Comparing Social Game Publishers | January 2012
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Social games like FarmVille and Bejeweled seem ubiquitous, as requests for new farming equipment flood across friends’ Facebook pages and sm… Read more »
Industry Moves: HookLogic; SwoopThat; ABCi; Digitas; Yahoo
– HookLogic: Jeff Griffin joins in the new position of president of retail. Most recently, he co-founded Interpublic Group’s Shopper Scienc… Read more »
The CES Lowdown: 1-10-12
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A look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES
» Panasonic flirts with irrelevance with MySpace TV par… Read more »
Industry Moves: Discovery; Amazon; Turner Broadcasting; MediaBrix
– Discovery Communications: Andrew Warren, former Liz Claiborne CFO and GE/NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal executive, joins as senior executive… Read more »
Holiday Catch-Up: Here's What You Missed
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We hope you’ve enjoyed a joyous holiday season. If you’ve been out of pocket, be sure to check out analyses of the key topics and companies… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012
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Last week, the paidContent staff analyzed the sectors we cover most, highlighting the key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012. Som… Read more »
Looking Back At 2011
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This past week, the paidContent staff has analyzed the most significant developments throughout the year in the sectors we cover most. We’ve… Read more »
Industry Moves: Macmillan; IGN; HarperCollins; Rodale
– Macmillan: Brian Napack is stepping down as president of Macmillan, effective the end of the year. In a letter to employees, he writes, “… Read more »
Industry Moves: Main Street Connect; NatGeo; Twelvefold; uSamp; Kenshoo
– Main Street Connect Two appointments to the executive team: John Londono as COO/CTO and Karin Annus as chief content officer. A two-time… Read more »
Janet Robinson Stepping Down As NYT CEO; Memo From Arthur Sulzberger
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Janet Robinson is retiring as president and CEO of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) at the end of the month, the company announced aft… Read more »
Industry Moves: JumpTime; Sociable Labs; Performics; MediaBrix
– JumpTime: Elizabeth Osder joins as SVP of strategy and business development. Reporting to co-founder and CEO Michele DiLorenzo, Osder wil… Read more »
Comparing The New Aggregators: Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, Float And More | December 2011
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For consumers, there are now so many of these next-generation RSS readers that it can be daunting to keep them straight. But they have disti… Read more »
A Tour Of Thomson Reuters' Struggles Since The Merger
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down from his role, and will be replaced by current COO James C. Smith. The move come… Read more »
Industry Moves: Vuguru; BBC; Vevo; Jun Group; MWW
– Vuguru: The independent studio founded by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company has hired entertainment veteran Scott Nocas as head of distri… Read more »
Comparing The New Aggregators, Part 2
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As tablets become more of a increasingly popular household fixture, the companies that package content for the devices continue make their o… Read more »
Comparing The New Aggregators: Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, Float And More | November 2011
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For consumers, there are now so many of these next-generation RSS readers that it can be daunting to keep them straight. But they have disti… Read more »
pC Entertainment Video: Mark Suster On The Future Of TV
It was a full day of discussions concerning the next steps in digital entertainment at our recent paidContent Entertainment conference, wher… Read more »
pC Entertainment Video: Dawn Ostroff On Digital Dollars, CW & Condé Nast
How did The CW wind up mining digital gold for CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Warner Bros.? (NYSE: TWX) Former network head Dawn Ostroff detailed the s… Read more »
Industry Moves: Safari Books Online; Compass Labs; Mesa; SocialVolt
– Safari Books Online: Andrew Savikas has been appointed CEO of Safari Books Online, a joint venture of O’Reilly Media and Pearson (NYSE: P… Read more »
How The Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet And Kobo Vox Stack Up Against iPad
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It’s strange to think of the iPad as old, but it is indeed a tried-and-true device in its second generation. Here’s how it ranks against the… Read more »
paidContent Entertainment 2011: Full Coverage
Here’s your chance to catch up on a jam-packed paidContent Entertainment — or brush up on the details for all of you who spent Thursday at… Read more »
@ pcE11: Where Do You Build Your Brand?
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When it comes to marketing, some things are obvious: Twitter is important. Facebook is more important (at least so far). Holding onto those… Read more »
@ pcE11: Join paidContent Entertainment Via Live Stream
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The live stream of paidContent Entertainment: Everything Everywhere is now up and running, available here. Read more »
Industry Moves: HealthiNation; Machinima; Vevo; Ai; Starz
– HealthiNation: Anthony Dunaif has joined HealthiNation as SVP of syndication and strategic partnerships. Previously, he was CMO of Inform… Read more »
Q3 2011 Earnings Snapshot
Industry Moves: ESPN; Underdog; Vindico; Compass Labs; RLM Finsbury; Spin
– *ESPN* Deportes: Freddy Rolón has been promoted to VP of ESPN (NYSE: DIS) Deportes Programming and Business Initiatives. He’ll lead the… Read more »
How Netflix, Blockbuster, Hulu And Amazon Stack Up | October 2011
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This category changes as fast we update charts. The latest shift: Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has abandoned plans to spin off its DVD-by-mail busin… Read more »
Industry Moves: Bravo Digital; Bookish; CCC; FRWD
– Bravo Digital Media Suejin Yang has been named VP of Bravo Digital Media. She’ll manage strategic development, content, operations and ne… Read more »
Updated: Comparing E-Readers: Kindles Vs. Nooks Vs. Sony Vs. Kobo
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When Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) introduced the first Kindle four years ago, the e-reader market barely existed and e-books were almost a novelty. S… Read more »
Comparing E-Readers: Kindles Vs. Nooks Vs. Sony Vs. Kobo
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When Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) introduced the first Kindle four years ago, the e-reader market barely existed and e-books were almost a novelty. S… Read more »
paidContent Advertising Video: Flipboard’s McCue Wants To Paginate The Web
One of iPad’s flagship apps wants to help publishers sell ads by flipping back to familiar old print rules. “One of the big problems with th… Read more »
paidContent Advertising Video: Levinsohn: Yahoo Doing Better Than You Think
Given the recent news of Carol Bartz’s departure as CEO, a Q&A with EVP of Americas Ross Levinsohn couldn’t have come at a more opportune mo… Read more »
Updated: Comparing Streaming Video Services: Blockbuster, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
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For the latest streaming video chart, click here.
Our July streaming video chart followed word that Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) was separating DVD… Read more »
Comparing Streaming Video Services: Blockbuster, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
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Our July streaming video chart followed word that Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) was separating DVD and streaming subscriptions and raising the price… Read more »
paidContent Advertising: Google’s Mohan: Display Can Be $200 Billion Biz
Neal Mohan thinks display advertising can be a $200 billion business and that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is uniquely positioned to help make it so.… Read more »
How Blockbuster, Netflix, Hulu And Amazon Stack Up | September 2011
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What’s new in video on demand? Aside from Netflix spinning off its DVD rentals into a new brand called Qwikster, Blockbuster and Dish Networ… Read more »
Update: F8: Links To Our Coverage; Watch The Keynote
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Updated: Check out our coverage of Facebook’s conference for developers, via the links below. Also, Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote presentation c… Read more »
Comparing The New Aggregators: Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, Float And More
From Flipboard and Aol Editions, to Ongo and News.me, the rise of tablets and apps is changing how we gather and consume content. A couple… Read more »
@ pcAds: Our Full Coverage
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We’ve just wrapped up our paidContent Advertising conference in New York, a day jam-packed with discussions about ad exchanges, paid content… Read more »
@ pcAds: How Brands Use Social Media
When it comes to social media, an area dominated by the consumer, where do brands fit in? At paidContent Advertising, Adam Ostrow, SVP of co… Read more »
