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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 7/29/25: Sports Stay Hot in Summer Days; Fox Sports Makes Move With Barstool; Upfront Updates and the WNBA’s Sizzling Summer
Tuesday July 29, 2025 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is your monthly Cynopsis Sports Newsletter. Although this summer’s been more than scintillating sports-wise, the excitement is building as football season draws near. FOX SPORTS, BARSTOOL TEAMING UP Fox Sports and Barstool Sports struck a broad partnership spanning college football, college basketball and […]
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Programming
Why Fox Nation is Entering the Live Sports Game
Fox Nation, an SVOD that largely serves lifestyle and entertainment programming, is jumping into the live sports arena.
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Crisis Management
Federal Funding Cuts: Communications Readiness for Academic Medical Centers
While there may be little that can be done about federal funding cuts themselves, communication with key audiences, rooted in resiliency, advocacy and transparency is critical to avoid confusion and reputational damage.
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Cynsiders
Here’s What to Do With AI: Question It!
Helen Katz, EVP, Research for Publicis Media, isn’t just an expert on data intelligence – she’s an exceptional communicator, recently picking up the ARF’s Erwin Ephron Demystification Award. And demystification is what the many of us in the industry need when it comes to AI, which is why Helen will be on hand for the […]
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Acquisition
What Causes Cannibalization—and How to Avoid It in a Company Brand Portfolio
Why a new brand may start competing with existing ones rather than strengthen the portfolio—and ways to avoid it.
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CTV Roundup
How Kidoodle.TV Keeps Inappropriate Ads (And Annoying Children’s TV Stars) Out Of Its AVOD Channels
Into every generation, a universally hated children’s television character is born. This, of course, poses a unique problem in a world of smart TV operating systems and content recommendation engines.
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ROI | Metrics
Forrester to B2B Marketers: Invest in Full Buyer Lifecycle, Improve AI Discoverability in 2026
Forrester’s “Budget Planning Guide 2026: B2B Marketing Executives” focuses largely on resilience when budgeting the year ahead. Recommendations include investing in influencer relations and improving discoverability in AI searches.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Sony’s Sustainability, AI Summary Crisis, Top 50 Creator-Journalists
This week’s PR Roundup looks at what communicators can learn from Sony’s public pledge for product sustainability, a new list honoring the top 50 independent creator-journalists and the continuing problem of AI summary results for the news industry and earned media.
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AI
Dentsu’s Carat Partners With An AI Platform To Bring Its Agents (Almost) To Life
Dentsu-owned media agency Carat wants to understand audiences better, and its solution is an introvert’s dream: cut down on human conversations and bring in the bots. On Thursday, Carat announced a partnership with Vurvey Labs (a portmanteau of “video” and “survey”), an agentic AI-powered research platform that uses short video surveys to quickly get insights about […]
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Branding/Marketing
How Six Retail Merchants Are Communicating Tariff-Driven Price Increases to Consumers
Half a dozen major merchants—Fat Brain Toys, E.l.f., Topdrawer, Schmidt Brothers Cutlery, Swingline Staplers and The Honest Kitchen—share strategies on communicating their tariff woes and price increases.
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