RIM Finally Comes Clean, But Time Not On Its Side
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The year of denial is over at Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM). In a frank and overdue conversation with investors Thursday, new CEO Thorsten… Read more »
CBS To Stream The Masters .. But Not Every Hole
CBSSports.com announced it will be streaming portions of the Masters, the first of golf’s four annual marquee events. Read more »
Paywall Promos: How Far Should Newspapers Open The Door?
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As newspapers lock content behind paywalls, marketers are opening that same content right back up again through campaigns that provide reade… Read more »
E-Book Sales For Kids And Teens Surge
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New monthly stats from the Association of American Publishers show strong growth for both print and e-books in January 2012. Read more »
Good Day For Mobile Ads: Millennial IPO Soars
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Updated: Millennial closed at an even $25 on the day, up 92 percent from the opening price and earning the company a one-day stock mar… Read more »
Google Partners With Pandora, AdWeek, NYDN On New Paywall 'Substitute'
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is rolling out a new product, “Google Consumer Surveys,” that lets publishers monetize content through “microsurveys” cr… Read more »
Facebook's Big Freemium Funnel Helps Spotify Et Al Find The Pay In Free
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In the land of the freemium, how much free is enough to convince users to pay?
In the latest refinement to its market strategy, Spotify in… Read more »
Harry Potter E-Books, Digital Audiobooks In Libraries Today
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Two days after the Pottermore shop launched, Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks will be available in libraries as of noon ET today. Read more »
WSJ Pulls Down Paywall For 24-Hour 'Digital Open House'
The Wall Street Journal (NSDQ: NWS) is running a 24-hour “Digital Open House.” For today, all subscriber content on the website, mobile site… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 3-29-12
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» News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) said to plan U.S. sports network to rival ESPN (NYSE: DIS) (Bloomberg)
» Magazines’ digital… Read more »
ESPN Hands International Digital Media To Rees
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The ball for ESPN’s international digital media activities is being passed from Tom Gleeson to Arne Rees. Read more »
Interview: Rdio Prepares To Take On Spotify, Deezer Et Al In Europe
Unlimited-music service Rdio concedes it will have to fight incumbents as it prepares to launch across the whole of Europe. Read more »
The Cable Sports Bidding War Will Justify The Dodgers' $2.15B Sale Price
How does a faded Major League Baseball franchise– one that hasn’t won a championship in 24 years and has fallen into disrepair under consec… Read more »
Hey, Judges: Facebook Isn't The Devil, It's The New Gossip
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In February 2011, I wrote a post highlighting the relationship between social media and legal ethics. More than a year later, there might fi… Read more »
Publisher Unmasks 'Dummies', Ramps Up Lawsuits Against e-Book Sharers
John Wiley has identified some of the anonymous individuals it accuses of downloading books like “Vegetable Gardening for Dummies,” and is p… Read more »
Chris Hughes Brings Down The New Republic's Paywall (Mostly)
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One of 28-year-old Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’ first moves as the new owner of The New Republic is the removal of the paywall for all… Read more »
Pottermore, Day 2: Here Come The Complaints
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J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore shop, the exclusive source for Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, launched yesterday, and some muggles… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 3-28-12
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» Amazon’s Kindle Touch comes to Europe, but no Fire news (BBC)
» Apple’s Newsstand raking in $70K a day, study says… Read more »
Is Cable's Long, Glorious Ratings Run Finally Over?
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For more than three decades, cable TV programmers enjoyed steady ratings gains — mostly at the expense of broadcasters. Inspired efforts li… Read more »
France Claims 'Three-Strikes' Has Reduced Piracy, But Has It Really?
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Eighteen months after France implemented one of the world’s first working three-strikes anti-piracy systems, the agency says it has succeede… Read more »
Suddenly, Spotify Is Ad Buyers' Favourite Thing
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UK advertising buyers now say Spotify is the outlet they enjoy the best experience with. Read more »
Kaleidescape Loses Another Round In The Courts — Will It Be The Last?
It’s doubtful that the U.S. Supreme Court will ever hear digital movie server maker Kaleidescape’s case against the studio backers of DVD’s… Read more »
Kindle Touch Heads To Europe
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Amazon’s Kindle Touch e-reader is available for preorder in Europe now. Read more »
Is The Flat-Screen TV Boom Over?
The consumer electronics trend that had us shuffling out our perfectly good but perfectly bulky CRT televisions in favor of fancy-new flat s… Read more »
Pottermore Effect? Amazon's Kindle Store Hits The Wall
Within hours of the Harry Potter series going on sale as e-books for the first time, the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle Store hit a wall: titles… Read more »
What Book Publishers Should Learn From Harry Potter
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After months of anticipation, the e-book versions of author J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful Harry Potter series are now available thr… Read more »
Update: Hasbro Can't Stop Sale Of 'Transformer Prime' Tablets
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(Updated to include Hasbro response)
In a court ruling that reads at times like a pop culture or consumer gadget review, a federal judge ga… Read more »
What Happened When I Got Retweeted By @BarackObama
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I thought it would be cool to be retweeted by the President, but it kind of sucked. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 3-27-12
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» You can buy the Harry Potter e-books now — here’s what you need to know (paidContent)
» Why Mike Daisey isn’t done… Read more »
You Can Buy The Harry Potter E-Books Now — Here’s What You Need To Know
The Pottermore e-bookstore is open earlier than expected, with all the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks available (DRM-free) for… Read more »
Video: Print's Not Dead, It's Getting High In The Sky
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So, this is how it ends for the printed word? Thirty-thousand feet up, back against a wall, with only a street poet’s meter to defend it? Read more »
Updated: Pandora Says Rates Still Too Costly For UK Re-Entry
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Pandora (NYSE: P) quit the UK in 2008, citing excessive music streaming rates. A year later, PRS For Music, noting similar concern, slashed… Read more »
In Europe, The Internet Is Free – Except When It’s Not
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Europe and America have different views on freedom of speech and privacy. But with British and French legislators both challenging the idea… Read more »
Why Mike Daisey Isn't Done Apologizing For His Lies
Nine days after monologist Mike Daisey was exposed as a fabulist, a man who manufactured personal stories about Apple’s supply chain in Chin… Read more »
Microsoft Xbox Live To Add Comcast, HBO Go Tomorrow
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The next update to Microsoft’s XBox Live service is slated for release this Tuesday, and will include long-awaited applications from some he… Read more »
FTC Shifts Privacy Spotlight From Advertisers To Data Brokers
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Advertising companies like Facebook and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) are usually on the front line of the digital privacy debate. But in a long-await… Read more »
SnagFilms Extends Distribution With Multichannel VOD And Streaming Deals
SnagFilms has already proven it can be profitable. But now, with several fresh rounds of funding, the indie video on demand service is tryin… Read more »
Another Record For ‘The Hunger Games’: Mobile Ticket Sales
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Over this past weekend, The Hunger Games set the highest opening weekend for a non-sequel, raking in an estimated $155 million at the box of… Read more »
How Game Group Blew It: Digital Strategy Was Not Adopted Sooner
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After suspending shares last week, Europe’s largest plastic-box video games retailer, Game Group, called in administrators to run the compan… Read more »
New York Promised At Least $3.6 Million For Sale Of .NYC Domain Names
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New York City will receive millions from domain name sales at no risk to tax-payers, according to a spokesperson for NYC Digital. Read more »
