paidContent - Ford partners with Sirius XM again – this time for internet radio, and more for Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20, 2013

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Top Headlines Ford partners with Sirius XM again – this time for internet radio iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music, not so much on ebooks (chart) The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where’s the money right now? For some in Arab nations, Facebook is the only news source that matters Feedly hits 12 million users, launches web version and quits relying on Google’s backend Apple TV gets HBO Go and sports with WatchESPN Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model As Apple ebook trial enters last week, it’s all about Steve Jobs The NSA story isn’t “journalistic malfeasance” — it’s a story that is evolving in real time Digg’s RSS reader is arriving in beta next week on desktop and mobile Mobile sports consumption now at 35% – report Not a good sign: Barnes & Noble just keeps slashing Nook tablet prices By Kevin Fitchard Jun 19 2013, 6:09pm PDT Ford partners with Sirius XM again – this time for internet radio Ford cars with Sync AppLink can now get two Sirius XM feeds, a live one from a satellite and its on-demand internet radio service channeled through a smartphone. Read More » By Erica Ogg Jun 19 2013, 5:34pm PDT iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music, not so much on ebooks (chart) Besides the future of iOS and OS X, we've recently learned a lot from Apple about the state of iTunes. We can also know how much users are spending on apps and music, and how little they're spending on video and books. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 19 2013, 1:33pm PDT The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where’s the money right now? The Idea Lab of the New York Times has cranked out a series of innovative ad products. Here's some examples -- and a look at why the flashy ads haven't lifted Times' ad sales out of a rut. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 19 2013, 11:45am PDT For some in Arab nations, Facebook is the only news source that matters A new study shows that Facebook is one of the top sources of news in some Arab nations, thanks in part to a growing use of social media -- and a distrust of traditional media sources. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 19 2013, 11:00am PDT Feedly hits 12 million users, launches web version and quits relying on Google’s backend Feedly is no longer relying on Google Reader's backend, and on Wednesday it announced a much-requested web-only version and a bunch of new apps. Read More » By Erica Ogg Jun 19 2013, 10:18am PDT Apple TV gets HBO Go and sports with WatchESPN None of this makes Apple TV a viable cable replacement for those who want premium content and live sports because it still requires that pesky cable subscription. But Apple is slowly broadening its living room play to compete with Xbox and Roku. Read More » By Janko Roettgers Jun 19 2013, 12:01am PDT Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows Love Amsterdam? So does Netflix: The streaming service revealed that it's going to launch in the Netherlands later this year. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 18 2013, 6:45pm PDT When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story Some of the tension between Glenn Greenwald and other national-security journalists over the NSA surveillance story broke out into the open on Tuesday in a Twitter fight between the Guardian writer and Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 18 2013, 10:12am PDT Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site -- but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 18 2013, 8:55am PDT As Apple ebook trial enters last week, it’s all about Steve Jobs As the Apple ebook pricing trial enters its final week, much of SVP Eddy Cue's testimony Monday focused on Steve Jobs' involvement with the launch of the iBookstore. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 17 2013, 9:56pm PDT The NSA story isn’t “journalistic malfeasance” — it’s a story that is evolving in real time Some critics of the recent NSA surveillance stories by the Guardian and Washington Post say the reports are filled with so many errors that they amount to "journalistic malfeasance." But is this really the case? Read More » By Eliza Kern Jun 17 2013, 1:19pm PDT Digg’s RSS reader is arriving in beta next week on desktop and mobile Want to see what Digg's RSS reader will look like when it comes in beta form next week? The company released a few more details and photos of the news reader for desktop and mobile. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 17 2013, 9:50am PDT Mobile sports consumption now at 35% – report An industry group has put out an annual report showing trends in how America's 170 million sports fans use media. Here are some highlights. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 17 2013, 9:29am PDT Not a good sign: Barnes & Noble just keeps slashing Nook tablet prices Why is Barnes & Noble extending price cuts on Nook tablets? It may be because the retailer is trying to clear out stock. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows, and more for Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013

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Top Headlines Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story Google files free speech challenge to FISA gag orders, renews criticism of Guardian Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer vacation Introducing the next 6 digital media startups from the BBC’s accelerator in London Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model Yet another YouTube funding: Bedrocket invests in Shira Lazar’s What’s Trending As Apple ebook trial enters last week, it’s all about Steve Jobs The NSA story isn’t “journalistic malfeasance” — it’s a story that is evolving in real time Digg’s RSS reader is arriving in beta next week on desktop and mobile Mobile sports consumption now at 35% – report Not a good sign: Barnes & Noble just keeps slashing Nook tablet prices Should YouTube stars forget about CPMs, sell handbags instead? By Janko Roettgers Jun 19 2013, 12:01am PDT Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows Love Amsterdam? So does Netflix: The streaming service revealed that it's going to launch in the Netherlands later this year. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 18 2013, 6:45pm PDT When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story Some of the tension between Glenn Greenwald and other national-security journalists over the NSA surveillance story broke out into the open on Tuesday in a Twitter fight between the Guardian writer and Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 18 2013, 5:12pm PDT Google files free speech challenge to FISA gag orders, renews criticism of Guardian Google has sued to shine more light on the secret court that approves controversial national security letters -- the petition also represents part of the ongoing PR strategy of tech companies caught up in a surveillance scandal. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 18 2013, 3:28pm PDT Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer vacation Netflix and Amazon both want to be the company that captures your kid's screen time this summer. Read More » By Katie Fehrenbacher Jun 18 2013, 1:54pm PDT Introducing the next 6 digital media startups from the BBC’s accelerator in London The BBC's young accelerator program, called BBC Labs, has launched its latest batch of London digital media startups. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 18 2013, 10:12am PDT Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site -- but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared. Read More » By Janko Roettgers Jun 18 2013, 9:00am PDT Yet another YouTube funding: Bedrocket invests in Shira Lazar’s What’s Trending Thought there was no money in producing original content for YouTube's audience? The folks at Bedrocket Entertainment beg to differ -- and just invested in What's Trending. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 18 2013, 8:55am PDT As Apple ebook trial enters last week, it’s all about Steve Jobs As the Apple ebook pricing trial enters its final week, much of SVP Eddy Cue's testimony Monday focused on Steve Jobs' involvement with the launch of the iBookstore. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 17 2013, 9:56pm PDT The NSA story isn’t “journalistic malfeasance” — it’s a story that is evolving in real time Some critics of the recent NSA surveillance stories by the Guardian and Washington Post say the reports are filled with so many errors that they amount to "journalistic malfeasance." But is this really the case? Read More » By Eliza Kern Jun 17 2013, 1:19pm PDT Digg’s RSS reader is arriving in beta next week on desktop and mobile Want to see what Digg's RSS reader will look like when it comes in beta form next week? The company released a few more details and photos of the news reader for desktop and mobile. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 17 2013, 9:50am PDT Mobile sports consumption now at 35% – report An industry group has put out an annual report showing trends in how America's 170 million sports fans use media. Here are some highlights. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 17 2013, 9:29am PDT Not a good sign: Barnes & Noble just keeps slashing Nook tablet prices Why is Barnes & Noble extending price cuts on Nook tablets? It may be because the retailer is trying to clear out stock. Read More » By Liz Shannon Miller Jun 17 2013, 12:01am PDT Should YouTube stars forget about CPMs, sell handbags instead? There's no denying that many creators are making a profit from their content -- but the launch of a new Pinterest-style site curating YouTubers' favorite things is a reminder of how important non-Adsense-related revenue streams are. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Should YouTube stars forget about CPMS, sell handbags instead?, and more for Monday, June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013

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Top Headlines Should YouTube stars forget about CPMS, sell handbags instead? New ebook DRM will change the text of a story to prevent piracy Harry Potter site Pottermore launches platform to work with other brands The Atlantic launches weekly iPhone magazine for $2.99 a month The Washington Post’s new “sponsored views” offering is actually pretty smart How big cable uses its muscles to prevent online competition By Liz Shannon Miller Jun 17 2013, 12:01am PDT Should YouTube stars forget about CPMS, sell handbags instead? There's no denying that many creators are making a profit from their content -- but the launch of a new Pinterest-style site curating YouTubers' favorite things is a reminder of how important non-Adsense-related revenue streams are. Read More » By Janko Roettgers Jun 14 2013, 4:47pm PDT New ebook DRM will change the text of a story to prevent piracy Don't judge a book by its content -- at least not if it's copy-protected: German researchers are working on a new DRM system that would change individual words of a story to track pirated book copies back to their original owners. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 14 2013, 4:19pm PDT Harry Potter site Pottermore launches platform to work with other brands Interactive Harry Potter site Pottermore.com has launched an offshoot business to work with other brands. Pottermore will also launch apps later this year. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 14 2013, 2:00pm PDT The Atlantic launches weekly iPhone magazine for $2.99 a month The Atlantic's anticipated paid product is now here in the form of a weekly collection of curated content. New issues will be distributed to the iPad and iPhone every Friday. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 12 2013, 7:44pm PDT 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. Read More » By Janko Roettgers Jun 12 2013, 3:12pm PDT How big cable uses its muscles to prevent online competition Apple's long-rumored Apple TV has yet to materialize - and one reason for the delay may be that cable companies have been engaging in anti-competitive behavior. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - With new SF studio, online education startup creativeLIVE looks even more like a cable TV channel, and more for Friday, June 14, 2013

June 14, 2013

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Top Headlines With new SF studio, online education startup creativeLIVE looks even more like a cable TV channel The Washington Post’s new “sponsored views” offering is actually pretty smart Global study shows more journalists embrace social media — Germans, not so much Apple: We have 20 percent of the U.S. ebook market News Corp investors bless break-up plan: publishing assets to swim alone June 28 Audible ends the program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold Comcast CEO promises more binge-viewing, faster platforms Day 5 of the Apple ebooks trial: Publishing execs testify; Rupert Murdoch’s role By Ki Mae Heussner Jun 13 2013, 11:00am PDT 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. Read More » By Mathew Ingram Jun 12 2013, 7:44pm PDT 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. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 12 2013, 11:54am PDT 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. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 12 2013, 11:40am PDT 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. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 11 2013, 4:34pm PDT 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. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 11 2013, 1:41pm PDT 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. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts Jun 11 2013, 1:28pm PDT 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. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen Jun 11 2013, 8:43am PDT 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." Read More » Follow paidContent:

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