InsideHook Targets Successful Dude Demographic
There are guide sites aplenty for college guys or for men in their 20's. But what happens when one-time keg guzzlers and adrenaline junkies… InsideHook Targets Successful Dude Demographic originally...
View ArticleWal-Mart Will Start Selling Cloud Storage At 3,500 Stores Next Month
We told you it was coming -- and it did. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has formally announced its support for Hollywood's struggling UltraViolet movi… Wal-Mart Will Start Selling Cloud Storage At 3,500 Stores...
View ArticleAnalysts: Netflix Has Fully Recovered From Its Qwikster Debacle
In 2010, people couldn't say enough good things about Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) -- it was the darling of the digital entertainment world. Then la… Analysts: Netflix Has Fully Recovered From Its Qwikster...
View ArticleUltraViolet Studios: HBO Blackout Will Lift In Time For Wal-Mart Launch
Don't worry, we'll work this out in time for the big dance. That is the essential message from top home entertainment officials who are stil… UltraViolet Studios: HBO Blackout Will Lift In Time For...
View ArticleHow Netflix's Hastings Could Get BSkyB Off An Anti-Trust Charge
The UK inquiry in to whether Sky Movies' exclusive first-run subscription VOD deals with six major Hollywood major studios is anti-competiti… How Netflix's Hastings Could Get BSkyB Off An Anti-Trust...
View ArticleMusic Streams Join Downloads In U.S. Charts, UK Waits
What is the best way to quantify artists' popularity, as more music consumption moves from downloads to streams? Music Streams Join Downloads In U.S. Charts, UK Waits originally published by Gigaom, ©...
View ArticleOnly Content Industries Can Create Content People Want, Says MPAA's Attaway
"Our industries do something that no one else can do," the Motion Picture Association of America's Fritz Attaway said at the Association of… Only Content Industries Can Create Content People Want, Says...
View ArticleLive From New York, It's Aereo TV (For Now…)
Aereo, a bold new service that brings broadcast TV and DVR to your iPad and iPhone, started its engines in New York City today -- and the re… Live From New York, It's Aereo TV (For Now…) originally...
View ArticleMan Utd Wants Its Crest Stripped From Google Play
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View ArticleIndustry Moves: CNBC; NYT; MSLO; Starz Entertainment; m6d
-- CNBC: Kevin Krim is CNBC's new digital general manager, reporting to Mark Hoffman, president of CNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA). Krim comes from Bloom… Industry Moves: CNBC; NYT; MSLO; Starz Entertainment; m6d...
View ArticleMike Lang Leaving As Miramax CEO
Mike Lang has resigned as CEO of Miramax effective immediately, according to the film company. Lang, a former News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) exec i… Mike Lang Leaving As Miramax CEO originally published by...
View ArticleFandango To Become Online Ticket Seller For Yahoo Movies
Fandango will be an online and mobile movie-ticket seller for Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Movies, according to a new partnership between the two comp… Fandango To Become Online Ticket Seller For Yahoo Movies...
View ArticleBBC Overcomes Xbox Hurdles To Launch iPlayer With Kinect Control
The BBC has overcome Microsoft's wish for iPlayer to be bundled with its paid Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. The catch-up TV service on Tues… BBC Overcomes Xbox Hurdles To Launch iPlayer With Kinect...
View ArticleAereo TV Will Stream For Months As Court Case Simmers
Aereo, the controversial technology that turns iPhones and iPads into portable TV sets and DVRs, will not disappear anytime soon despite eff… Aereo TV Will Stream For Months As Court Case Simmers...
View ArticleVideo: Vevo To Launch In Six More Countries, CEO Caraeff Says
The music distributor and service Vevo plans to triple its global footprint in 2012, CEO Rio Caraeff tells paidContent while answering quest… Video: Vevo To Launch In Six More Countries, CEO Caraeff...
View ArticleNetflix's Latest Original Programming Bet: Horror Series 'Hemlock Grove'
Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is eager to steer its core business away from mere movie rentals to an operation that resembles, to some degree, premiu… Netflix's Latest Original Programming Bet: Horror Series...
View ArticleSpotify’s New Apps Could Be A Big Boost For Labels
Sub Pop, Ninja Tune, Matador: Record labels used to be known as curators of a certain sound, and collectors would sometimes buy every new re… Spotify’s New Apps Could Be A Big Boost For Labels...
View ArticleChinese Theatrical Market Booms, But Real Action May Be In Video On Demand
The Motion Picture Association of America released statistics today saying that Chinese theatrical revenue grew 35 percent to nearly $2 bill… Chinese Theatrical Market Booms, But Real Action May Be In...
View ArticleMusic Wars: Spotify Heading For Ireland And Oz As Rdio Gears Up In Europe
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… Music Wars: Spotify Heading For Ireland And Oz As Rdio...
View ArticleIreland's Largest ISP Wants Country-Wide Three-Strikes Piracy Response
Ireland's largest ISP, which once resisted calls to act against illegal downloaders, has told paidContent its competitors should now join it… Ireland's Largest ISP Wants Country-Wide Three-Strikes...
View ArticleMusic Industry Can See The Light After 'Least Negative' Sales Since 2004
The music industry enjoyed its best sales performance for eight years in 2011, as CDs' collapse decelerated, digital sales continued growing… Music Industry Can See The Light After 'Least Negative'...
View ArticleHow Game Group Blew It: Digital Strategy Was Not Adopted Sooner
After suspending shares last week, Europe's largest plastic-box video games retailer, Game Group, called in administrators to run the compan… How Game Group Blew It: Digital Strategy Was Not Adopted...
View ArticleUpdated: Pandora Says Rates Still Too Costly For UK Re-Entry
Pandora (NYSE: P) quit the UK in 2008, citing excessive music streaming rates. A year later, PRS For Music, noting similar concern, slashed… Updated: Pandora Says Rates Still Too Costly For UK Re-Entry...
View ArticleKaleidescape Loses Another Round In The Courts — Will It Be The Last?
It's doubtful that the U.S. Supreme Court will ever hear digital movie server maker Kaleidescape's case against the studio backers of DVD's… Kaleidescape Loses Another Round In The Courts — Will It Be...
View ArticleSuddenly, Spotify Is Ad Buyers' Favourite Thing
UK advertising buyers now say Spotify is the outlet they enjoy the best experience with. Suddenly, Spotify Is Ad Buyers' Favourite Thing originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2012. Continue...
View ArticleThe Cable Sports Bidding War Will Justify The Dodgers' $2.15B Sale Price
How does a faded Major League Baseball franchise-- one that hasn't won a championship in 24 years and has fallen into disrepair under consec… The Cable Sports Bidding War Will Justify The Dodgers'...
View ArticleInterview: Rdio Prepares To Take On Spotify, Deezer Et Al In Europe
Unlimited-music service Rdio concedes it will have to fight incumbents as it prepares to launch across the whole of Europe. Interview: Rdio Prepares To Take On Spotify, Deezer Et Al In Europe...
View ArticleFacebook's Big Freemium Funnel Helps Spotify Et Al Find The Pay In Free
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… Facebook's Big Freemium Funnel Helps Spotify Et Al Find The...
View ArticleGame's Not Over For Game, Now The Industry Wants It To Go Digital
The video games industry has urged the new owner of Europe's largest plastic-box video games retailer to develop a stronger digital distribu… Game's Not Over For Game, Now The Industry Wants It To Go...
View ArticleDigital Music Now Pays Artists More Than Pubs
UK songwriters, composers and music publishers received 3.2 percent higher royalty earnings in 2011, as new online music services boosted pa… Digital Music Now Pays Artists More Than Pubs originally...
View ArticleWatch for falling formats — Walmart shows off its new UltraViolet cloud service
DVD sales may not be what they were, but the road to Hollywood riches still goes through Walmart's Bentonville, Ark. headquarters. Fortunately, to see a demo of the retailer's new UltraViolet cloud...
View ArticleIndustry Moves: Tylted; XING AG; Future Publishing; mDialog; Telegraph
The latest hires in the tech and media industry... Industry Moves: Tylted; XING AG; Future Publishing; mDialog; Telegraph originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2012. Continue reading….
View ArticleThe world’s hottest digital markets: a music map
Unlimited-access digital music services are racing to beat iTunes - and each other - in new countries each week. Our map breaks down the world's digital music market, country by country. The world’s...
View ArticleCriminalizing links: Why the Richard O’Dwyer case matters
The U.S. government continues to try and extradite British college student Richard O'Dwyer for simply linking to copyright-infringing files, on a site located in the UK. If they are successful, it...
View ArticlepaidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media
Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do -- that was that state of digital...
View ArticleHMV’s next digital idea: click-to-collect plastic music
As the market for music on discs shrinks, struggling retailer HMV will try blurring online and in-store to beef up plastic. But is the initiative just designed to defend a fast-diminishing old...
View ArticleStar Wars meets the mouse: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
Disney is acquiring George Lucas's Lucasfilm, including the "Star Wars" franchise and associated technology, for $4.05 billion. "Star Wars Episode 7" is slated to be released in 2015, with more films...
View ArticleNetflix desires cable deals to bring original content to set-top boxes
Netflix is trying to woo cable companies into a special place on their set-top boxes. Netflix desires cable deals to bring original content to set-top boxes originally published by Gigaom, © copyright...
View ArticleEFF files to invalidate troll’s abusive podcasting patent
It’s a sad fact that patent trolling is pretty much everywhere these days, with businesses large and small — and even Martha Stewart — among the victims. But the Electronic Frontier Foundation is...
View ArticleIf I had a dollar: Look like a better photographer with these apps
Not a great photographer? You can doctor those photos up with AfterLight and HDR Camera+ If I had a dollar: Look like a better photographer with these apps originally published by Gigaom, © copyright...
View ArticleSpotify raises $250 million, valued above $4 billion
It looks like those buzzy rumors floating around earlier this month are true: The Wall Street Journal reports that the streaming music platform has raised another $250 million in new funding, led by...
View ArticleFrench music streaming platform Deezer could come to the US by 2014
French streaming service Deezer might be ready to make some moves into the US, as long as it has the right partner beside it. French music streaming platform Deezer could come to the US by 2014...
View ArticleHulu in 2013: $1 billion in revenue, 5 million subscribers in 2013
Hulu had a big 2013, with big increases in revenue and viewership. Hulu in 2013: $1 billion in revenue, 5 million subscribers in 2013 originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2013. Continue reading….
View ArticleIf I had a dollar: Instapaper’s iPhone deal is too good to pass up
Instapaper is free for iPhone users -- but only until tomorrow. If I had a dollar: Instapaper’s iPhone deal is too good to pass up originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2013. Continue reading….
View ArticleIf I had a dollar: QuizUp and Ski Safari will spice up your holidays
Looking for something new to play this holiday? QuizUp and Ski Safari are good bets that are less than a dollar. If I had a dollar: QuizUp and Ski Safari will spice up your holidays originally...
View ArticleKeecker: A real-life R2D2 for home entertainment and more
If the French team behind the robot can deliver on their promises, Keecker will please both audiophiles and internet of things junkies. Keecker: A real-life R2D2 for home entertainment and more...
View ArticleJaunt wants to make virtual reality a platform for beautiful, immersive cinema
The frenzied interest in Oculus Rift has mostly dealt with its applications for gaming. A Palo Alto startup that came out of stealth today has other ideas for virtual reality. Jaunt wants to make...
View ArticleSony to integrate Wikia content into entertainment apps
Wikia, the hosting site for editable fan pages, has entered into a licensing deal with Sony to provide information in entertainment apps. Sony to integrate Wikia content into entertainment apps...
View ArticleParks and Recreation takes on Silicon Valley in final season
It’s not new for Silicon Valley to be the subject for Hollywood. From the actual TV series Silicon Valley, to one off episodes in series like Veep, to the eery Black Mirror, the growing power of...
View ArticleNvidia reveals Shield, a $199 console for 4K TV and gaming
Nvidia has revealed an Android-based smart TV console and gaming system that pairs high-resolution video with an accessible interface for $199, plus a game streaming service that will offer games...
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