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7/31/07
Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, July 31, 2007 and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
MySpace co-founder Brad Greenspan sent out another missive claiming that five separate “highly credible” groups are now interested in Dow Jones who are prepared to collectively invest $600 million in new online/new media efforts for the company. The latest vote among Bancroft family members to give permission to News Corp. to follow through with its planned buy out came up short yesterday.
~ MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT NEWS ~
NBC and The New York Times figure two heads are better than one. NBC News/msnbc.com and The New York Times will team up to cover several aspects of the 2008 presidential campaign, sharing breaking news, linking to each other’s web sites and sharing video, text and photos across platforms. Msnbc.com will publish premium political coverage from nytimes.com. The Times will have access to breaking NBC video and text-based news from the campaign trail. Both will explore ways to collaborate on major events such as debates, leading up to the 2008 election.
YouTube announced its second music competition, calling for the best rap and hip hop performances from the U.S. “This is your shot to claim your spot as an MC,” raps 50 Cent in the intro. Would-be rappers are vying for a $10,000 gift certificate from Guitar Center and a trip to New York to get a single produced for G-Unit/Interscope Records. Submissions to the OntheRise Rap Edition will be accepted from August 10 to August 17.
ESPN is increasing digital distribution of the X Games 13 franchise beginning August 2. ESPN is offering more than 40 hours of live coverage on EXPN.com, ESPN 360.com and ESPN mobile platforms including ESPN Mobile TV and the ESPN MVP service. The newly-redesigned X-treme Sports-focused EXPN.com will host the X Games first fan-determined contest asking users to choose the best Skateboard Street trick. Dish Network will also offer ESPN Interactive X Games, featuring a 6-screen interface. Look for coverage on iTunes as well.
Virgin Mobile also crossed over into hip hop, adding rapper T.I. to its First Dibs ringtone program, offering customers access to exclusive content from selected artists. Snippets from his latest album “T.I. vs. T.I.P” will be featured.
Match.com developed a mobile application allowing users to receive date invites and text message alerts (“winks”) anytime, anywhere. The MatchMobile service costs an extra $5/month.
AT&T IPTV service U-verse signed an agreement with Tribune to carry Superstation WGN and local Tribune stations in markets where U-verse has launched, including CW stations in New York (WPIX), LA (KTLA), Dallas (KDAF) and Houston (KHCW).
NBC Universal Cable’s Chiller announced a short film contest to scare up some talented shorts for Halloween. The “Dare to Direct” contest will be judged based on Best Picture, Creepiest Character and Scariest Special Effects, with the winner of each category getting $5,000 in cash. Shorts can be uploaded on ChillerTV.com from September 5 to September 17. NBCU TV producers will select the final winners.
NBCU also relaunched its affiliate website nbcunetworks.com, improving navigation and functionality. The new password-protected site includes automatically updated programming schedules, grids, press releases, marketing materials and content required for online spot ordering.
iN Demand’s HD channel Mojo announced a new eight-part series dubbed Technology Jones. Taking a walk down memory lane , it challenges contemporary artists to create something with the technology available in the past. Prettiest Pony Productions is producing.
~ INNOVATORS & START-UPS ~
Mobile phone service Buzzwire launched in beta format, allowing users to create a customizable line up of audio, video and live internet radio feeds for the mobile handset. The Boston-based company raised $4 million from Spark Capital and Matrix Partners last fall is planning a second round of funding later this year.
TV news and community site BuddyTV raised $2.8 million in first round financing led by Gemstar-TV Guide International, which has been expanding its presence on the web as of late. Recent TV Guide acquisitions include JumptheShark.com, TVShowsOnDVD.com and FansofRealityTV.com.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Clear Channel Communications co-founder Red McCombs are backing a car-selling site called HotSwap started by a group of UC Berkley students. The site offers a user-managed interface for people to buy and sell their used cars, offering free video hosting enhanced by proprietary digital “compression” technology that makes standard def video look high definition on web sites, according to Reuters.
~ TECHNOLOGY DEALS, MERGERS AND SKIRMISHES ~
Verizon added 167,000 new FiOS TV customers during the second quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to 515,000 subs. Broadband subscriptions increased by 25% to 7.7 million, including both FiOS and DSL customers.
PC-based DVR service ReplayTV is recruiting beta testers for its new HD software suite that will enable users to record and watch HDTV on a computer. Replay’s PC DVR service, available for free for 30 days, currently costs $49.95/year and $19.95 for each additional year. It requires a 1.3 Ghz or faster PC, Windows XP and Hauppauge WinTV PVR tuner card.
The Mobile Entertainment Forum announced advancement in the development of its Participation TV Draft Code of Practice. The PTV Code is a compilation of mobile TV guidelines intended to improve transparency, accountability, proportionality, consistency and targeting throughout the wireless industry.
~ DIGITAL ADVERTISING ~
MovieTickets.com is partnering with Apptera to offer audio ad placements on mobile phone screens consumers use to search for movie times. Advertisers can target users by location to improve relevancy.
~ TRENDS, RESEARCH, ETC. ~
Vidmeter upgraded its premium video tracking and analytics service Vidmetrix allowing marketers to distribute and analyze online video campaigns across multiple sites. A new JavaScript-based widget, free for videomakers, displays video campaign stats in terms of views and comments left.
Some more interesting findings from comScore‘s May video streaming report:
- Online viewers watched an average of 158 minutes of streaming video per streamer.
- The average video stream duration was 2.5 minutes.
- Nearly three out of four (74.3 percent) U.S. Internet users streamed video online.
- More than one out of three (35 percent) U.S. Internet users streamed video on YouTube.com.
- The average online video viewer consumed 63 video streams, or more than two per day.
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Daily Motion appointed Mark Zaleski as Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Mark previously served as CEO of online consumer trading platform provider QXL and before that worked for Webvan as President of Webvan Operations.
Amy Lorbati was named VP/Marketing Partnerships and Advertising Strategy for Fox Mobile Entertainment (FME), a division of Jamster. Amy will oversee the development of partnerships with advertisers, reporting to Mitch Feinman, SVP.
Meanwhile Jamster, the mobile arm of News Corp., promoted of a trio of executives:
- Craig Vaughan will serve as VP/Business Development, overseeing licensing and programming for short-form and long-form Fox Mobile TV Channels
- Miriam Holzman was named VP/Content Production and Distribution for Fox Mobile Entertainment
- Beth Kearns was upped to strategic planning and corporate development, Jamster.
Jim Hoos was named VP/Ad Sales for nationalgeographic.com, overseeing the website of the National Geographic Society. Jim, former National Sales Director for TVGuide.com and TV Guide Mobile, will be based in New York and report to Steve Giannetti, SVP and Group Publisher.
Yahoo selected telecom firm Citizens Communications CEO Maggie Wilderotter to serve on its board of directors. She is the first woman on the board in the company’s 12-year history.
~ WEBSITE OF THE DAY ~
Former MTV and VH1 executive Rob Barnett has gathered together some big names in comedy and music for the launch of MyDamnChannel today, a new online entertainment studio/channel geared around regular episodic shows viewers can return to once a week. Mr. Barnett’s strategy is to try and sign name talent to longer-term deals by offering them creative freedom and a cool interactive flash-based home page to help promote their other projects. The ad-supported video is completely embeddable and shareable and will be distributed across a variety of portals, beginning with YouTube. Check out Harry Shearer as Dick Cheney crooning “No Cooler for The Scooter,” David Wain (Stella) kick off a comedy series called “Wainy Days” and web celebrity Andy Milonakis introduce his own channel coming in August. Damn funny stuff.
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
07.31.07
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