Changes brought in by much-hyped Berlin startup Amen were partially intended to stop the opinion service being used as a messaging platform — ironic, given that the CTO was a key early developer at Twitter. Read more »
– Hearst Newspapers: Lincoln Millstein has been promoted to EVP and deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers, from SVP of digital media. His… Read more at paidContent »
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 at paidContent »
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 at paidContent »
The ball for ESPN’s international digital media activities is being passed from Tom Gleeson to Arne Rees. Read more at paidContent »
Unlimited-music service Rdio concedes it will have to fight incumbents as it prepares to launch across the whole of Europe. Read more at paidContent »
Britain’s Conservative government has once again demonstrated its close links with Google. Is it a simple infatuation with power, or a potential minefield? Read more »
Unlimited music service Rdio concedes it will have to fight incumbents as it prepares to launch across the whole of Europe. Read more »
I’ve met Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora (NYSE: P). He’s a lovely man.
But, not only do I believe that Pandora is not radio (they st… Read more at paidContent »
J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore shop, the exclusive source for Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, launched yesterday, and some muggles… Read more at paidContent »
Nokia is escalating its objections to Apple leading the way on how future SIM cards are designed. In an official statement Wednesday, the Finnish handset maker warned that it would not license any of its own patents necessary to an Apple-designed nano-SIM card. Read more »
Songkick says that its decision to develop a Spotify app is paying dividends, bringing 100,000 new users to its concert-finding service in the last four months. Read more »
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 at paidContent »
UK advertising buyers now say Spotify is the outlet they enjoy the best experience with. Read more at paidContent »
Eighteen months after France implemented one of the world’s first working three-strikes anti-piracy systems, the agency responsible says it has succeeded in reducing illegal downloading of content through P2P services. Read more »
A British parliamentary committee is asking Google, Twitter and Facebook to filter their services and protect individuals’ privacy. But as the web services start to push back, they may have already sealed their own fate. Read more »
Amazon’s Kindle Touch e-reader is available for preorder in Europe now. Read more at paidContent »
Hot Berlin startup Amen has got plenty of hype for building a simple app that lets you say if things are good or bad. But fresh money and major new additions — including deep integration with Facebook and iTunes — could make it a whole lot more useful. Read more »
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 at paidContent »
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 at paidContent »
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 at paidContent »
The company, which has just closed a seven-figure funding round and is aiming for expansion into the U.S., aggregates various e-tailers’ loyalty schemes into a Facebook app that also takes account of customers’ profile data Read more »
Europe and America have different views on freedom of speech and privacy. But with British and French legislators both challenging the idea of a free and unfettered web, can there ever be a transatlantic accord? Read more »
Germany may be Europe’s biggest economy, but Twitter has relatively low take-up there. So why does the company appear to be preparing to set up shop in Berlin? Read more »
After suspending shares last week, Europe’s largest plastic-box video games retailer, Game Group, called in administrators to run the compan… Read more at paidContent »
The UK’s controversial video-on-demand regulator, which has angered some web publishers by charging them to be regulated against their wishe… Read more at paidContent »
The music industry enjoyed its best sales performance for eight years in 2011, as CDs’ collapse decelerated, digital sales continued growing… Read more at paidContent »
Ireland’s largest ISP, which once resisted calls to act against illegal downloaders, has told paidContent its competitors should now join it… Read more at paidContent »
Russia is now Europe’s largest Internet market — but it’s still a daunting and confusing place for startups. But as the CEO of young, successful incubator Fast Lane Ventures, Marina Treshchova,may have a few answers on how to do Russia right. Read more »
Two new book-related startups that launched in beta this week seek to redefine the book buying, browsing and selling experience. Read more at paidContent »
Chinese search engine leader Baidu is holding a developers conference today, from where it has just launched a cloud storage platform called… Read more at paidContent »
Two of the subscription-music space’s main players are set to launch in several new markets, as the segment’s many budding exponents race to… Read more at paidContent »
Two senior figures have checked out of one of Russia’s most successful internet companies in a matter of days. Is it natural turnover for Mail.ru, or are analysts who suggest the company may have reached its peak right? Read more »
One German trade association has started its own Kickstarter rival to give a boost to local web retail startups — but it’s still got to work within local laws, which restrict the amount that can be raised to $130,000. Read more »
– Azullo: Tim Brooks has been appointed chairman of digital advertising technology company Azullo. Formerly managing director of Guardian N… Read more at paidContent »
The Motion Picture Association of America released statistics today saying that Chinese theatrical revenue grew 35 percent to nearly $2 bill… Read more at paidContent »
Romance author Barbara Freethy has seen huge success making her out-of-print titles available as self-published e-books. She’s now sold 1.6… Read more at paidContent »
A new Rocket company has just popped up in Indonesia, offering a suspiciously similar service and look to the world’s most prominent e-tailer Read more »
The online news payment system introduced across Slovenian and Slovakian publishers in May and February wants to launch in three more countr… Read more at paidContent »
Piano Media, the online news payment system introduced across Slovenian and Slovakian publishers in May and February wants to launch in three more countries this year. Read more »
