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Arty Movie Service MUBI Takes $2.4 Million Funding

Jan 9, 2011 12:25 PM

MUBI, an online access service for independent and artistic films, has taken on a $2.4 million investment round for extra capital and to grow its team, as the over-the-top IPTV distribution opportunity beckons.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, alec oxenford, aydin senkut, bart decrem, eduardo costantini, georges harik, joel peterson, jose marin, martin varsavsky, mubi

Interview: Disney’s Steve Wadsworth On Tapulous, Android & Mobile Money

Jul 1, 2010 8:25 PM

What is it with Disney (NYSE: DIS) and summer game deals? Three years ago, Disney Interactive acquired sought-after virtual world Club Penguin for $350 million, looking for a path into a growing online game area. Now, for an undisclosed sum, it’s picked up Tapulous, the profitable developer of some of…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Companies, Disney, andrew lacy, bart decrem, club penguin, disney interactive media group, steve wadsworth, tapulous

Video @ paidContent2010: The Market For ‘Enhanced’ E-Books, And New Mobile Revenue Sources

Feb 25, 2010 6:20 PM

At our first paidContent2010 conference, Elinor Hirschhorn, Simon & Schuster’s EVP & chief digital officer, spoke about the potential for book-online video hybrids such as Vook. “Is there a return?” she asked. “The real question is about distribution. It needs a larger channel or distribution relationship for the browser experience…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Events, ContentNext Events, paidContent 2010, bart decrem, elinor hirschhorn, john kosner, jonathan dube

paidContent 2010: How Smartphones, E-Readers And, Yes, Tablets, Are Changing The Game

Feb 18, 2010 12:31 AM

A premium ecosystem has been spawned by the advent of smartphones and e-readers. News outlets unwilling to charge for online news don’t flinch at fees for news by app. Book publishers are pushing aside the idea that digital means cheaper. New dedicated e-readers are closer than any before to fulfilling…

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Posted In: Events, ContentNext Events, paidContent 2010, bart decrem, elinor hirschhorn, john kosner

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