News Corp.'s Sun Wins Appeal: Video On News Sites Won't Be Regulated As VOD
More scrutiny of News Corporation’s UK tabloids by Ofcom… but this time with a good result for the media company. The UK communications re… Read more »
Smartphone Penetration Approaching Tipping Point As PC Usage Declines
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Smartphone penetration is slowly approaching the tipping point where it will be more common to have a smartphone than a feature phone among… Read more »
Megaupload Sues Universal For Pulling Down Celebrity Endorsement Video
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The entertainment world is buzzing about a viral video that shows A-list artists like Kanye West and Alicia Keyes singing the praises of fil… Read more »
Facebook's Video Views Rising, But Mostly For Discovery
Consumers are increasingly using Facebook for video – but, despite studios and broadcasters hosting more of their content on the social netw… Read more »
As Facebook Rolls Out Timeline, Netflix Inches Closer To U.S. Sharing Deal
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Two more advances for Facebook in its ongoing quest to make its service ever more sticky and useful for its 800 million-plus base of subscri… Read more »
Report: Apple To Give 4G A Shot In Arm With Next-Generation iPad, iPhone
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We’ve seen some significant strides for LTE in the past year — with some big names like Verizon and AT&T (NYSE: T) getting behind the fast… Read more »
Colarusso Jumps From Bloomberg TV To Reuters
Dan Colarusso, who has held top editorial posts at the NY Post, Condé Nast’s Portfolio and briefly at Business Insider, is leaving his post… Read more »
Update: No Flash Yet On Android Ice Cream Sandwich, But Does It Matter?
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Today we either saw the first effects of Adobe’s decision to stop developing Flash for mobile, or another example of why it has not gotten v… Read more »
Video Ad Networks BrightRoll, YuMe Raise New Millions
As online video’s growth shows no sign of slowing down, broadband video ad network BrightRoll has raised a $30 million third round to extend… Read more »
Boxee's Latest Cord-Cutter Tool: A Cable Set-Top Box 'Stick'
While much of the reason behind cable-subscriber losses have largely been related to the poor housing market and the weak economy, even larg… Read more »
Miramax Is The Latest To Ink A Deal With Netflix For UK Launch
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is picking up some more momentum for its UK and Ireland launch, scheduled for early next year. The streaming video comp… Read more »
HBO And Sports Illustrated Website To Build Buzz A Year Ahead Of TV Series
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) siblings HBO and Sports Illustrated magazine are collaborating a on a multi-part documentary series entitled Sport i… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-15-11
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» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions (paidContent)
» Gartner: And… Read more »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
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A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more »
AOL Has A Profitable Mobile Business, But It's Not Because Of Apps Or Ads
AOL (NYSE: AOL) has banked a lot of its fortunes on selling advertising around a group of high-traffic web properties. But just as it still… Read more »
AP Begins HD Video News Rollout With Entertainment
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The Associated Press is launching its high-definition AP Entertainment news service as part a “multi-million” dollar upgrade that will make… Read more »
Updated: Flash In The Pan: Adobe Confirms End Of Mobile Flash And 750 Jobs
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Update: Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) how now posted an item on its own blog confirming that it will stop developing Flash for mobile devices, and will… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-08-11
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» NYT Digital Head Martin Nisenholtz Retiring; Won’t Be Replaced; (paidContent; paidContent)
» New York Times (NYSE:… Read more »
@ pcE11: Tercek: The Content Is The Container
Robert Tercek, the former MTV exec and ex-president, Digital Media of Discovery’s OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, closed paidContent Enterta… Read more »
@ pcE11: CBS' Lanzone: If You Want Our Content, You'll Have To Pay — A Lot
CBS (NYSE: CBS) has taken what Jim Lanzone, president of CBS Interactive, calls “a pragmatic path” in terms of distributing streamed videos… Read more »
@ pcE11: Dawn Ostroff: Streaming Is Better Than DVRs For Advertising
Veteran TV exec Dawn Ostroff has only been in her job as the head of Condé Nast’s new entertainment unit for three weeks, so it made sense… Read more »
TVGuide.com-paidContent Survey Shows Big Spike In Online, Time-Shifted TV
Consumers are watching more TV today than ever before, but that increased consumption is rapidly changing with the times. According to a new… Read more »
Amazon Prime Kindle Lending Library Opens For Business — With A Catch
Two weeks ahead of the shipping date for the Kindle Fire, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding more to its all-you-can-eat media buffet for Amazon… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-01-11
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» With Launch Of The Verge, SB Nation Parent Rebrands As Vox Media (paidContent)
» Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE), Looking To Gra… Read more »
Adobe, Looking To Grab Rising Online Video Ad Dollars, Buys Auditude
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Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) is continuing to build its advertising business through major acquisitions and this time, it’s buying Auditude, which ope… Read more »
Amazon Builds Up Kindle Fire Content With Disney-ABC Deal
In last week’s earnings call, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) said it will continue to push hard into streaming video. Now, in a new licensing deal with… Read more »
Dialing For YouTube Dollars: Who’s In
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YouTube announced its long-anticipated major programming push late Friday, with channels due to start rolling out in November. Here’s the Yo… Read more »
YouTube Launches Massive Programming Push
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) confirmed one of the most open content secrets around late Friday: YouTube is partnering with programmers to launch doze… Read more »
CW Cuts Another Streaming Deal: Current Season Shows To Hulu, Hulu Plus
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Gossip Girl is headed to Hulu Plus. On the heels of a past-season, library deal with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) that could be worth as much as $1… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 10-28-11
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» Emily Gould And The Rise Of The Indie E-Bookseller (paidContent)
» Mobile Ad Company 4INFO Raises $14 Million, Spin… Read more »
Comcast Moves NBCU Local’s Shopping Guide To DailyCandy
A year after NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal’s local division launched shopping guide network The Feast, the property is being handed over to it… Read more »
Time Warner Cable Video Losses Continue, ‘Cord-Cutting Continues Apace’
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable’s earnings suggest that cable companies are not done seeing a steady erosion of video customers. The company s… Read more »
As Cable TV News Wars Heat Up, Bloomberg Builds ‘Live TV’ Placement On iPad
Bloomberg may still be battling with Comcast over better placement on its cable systems, but the financial news and information company is l… Read more »
Video Ad Gains Are Still Impressive, But Hurdles To Higher Growth Persist
Digital advertisers hardly need to be reminded that video is the fastest rising spending category for online media, but that speed is impede… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 10-26-11
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» The Challenges That Lie Ahead For Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) (paidContent)
» Survey: U.S. Tablet News Junkies Prefer Web… Read more »
Amazon Expects ‘Record Quarter’ For Device Sales, Continues Push Into Video
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) definitely didn’t break out Kindle Fire pre-order numbers in the investor call following today’s earnings report, but CF… Read more »
Platform Wars: Internet Video Vs. TV
There’s battle lines being drawn. Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. Young people speaking their minds, Getting so much resistance from be… Read more »
Netflix’s Hastings: No Grand Gestures Needed To Win Back Consumers
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Following the disappointing Q3 results, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings dispensed with the usual earnings report overview that accomp… Read more »
Netflix Fails To Meet Lowered Expectations On Subscriber Losses
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Although Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has recently tried to make up for the PR disaster it fell into when it announced a major price hike for its DV… Read more »
Video: ’60 Minutes’ On Steve Jobs
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Biographer Walter Issacson and his subject Steve Jobs got the 60 Minutes treatment Sunday night on the eve of the authorized bio’s official… Read more »
