Print and digital media are so disconnected, they often appear a lifetime apart. But new technology promises to bridge the divide and save newspapers by bringing interactive buttons, Facebook likes and audio playback to newsprint. Read more at paidContent »
AOL’s Huffington Post launches another national edition in tandem with a leading newspaper publisher. But, when it’s not relying on existing local brands, how is HuffPo doing under its own steam against dominant newspaper publishers? Read more at paidContent »
Efforts to extradite alleged piracy mastermind Kim Dotcom to face US charges may be undermined by apparent unlawful bugging used in his New Zealand arrest – the latest flaw in the high-profile case. Read more at paidContent »
Much digital news consumption is moving to mobile devices. But the money isn’t yet following. UK publishers say slow-coach ad agencies still wedded to desktop web ads are at fault. Read more at paidContent »
If web users won’t pay for quality news, should they be made to cough up through one of the few digital bills they do pay? A news levy must now be collected through ISPs, one high-profile journalist says. Read more at paidContent »
Smartphones have a unique potential not just to support online shopping but also to enhance the physical store experience – but, to do so, they must think digitally and quickly, retailers tell GigaOM’s Mobilize conference. Read more »
Consolidation is continuing apace in digital marketing, as one of advertising’s big four agencies lines up to buy one of the last remaining large specialist digital ad outfits. Read more at paidContent »
Europe approves Universal’s bid for EMI’s music catalogue by compelling the combined entity to off-load artists including Coldplay and Gorillaz, so that is not large enough to hike prices required from new digital music services. Read more at paidContent »
Music downloads continue to grow despite the emergence of new streaming services, according to research which says that Spotify users are twice as likely to buy songs they play. Read more at paidContent »
Imagine the day when your mobile is constantly suggesting new things, based on what it knows about you. Voice interaction may not be there today, but an epic shift is coming soon, Mobilize 2012 panelists say. Read more »
Business card printer and east London tech darling Moo.com acquires web personal landing page Flavors.me to bolster its digital profile. Read more »
One of the recent crop of mobile personalised news aggregators is being acquired by an RSS advertising company looking to take its ads in to smartphones. Read more at paidContent »
Subscription music streaming is the new model giving labels hope. But how much room to grow do digital services really have? One analyst reckons the likes of Spotify are doing great, but may have limited growth potential. Read more at paidContent »
Adobe sounded the death knell for Flash on Android last month. Deciding there is no viable alternative video technology, the BBC is keeping Adobe’s alive through its own workaround app. Blame Android fragmentation. Read more at paidContent »
It has a clear digital vision under former MSN chief Scott Moore, but Yellowbook publisher Hibu warns the cost of servicing its diminishing printed directory business may render its shares worthless. Read more at paidContent »
GNM is beefing up its digital and commercial leadership with US-style C-level appointments, including a new role for digital development director Tanya Cordrey. Read more at paidContent »
Consumers’ use of mobile devices whilst watching TV is becoming popular. But, with another viewing companion app due to launch next week, some in the industry are still debating the potential and the pay-back. Read more at paidContent »
Search engines are losing share of users’ clicks. Analysts say they are going to Facebook and Twitter. What does that mean for the future of search? Read more at paidContent »
In a bold first-day speech, the BBC’s new boss says the corporation must stop thinking that online innovation means repurposing broadcast content and instead ‘create genuinely digital content for the first time’. Read more at paidContent »
With Janus Friis’ online video start-up still in stealth, Vdio is getting a leg up to launch by merging many staff with music service Rdio, paidContent learns. Read more at paidContent »
Research claims three billion songs were illegally downloaded via torrent between January and June. The problem may remain large, but it is likely shrinking. Read more at paidContent »
Publishers increasingly want to know exactly what readers are looking for. Now investment is being given to a start-up that purports not just to tell them – but also to write the content for them. Read more at paidContent »
Financial Times CTO Michael Fleshman will join the BBC’s commercial wing, as it vies to take iPlayer global, develop electronic-sell-through for TV shows and reach readers through lifestyle portals. Read more at paidContent »
Any subscription music service from Apple could fundamentally alter the entertainment business. But it may come only when iTunes’ current gas runs out, and we’re not quite there yet. Read more at paidContent »
Streaming media is hot – maybe too hot. music streaming could be more energy-intensive than CD production and distribution, while YouTube could soon guzzle one percent of global electricity, says a report calling for solutions. Read more at paidContent »
A Danish report says Spotify may offer HBO TV shows in Scandinavia. We have seen that kind of speculation in the past. But there may be valid reasons why the music service could branch out. Read more at paidContent »
First combined print and online readership data shows some titles still see more usage on paper than by pixels, while others are finding booming audience growth online. Read more at paidContent »
About to split itself in two whilst still pursuing digital product development, News Corp is adding News International CIO Paul Cheesbrough as its chief technology officer, replacing John McKinley. Read more at paidContent »
Russian video aggregator ivi.ru is raising $40 million more. The money will be used to license TV and movie content, as investors hope decreasing piracy and willingness to pay for content can make for success. Read more at paidContent »
The JV of T-Mobile UK and Orange UK will go live with the UK’s first 4G network within weeks. “EE” will also offer land line fibre broadband, but T-Mobile and Orange customers will need to upgrade to join the fast lane. Read more »
The company which powers mobile music for Sony and RIM says it is buying a Swedish indie and will acquire further, after it turned a pre-tax profit last year. Read more at paidContent »
Russia’s lacklustre music market desperately needs strong legal digital services. Now Apple may be about to play that role, finally launching in the country, according to reports. Read more at paidContent »
Government plans to make publicly-funded research available for free online will be great for citizens but terrible news for journal publishers. One could lose up to 60 percent of its profits, an analyst warns. Read more at paidContent »
A new survey points to falling levels of reading every medium bar SMS in the last seven years. Campaigners are worried, but schoolchildren say they enjoy reading as much as ever. Read more at paidContent »
Legal online movie services offered by sites like Youku and Tudou may benefit after e-commerce platform Taobao consents to Hollywood’s pleas that it stop selling counterfeit movie discs. Read more at paidContent »
South Africa’s government has been urged to get tough with ISPs that refuse to pay royalties and to introduce graduated-response piracy measures against freeloaders, by a report that decries a dysfunctional digital content market. Read more at paidContent »
“Freeview is shaking off the limitations of its spectrum,” is the declaration of a company that has been acquired by the UK’s big television infrastructure firm to inject internet content in to terrestrial broadcasts. Read more at paidContent »
Bosses of fast-growing online sports broadcaster Perform Group earned millions last week when they cashed out some shares. But their company remains focused on building up by bolting on global sports sites. Read more at paidContent »
The Nordics are not immune to the changes buffeting the media industries. Finnish publisher Sanoma is embarking on a restructure involving 880 staff, as it tries to right itself for new realities. Read more at paidContent »
Should websites charge users or advertisers? Russia’s number-two operator does both, but has this year seen payments from its user base quickly become its top revenue line, in a positive sign for Russian content payments. Read more at paidContent »
