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12.12.16
Good morning. It’s Monday December 12, 2016 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Check out Watcheroo, our tune-in guide for upcoming digital media programming. Below, see the Watcheroo Premieres and Tune-in Alerts for the week of December 12-18.
– People Now at People.com, Monday-Friday at 8:30a ET and 11:30a ET: Guests include TV personality Scheana Shay (Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules), and actors Will Smith, Helen Mirren and Edward Norton (Warner Bros. Pictures’ Collateral Beauty)
– Acorn TV: The British thriller The Level, an Acorn TV original series, debuts today, December 12
- Fullscreen: The comedy series Magic Funhouse debuts on the Fullscreen SVOD service Thursday, December 15
- Netflix: Barry, an original film about the early life of Barack Obama, debuts Friday, December 16
- Amazon Video: Season 2 of the dystopian drama series The Man in the High Castle debuts Friday, December 16
TODAY’S CODEBREAKER
Near-Field Magnetic Induction: An NFMI communication system is a short-range, wireless physical layer that communicates by coupling a tight, low-power, non-propagating magnetic field between devices. The concept is for a transmitter coil in one device to modulate a magnetic field, which is measured by means of a receiver coil in another device. Some companies use NFMI to enable Bluetooth communications to earphones.
TOP NEWS
In its first-ever deal with Louis C.K., Hulu has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Horace and Pete, an original series revolving around an Irish-American bar. After becoming available for purchase on Louis C.K.’s website earlier this year, all 10 episodes of the groundbreaking series officially make their streaming debut today to subscribers across all Hulu-enabled devices.
The two Republicans on the Federal Communications Commission said they want to overturn the net neutrality rules after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Passed by a 3-2 vote last year, the rules reclassified broadband as a utility service and imposed some common carrier rules on broadband providers. Commissioner Ajit Pai, an outspoken critic of the net neutrality order, said this week that he believes its "days are numbered," MediaPost reports. He may well be right.
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One of the pitfalls of programmatic buying: Sometimes your ads wind up in places you’d prefer they not go. In a highly-recommended article from the Wall Street Journal, reporter Jack Nicas dives into the phenomenon of major brands’ ads inadvertently landing on fake news websites. So how can programmatic buyers avoid such issues, particularly in the mobile space? In tomorrow’s Cynopsis webinar, Mastering Mobile Programmatic: What You Need to Know Now, our expert panel will be explorig the subject. Panelists include The Weather Company, Centro, Assembly, and Mindshare. Register here.
Tremor Video has partnered with motion picture company EuropaCorp to enable the company to use data and tech to reach moviegoers. EuropaCorp is the first studio to use Tremor Video‘s in-theater attribution solution, powered by Alphonso’s automatic content recognition (ACR) technology. EuropaCorp’s Miss Sloane premiere this week marks the first time ACR technology is being used for closed-loop attribution.
OTT + SVOD
Streaming service Acorn TV’s January slate features original movie Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution, Canadian period series Murdoch Mysteries, the return of Australia’s 800 Words and the season finale of the British thriller The Level (an Acorn TV Original).
Time Inc.’s People/Entertainment Weekly Network’s (PEN) full coverage of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards kicks off with the premiere of PEN’s "Critics’ Choice Awards Nomination Special," now streaming. Hosted by Toure and Jessica Shaw, co-hosts of the PEN original series "BingeWorthy," the special will make its network television debut on A&E Network on Sunday, December 11 at 6 p.m. ET, marking the first PEN special syndicated for network television.
VIRTUAL + AUGMENTED REALITY
Google’s Daydream VR headset is getting up to speed with its content partnerships. HBO Now and HBO Go apps have launched for the headset. Google says Daydream will also feature a Netflix app before 2017 rolls around.
PLATFORMS, APPS + DEVICES
Oscar-winning director Peggy Stern, a dyslexic, is launching video startup Dyslexiaville, a new channel made for and by kids dealing with the issue. It’s initially launching as a YouTube channel with distribution to select schools. With the assistance of her daughter Emma, who is also dyslexic, Stern’s first output is The Super d! Show, the first web series for and by kids with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Industrial Brothers, CBC and The Jim Henson Company have launched a new digital property, "Dotopedia." The application is based on the hit animated series "Dot." produced by Industrial Brothers, in association with CBC and The Jim Henson Company and currently available on Kids’ CBC and Sprout, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network in the U.S.
CYNOPSIS TOP WOMEN IN DIGITAL AWARDS
Early next year, Cynopsis will honor the women who represent the best of the best in digital content, marketing, advertising, and social media. Entries are open now – here.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Geri Wang plans to retire as president of sales at ABC effective March 2017. Wang, who succeeded her husband Mike Shaw in 2010, has been with ABC for 27 years.
Verizon has tapped Erin McPherson as head of content, strategy, acquisition and programming. She formerly served as Chief Content Officer for Maker Studios.
Sarah Ripmaster joined The Weather Company as VP of Automotive Sales. She most recently was a consultant at Omnicom Media Group’s Annalect.
TRIVIA
Not long ago, this writer had a big hit about Wall Street shenanigans. Now he’s just signed a studio deal for a film about the alleged improprieties of former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes. Who is it? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and state.)
Our Last Trivia Question: This Executive Producer had to publicly say goodbye to Candace Cameron Bure, whose workload on the Netflix series Fuller House and other commitments prompted her departure this week from The View. The answer: Candi Carter. Kudos to Andy Pittman-TAMU/TX, Louis Lewow-Lewow Media Group/GA, Geomar Sanchez-Allscope Media/NJ, and Peyton Migliano-PM Media Services/CA
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THE NEW EMERGING TV VIEWERS & CONSUMERS: WHO THEY ARE & HOW TO REACH THEM
Younger viewers want – and expect – authentic content that reflects their diverse world. And advertisers want those viewers. But while it’s clear that diversity and inclusion are key to resonating with audiences, achieving it requires a sophisticated reading of cultural clues, and a strategy attuned to values and behavior. For the latest insights, data and case studies on engaging audiences with authentic programming, join the Dec 15th webinar.
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DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT
Who remembers toting around rolls of Kodak camera film? Okay, we’re dating ourselves here. But who would have expected the venerable and enduring Kodak name to show up on a new smartphone? It’s called the Ektra model and it’s powered by Android. As The Drum explains in this engaging video interview with Danielle Atkins, Kodak’s VP of Brand and Creative, it’s a camera-first, phone-second device. Check it out here.
See you on tomorrow,
David Teich
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