Tuesday, 2 April 2013

paidContent - Top jobs of the week in digital media, and more for Tuesday, April 2, 2013

By Connie Hwong, Community Manager Apr 2 2013, 2:55am PDT

Top jobs of the week in digital media

Looking for a job in digital media? Each week we highlight some of the most interesting positions posted to paidContent's jobs board. Check out the latest gigs at media companies across the country.

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By Janko Roettgers Apr 1 2013, 7:16pm PDT

Netflix job offers hint at further international expansion: are India, Europe or Korea next?

Netflix won't expand to another international market until the end of this or early next year, but the company is already looking for help to translate its site - giving us some interesting clues.

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By Kevin Fitchard Apr 1 2013, 6:10pm PDT

Prank or Prognostication? Some 2013 April Fools' jokes that could become reality

Sometimes an April Fools' fake news item is more than just a gag. Here are a few pranks we think hint at larger trends in the tech industry.

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By Jeff John Roberts Apr 1 2013, 5:54pm PDT

The genie is out of the bottle: Aereo’s court victory and what it means for the TV business

A major appeals court ruling says that Aereo -- which lets users watch and record live TV to mobile devices -- doesn't violate copyright law. The decision is the biggest blow yet to the existing TV business.

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By Jeff John Roberts Apr 1 2013, 3:32pm PDT

Court slams shut music locker ReDigi, says “first sale” doesn’t apply

ReDigi claims to offer a legal way for consumers to buy and sell iTunes tracks through its "music locker." In a stern court ruling, a judge said the service amounts to widespread copyright infringement.

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By Janko Roettgers Apr 1 2013, 1:53pm PDT

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken & Co. start streaming on Netflix

Fans of edgy animated fare just got a few more reasons to binge as Netflix has started to add cult classics from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network to its catalog.

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By Jeff John Roberts Apr 1 2013, 12:02pm PDT

Cord cutter alert: Aereo in talks with Dish and AT&T to expand TV-on-the-go

Aereo is exploring partnerships with internet service providers and pay-TV companies to expand its reach. The company is disrupting conventional TV models by offering a service that lets consumers watch TV on the go for $1 a day.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Apr 1 2013, 12:00pm PDT

Feedly adds 3M new users in 2 weeks, updates mobile apps, and plans premium version

RSS service Feedly announced Monday that it's picked up 3 million new users in the two weeks since Google announced it's killing off Google Reader. The company is also planning to launch a paid premium version.

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By Mathew Ingram Apr 1 2013, 11:48am PDT

Henry Blodget says Business Insider is growing, but it’s still losing money

Founder Henry Blodget tells New Yorker magazine that Business Insider's audience is larger than many established financial news outlets, but the company also lost $3 million in 2012 or almost a quarter of its revenues.

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By Roger Wood & Evelyn Robbrecht, Guest Contributors Mar 31 2013, 2:00pm PDT

Intelligent Content: Soon your media will know you better than you know yourself

Though tablets and ebook readers are now mainstream, the revolution in the way they display content – and how that content will be generated dynamically – is yet to come.

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By Craig Mod, Guest Contributor Mar 30 2013, 1:00pm PDT

The deal Goodreads should’ve struck (hint: it wasn’t with Amazon)

Goodreads, the popular social network and review site for book lovers, is now part of Amazon. Imagine if it had instead paired up with Readmill, which offers a superior user reading experience.

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