Disney focused heavily on money to be made from streaming video content on its sites during an earnings call last week, and the company is now pairing with retail giant Target to produce a web series aimed at families preparing […]
The Huffington Post’s business model has been good for some, and not so good for others- which makes it a controversial topic when compensation for content contributions is discussed. There’s no question as to whether the model benefits some- Arianna […]
Perhaps the most ambitious venture into hyperlocal news and media is AOL’s well-seeded Patch, a network of local bloggers that are essentially working for the company to replace the dying hometown newspaper. In the past, communities were served by village […]
Spotify, as you have probably noticed, is everybody’s new boyfriend since it arrived stateside last month. iPhone user adoption of the popular European music streaming service is through the roof, and articles are popping up left, right and center on […]
In May, HBO launched an app to extend popular content streaming service HBO Go to mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch. With exclusive content released to HBO Go (I recall crowding around a tiny screen after a […]
Getting weather news over network TV is something that may feel as if its going the way of the phone book. but The Weather Channel is not going down without a fight- the service is teaming up with Twitter in […]
Initial bids on video streaming service Hulu are expected to be in by the end of next week, with a price tag of around $1.5 billion being batted around as a starting point. Earlier estimates placed a possible sale price […]
Sports news network ESPN is trying harder to break into the UK market with football-based app ESPN Goals, and has moved the app from paid to free due to a sponsorship deal with online gambling company Bet365. ESPN Goals is […]
A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court in late June instigated by Viacom against Northeast regional cable provider Cablevision over iPad streaming permissions has been resolved today outside of court, and neither party disclosed the terms of the settlement. Earlier this […]
On this week’s third quarter earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at length about the future of Disney content on the web and other streaming services. Iger was reserved about the prospect of big deals, with wariness that has […]
After shares of AOL stock lost more than a third of their value this week, the company announced a plan to buy back $250 million in AOL stocks in order to protect the stock’s price. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong confirmed […]
It’s been a busy week for premiere content farm Demand Media, as the company has renewed its advertising deal with Google for a period of three years and acquired both RSS Graffiti and IndieClick to serve up ads to more than […]
On demand video streaming service Hulu announced plans today to bring the service to its first market outside the US, selecting Japan (not the United Kingdom) for its international debut. Hulu, owned by Disney, NBC Universal and News Corp. and […]
Comedic actor, writer and director Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Digital has some exciting web content-related news for fans of the actor’s “Frat Pack” style of films, particularly 2008’s Tropic Thunder. One of the aspects of the film that amused moviegoers […]
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