Data & Dollars Can Save the Newspaper Industry
The newspaper industry is facing challenging times for sure, as it struggles to adapt and keep pace with the digital onslaught. As with other more ‘traditional’ industries, many newspapers were…
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Hulu Continues Adding Exclusive Content
Hulu is expanding its foray in exclusive programming with a new reality show, the company announced on its blog. Called ‘The Fashion Fund,’ the six-part series will only be available on…
Twitter: Tweets Must Flow, But...
Twitter has taken measures to be able to block specific content on a country-by-country basis, the company announced in a blog post. Its title, ‘The Tweets Still Must Flow’, is a…
Revision3 Had a Huge 2011 With 800 Million Views
Revision3, the Internet TV network, posted some hefty numbers to cap off its successful 2011. While its flagship show Diggnation decided to end its run, the company added a myriad…
The BBC Launches Android News App for Honeycomb Tablets
The BBC has released an updated version of its News app for big-screen Android tablets, and is available to download for free from the Android Market in the UK. “This…
UK News Sites See a Drop in Traffic in December
The UK’s Daily Mail’s website may now be the most popular English-language news website in the world, having surpassed the New York Times’ in December, but the UK press experienced…
Google at Leveson Inquiry: "We are Not the Internet"
Google was summoned to the stand today, as part of the public inquiry looking at the culture and ethics of the British media. On 13 July, Prime Minister David Cameron…
Rhapsody Acquires Napster to Launch in UK and Germany
Online music subscription company Rhapsody today announced it had completed the acquisition of Napster International, paving the way for the company to formally enter the UK and Germany. Rhapsody, which…
Netflix's Top Threat: TV Everywhere
Do you think Netflix is worried about the fact that Hulu Plus now has over 1.5 million subscribers? Well, think again. According to the letter its managers wrote to its…
Netflix Q4 Results Back on Track
Netflix found its way back to customer acquisition for its streaming offer during 2011′s last quarter, the film & TV streaming and DVD rental service announced. Not only did it acquire…
Similarly Composed Photos Considered Copyright Infringement
They might say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but that isn’t necessarily the case when it comes to photographers in the UK. A recent and surprising ruling…
Is Amazon Planning its Next Movie-Streaming Move?
If Amazon founder Jeff Bezos knows one thing, it’s how to turn a digital vision into one of the Internet’s flagship companies. Bezos, who’s also the President, CEO and Chairman…
Daily Mail: World's Most Popular Newspaper Site
The Daily Mail’s website MailOnline is now the most popular newspaper website in the world, Buzzfeed reports. Referring to data from comScore, Buzzfeed Politics notes that the UK tabloid’s website…
Orange Film Pulse Launches Just in Time for the Oscars
Building on its prior success at tapping the lucrative movie-market through branding a day of the week (see here), UK mobile phone operator Orange has created a new tool that…
Facebook Novel Broadcast in Austrian Universities
The Hungarian writer Gergely Teglasy (‘TG’) claims to be the author of the ‘first Facebook novel’, available on Facebook and as a podcast, the Austrian Independent reports. Called ‘Zwirbler,’ the work in…
