The next big game console could be... a small game console. TV gaming specialist PlayJam wants to move into hardware by launching a portable indie box. But could GameStick be the next PlayJam?…
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Classifieds site Oodle carved up between three bidders
Oodle was one of the largest digital classified ad operators. Now it has fallen in to multiple hands after Adzuna snaps up UK assets of the firm recently sold to QVC.…
Read MoreDigital boom couldn’t stop 2012 entertainment slump in UK
The good news: digital formats now make up a quarter of UK entertainment sales thanks to 2012 growth. The bad: ongoing physical decline on the high-street means overall sales are shrinking.…
Read MoreBelgian media planning shared digital content passport
Despite a new agreement with Google, Belgian media will launch their own shared user management and payment system, reducing the amount of free content on their sites.…
Read MoreTargets missed, Nook sells stake to Pearson to secure book distribution
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft welcome Pearson to the Nook Media table as the education publisher lays down $89.5 to help secure distribution. But Nook is already set to miss targets set during its recent spin-out.…
Read MoreMail.ru kills its Twitter killer, wants a bigger slice of VK
Mail.ru is quitting its ambition of building a Russian Twitter, having failed to build sufficient scale. Instead, it's aiming to consolidate its ownership of a leading social network.…
Read MoreChristmas content: ebooks boom, iOS uplift
Early indications show a big hike in ebook sales, a glut of new iPad owners and a transformative effect for one game studio -- it's another Christmas in which new device gifts give an uplift to content sales.…
Read MoreAll-singing devices are eating up MP3 player sales
The MP3 player saved the music business. But now consumers are replacing dedicated music players, ebook readers and compact cameras with multi-purpose smartphones. All hail the new Swiss Army knife.…
Read MoreWhy France leads the IPTV world — but isn’t winning the race
Sacrebleu! IPTV adoption in France is greater than anywhere in the world -- and becoming more so. But that doesn't mean the French consume the most internet video. Here is why its market is failing to take advantage.…
Read MoreWhat does Yahoo want with Summly?
Yahoo is indeed looking closely at Summly, a mobile news app run by a 17-year-old entrepreneur/developer in London. While the deal may go through, it's a little hard to understand what Yahoo sees in the app -- especially if its creator is not along for the ride.…
Read MoreInternet may soon beat TV as main source of national news
Folks already use the internet more than newspapers to get their national news. Now the internet is on the verge of toppling even TV, research sugests.…
Read MoreDailymotion nears ownership switch with kids subscription plan
Orange has reportedly asked banks to find a US investor for Dailymotion, as the French video site embarks on a subscription video by embracing the growing paid kids' content trend.…
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