Media — paidContent

CBS And Turner Flip The Pay Switch For March Madness Mobile Streaming

By Daniel Frankel Feb. 17, 2012, 4:36am 2 Comments

Streaming March Madness tournament games next month won’t be as free and easy as it was last year, with broadcast partners CBS (NYSE: CBS) a… Read More »

Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad Platform

By Ingrid Lunden Feb. 1, 2012, 2:00pm Comments Off

The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here’s ano… Read More »

Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For Magazine Apps, Cross-Platform Services

By Ingrid Lunden Jan. 23, 2012, 5:18pm Comments Off

Polar Mobile — the Canadian startup that develops apps for big-name publishers like CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), Conde Nast, Sports Illustr… Read More »

Game On: HD Streaming Site FilmOn Debuts NCAA Basketball, Football Channels

By Ingrid Lunden Dec. 27, 2011, 12:12am Comments Off

FilmOn, the premium-content internet streaming site that met controversy earlier this year over lawsuits involving CBS (NYSE: CBS), CNET, an… Read More »

Two Tracks For Digital Music: Aspiro White Label Deal; 7digital Tablet App

By Ingrid Lunden Nov. 4, 2011, 2:19am Comments Off

According to figures from IE Market Research, there are currently 832 million paid users of digital music worldwide, with that number expect… Read More »

Pandora Learns The Hard Way, Mobile Ads Are Still Far From Being A Cash Cow

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 11, 2011, 2:23pm Comments Off

Being the most popular is not a good enough business model, it seems, when it comes to music mobile apps. Pandora, the music-streaming app,… Read More »

Steve Jobs: A Tribute In Links And Quotes

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 6, 2011, 2:18pm 3 Comments

We’ve gathered together a selection of some of the stories and tributes been written for Steve Jobs in the last several weeks — with a part… Read More »

MobiTV Files For $75 Million IPO To Fund Its Growth [Video]

By Ingrid Lunden Sep. 1, 2011, 4:36pm 1 Comment

Big news for mobile TV pioneer MobiTV: the company has filed for an IPO worth up to $75 million, as it looks for funds to expand internation… Read More »

Mid-Year Media Stock Review: Content Trumped Tech in First Half of 2011

By Sam Gustin Jul. 8, 2011, 5:35pm 1 Comment

Turns out content was king during the first half of 2011, as CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast/NBCU (NSDQ: CMCSA), and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) posted s… Read More »

Some Mileage Yet In MeeGo? Intel Adds MeeGo Tablet Apps To Its App Store

By Ingrid Lunden Jun. 22, 2011, 3:17pm 2 Comments

Yesterday’s news that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has finally launched a handset built on MeeGo was one vote in favor of the OS, and here’s another: I… Read More »

CBS’ Radio.com Gets A New Streaming Channel: Last.fm

By David Kaplan Jun. 9, 2011, 5:00pm Comments Off

Years after CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) acquired Last.fm, the personalized streaming music service will be added to Radio.com, the broadcast… Read More »

Bookish CEO: ‘Thrilled To Have A Dual Revenue Stream’

By Staci D. Kramer May. 8, 2011, 2:15am 1 Comment

Technically, Bookish doesn’t have any revenue stream yet. The joint venture of Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA), and Simon & Schuste… Read More »

The Royal Wedding: Big Hats, And Bigger Viewing Figures

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