Amazon Will Sell Some E-Books Beyond The Kindle Store
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) hasn’t made many friends in the traditional publishing world. Until now it’s sold Amazon Publishing e-books exclusively… Read more at paidContent »
Can't Say We Saw It Coming: Redbox Re-Ups Universal Deal With 28-Day Window
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Yesterday, we suggested that video-rental chain Redbox might have to cave on its demand for 28-day release window with Universal, and wind u… Read more at paidContent »
Yahoo's Latest Brush With Big-Name Producer Talent: Ben Stiller
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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) continues on its push for original video content and A-list talent, with a deal for a new comedy series with Ben Stiller’… Read more at paidContent »
Broadcasters Sue To Stop $12 Streaming Service Aereo
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Well, that was quick. Two weeks ago, media mogul Barry Diller announced an ambitious cloud-based TV service that streams over-the-air channe… Read more at paidContent »
How Andrew Breitbart Changed Digital Media
Much of the talk about Andrew Breitbart today, in the wake of his death, has focused on his politics, which people either tend to love or ha… Read more at paidContent »
F+W Launches Hard-Boiled Crime E-Book Imprint
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F+W Media is launching a new digital-only imprint, Prologue Books, that aims to reintroduce readers to previously out-of-print crime, sci-fi… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: A&N Mobile, Future TechRadar, Johnston Press, Accel
Here is a round-up of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business… Read more at paidContent »
Google Privacy D-Day Arrives, Users Search For Snooki
At midnight, Google’s official blog posted a notice confirming that the company’s new privacy policy went into effect. Reaction so far sugge… Read more at paidContent »
Mail.ru Yanks Domestic Ads From ICQ
Mail.ru’s DST may have spent $187.5 million taking ICQ off AOL’s hands, but it’s in no rush to make a direct return on the veteran IM servic… Read more at paidContent »
Buy A Nook, Get Advance Hunger Games Tickets (While Supplies Last)
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May the odds be ever in your favor: In a partnership with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is offering a number of Hunger G… Read more at paidContent »
Flipboard Goes French And More Magazine-Like
Having already launched a Chinese-language app recently, iPad social magazine app Flipboard has used its latest upgrade to support the Frenc… Read more at paidContent »
Call Of Duty Subscriptions Helped Fuel Vivendi
Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard says it will launch further direct consumer premium digital channels after the success of its Call Of Duty… Read more at paidContent »
What Happens Next If Spotify Goes Public?
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Record labels’ equity in Spotify has allowed the music subscription service to start and to flourish. But, if the company decides to file fo… Read more at paidContent »
Patent Troll Stalks Social Gaming Industry Over Virtual Payments
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A new patent troll announced its arrival this week by suing companies like Facebook, Zynga and Playfish. Its weapon is a patent that it clai… Read more at paidContent »
Why Redbox Might Have To Agree To 56-Day Windows, Too
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The last year has been pretty good to Redbox. The rental kiosk chain is about to embark on a new streaming venture with Verizon, and has bee… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Forbes; Digitas Health; MSLO; Time Inc; TwelvefoldMedia
Here is a roundup of some of the latest executive-level hirings and exits in the world of digital media business…
– Forbes Media: *Mered… Read more at paidContent »
Judges Say No To Crack, Refuse 'Crackberry' Trademark
Embattled BlackBerry maker Research In Motion got a rare bit of good news this week after judges refused to let a gadget site trademark the… Read more at paidContent »
Why U.S. Prosectors Won't Be Filing Corruption Charges Against News Corp
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What if the scandal involving bribery, phone-hacking and News Corp landed in an American courtroom? It would be a great story. But despite t… Read more at paidContent »
Penguin UK, Economist Partner On E-Singles
Penguin UK and the Economist are partnering on a series of e-singles, “Penguin Economist Specials.” The partnership makes sense since Pengui… Read more at paidContent »
The Future For News International After James Murdoch
Does James Murdoch’s UK exit bode ill or well for News Corp.’s UK newspapers? That’s the question many are asking. Read more at paidContent »
With KDP Select, Amazon Gains Authors’ Exclusivity — Cheap
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) released some select Kindle Owners’ Lending Library numbers today, aiming to position its KDP Select program as a good d… Read more at paidContent »
James Murdoch Steps Down At News International
James Murdoch has been removed as executive chairman of News Corp.’s UK newspaper wing News International, as the phone hacking and media et… Read more at paidContent »
Cudo Blames Vendor For Pirated E-Book Deal, Grosses AUD $230k
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Cudo, the Microsoft-backed Australian daily deal site that offered a $99 Chinese e-reader bundled with a CD of pirated e-books (Stephen King… Read more at paidContent »
When Will Music’s Celestial Jukebox Go Mainstream?
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Music’s new wave of unlimited-access services is now supported by most labels, who dearly hope that new subscription payments will make up f… Read more at paidContent »
Cord Cutting Can Wait: Subscription TV Added 343,000 Subs in Q4
Correction: A previous version of this story reported an increase of 343 million subs. We apologize for the error.
With the rise of Netflix… Read more at paidContent »
ITV Has Turned Around Online Fortunes With VOD, Next Comes New News Site
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UK commercial TV leader ITV (LSE: ITV) will launch a bold new news website this spring, will start trialling its delayed “Pay Player” this M… Read more at paidContent »
Why Windows 8 Is Microsoft
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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows was a fact of life for an entire generation raised on the PC. But we live in a different world now, and perha… Read more at paidContent »
Reed Hastings: Netflix Will One Day Be Part Of Your Cable Bundle
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is usually cast as a cable competitor, but CEO Reed Hastings said he thinks cable will eventually become an on-demand i… Read more at paidContent »
Who Decides What Gets Sold In The Bookstore?
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We can probably agree that the local supermarket has no moral or ethical or business obligation to sell cherry-flavored Cap’n Crunch. If the… Read more at paidContent »
As Staff Flees, TechCrunch’s Traffic Plummets
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TechCrunch, the long-time darling of the digerati, is smashed to bits and all of AOL’s horses and men will be hard-pressed to put it togethe… Read more at paidContent »
Cloud Concerns? Fox And Warner Bros Will Offer New Content-Storage Service
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Perhaps impatient with the progress of UltraViolet, Hollywood’s ambitious cloud-based movie-storage plan, two movie studios are launching th… Read more at paidContent »
Microsoft-Backed Daily Deal Site Sells E-Reader Bundled With Pirated Titles
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Australian daily deal site Cudo, which is backed by Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), has a great deal for you if you like pirated e-books. Stephen Ki… Read more at paidContent »
Publisher EDC Pulls All Its Books From Amazon
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Tulsa, OK-based children’s book publisher Educational Development Corporation will no longer sell any of its titles on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN),… Read more at paidContent »
Interview: FT CEO Denies Sale And Braves Strike Ahead Of Social Launch
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Financial Times CEO John Ridding rejects dinner-party chatter that the publisher may be sold to Bloomberg or Thomson Reuters.
Instead, he i… Read more at paidContent »
Google, Apple Hit With Patent Over Street View For iPad
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) are in a worldwide squabble over smartphone patents, but they will have to cooperate long enough… Read more at paidContent »
Netflix Stock Spirals As Company Enters Tricky Stretch
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After last fall’s shareholder revolt, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) recovered somewhat in December and January. But that momentum has slowed this mon… Read more at paidContent »
Point, Apple: Motorola Must Wait On iOS ban In Germany
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The legal tennis match over smartphone patents is still dragging on, and it was Apple Read more at paidContent »
Bloomberg Launches New Version Of Flagship Financial Service
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Executives today lifted the curtain on “Bloomberg NEXT,” a new edition of the company’s core product that Bloomberg LP says will provide use… Read more at paidContent »
Nokia Unveils New Windows Phone, But Keeps Symbian Afloat
One year after it dramatically altered the course of its history by signing a landmark deal with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to use Windows Phone… Read more at paidContent »
Labels And Spotify Still Struggle To Convince Some Artists On Stream Rates
The debate over whether artists get enough money from streaming played out in public last week when EMI and Spotify executives failed to win… Read more at paidContent »
