Google Strikes A Blow For Android Consistency By Requiring Stock Theme
In explaining how mobile developers can use Android 4.0′s Holo theme, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) acknowledged two of the most persistent complaints… Read more »
Stories for Jan. 4, 2012
Rupert Murdoch's Wife Won't Get Twitter Handle Back Any Time Soon
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Wendi Deng, the wife of news baron Rupert Murdoch, must be fuming after an impostor fooled everyone — including Murdoch’s own company — wi… Read more »
Will Apple's NYC Event Reveal iTextbooks?
The rumor mill is hard at work today following the news that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will hold an iBookstore-related event in New York City towar… Read more »
USA Today Becomes Latest Publisher To Embrace Kindle Fire With Custom App
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire continues to draw interest from publishing companies, including ones who have already embraced Android tablets. This ti… Read more »
Stories for Jan. 3, 2012
Java Phones Make A Comeback In Late 2011, But Don't Dump Android Just Yet
What provoked the sudden upsurge in feature phone usage during October? A report out over the weekend from Net Applications shows that after… Read more »
New Biz Dev, Finance Hires At Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) kicks off the new year with four new hires: Russell Brown as SVP, consumer products licensing; C… Read more »
Updated: Will The Real Wendi Deng Murdoch Please Stand Up?
When the CEO of News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS), Rupert Murdoch, joined Twitter a few days ago as an official, verified account, endorsed even… Read more »
Ziff Davis Acquires IT Networking Site Toolbox.com
Vivek Shah continues to methodically build up his version of Ziff Davis as a tech vertical. No details on the price but Ziff Davis has acqui… Read more »
Why The Canadian Government Wouldn't Block A RIM Takeover
Investors have been praying that an outside company will step in to catch the falling knife known as Research In Motion. But last week an in… Read more »
Yell Group Brings In Consultant To Implement Its New Strategy
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Yell Group is bringing in-house the consulting partner who wrote its new digital strategy, to help implement it in 2012. Read more »
Hearst U.S. Digital Biz 'Solidly Profitable For The First Time' In '11
In a New Year letter to employees, Hearst president David Carey reiterated that the company’s target this year is to reach over 1 million pa… Read more »
I'll Drink To That: Tequila Mobile Picks Up $1.7 Million, 6 Million Gamers
More money for European tech startups: Wroclaw, Poland based mobile games publisher Tequila Mobile has announced a $1.7 round of funding, as… Read more »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Will Launch Metered Paywall
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Starting tomorrow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel readers who are not print subscribers will have to pay for online access above 20 articles per… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 1-3-12
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» What’s coming in 2012 (paidContent)
» Happy app year: Downloads pass 1 billion/week; U.S. way ahead of the rest (pa… Read more »
Charts: What's Happening To UK Music Sales
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2011 UK music sales volume figures are in, showing a continuation of the same patterns, according to Official Charts Company data (via BPI). Read more »
Report: Apple To Hold Event In NYC. Publishing, Advertising In The Mix?
A new year, and a crisp, new Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to kick things off: the company is reportedly planning an event for the end of the mon… Read more »
Happy App Year: Downloads Pass 1 Billion/Week, U.S. Way Ahead Of The Rest
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The smartphone and tablet buying rush over the holidays spilled over into a corresponding deluge of app downloads, with the total weekly num… Read more »
SoundCloud Adds $50 Million And Meeker For U.S. Expansion
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Almost a year to the day after it last took funding, audio-hosting service SoundCloud is taking a further round from new investors. Read more »
100 Italian Newspapers Facing Closure
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Up to 100 newspaper titles in Italy are facing closure because of the government’s subsidy cuts – down from €170m a year to €53m (£142/… 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 »
Back To Work: Here's What You Missed
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Happy new year! We hope you got the rest, family time and disconnection you deserved this Christmas. Now’s time to look ahead again. But fir… 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 »
Stories for Dec. 31, 2011
What's Coming In 2012: The Age Of Ubiquity (For Some)
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This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from… Read more »
SOPA Opponents Gain Momentum Heading Into 2012
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Not long ago the controversial law known as the Stop Online Piracy Act was poised to sail through Congress. But it lost traction at a Congre… Read more »
Hulu Missing Out On The Facebook Sharing Gold Rush
Facebook has super-charged a handful of lucky media companies selected to test-drive the social network’s frictionless sharing platform. But… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 30, 2011
What's Coming In 2012: Digital Advertising, Up Close And Personal
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This is the fifth in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cov… Read more »
iPad Rumors: High-Res Displays? Sure, But iWorld Launch Hard To Believe
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There’s nothing like a good Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to liven up a slow holiday news week. Today’s episode involves the iPad and combines so… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 29, 2011
Amazon Dances Around Kindle Sales Numbers (Again), But Kindle Fire Was Hot
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Amazon’s desire to tell the world how well its redesigned Kindle devices are selling keeps bumping up against its inability to deal in real… Read more »
Linear TV Consumption Is Growing, But Is Ad Spend?
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When you consider the internet, on-demand services, games consoles, mobiles, apps and [fill in your personal favorite here], we have more wa… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012: The Content Industry Strikes Back
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This is the fourth in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we co… Read more »
Almost 40 Percent Of Facebook Use Is By Mobile App
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“Sometime in the last couple of days, the monthly active users of Facebook’s mobile apps passed 300 million,” writes Enders Analysis analyst… Read more »
Updated: NYT Mistakenly Sends Mass E-Mail Claiming Subs Have Canceled
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My first impulse when I got an e-mail offering a discounted subscription if I’d rethink my decision to cancel home delivery of the New York… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 28, 2011
Apple Wants To Offer Subscription TV Packages, Analyst Says
The rumour mill for a supposed integrated Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV set is cranking up, with noted Taiwanese circuits news source Digitimes repo… Read more »
Research: Internet Is UK's No. 2 News Source, But Only 3.8 Percent Pay
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Online may be challenging TV to be UK consumers’ primary news source – but only 3.8 percent pay for it, new research says. Read more »
EU To Focus On Digital Content Policy In 2012
The European Commission says 2011 progress against its digital agenda ambitions has been “mixed”. Read more »
What's Coming In 2012: Internet TVs Out-Box The Boxes
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This is the third in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cov… Read more »
Online Video Sales Growing In China
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Online video is becoming a fast-growing business in China, as well as the west. Read more »
NYT Will Sell Regional Papers For $143 Million
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The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) reached an agreement to sell its Regional Media Group, which consists of 16 newspapers and some other… Read more »
How The Long Tail Cripples Bonus Content/Multimedia
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The Long Tail is Chris Anderson’s brilliant coinage. If you’re not up to speed on it, here you go.
Well, the long tail has hit the book bus… Read more »
Record-Breaking Christmas For iOS, Android And Mobile Shopping
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Christmas day 2011 was a record-breaking day for Android and iOS device activations, says a new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry: Ac… Read more »
