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Cynopsis: DIGITAL

9/04/07

Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing. 

Friday’s report in The New York Times that NBC Universal will not renew its digital download deal with iTunes has kicked off a war of words between the two companies. NBC’s frustration with Apple centers on its rigid control over pricing, as the network feels the ability to bundle videos would spur sales. The fact that iPods are being used to play illegal downloads is another annoyance. Apple issued a press release saying talks broke down because it declined to pay more than double the wholesale price NBC was looking to charge this time around, which would have resulted in a $3 per episode price hike for the consumer. If talks aren’t resurrected, returning NBC shows will be available on iTunes only through December and none of the new fall titles will be put up on the service. The breakup could also have major repercussions as NewsCorp, CBS and Discovery are also soon coming up for renewal.
 

 
Google expanded its news clip aggregation service hosting full-length news stories from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, The Press Association UK and The Canadian Press instead of sending to readers the services’ sites. Google News negotiated licensing deals with news agencies after concerns were raised that Google was violating copyright laws. France’s Agence France-Presse actually sued over the issue.
 
Wall Street Journal Online launched a new free channel called Entrepreneur offering expert guidance and advice to small business owners. The channel aggregates WSJ content such as Kelly Spors’ “Small Talk” column and features exclusives such as videos and podcasts from successful entrepreneurs. It is organized into tabs including Financing, Running a Business, On Technology, Building Awareness, Franchising and Small Business Link, WSJ’s monthly online and print report.
 
Discovery Channel added Dirty Jobs to its line up of video and audio podcasts, available as a free download or subscription on iTunes and Discovery.com. A series of short mobile clips taken from the series also premiered last weekend.
 

 
Peer-to-peer online internet TV start-up Babelgum found another way to leverage its budding relationship with Spike Lee. Babelgum is hosting an online film festival to celebrate international short filmmaking and getting Spike to act as an “honorary” judge. The festival is open to English or English-language subtitled films less than 45 minutes long, screened at global film festivals between January 2007 and February 2008.  Submissions from rights owners will be accepted from September 15, 2007 to February 15, 2008 with no film submission entrance fee required. Babelgum will hold non-exclusive online rights to all accepted films from March 2008 to March 2009, prohibiting other P2P TV services from offering the films during that period. Winners will be announced in April 2008.
 
Live TV dashboard platform Jacked received $6.5 million in first round funding led by Provenance Ventures, Core Capital Partners and Gabriel Venture Partners, according to paidcontent.org. Jacked provides online software that allows users to configure their own gamecast they can run while watching a game live on TV with widgets providing real-time stats, chat, news and play-by-play readouts. NBC Sports is using the service to enhance its coverage of the Notre Dame football season this year.
 
Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller and former head of Fox Interactive Media Ross Levinsohn have become advisors in a new multi-million dollar investment fund called Velocity Investment Group, part of private equity firm General Atlantic’s Media & Consumer sector. The two will be looking at making acquisitions in the areas of online video and online advertising.
 

 
Peer-to-peer online TV service Joost acquired OnTheToob, a Flash-based programming guide created by one of Joost’s beta testers that allows users to create customized channels and RSS feeds from the service’s 239 channels and 10,422 programs. OnTheToob creator Hal Schechner will begin work at Joost this week. Joost recently released its latest updated player allowing developers to create widgets to run inside of the downloadable client.
 
Yahoo is planning a social network to connect college students and alumni with companies they’d like to work for, according to CNET. Blending the missions of Facebook with Linkedin, Yahoo Kickstart will allow users to build profile pages that resemble a resume, yet with more social functionality such as discussion forums and event announcements. Companies will be able to start groups that students and job seekers can join.
 

Online newspaper ad spending increased 19.3% to $796 million during the second quarter according to the estimates from the Newspaper Association of America, the 13th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth since the NAA started tracking online ad spending. There are signs of diminishing returns, however, as growth during the same period from 2005 to 2006 totaled 33%. Newspaper websites now account for 7% of total newspaper ad spending. Meanwhile print revenue continued to decline – particularly in the area of classified sales, down 16.4% during Q2/07 compared to the same period last year.
 
Several states are considering so-called “net neutrality” legislation that would prohibit internet service providers from charging heavy users more for bandwidth, according to a new report released by the Pacific Research Institute. PRI makes the case for rejecting regulation, concluding that only an open market would continue to attract investment and spur innovation.
 

 
Dailymotion hired Christa Rimonneau in the role of VP/Sales. Christa has held sales and marketing positions with several CNN divisions including CNN.com and CNN TV. She will be based in Dailymotion’s New York office.
 

 
A website is one of the best tools known to man to raise awareness and spur action for various causes. Razoo.com is a beta community site that allows users to create their own groups around specific causes. It invites visitors to learn about new issues, connect with concerned individuals via blogs and videos and take action by challenging the community to change their habits. Razoo has also launched a Facebook application to help raise money for causes.

Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
09.04.07

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JOB OPENING: INTERACTIVE BUYER/PLANNER/EarthQuake Media/NY: 1+ yrs exp in online buying. Detail Oriented, Exc organiz’l skills, multi-tasking, Responsible for Plan’g, Negotiating & Maintaining buys. Apply: [email protected] (9/11)

JOB OPENING: ADMIN ASST/NYC: Entertainment Exec Search Firm/BA/strong research & writing skills/PC & phone expertise/motivated/self-starter/media & recruiting experience a +/email resume:  [email protected]   (9/11)

JOB OPENING: MEDIA ASST/Fast growing Media Dept of Global Corp: Seeking a detail-oriented, resp person to work on various media accts. Strong PC, comm & mathematical skills are a +. B.A. req’d. Res to: [email protected] (9/11)

JOB OPENING: COORD SCHED & ACQUIS/LA: Supports sched.& acquisitions; schedule input; prgrmng cal. prep; screen content etc. Min 2 yrs. exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/11)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/(NY): Daily maint. of media schedules; servicing agencies; client requests and building sales plans. Min 3 yrs. Exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/11)

JOB OPENING: Digital Fusion, a new virtual ad agency at MTV, has several openings. Exp in digital marketing, microsites, creatives, 3rd party traffic & more! RESUMES: [email protected] or see jobs on http://mtvncareers.com (9/11)

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH MANAGER/ANALYST/UNIVISION, Tampa: TV brdcast rsrch sales exp., with effective knwldg of Nielsen, Scarborough, TVScan, CMR & other research tools. Spanish/English a +. Res to: ncastillo@entravision. EOE (9/11)

JOB OPENING: DIR OF SALES RES: Proactive contributor to work in a team-based envt/ provide sales res. materials, estimates, rating data, etc; min. of 7yrs of TV research. Apply at http://www.lifetimetv.com/about/jobs.html (9/18)

JOB OPENING: PRODUCERS/A&E/Stamford, CT: Looking for several experienced producers for long-form & short-form historical & science-related documentary projects. Apply [email protected] (9/11)

JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS/RESEARCHERS/A&E, Stamford, CT: Looking for several experienced AP’s and researchers for long-form & short-form historical & science-related documentary projects. Apply [email protected] (9/11)

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ANALYST/National CineMedia-NY: Media research & sales support. MRI, IAG, Nielsen. Deadline-driven, fast-paced. Strong analytic, computer skills. Bach deg, 1-2 yrs exp. Include salary req. [email protected] (9/8)

JOB OPENING: TRAFFIC COORD/qubo Kids Ntwrk/NY: Asst w/daily traffic responsibilities-show formats & prgrm logs for the qubo’s analog & digital blocks. Must be detailed-oriented. OSI/Brdview & traffic exp. pref. Apply: [email protected] (9/8)

JOB OPENING: NETWORK ASSOC./NBCU Digital Media/NJ: 1 /2 yrs exp. Bus. Development / Ad Sales/Ops & familiarity w/Online Advertising, www.nbcunicareers.com , #620794. EOE (9/8)

JOB OPENING: MEDIA SALES PLANNER/FUSE/LA: 2-4 yrs cable TV experience. Must have a minimum of 2 Upfronts and Gabriel exp pref. Resumes to www.cablevision.jobs #3887BR (9/7)

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH MGR/Screenvision Cinema, NY: 6-8 yrs media rsch, Nielsen exp req., primary rsch a plus, TV bkgnd pref, 2-3 yrs mgmt exp req. Apply online at www.screenvision.com (9/7)

JOB OPENING: MKT RES MGR(HBO/NYC): Resp. for developing/managing/executing quant & qual res projs rel. to new media opps. Assess res objectives, implement prim res initiatives, & eval. vendors. Apply www.timewarner.com 86256BR. (9/7)

JOB OPENING: DIR RSRCH/TRIFECTA/NY: Resourceful, self-starter to support Nat’l Ad Sales, Dist& Prod Co. LA & NY based. Strong analytical/data interpretation/knwldg Nielsen Sys, NPower, Galaxy & My events. Res: [email protected] (9/7)

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JOB OPENING: DRTV MEDIA BUYER: minimum 2-3 years experience and proficiency in CORE Media, MS Office/Access required. Understanding of media planning and Nielsen a plus – Chicago area. Send resume to [email protected] (9/7)

JOB OPENING: WRITER/PRODUCER PROMOTION NYC: The Martha Stewart Show Detail-oriented, creative, strong writing skills. Please email cover letter and resume referencing PROMOTION W/P to [email protected] (9/6)

JOB OPENING: MGR DIGITAL AD OPS/AETN: Manage traffic/ops processes for Digital Media Sales. Req’d: 2+yrs internet traffic/online sales admin exp/ad server exp with skills in Flash/HTML/Java. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/6)

JOB OPENING: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/Entertainment research co/Encino: Aggressively sell syndicated research products. Min 2 yrs sales exp. Ability to demonstrate sales success required. Email resume/salary hist to [email protected] (9/6)

JOB OPENING: AD SALES PLANNER/(NY): Daily maint. of media schedules; servicing agencies; client requests and building sales plans. Min 3 yrs. Exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/6)

JOB OPENING: MARKETING MANAGER/(LA): Marketing support and services for Affiliate Sales Department. Min. 3 yrs Affiliate Mktg.; prefer Cable Network exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/6)

JOB OPENING: AFFILIATE DISTRIBUTION ASST/(NY): Admin support position for dept; including reg’l offices including special project. Min 2 yrs. Admin exp. Prefer prior Cable exp. See full posting & apply at www.hallmarkchannel.com (9/6)

JOB OPENING: ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXEC/Woodbury, Long Island: Cablevision seeks Account Exec for Local Ad Sales. 1+yrs ad sales exp. Valid NY DL. Please visit www.cablevision.jobs and apply to job 4047BR (9/6)

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JOB OPENING: SR ANALYST/ANALYST/LA: Track rtgs & provide analyses of ABC Family/SOAPnet & competitive programming. Degree, 1-2yrs synd/brdcast/cable exp;TV, Nielsen, media math exp req. Visit: www.disneycareers.com Req ID 107273 (9/6)

JOB OPENING: SR PRODUCER/MUSIC/VH1.com/NYC. 5+yrs online/prod exp, Strg mutli task/deadline skills, Knwldge of VH1/ pop culture. Knwldge of web technologies. Media/ent ind exp A+ EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (9/5)

JOB OPENING: MANAGING PRODUCER, ON AIR DESIGN/MTV/NYC: 4+yrs in motion design field, Strng written/org skills, Knwldge of HD & SD post prod process. Exp from TV/ design hse A+ EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (9/5)

JOB OPENING: MGR MULIT PLATFORM MUSIC PROG/VH1/NYC: 3+yrs music prog/ music related exp, exp w/ celebrity, music interviews, knwldge of VH1, pop culture, music. Exp in digital music A+ EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (9/5)

JOB OPENING: MGR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/mtvU/NYC: 4+yrs proj. mgmt exp, Exp w/Strat Partnrshps w/Corp/NonProf/Gov’t, Knwldge of College Demo&Ability to build connections. Social Mktg exp A+ EOE/M/F/D/AAP. Apply www.mtvncareers.com (9/5)

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JOB OPENING: GRAPHICS PRODUCER/ AETN, NEW YORK: Provide BDCST graphics expertise. Coordinate in house resources and staff. Interface w/ external vendors. Apply: www.aetn.com/careers.html (9/5)

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JOB OPENING: JR. RESEARCH ANALYST/BET Ad Sales NY: Support busy Res. Dept. Strong analytical/comm/computer/presentation skills, PPT & Excel. Knwldg Nielsen NPower, Marketbreaks, AdViews, MRI/Simmons a+. Email: [email protected] (9/5)

SUMMER or FALL INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at  [email protected] .

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NBC UNIVERSAL, Universal City-Archives & Collections Internship (Graduate Student Opportunity!) Archival or Library experience desired. Apply online at www.nbcunicareers.com (9/8)

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FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: ATLAS MEDIA, a non-fiction TV production company in NYC, is hiring fall interns! Placements in production, development, casting, and post-production. Starting ASAP. Contact [email protected] for more info. (9/7)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: PRODUCTION/NYC: Sirius radio B’cast hiring self-starting interns for guest booking & production. Creative, flexible environ. Must be web-savvy. Email res/cover letter: [email protected]   (9/6)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NBC UNIVERSAL, Universal City /PHOTO PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CREDIT Internship: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge or Photo Mechanic knowledge desired – apply via www.nbcunicareers.com . (9/6)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NBC UNIVERSAL Cable, Burbank, CA/EMERGING NETWORKS, CREDIT Internship: Interns will help maintain program inventory data, track competitive information, report on Website activity. www.nbcunicareers.com (9/6)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NBC UNIVERSAL, Universal City/NBC.com BROADBAND CREDIT Internship: editing, encoding and transcoding of highlights, behind the scenes footage and exclusive content for the web. Exp. with PS, flash, web design, html a plus. Apply @ www.nbcunicareers.com (9/6)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: NBC UNIVERSAL, Universal City/HUMAN RESOURCES CREDIT Internship: Please submit your resume to [email protected] (9/6)

FALL INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Licensing/360ep, Inc: Seeks intern for LICENSING DEPT. to assist w/ rsrch and dvlpmnt. Must know Excel. Intimate learning exp at small entertainment property mngmnt co. Send cover letter/resume to [email protected] (9/5)

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SITUATION WANTED: ASSISTANT MANAGER, ONLINE/DIGITAL MARKETING: NYU Masters Grad in Direct & Interactive Mktg, MBA from Berlin & London, exp. in digital mktg at Nickelodeon. Seeking job in NYC. Contact [email protected] (9/8)

SITUATION WANTED: Los Angeles based SENIOR DISTRIBUTION EXECUTIVE with great relationships and with over 18 years experience in worldwide theatrical, video and TV distribution is seeking his next challenge. Contact [email protected] (9/6)

SITUATION WANTED: EXPERIENCED PUBLICIST (journalism background) with many years in the industry, seeking full-time or freelance work in Los Angeles. Industry and press contacts, press release writing and pitching. [email protected] (9/6)

SITUATION WANTED: PRE/POST/MOTION GRAPHICS PRODUCER: 7 yrs exp in Network & private houses of LA. Great w/ budgets, sharp, problem solver, w/ a Can-Do attitude. New to NYC, freelance or staff, open to coordinating. [email protected] (9/6)

SITUATION WANTED: SR RESEARCH ANALYST/MKTG MGR/LA: 7+ yrs media ind. Strong Navigator, Explorer, Scarborough, CMR. Adv. MS apps. Seeking job in network/cable/studio/agency or other dynamic industry. Contact [email protected] (9/6)

SITUATION WANTED: MBA candidate w/ experience in ad sales, seeks next in MKT, SPONSORSHIP, EVENT, SPORTS OPP. in NY area. Contact [email protected] (9/5)

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