The Economist Hands All Digital Strategy To Its Tablet Chief
The Economist is handing control of its website to its tablet magazines controller, in a bid to unite the previously competitive units. Read more »
Pearson Cooks Up More Content Giveaways Through API Payments
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Pearson (NYSE: PSO) plans to let developers re-use more of its varied content, after its latest effort repackaged 2,500 recipes from its coo… Read more »
Hackers Allegedly Steal Sony's Archive Of 50k+ Michael Jackson Tracks
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Sony (NYSE: SNE) is facing yet another major security breach. Hackers reportedly illegally downloaded over Michael Jackson’s entire back cat… Read more »
Five Companies Steer All News
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Prior to the digital age, there were three companies that, acting like undersea currents, steered all news. Namely, I am referring to the bi… Read more »
Update: Court Filings Suggest Google Fighting Feds Over Megaupload Emails
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[Update: Australian paper The Age reported that U.S. prosecutors have drawn up a secret indictment against Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange… Read more »
Hulu Joins Trademark Battle Against Dish's 'TV Everywhere' Claim
Hulu has joined Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Inc. and the nation’s five biggest cable service providers in a fight to stop Dish Network (NSDQ: DI… Read more »
It's Baaaack. Net Neutrality To Get Its Day In Court
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Like some hideous policy monster that won’t go away, network neutrality is hitting the headlines again. Verizon and Metro PCS, the two opera… Read more »
Amazon Will Sell Some E-Books Beyond The Kindle Store
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) hasn’t made many friends in the traditional publishing world. Until now it’s sold Amazon Publishing e-books exclusively… Read more »
Parsing The Latest Rumor About Apple's TV Plans
In a story published Thursday, the New York Post has what appears to be new evidence that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) “plans to launch a streaming TV… Read more »
Can't Say We Saw It Coming: Redbox Re-Ups Universal Deal With 28-Day Window
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Yesterday, we suggested that video-rental chain Redbox might have to cave on its demand for 28-day release window with Universal, and wind u… Read more »
Yahoo's Latest Brush With Big-Name Producer Talent: Ben Stiller
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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) continues on its push for original video content and A-list talent, with a deal for a new comedy series with Ben Stiller’… Read more »
Broadcasters Sue To Stop $12 Streaming Service Aereo
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Well, that was quick. Two weeks ago, media mogul Barry Diller announced an ambitious cloud-based TV service that streams over-the-air channe… Read more »
How Andrew Breitbart Changed Digital Media
Much of the talk about Andrew Breitbart today, in the wake of his death, has focused on his politics, which people either tend to love or ha… Read more »
AT&T Clears Up When 'Unlimited' Plans Hit The Brakes
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AT&T (NYSE: T) has clarified exactly who will be affected by its decision to throttle data speeds for smartphone users still on old “unlimit… Read more »
F+W Launches Hard-Boiled Crime E-Book Imprint
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F+W Media is launching a new digital-only imprint, Prologue Books, that aims to reintroduce readers to previously out-of-print crime, sci-fi… Read more »
Industry Moves: A&N Mobile, Future TechRadar, Johnston Press, Accel
Here is a round-up of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business… Read more »
Google Privacy D-Day Arrives, Users Search For Snooki
At midnight, Google’s official blog posted a notice confirming that the company’s new privacy policy went into effect. Reaction so far sugge… Read more »
Mail.ru Yanks Domestic Ads From ICQ
Mail.ru’s DST may have spent $187.5 million taking ICQ off AOL’s hands, but it’s in no rush to make a direct return on the veteran IM servic… Read more »
Buy A Nook, Get Advance Hunger Games Tickets (While Supplies Last)
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May the odds be ever in your favor: In a partnership with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is offering a number of Hunger G… Read more »
Flipboard Goes French And More Magazine-Like
Having already launched a Chinese-language app recently, iPad social magazine app Flipboard has used its latest upgrade to support the Frenc… Read more »
Call Of Duty Subscriptions Helped Fuel Vivendi
Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard says it will launch further direct consumer premium digital channels after the success of its Call Of Duty… Read more »
What Happens Next If Spotify Goes Public?
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Record labels’ equity in Spotify has allowed the music subscription service to start and to flourish. But, if the company decides to file fo… Read more »
How The E-Book Landscape Is Becoming A Walled Garden
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Just as a few massive chain stores eventually came to dominate the traditional printed book market in North America, the e-book marketplace… Read more »
Patent Troll Stalks Social Gaming Industry Over Virtual Payments
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A new patent troll announced its arrival this week by suing companies like Facebook, Zynga and Playfish. Its weapon is a patent that it clai… Read more »
Facebook Buys Some Time But Hasn't Solved Mobile
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Last November after our paidContent Entertainment conference in Los Angeles, I got to talking with a gentleman in the advertising business w… Read more »
Why Redbox Might Have To Agree To 56-Day Windows, Too
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The last year has been pretty good to Redbox. The rental kiosk chain is about to embark on a new streaming venture with Verizon, and has bee… Read more »
Facebook Pushes Advertisers To Get Creative And Social With Ads
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Facebook showed off a new suite of premium ads Wednesday that it thinks will allow advertisers to interact more directly with their customer… Read more »
Industry Moves: Forbes; Digitas Health; MSLO; Time Inc; TwelvefoldMedia
Here is a roundup of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business…
– Forbes Media: *Mered… Read more »
Judges Say No To Crack, Refuse 'Crackberry' Trademark
Embattled BlackBerry maker Research In Motion got a rare bit of good news this week after judges refused to let a gadget site trademark the… Read more »
Why U.S. Prosectors Won't Be Filing Corruption Charges Against News Corp
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What if the scandal involving bribery, phone-hacking and News Corp landed in an American courtroom? It would be a great story. But despite t… Read more »
Penguin UK, Economist Partner On E-Singles
Penguin UK and the Economist are partnering on a series of e-singles, “Penguin Economist Specials.” The partnership makes sense since Pengui… Read more »
The Future For News International After James Murdoch
Does James Murdoch’s UK exit bode ill or well for News Corp.’s UK newspapers? That’s the question many are asking. Read more »
With KDP Select, Amazon Gains Authors' Exclusivity — Cheap
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) released some select Kindle Owners’ Lending Library numbers today, aiming to position its KDP Select program as a good d… Read more »
With KDP Select, Amazon Gains Authors’ Exclusivity — Cheap
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) released some select Kindle Owners’ Lending Library numbers today, aiming to position its KDP Select program as a good d… Read more »
James Murdoch Steps Down At News International
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James Murdoch has been removed as executive chairman of News Corp.’s UK newspaper wing News International, as the phone hacking and media et… Read more »
Cudo Blames Vendor For Pirated E-Book Deal, Grosses AUD $230k
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Cudo, the Microsoft-backed Australian daily deal site that offered a $99 Chinese e-reader bundled with a CD of pirated e-books (Stephen King… Read more »
When Will Music's Celestial Jukebox Go Mainstream?
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Music’s new wave of unlimited-access services is now supported by most labels, who dearly hope that new subscription payments will make up f… Read more »
When Will Music’s Celestial Jukebox Go Mainstream?
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Music’s new wave of unlimited-access services is now supported by most labels, who dearly hope that new subscription payments will make up f… Read more »
Cord Cutting Can Wait: Subscription TV Added 343,000 Subs in Q4
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Correction: A previous version of this story reported an increase of 343 million subs. We apologize for the error.
With the rise of Netflix… Read more »
ITV Has Turned Around Online Fortunes With VOD, Next Comes New News Site
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UK commercial TV leader ITV (LSE: ITV) will launch a bold new news website this spring, will start trialling its delayed “Pay Player” this M… Read more »
