,000 members and nearly 11,000 submissions, including novels, poems, essays, and short stories.

Later – Wayne
 Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
01.26.10

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