Cynopsis: DIGITAL
07/05/11
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, July 5, 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.
What a way to celebrate Independence Day. A series of shocking posts appeared on Fox News‘ Twitter account, @foxnewspolitics, early Monday morning reporting that President Obama had met his death while campaigning in Iowa. FoxNews.com was quickly alerted and put out a post saying it was the victim of hackers and that the President was safe and sound spending time in the White House with his family. (The hacker used the hashtag #obamadead in the report, which served as a sounding board about the event.) FoxNews.com also alerted the U.S. Secret Service, which declined to comment on the matter.
Premium video portal Hulu seems to have found a new suitor in Google, according to an LA Times report citing “people familiar with the situation.” Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners have been booking meetings with interested parties and Google, which has been pushing to line-up more premium fare for YouTube, has been among them. Hulu’s value has risen in recent weeks after it renewed content licensing agreements with Disney and News Corp. that will carry over to its new owners.
Sony announced it will resume operating its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services in Japan on July 6 after shutting them down to rebuild security measures more than two-and-a-half months ago. As many as 90% of PlayStation Network users in the U.S. and Europe have returned to the fold after services were restored in the U.S. and Europe last month, according to Sony Chairman Sir Howard Stringer.
Comcast confirmed it is shuttering the 5-year old NBC Universal Digital Studio division, reports Ad Age - producer of branded entertainment shows for sponsors such as Samsung (“Fact Checkers Unit,” and Hidden Valley Ranch (“Garden Party.”) About 11 jobs are being cut, including that of that Cameron Death, upped to SVP/GM last August.
Social gaming giant Zynga (Farmville, Mafia Wars) filed for its IPO on Friday in what is expected to be one of the biggest tech stock offerings ever. Zynga, which hopes to raise $1 billion during the offering, makes money through ad revenue and by charging users for virtual goods to enhance their made up worlds. The company is the leading game developer on Facebook, enjoying a base of nearly 60 million daily active users across 166 counties. Players create and store more than 38,000 virtual items every second and spend 2 billion minutes a day playing. The company has generated $1.5 billion in revenue since its debut in 2007. But Zynga is almost entirely dependent on its relationship with the social network for its success, the filing admits, which has had its speed bumps in the past.
All-you-can-view theatrical movie service MoviePass cancelled its beta test in San Francisco over the weekend after AMC Theaters refused to honor the $50 monthly smart phone passes. The exhibitor issued a terse press release saying that they will not participate in the MoviePass program test (which was built mostly around AMC theaters), and that the San Francisco launch included their theaters without their consent. Landmark Theatres and Camera Cinemas also refused to honor the pass, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
Apple, Microsoft and a consortium of 4 other companies including information management specialist EMC and telecom supplier Ericsson were the winners of the bidding war for bankrupt Canadian telco Nortel‘s technical patents, sold in a cluster of more than 6,000 patents and patent applications. The patents cover wireless technologies used in phones and tablet computers involving wireless 4G data transfer, data networking, optical technologies, voice, social networking and internet services. The winning bid totaled $4.5 billion.
Microsoft has struck a new partnership with leading Chinese search engine Baidu to offer Bing-powered search services in English. A service jointly offered by the companies will roll out in China later this year. Baidu is looking to boost its already dominant share of the local search market by offering an option for users to search in English; it holds roughly 80% of the search engine market in China.
Sony and Fox News are not alone. On Sunday a group calling itself AnonymousIRC posted data online indicating it was able to breach security at Apple. Only 27 internal Apple usernames and passwords were pilfered during the attack, which appeared to be more of warning salvo. The information was reportedly taken from a server used by Apple for online surveys and did not belong to the public or Apple customers, per the NYTimes.
AMC Networks officially completed its spin-off from Cablevision Systems Corp. on Friday and now trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol “AMCX.” AMC Networks, formerly Rainbow Media Holdings, has also changed its name in conjunction with the spin-off.
Windows Phone users can finally get a crack at trying the hottest mobile game on the planet. Microsoft has finally added Rovio‘s Angry Birds to the Windows Phone Marketplace. The lite version is free and the full version costs $2.99.
Boxee announced it is preparing a firmware update for its PC, Mac and Ubuntu software during the fall that will introduce a total of 14 app categories to make it easier for users to find what they’re looking for. Developers will be able to place their apps in to up to 3 categories.
Interactive games publisher P2 Games has signed licenses with Classic Media to produce apps for Postman Pat, Guess With Jess and TingaTinga Tales. P2 Games has also extended its relationship with Entertainment One and will be launching the first app for Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, a new Peppa Pig app exclusive to iPad called “Peppa Pig’s Party Time” and a second Humf app called “Humf’s Playtime.”
Berkley-based Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) has introduced a new digital interface enabling users to operate a PC or Mac with their feet. Initially designed for musicians and music studios, the SoftStep Key Worx enables gamers, programmers, editors or repetitive stress syndrome sufferers to perform up to 100 sets of commands by pushing a set of 10 customizable keys. The portable, wireless unit retails for $289.95.
Popular iPad social news reading app Flipboard has completed a major upgrade. Flipboard 1.5 includes a new Content Guide, which allows users to browse established magazines (including The New Yorker and National Geographic,) blogs or even persons by category such as Tech or World News. It also adds an integration with professional-themed network LinkedIn, allowing users to easily recommend content or follow what esteemed colleagues or business contacts are reading. Select industry news pages are curated by LinkedIn professional members to offer a glimpse at what other industry professionals are reading.
Later – Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis Digital
07.05.11
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