A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SPECIFIC MEDIA

Cynopsis: DIGITAL
10.30.13

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 30, 2013, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.

Philip DeBevoise and Aaron DeBevoise, the brother and nephew of Machinima co-founder Allen DeBevoise, will leave the company at year’s end, says Tubefilter. Philip, who bought the Machinima site with his brother, is the company’s president; Aaron is its Exec VP of Network Programming. Both are moving onto unannounced ventures. Allen will remain as Chairman & CEO.

CEO Larry Lieberman of video chatroom app OoVoo, spoke with Cynopsis about the power of social media when it comes to marketing. “Social media genuinely offers superior targeting and engagement,” he said. “Ultimately, brand dependence on social media will grow far larger than its reliance on sports and other lifestyle marketing.” Hear more from Lieberman on our “Social Media & The Second Screen” panel at the Cynopsis Digital Measurement Summit on Nov. 13 in New York City. Sign up at http://www.cynopsisdigitalsummit.com.

SoundCloud and Instagram are teaming up to allow users to upload Instagram photos as album art on any playlists or tracks stored on the music service. The Verge reports SoundCloud is already considered the “Twitter of music” with its 250 million visitors a month.

DefyMedia and Ford have partnered to create original comedy series Laugh Trek for YouTube channel MadeMen. The seven-episode series consists of two stand-up comedians competing to perform their best act in unusual venues. The deal is part of Ford’s The Next Fiesta Movement; the first episode just went live.

AwesomenessTV and Universal Cable Productions announced yesterday that its new music drama, Side Effects, is now available to watch on YouTube. The 42-minute movie is part of YouTube’s Music Week, and includes YouTube stars and up-and-coming actors.

Hulu released the first three episodes of its original sports’ mascot documentary Behind the Mask yesterday. The ten-episode series was created by Emmy winning filmmaker Josh Greenbaum. A new episode will debut every week until December.

Apple delivered a high fourth quarter earnings report yesterday, with revenue of $37.5 billion at $8.26 per share, out-performing analyst predictions of $7.92 a share or $36.82 billion. Apple sold 22.8 million iPhones this quarter, which is up by 26 percent since last year. It also averaged one acquisition every three to four weeks. Apple plans to open 30 new stores in 2014; two-thirds will be located outside the U.S.

In 2 short weeks, we’ll announce the finalists for the inaugural Cynopsis Digital Model D Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City! Check out the impressive list of finalists and register your team today: http://www.cynopsisdigitalsummit.com/model-d-awards/

Mobile ad network MobileFuse unveiled its latest product, Vision. It pairs with MobileFuse’s current dashboard to give brands a more self-service platform that formats videos for any mobile device. Also new is its real-time data reporting that allows advertisers to see instant results. MobileFuse’s President and Chief Product Officer Chris Boucher told Cynopsis a major goal of Vision is to make the process so easy and accessible that smaller brands can compete with their bigger competitors.

Don’t expect to see the much-anticipated Facebook auto-play video ad before 2014. All Things D reports Facebook is delaying the ads yet again (they were meant to roll out in the first half of the year), because they fear a negative response from the site’s users. Demand for the ads remains high from advertisers, however, given the lure of reaching TV-sized audiences on the web.

Online video company and YouTube network Fullscreen launched a separate service called Channel+ yesterday. Channel+ oversees YouTube channels so brands can better assess their footprint on YouTube audiences. “With Channel+ we’ve been able to increase brand views 2,200 percent and grow subscribers 1500 percent across more than 100 channels,” COO Ezra Cooperstein said. Fullscreen’s clients include Cartoon Network, AARP and NBCUniversal.

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Starbucks launched what appears to be the beginning of Twitter commerce with its Tweet-a-coffee program yesterday. Users tweet at @tweetacoffee and at another user to give a $5 Starbucks voucher. The voucher then transfers the funds to the Starbucker’s mobile app account.

Nickelodeon has updated its Spongebob Moves In app with a Halloween twist. This version now features a “Haunted Bayou Package” with Halloween-themed quests, characters and decorations. The app originally premiered at number one in the paid apps store in June, and is available for Apple devices.

Amazon unveiled a new Cloud Player platform for Macs yesterday, which allows all music libraries on a user’s computer to be stored and played offline. Files can then be accessed from Kindle Fire, Android devices, iPhone, iPad, Samsung TV or Roku.

FremantleMedia announced its new Executive Vice President and General Manager of Kids & Family Entertainment Rick Glankler. He previously worked for Mattel/Fisher Price.

DefyMedia’s talent management division, Generate, has brought on Jared Schwartz, Laura Gibson and Yoni Ovadia to the team. Both Schwartz and Gibson come from Caliber Media, and Ovadia hails from Ovadia Talent.

Digital Media Exchange NDN has appointed Jason Jedlinski as its new Senior Vice President of Marketplace Development. He was previously Vice President of Digital Operations at Tribune Broadcasting.

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Unruly Media uploaded a new YouTube video that highlights how social media has changed from 2006 to 2013. The video explains that four out of ten people socialize more online than face-to-face, and share more than four billion pieces of content every day. Watch the video for more insights at www.cynopsis.com.

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See you tomorrow,
Jessica Reese
10.30.13

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