Who Will Be The Next NYT CEO?
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Who will follow Janet Robinson in one of the highest profile — and most challenging — media jobs? The rumors and suggestions, ranging from… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 17, 2011
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 »
Feds Fine Comcast CEO $500K For Stock Reporting Violations
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) CEO Brian L. Roberts has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle charges that he… Read more »
Is Google Really Getting Rich Off Piracy?
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A prominent Republican this week blamed Google (NSDQ: GOOG) for blocking a new anti-piracy law, saying the company profits from “rogue” webs… Read more »
Pottermore.com Runs Reading Survey In Preparation For Harry Potter E-Books
Ahead of the release of the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore.com is running a survey on reading habit… Read more »
Barnes & Noble's Nook Will Likely Launch In UK In 2012
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader will hit the UK “in the not too distant future,” a company VP said yesterday. The Kindle and Kobo are already… Read more »
Verizon Cuts Another Cable Spectrum Deal, $315 Million To Cox
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Verizon has found more wireless spectrum in the cable industry. It has signed a deal with Cox to acquire wireless spectrum in exchange for $… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 16, 2011
Game On Or Game Over? Zynga Opens Above IPO Price But Then Drops
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The long-awaited IPO of social games giant Zynga has finally arrived, but those hoping for quick, early flips of the stock may end up having… Read more »
More Digital-First Downsizing: The Guardian's Print Edition Shrinks Again
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We’ve been covering already how the Guardian’s digital-first strategy has resulted in some sections of the printed newspaper shrinking. Toda… Read more »
Stop Treating $9.99 As The Magic E-Book Price
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$9.99 is often treated as a magic price–the cost of a New York Times bestseller on Kindle back in the good old days, before big-six publish… Read more »
France Telecom's Orange Looks To 3D And Xbox For New TV Bells And Whistles
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With the growth of over-the-top services that let users access the video they want over the internet (and often, for free), those companies… Read more »
Perform Buying Soccerway.com And WatchandTrade Sport Sites
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Digital sports rights company Perform has bought out two online sports firms in deals worth almost £10 ($15.55)m. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12-16-11
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» Janet Robinson stepping down as NYT CEO; memo from Arthur Sulzberger (paidContent)
» RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) confirms down… Read more »
Rovio Still Talking Up A Mickey Mouse IPO, Now In Hong Kong
Is Rovio’s floatation ever going to happen? For some time now, we’ve been reading chatter about an imminent IPO.
The latest date is 2013, t… Read more »
Chinese Video Sites Accuse Each Other Of TV Show Piracy
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China’s two largest video-streaming sites, Tudou (NASDAQ:TUDO) and Youku (NYSE:YOKU), are heading for a legal battle after Tudou announced t… Read more »
Samsung's Anti-Apple Campaign Appears To Be Working
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Samsung phones overtook iPhone for U.S. brand perception in the week after Samsung launched a TV campaign mocking hipster fanboys and iPhone… Read more »
ePub Direct Funded To Supply E-Books To Kindle, iBooks Et Al
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If print book costs major on distributing boxes of dead trees, what price the e-book fulfilment sector? Read more »
China E-Reader Sales Down Thanks To Lack Of Content
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Though the e-book phenomenon is now taking off around the world, Chinese e-reader sales actually fell 5.1 percent, according to Analysys Int… Read more »
Why RIM Needed To Fire Its Co-CEOs Months, If Not Years Ago
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The two Waterloo Wallys running Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) have presided over the incredible destruction of shareholder wealth in 2011… Read more »
Zynga IPO Could Challenge Google's High Score
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Zynga, the social gaming company behind Farmville, Words With Friends and other online games, is preparing to go public on Friday in what co… 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 »
RIM Confirms Down Q3, But Management Assures Us Everything Will Be Fine
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) continued to struggle during its third fiscal quarter after taking a huge charge earlier in the quarter rela… Read more »
The Latest From The SOPA Soap Opera
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The debate about controversial anti-piracy legislation is more fevered than ever with both sides slinging rapid-fire press releases decrying… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 15, 2011
LightSquared Defends Itself Against Report That Claims GPS Interference
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The U.S. government dealt a blow Wednesday to LightSquared’s hopes of building a national LTE network, concluding that the proposed network… Read more »
Wyse's Cloud-Free Mobile App Transfers Files Directly From PCs To Phones
We’ve been talking about cloud computing for what seems like forever, but the talk definitely heated up in 2011 with the launch of Apple’s i… Read more »
Here's A Real-ish Kindle Number From Amazon
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has released a real number for how many Kindles are selling. Well, sort of. Read more »
Study: Video Ads That Have Special Effects Are More Successful
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Since online video burst on the scene, there has been a demarcation between “premium” content and everything else. A common definition is th… Read more »
Samsung Australia: Thanks, Apple, For The Galaxy Tab Publicity
Would anyone in Australia have noticed the Samsung Galaxy Tab had it not been the target of a heated lawsuit from Apple? (NSDQ: AAPL) Samsun… Read more »
Facebook Timeline Is Here For All: Creepy But Beautiful
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Facebook created a stir earlier this year by saying it would replace its profile page with a chronology called Timeline that is created from… Read more »
Nielsen: Android And Apple Dominate The App Space But Mobile Browser Rules
Apple’s and Android’s stronghold on the U.S. smartphone market has been the case for many quarters already, and figures out today from Niels… Read more »
Does Anybody Care About Tablet Stats That Don't Include The Kindle Fire?
Let’s find out! Research firm IDC released its Q3 2011 report on media tablet shipments today. You’ll recall that the Kindle Fire and Nook T… Read more »
'Pain-Free Paywall' Company Signs First Four Publishers
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TinyPass, a startup that aims to streamline the process of charging for content online by using existing platforms like Google (NSDQ: GOOG)… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12-15-11
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» SAY Media Acquires ReadWriteWeb, Hires Dan Frommer As Editor-At-Large (paidContent)
» EBay’s PayPal Counts on Its 1… Read more »
Stars Align For Thursday's U.S. Launch Of Galaxy Nexus On Verizon
It has been almost two months since Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Samsung executives gleefully revealed the Galaxy Nexus, the best Android smartph… Read more »
Comedian Louis CK Says $5 Rights-Free Content Is A Winner
Some bloggers have been likening popular funnyman Louis CK to Radiohead, pointing out that both have large passionate audiences and both hav… Read more »
Take A Seat, Andy: Report Says Microsoft's Lees 'Benched' For WP7 Efforts
So who exactly is running the show when it comes to Microsoft’s mobile efforts? A few more details emerged Wednesday about the reassignment… Read more »
Flipboard's Phone Flips Beating iPad 2:1
Flipboard’s iPhone application has clocked up a million downloads in the week since it went live, the company tells paidContent. Read more »
New Site Will Offer Groupon-Style Deals On E-Books
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Andrew Rhomberg thinks discovering new books online isn’t much fun. It’s great if you already know what you’re looking for, but if you’re ho… Read more »
Stories for Dec. 14, 2011
Analyst: Downturn And Intransigence Pushing French Papers To Web, Oblivion
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Reuters (NYSE: TRI) has this remarkable and brutal story of how France’s rickety news business, which relies heavily on state subsidy, is ab… Read more »
In Surprise Reversal, Judge Says Bloomberg Can Record Earnings Calls
The judge in a controversial copyright case between Bloomberg News and watch-maker Swatch has changed his mind about whether it is legal to… Read more »
