Cynopsis: DIGITAL
9/19/07
Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, September 19, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Paid content on the internet continues to be a tough sell. The New York Times officially dropped its subscription-based TimesSelect service, which charged $7.95 a month/$49.95 a year to access the paper’s archives and the work of its highest profile columnists. TimesSelect had 227,000 paying subs as of August, generating $10 million in annual subscription revenue. Archives back through 1986 will now be available for free. Meanwhile Rupert Murdoch, in the process of buying Dow Jones & Co., has said he will make WSJ.com free as well, betting that increased ad revenue will make up for the loss of subscription fees.
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves was quoted as saying CBS will stay out of the industry’s pricing battle with iTunes at the Merrill Lynch Media & Entertainment Conference. He said that while the Apple digital outlet fails to provide significant revenue, it is successful as a promotional vehicle.
CNBC will launch a hi-def simulcast version of its business cable channel in October, signing an initial carriage agreement with DirecTV. CNBC HD+ will feature a full line up of programming shot in HD including Power Lunch, Street Signs and Closing Bell.
Mobile and broadband content provider GoTV Networks introduced the initial chapter of a 10-episode made-for-broadband series with Tide laundry detergent called Crescent Heights (as in the West LA neighborhood). Available on tide.com and through many major wireless providers, the series is exec. produced by Christopher May, Chris Greenleaf and Chris W. King enlists the talents of writer Mike Martineau (Rescue Me).
Reuters introduced a new cutting-edge facial-recognition feature powered by Viewdle to search for famous people within internet video streams. Type in a name and the system searches thorough 609 hours of indexed video.
Veoh Networks launched an NCAA Football Channel with Collegiate Images LLC, the licensing and clearance agency focusing exclusively on college sports. The channel will be updated with fresh highlight clips twice a week throughout the season. Veoh also added a free accelerator tool powered by Swarmcast boosting streaming rates for videos hosted on the site.
ROO Group will launch three online TV channels on U.K.-based Shiny Media‘s network of websites dedicated to technology, fashion and lifestyle content. Syndicated video players will be distributed across some of Shiny Media’s 40 tech and lifestyle blogs including TechDigest.tv, ShinyShiny.tv and CatwalkQueen.tv.
Metacafe introduced Director’s Cut showcasing comedy, action, drama, animation and documentary videos nominated by Metacafe users and approved by company editors.
Apple said it will offer the iPhone in the U.K. as of November 9, just in time for the Christmas rush. Telefonica’s O2 unit won the rights to be the exclusive mobile provider in a multiyear deal. The phones will retail for £268 ($536-quite a hike from its new $399 price tag over here) and will be available in Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse online and retail outlets. The launch includes a deal with wireless provider The Cloud, allowing iPhone users to connect for free through its 7,500 hot spots to help make up for O2’s limited “Edge” network coverage.
Gemstar-TV Guide International signed a licensing agreement with Qualcomm’s MediaFLO USA for rights to its mobile FLO TV interactive program guides. MediaFLO provides mobile TV services for both Verizon Wireless and AT&T in the U.S.
Interactive Corp. took a majority stake in game developer GarageGames.com and launched a private beta version the gaming site InstantAction.com. IAC plans to expand into the online casual gaming market with more robust offerings, featuring better graphics and more 3D imagery.
Alaskan Airlines plans to be the first airline in the US to offer satellite-based Wi-Fi internet access in the air. It is currently testing a system provided by Row 44 Inc. and planning to equip its entire fleet of 114 planes by the end of 2009.
Google is expanding its mobile advertising inventory, launching a version of AdSense for mobile phones and devices. The system will place contextual ads with relevant mobile web content, running on the same auction-style model that earns publishers revenue based on the number of click-throughs received. Google is hosting a webinar today at 11 am PT to discuss more of the details. Go to the AdSense Blog to enroll.
Google also introduced a new interactive ad format currently in beta with a group of advertisers including Honda, Intel and Pepsi. Google Gadget Ads enable advertisers to target audiences with HTML or Flash banner ads that dynamically update data, images and video information, providing “websites within websites” of creative content.
Podcast distributor Wizzard Software announced it will implement Nielsen/NetRatings’ SiteCensus measurement solution to certify download data of its podcasts for advertisers. Podcast advertising has been slow to develop due to lack of accepted third party measurement. Wizzard says it had more than 85 million download requests from more than 8,000 podcast publishers in July, according to internal tracking data.
New series and seasons (full eps only) released online since September 11, 2007:
”The Big Bang Theory” (CBS; Unbox, iTunes): current season (1)
”Blazing Dragons” (ITV; Unbox): complete series
”Cadillacs and Dinosaurs” (CBS; Unbox): complete series
”Dog City” (Fox; Unbox): complete series
”Dumb Bunnies” (CBS; Unbox): seasons 1 & 2
”House” (Fox; Unbox): current season (4)
”iCarly” (Nick; iTunes): current season (1)
”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FX; Unbox, iTunes): current season (3)
”Josie and the Pussycats” (CBS; Unbox): complete series
”K-ville” (Fox; Unbox): current season (1)
”Mr. Bean” (ITV; iTunes): complete series
”Mr. Bean: The Animated Series” (ITV1; iTunes): complete series
”NFL GameDay” (NFL Network; iTunes): current season
”The Neverending Story” (HBO; Unbox): seasons 1 & 2
”Out of Jimmy’s Head” (Cartoon Network; iTunes): current season (1)
”Prison Break” (Fox; Unbox): current season (3)
”Sin City Law” (Sundance; iTunes): current season (1)
”Stargate: Atlantis” (SciFi; iTunes): season 2
”Street Fighter II” ( Unbox): V
”Tum Yeto Sk8” ( iTunes)
”Upright Citizens Brigade” (Comedy Central; Unbox, iTunes): season 2
”Virus” ( Unbox): volume 1
“Wildcats Covert Action Teams” (CBS; Unbox): complete series
Source: Trivial TV
Omnicom Group interactive services firm Critical Mass named John Stichweh to the post of SVP/GM. John will oversee management of the Critical Mass’ Toronto Offices and contribute to the company’s global operations, reporting to Dianne Wilkins, CEO.
Virgin Mobile USA has launched a website to raise awareness and resources to combat teen homelessness. “The RE*Generation” and partners were able to convince Congress to designate November National Homelessness Youth Awareness Month and have already raised thousands of dollars and clothing items through text-messaging donation programs and by donating proceeds from online ringtones and wallpaper sales. Virgin Mobile is also offering preview clips of a new film just submitted to Sundance about a young runaway from Fresno directed by David Sauvage and executive produced by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). It’s called Carissa.
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
09.19.07
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