Syfy’s $105 Million Gamble on Defiance and ‘Synergy’

We’re guessing someone at the Syfy Channel dropped the word “synergy” at a recent strategy meeting. Why else would NBCUniversal’s quirky cable brand invest $105 million in Defiance, a TV series and accompanying video game package? This the same channel responsible for Sharktopus and Dinocroc vs. Supergator, right?

David Howe, Syfy president, explains that the effort is leveraging the technology behind the idea of “true transmedia,” an ambitious and collaborative concept that could only come to you via the people who brought the world the fine feature films mentioned above.

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