Friday 14 June 2013

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With new SF studio, online education startup creativeLIVE looks even more like a cable TV channel

Online learning startup creativeLIVE is breaking in its new San Francisco studios with a special broadcast featuring several big names from Silicon Valley.

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The Washington Post’s new “sponsored views” offering is actually pretty smart

Critics of the whole concept of "native" advertising may see the Washington Post's latest foray into sponsored content as problematic, but it's actually a pretty smart experiment.

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Global study shows more journalists embrace social media — Germans, not so much

A survey of journalists in fifteen countries reveals some interesting differences in attitudes to social media. Here are some highlights.

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Apple: We have 20 percent of the U.S. ebook market

Apple now holds about 20 percent of the U.S. ebook market, director Keith Moerer testified in court on Tuesday. Moerer also said that the iBookstore's sales grew by 100 percent in 2012.

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News Corp investors bless break-up plan: publishing assets to swim alone June 28

News Corp shareholders formally approved a plan that will split the corporation and, for the entertainment assets, end the so-called "Rupert discount" on the share price.

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Audible ends the program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold

Digital audiobooks site Audible.com is ending the 18-month-old program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold.

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Comcast CEO promises more binge-viewing, faster platforms

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts showed off some of the company's new tech and explained how Comcast is responding to changing viewer expectations.

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Day 5 of the Apple ebooks trial: Publishing execs testify; Rupert Murdoch’s role

At the Apple ebook trial on Monday, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray and Macmillan CEO John Sargent offered testimony as witnesses for the government. Emails showed that News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch expressed the desire to "screw Amazon."

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