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04/25/12

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Two of the six founding partners of the Digital Content NewFronts (DCNF), AOL and Microsoft, stepped up to the plate yesterday. Here are some of the highlights from their presentations.

AOL
The biggest item was the launch of the AOL On Network, a new video platform that encompasses AOL’s entire video offering. AOL On includes a consumer-facing video hub, on which content will be curated across 14 distinct channels, as well as video playlists that feature both original and partner content. Celebrities, such as Heidi Klum, Adrian Grenier, Christine Valchon, and more, have signed on to curate their own AOL On playlists. All together, it will provide an audience reach of 57 million viewers across multiple sites and connected TV devices.

AOL also announced seven new original series:

Digital Justice: Premiered yesterday on AOL On Tech and HuffPost Crime; a weekly reality show that follows digital forensic experts as they solve cyber crimes.
Fetching: From Sex and the City’s Amy Harris; a comedy series that follows a young woman in New York who quits her job to follow her dream of opening her own business, a daycare for dogs.
Little Women Big Cars: Premiering on May 7; a comedy series that follows the trials and tribulations four soccer moms.
Next Door Hero: Unscripted stories that puts a spotlight on normal people who have extraordinary stories.
Nina Garcia: The best-selling author and Project Runway judge dispenses fashion and style advice for women.
Tiger Beat Entertainment: Executive producers include Jennifer Lopez and Simon Fields; an entertainment news and lifestyle series “for, about, and by teens and young adults.”
ur + 1: a social gaming platform that will debut during the 2013 awards season; a fantasy sports-style game that will allow users to draft celebrities and earn points based on coverage of those stars on AOL properties.

MICROSOFT
Microsoft Advertising’s DCNF focused less on specific upcoming original content or TV-like series from the company, and more on the importance of digital as an important medium that the advertising community should pay attention to (echoing the driving reason behind the DCNF), as well as Microsoft’s capabilities in helping brands and agencies reach and engage with consumers wherever they are — on multiple platforms.

FOX Sports on MSN: FOXSports.com will provide on-site coverage of the upcoming Summer Olympics. Former Olympic athletes have signed on to produce original video features showcasing inspirational stories among current U.S. athletes. Gold medalist Dominique Dawes spoke about having already shot a number of Olympic profile pieces. She also announced Physique with Dominique, a new show she is developing with FOX Sports focusing on physical fitness. Former NFL referee Mike Pereira discussed how he uses social platforms to engage with and teach fans the rules of the game. Other highlighted FOX Sports-related programming included After Party with Jay Glazer and Coach Speak with Brian Billick.
MSN Video: It’s an ad-supported aggregator of video. Programs that are featured on the platform include Last Night on TV, This Night on Main, Your Money, Taste of Place, Road Raves, Seven Wonders of the Wall, and Hot Guys Doing Horoscopes.
MSN Now: A new product that aims “to go beyond video.” Launched simultaneously across mobile, PC, and Facebook, it uses a platform built in-house that identifies trends on the web, after which an editorial team will write a blurb about said trend and then provide links to related content on MSN.
NBC News: A partnership through which additional content from shows like Rock Center with Brian Williams will be accessible via MSN as well as an array of custom-branded digital properties.
Xbox LIVE: 50+ partners have signed on in the last four months to offer content apps through the console. Xbox LIVE (gold members) spend 84 hours a month on the service. For them, entertainment app usage has surpassed multiplayer gaming on Xbox LIVE.
DV Guide: New series targeted to the digitally savvy audience who is interested in cord-cutting and consuming a lot of media online. Editorially, the show will not be confined to Microsoft products or services.
Today in the Park: A comedy series targeted exclusively to moms. Microsoft described the show’s watch rate as 90%; it has been renewed for a second season, which will be launching soon.

~ MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT NEWS ~

Syfy has announced four new digital initiatives:

BlastrTV, a new unscripted show from Syfy Digital that will be hosted by Andrea Feczko. The show will cover the “stories, people, and events that shape the current sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres.” Launching in June, BlastrTV will be distributed online on VOD, Syfy.com, and Hulu, as well as Syfy’s mobile, tablet, Roku, and Xbox LIVE apps.
The Blastr app for Windows Phone, which will be available later this summer, will take advantage of the platform’s tile-like user interface in order to provide quick access to Blastr videos, photos, and other content.
App for Roku streaming devices: Available later this year, Syfy describes it as a marketing and promotional app. The digital content that will be available on the app will be a mixture of online originals, webisodes, and new Syfy Digital Studio productions; the intention being to increase viewership of the network’s TV programming. All content on the Roku app will be available in HD.
Syfy Sync for Face Off: The network is updating its iPad and Android tablet apps to include social TV technology, which will allow fans of Face Off to unlock a multimedia experience tied to the show. Additional content will include high-quality photos and bonus videos. The series is set to return this summer.

Telemundo Media is partnering with Trendrr.TV for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Telemundo will incorporate Trendrr.TV’s social TV measurement services to provide a real-time snapshot of the conversations and buzz surrounding the awards show. A real-time ranking of the top five artists trending on Twiter will be integrated into the red carpet and main awards show broadcast. The trending topics and social data (gathered from both Facebook and Twitter) will be accessible on air, online, and on mobile, and will be available in both English and Spanish. Telemundo says this partnership is another element of its broader Social Telemundo initiative, as the company aims to boost audience engagement while they’re watching Telemundo programming.

Mnet, an English-language television channel in the U.S. targeting Asian Americans and fans of Asian pop culture, will live-stream M! Countdown Hello Japan, a special concert edition of M! Countdown, a popular weekly music TV series in Korea and syndicated throughout Asia. The live stream will be available on mnetamerica.com on April 26 at 5am ET.

~ DIGITAL ADVERTISING ~

AdSafe Media has added online video brand-protection capabilities for advertisers, networks, publishers, and marketplaces that are using the AdSafe Video Solution. In short, AdSafe says the new capability will allow brands to ensure that video ads appear in brand-safe environments. The AdSafe Video Solution integrates directly with the Adap.tv Marketplace, among other video publishers, networks, and marketplaces. It offers content rating, predictive contextual metrics, and viewability data for online ad-buying decisions, including those sold through RTB platforms.

iVillage has launched iVillage Rewards, a new program that lets users earn points for searching, reading, viewing, commenting on, and sharing content, all going toward accumulating special badges. The more badges a user racks up, the more sweepstakes entries they will receive. It won’t be immediately clear which actions result in points, creating what iVillage describes as a gaming aspect to the entire program. iVillage Rewards has also been launched with brands in mind, as it will offer opportunities to integrate original content and sponsorships into the experience. The first brand to plug into the offering will be Tostitos, starting on May 1. The sponsorship, dubbed “Make Life a Party,” is an aspect of a broader six-month campaign partnership between the two companies. Original content under this partnership includes My Best Idea, a new eight-episode web series about innovative ideas submitted by the iVillage community.

~ TECH DEALS, MERGERS & SKIRMISHES ~

Travora Media, a travel media and information brand that houses hundreds of travel-oriented websites under its roof, has acquired The Nile Project (Nile Media), a San Francisco-based company with a portfolio of websites and mobile apps focused on local content for travelers. Nile Media features content such as top 10 lists, editorial content from local writers around the world, answers to travel questions from more than 100,000 users and tour guides, recommended trip itineraries, and images of local attractions. The companies say the acquisition will add over 1 million new users to Travora’s Audience Platform of more than 26 million users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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~ GADGETS & APPS ~

Syfy Ventures and Hasbro are teaming up to develop an online social game based on the G.I. Joe brand. Titled G.I. Joe: Special Ops, the game will launch in June on Facebook and SyfyGames.com, among other platforms across the globe. It’s an arena-based combat game that will allow players to join either the G.I. Joe team or its archnemesis, the COBRA organization. It will be released under the Syfy Games banner, joining other games such as Defiance, Rift, and Battlestar Galactica Online. The company that developed Battlestar Galactica Online, Artplant, will be the game developer for G.I. Joe: Special Ops.

~ EXEC MOVES ~

HealthGuru, a provider of health-related video products on the web, has expanded its business development team with the additions of Branden Smyth and Arthur Fried. “Branden and Arthur will be key players in helping us manage the growing number of organizations that have shown interest in our content and our technology platform,” said Christopher Bruno, Co-Founder and EVP/Business Development at HealthGuru. “This includes creating and implementing a strategic plan for proactively targeting potential partners that will support our delivery on the high CPM direct sales opportunities we are committed to this year.”

~ WEBSITE OF THE DAY ~

MTV has partnered with a coalition of philanthropic, technology, and political media organizations (Knight Foundation, Foursquare, PolitiFact, and RealClearPolitics, among others) to launch Fantasy Election ’12. A part of MTV’s Power of 12 campaign, which includes a desktop and mobile game designed to get young people involved in the upcoming election, Fantasy Election ’12 is exactly what it sounds like: A game in the vein of fantasy sports. Users can draft a team of candidates who are pursuing the presidency or a congressional seat, and earn or lose points based on how their roster of candidates behave in the real world. Users can also earn bonus points for real world actions such as registering to vote, voting, and testing out their political knowledge. Points will be earned through data from PolitiFact, RealClearPolitics, Project Vote Smart, Center for Responsive Politics, Wesleyan Media Project, and Facebook/Twitter (when candidates engage with constituents through these social media platforms). Points can be earned through user actions on social media, such as checking in to in-person town hall events or on-air political debates via Foursquare and GetGlue.

Later – Sahil
Sahil Patel, Associate Reporter for Cynopsis Digital
04.25.12

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