 | June 7, 2013 |
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Top HeadlinesOn Thursday, the Apple ebook trial brought testimony from Amazon and Google executives, and some tough and often funny questioning from Apple's attorneys. Read More »Two popular trends -- personalized news readers and native advertising -- meet in a new ad product offered by News360. Read More »Digg isn't a newcomer to the social news scene -- in fact, it helped pioneer the concept. But the folks at Betaworks are re-imaginging social news for 2013, and the RSS reader they plan to launch in late June will play an integral role. Read More »The Meebo bar, the noted product from the social media publishing company founded in 2005, will be discontinued on Thursday as the team focuses its full attention on Google+ products. Meebo was acquired by Google in June 2012. Read More »Roku users will soon have access to yet another video subscription service. Redbox Instant will launch its very own Roku channel this summer. Read More »Vidora and Showyou both want to convince publishers to join forces instead of trying to distribute their content through standalone apps. Read More »AT&T is seeking a guinea pig to test out its idea for a subsidized mobile internet, and Hulu fits the bill perfectly. If Hulu foots the bill for its own data traffic, consumers could stream video to their hearts' content. Read More »Professional sports video is worth many billions of dollars -- and the leagues are getting smarter about parcelling it out in small pieces to sell across different platforms. Read More »In court on Wednesday, Amazon executive Russ Grandinetti argued that publishers' switch to the agency model was intended to "slow down the success of the Kindle," while Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy said Apple did not force publishers to enact agency contracts with Amazon and other retailers. Read More »Social media and tools like Twitter have come under fire during real-time news events because critics say they spread misinformation -- but in places like Istanbul they can be a lifeline when the traditional media is ineffective. Read More »Two out of five YouTube video views are coming from mobile devices in the U.S., and the video service is increasingly cashing in on these mobile views. Read More »A leading consulting firm just put out its annual report on the entertainment and media industry. Here's some highlights, including ones that show why it's a good time to be in the content business. Read More »Berlin-based e-reading startup Readmill has added a free books section to its iOS app, and also announced partnerships with The Atavist, The Guardian and Livrada. Read More »Digital magazine publishing platform Glossi rolled out new tools Wednesday, designed to let users create and distribute their magazines more easily. Read More »Analyst firm PwC thinks that the U.S. trade ebook market will surpass the size of the print book market by 2017. Read More »Sources of all kinds -- including politicians -- can become publishers and distribute their own information directly to an audience, without the need for a traditional media outlet. Is that a good thing or a bad thing for journalism? Read More »In a Q&A, Politco's executive editor talks about how to stay relevant as your media company gets older, how to grow in a saturated Washington market, and why he barely watches TV. Read More »As the antitrust trial against it gets underway, Apple continues to fight accusations that it engaged in collusion and price-fixing with the major e-book publishers -- despite the overwhelming evidence that it did exactly that. Read More »Amazon has signed a big streaming video deal with Viacom. The multi-year agreement includes Prime Instant Video access to kids' shows like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants, plus grownup shows like Tosh.0. Read More »As the time ticks down toward Google Reader's demise, Feedly -- which has emerged as a leading alternative -- announced that it's partnering with a bunch of other RSS clients, including Reeder and Press. Read More »Follow paidContent:   |  |
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