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Shopify Studios Gets to Work

In Discovery’s I Quit (airing Tuesdays at 9p), entrepreneurs risk it all when they give up their jobs to follow their passions. The show is the first major cable series for new prodco Shopify Studios, the TV and film arm of e-commerce company Shopify. Head of Shopify Studios Sarah North explains its unique approach to […]

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Nat Geo Sinks Its Teeth Into Sharkfest

It’s a stellar week for shark lovers. Nat Geo’s WILD’s continuation of Sharkfest (which began July 19 on Nat Geo) launched Sunday, August 9 – the same day Discovery Channel launched its annual Shark Week. Janet Han Vissering, Sr. Vice President, Program Development and Production at National Geographic, explains her company’s deep dive into killer […]

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Discovery Inc. Goes Wild for Tigers With Project C.A.T.

To mark Global Tiger Day, July 29, Cynopsis checked in with Jessica Beatus, Group Vice President, Standards & Social Good for Discovery, Inc., about the company’s commitment to helping save a species with Project C.A.T. What is the goal of Global Tiger Day and Project C.A.T.? The goal of Project C.A.T., Conserving Acres for Tigers […]

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7 Tips for Making the Most of CTV Advertising in a Post-COVID World

By Daniel Elad, Chief Strategy Officer of tech company TheViewPoint. As things stand today, Connected TV (CTV) provides people with a wide assortment of content options available for streaming any time and place on demand. Even though many parts of the entertainment industry suffered huge losses during the coronavirus quarantine, CTV had a solid uptick […]

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Mediaocean, 4C and the Future of Omnichannel Advertising

Mediaocean’s $200 million acquisition of 4C is aimed at creating a powerhouse of data that strengthens media planning and buying prowess s. Aaron Goldman, CMO of 4C, talks challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. How will the COVID-19 crisis affect the advertising business? The pandemic has forced marketers to be more accountable to […]

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Thinkfactory Media’s Adam Reed on What Happens When Reality TV Gets Too Real

Season one of WE tv’s Mama June: From Not to Hot, documenting June Shannon’s (Here Comes Honey Boo Boo) transformation and weight loss journey, was cable’s number one new reality show in 2017. The series is still going strong, with viewership for the season four finale matching season one, but this time around, the production […]

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Roku Heads to the NewFronts with a “Game Changer”

Cathy Applefeld Olson Brands are facing three key challenges in the current environment: Adapting experiences and messaging, finding where audiences have shifted their attention and delivering value to those audiences in these new locations via advertising. This according to Dan Robbins, Roku VP of ad marketing and partner solutions. Robbins details Roku’s new OneView ad […]

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Legacy: Remembering Fred Silverman

By former CBS executive Jim McKairnes, author of All in the Decade: 70 Things About 70s TV that Turned Ten Years into a Revolution and the creator/producer/host of the podcast The Good, the Bad & the TV That Fred Silverman died this past January meant that the famed media executive did not live to witness a […]

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Upfront With Univision: Full Steam Ahead

With Univision’s Upfront presentation set for Tuesday, June 16, Steve Mandala, President of Advertising Sales and Marketing for Univision Communications, shares insights on how Univision has weathered the 2020 storm, and its sunny expectations moving forward. What impact has the pandemic had on Univision’s Upfront season? We understand that there has been trepidation, especially early […]

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Our Vision: Hockey Is Indeed For Everyone

by Kim Davis / NHL senior executive VP of social impact, growth initiatives, legislative affairs Regardless of who wins the Stanley Cup, and when and where it is awarded, the 2019-20 NHL season will forever be remembered for an awakening of the collective consciousness of the hockey community and communities across the world to issues […]

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