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Ford partners with Sirius XM again – this time for internet radio

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:09:37 +0000

Ford cars with Sync AppLink can now get two Sirius XM feeds, a live one from a satellite and its on-demand internet radio service channeled through a smartphone.

iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music, not so much on ebooks (chart)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:34:18 +0000

Besides the future of iOS and OS X, we've recently learned a lot from Apple about the state of iTunes. We can also know how much users are spending on apps and music, and how little they're spending on ...

The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where’s the present day money?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:49 +0000

The Idea Lab of the New York Times has cranked out a series of innovative ad products. Here's some examples -- and a look at why the flashy ads haven't lifted Times' ad sales out of a rut.

The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where is the present day money?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:49 +0000

The Idea Lab of the New York Times has cranked out a series of innovative ad products. Here's some examples -- and a look at why the flashy ads haven't lifted Times' ad sales out of a rut.

The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where’s the money right now?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:49 +0000

The Idea Lab of the New York Times has cranked out a series of innovative ad products. Here's some examples -- and a look at why the flashy ads haven't lifted Times' ad sales out of a rut.

Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:01:12 +0000

Love Amsterdam? So does Netflix: The streaming service revealed that it's going to launch in the Netherlands later this year.

When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:22 +0000

Some of the tension between Glenn Greenwald and other national-security journalists over the NSA surveillance story broke out into the open on Tuesday in a Twitter fight between the Guardian writer and ...

Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer vacation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:28:27 +0000

Netflix and Amazon both want to be the company that captures your kid's screen time this summer.

Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer break

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:28:27 +0000

Netflix and Amazon both want to be the company that captures your kid's screen time this summer.

Introducing the next 6 digital media startups out of the BBC’s accelerator in London

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:54:39 +0000

The BBC's young accelerator program, called BBC Labs, has launched its latest batch of London digital media startups.

Introducing the next 6 digital media startups from the BBC’s accelerator in London

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:54:39 +0000

The BBC's young accelerator program, called BBC Labs, has launched its latest batch of London digital media startups.

Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:34 +0000

A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site -- but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared.

Yet another YouTube funding: Bedrocket invests in Shira Lazar’s What’s Trending

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:54 +0000

Thought there was no money in producing original content for YouTube's audience? The folks at Bedrocket Entertainment beg to differ -- and just invested in What's Trending.

As Apple ebook trial enters last week, it’s all about Steve Jobs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:54 +0000

As the Apple ebook pricing trial enters its final week, much of SVP Eddy Cue's testimony Monday focused on Steve Jobs' involvement with the launch of the iBookstore.

The NSA story isn’t “journalistic malfeasance” — it’s a story that is evolving in real time

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:56:30 +0000

Some critics of the recent NSA surveillance stories by the Guardian and Washington Post say the reports are filled with so many errors that they amount to "journalistic malfeasance." But is this ...

Time Warner Cable: No, we don’t throttle YouTube — it’s all about peering

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:22:46 +0000

No, your ISP isn't intentionally slowing down your YouTube or Netflix video streams. But it may also not exactly be helping to get them sped up.