Media — paidContent

Dutch, Belgian publishers mull a ‘Spotify for newspapers’

By Robert Andrews Apr. 4, 2012, 1:44pm No Comments

The Netherlands’ main news titles are collaborating on ideas for a joint payment system that would let readers buy access to each. Dutch publishers’ trade association NDP Nieuwsmedia confirmed members are exploring possibilities for a “common platform to meet demand for their content”, involving … Read More »

Apple Gains Patent Ground On Samsung As Sides Square Up On U.S. Soil

By Ingrid Lunden Oct. 13, 2011, 3:21pm Comments Off

Samsung’s legal setback in Australia — where the courts have now issued a formal, if temporary, injunction on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet af… Read More »

Samsung: Second Tablet Injunction? Asks 2.4 Percent Chip Royalty From Apple

By Ingrid Lunden Sep. 26, 2011, 6:22pm 1 Comment

New developments today in the fight between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung over design and patent infringements in the company’s smartphones… Read More »

Update 2: Dutch Court Sides With Apple, Samsung Says It Has A Workaround

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 24, 2011, 8:46pm Comments Off

Big news from the little country of Holland today. The Dutch court in the Hague that has been hearing the case of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) versus… Read More »

Advertising M&A Activity Enters The Holiday Season

By David Kaplan Dec. 1, 2010, 7:50pm Comments Off

There’s been a great deal of M&A deals getting done in the online advertising and analytics space this past year and a number of companies a… Read More »

Layar Raises $14 Million: Augmented Reality, Augmented Again

By Ingrid Lunden Nov. 17, 2010, 3:59pm Comments Off

More fuel getting thrown on the augmented reality flame: mobile augmented reality platform Layar, based in Holland, has raised a Series B ro… Read More »

Euro Video Ad Net Smartclip Buying In To Holland

By Robert Andrews May. 6, 2010, 9:37pm Comments Off

German video advertising network Smartclip says it’s buying its way in to the Netherlands, acquiring a smaller Dutch vid advertiser Moon Bro… Read More »

Cool-Seeking Newspapers Dream Of iPad

By Robert Andrews Mar. 12, 2010, 8:37pm 5 Comments

Print publishers can’t wait for iPad to hit the streets next month, perhaps so they can once again start producing info in a similar-looking… Read More »

Another One Bites The Dust: BitTorrent Giant Mininova Forced To Go Legal

By Patrick Smith Nov. 27, 2009, 3:33pm 3 Comments

It calls itself “the ultimate BitTorrent source”, but P2P tracker Mininova has now removed almost all links to copyrighted content after com… Read More »

Broadband Content Bits: Bebo’s Freshers Web Series; Sony Bravia IPTV; Ohm:tv’s Mobile VOD Channel

By Patrick Smith Sep. 18, 2009, 3:54pm Comments Off

– Bebo TV: More original video content from the social network: its Originals division has launched a second, eight-week series of Meet the… Read More »

Spotify Restricts Access In Some European Countries

By Patrick Smith Sep. 8, 2009, 6:34pm Comments Off

As its hype curve rises and grows around the world, music service Spotify is locking out eager, enterprising users from outside the six coun… Read More »

HIG Capital Acquires VNU Media Stake

By Patrick Smith Aug. 3, 2009, 8:44pm Comments Off

Private investment firm HIG Capital has taken a major stake in Dutch B2B publisher VNU Media, alongside majority shareholder, PE firm 3i. Re… Read More »

Mobile Content Bits: Funny Or Die; MetalHammer App; Nimbuzz Launches Android App

Industry Moves: News International; TomTom; Kindred

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Sat-Nav Maker TomTom Raises

Dutch News Site Sued For The Way Google Indexed Its Pages