paidContent - FT launches breaking news tool — “when 140 characters doesn’t cut it”, and more for Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May 29, 2013

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Top Headlines FT launches breaking news tool — “when 140 characters doesn’t cut it” The new writer’s dilemma: You wrote something really great — now, where do you put it? Liked Jane Eyre, hated the cover? Now designers can sell classic books with new jackets Arrested Development premiere spurs piracy, pleas to expand internationally Parents, toddlers lose it over Netflix’s decision to drop Dora Gawker editor defends crowdfunding crack video, calls out “timid” Canadian media Circa hires Anthony De Rosa away from Thomson Reuters to expand its editorial ambitions Kobo says the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for “up to 27%” of its device sales BuzzFeed partners with CNN, announces LA-based “social video” studio (Update) Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required By Jeff John Roberts May 29 2013, 5:00am PDT FT launches breaking news tool — “when 140 characters doesn’t cut it” The FT just launched a rapid-fire news service that consists of 100-250 word stories. The idea is to offer punchy news and analysis -- and ensure readers don't have to stray from the FT for their business news. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 28 2013, 6:14pm PDT The new writer’s dilemma: You wrote something really great — now, where do you put it? With the proliferation of new publishing platforms -- and not just blogs or social networks, but also all-digital publishers like Medium, LinkedIn and the Huffington Post -- how does a writer decide where they should put their work? Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 5:34pm PDT Liked Jane Eyre, hated the cover? Now designers can sell classic books with new jackets A new initiative from DailyLit/Plympton, the Harvard Book Store and the Creative Action Network lets artists design custom covers for classic books, then sell the books in print and digital editions. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 28 2013, 4:11pm PDT Arrested Development premiere spurs piracy, pleas to expand internationally Guess who else likes Arrested Development? Pirates, that's who. The new season of the cult show has been downloaded by 100,000 file sharers within a single day. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 2:32pm PDT Parents, toddlers lose it over Netflix’s decision to drop Dora Netflix declined to renew its licensing deal with Viacom last week, leading to the loss of popular streaming kids' shows like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. Toddlers nationwide had a terrible weekend. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 28 2013, 11:45am PDT Gawker editor defends crowdfunding crack video, calls out “timid” Canadian media Gawker reached its goal of raising $200,000 to purchase a video of a big city mayor smoking crack. Editor John Cook explained on Tuesday the reasons for the controversial campaign in which the fate of the video is still unknown. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 28 2013, 11:00am PDT Circa hires Anthony De Rosa away from Thomson Reuters to expand its editorial ambitions Circa, the San Francisco-based startup that creates news summaries for mobile users, says it has hired Thomson Reuters social-media editor Anthony De Rosa as its new editor-in-chief to expand its journalistic reach. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 10:33am PDT Kobo says the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for “up to 27%” of its device sales Kobo said Tuesday that the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for over a quarter of its device sales. And, the company said, 15 percent of its new customers are from the United States. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 28 2013, 8:33am PDT BuzzFeed partners with CNN, announces LA-based “social video” studio (Update) Viewers got a first taste of a new partnership between BuzzFeed and CNN with a video clip that appeared on the viral site Tuesday morning. The deal also appears to involve syndicating YouTube content. Read More » By Liz Shannon Miller May 27 2013, 3:01am PDT Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required Ostriches, Google cars, SNL cast members, cameos, Liza Minelli and so much narration -- the return of Arrested Development is finally here, and binge-viewing Season 4 this weekend revealed one of the densest seasons of television ever. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required, and more for Tuesday, May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

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Top Headlines Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required It’s a trap! Publishers crave an alternative to Google’s adtech “Death Star” News Corp spin-off will include stock buyback fund, poison pill Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years By Liz Shannon Miller May 27 2013, 3:01am PDT Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required Ostriches, Google cars, SNL cast members, cameos, Liza Minelli and so much narration -- the return of Arrested Development is finally here, and binge-viewing Season 4 this weekend revealed one of the densest seasons of television ever. Read More » By Rags Gupta, Guest Contributor May 25 2013, 1:30pm PDT It’s a trap! Publishers crave an alternative to Google’s adtech “Death Star” Adtech has made great strides but is in a period of transition. The most pressing concern for publishers? The need for a soup-to-nuts provider that isn't also a competitor like Google. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 24 2013, 11:05am PDT News Corp spin-off will include stock buyback fund, poison pill News Corp will officially split into two companies on June 28th. The corporation announced new details about the split, including provisions to prevent hostile takeovers. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 23 2013, 6:36pm PDT Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Blue's Clues and a number of other kids TV shows were taken offline by Netflix this week as the company's deal with Viacom is expiring. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 23 2013, 5:00pm PDT Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Apple and the federal government met on Thursday for a final hearing before their trial, which is set to begin on June 3, and features several high profile witnesses. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 23 2013, 2:56pm PDT Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows -- but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 23 2013, 9:15am PDT Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years When Open Road Media launched in 2009, the idea of an all-digital publisher was still fairly new. Nearly four years later, it's encountering more competition as publishers of all sizes hone their digital strategies. Here's what it's doing to try to stay ahead. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required, and more for Monday, May 27, 2013

May 27, 2013

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Top Headlines Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required It’s a trap! Publishers crave an alternative to Google’s adtech “Death Star” Crowdsourcing the news: Do we need a public license for citizen journalism? Fight over TV streaming heats up as broadcasters file new lawsuit in Washington DC News Corp spin-off will include stock buyback fund, poison pill Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years By Liz Shannon Miller May 27 2013, 3:01am PDT Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required Ostriches, Google cars, SNL cast members, cameos, Liza Minelli and so much narration -- the return of Arrested Development is finally here, and binge-viewing Season 4 this weekend revealed one of the densest seasons of television ever. Read More » By Rags Gupta, Guest Contributor May 25 2013, 1:30pm PDT It’s a trap! Publishers crave an alternative to Google’s adtech “Death Star” Adtech has made great strides but is in a period of transition. The most pressing concern for publishers? The need for a soup-to-nuts provider that isn't also a competitor like Google. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 24 2013, 4:12pm PDT Crowdsourcing the news: Do we need a public license for citizen journalism? Social platforms like YouTube have become a rich source of "citizen journalism" about breaking news events, but media outlets don't always provide credit. Mark Little of Storyful wants to try and change that with a public license for video news. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 24 2013, 2:07pm PDT Fight over TV streaming heats up as broadcasters file new lawsuit in Washington DC The great game between broadcasters and upstart services that stream TV took another turn this week as Fox and others filed a new copyright lawsuit in Washington, DC. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 24 2013, 11:05am PDT News Corp spin-off will include stock buyback fund, poison pill News Corp will officially split into two companies on June 28th. The corporation announced new details about the split, including provisions to prevent hostile takeovers. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 23 2013, 6:36pm PDT Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Blue's Clues and a number of other kids TV shows were taken offline by Netflix this week as the company's deal with Viacom is expiring. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 23 2013, 5:00pm PDT Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Apple and the federal government met on Thursday for a final hearing before their trial, which is set to begin on June 3, and features several high profile witnesses. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 23 2013, 2:56pm PDT Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows -- but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 23 2013, 9:15am PDT Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years When Open Road Media launched in 2009, the idea of an all-digital publisher was still fairly new. Nearly four years later, it's encountering more competition as publishers of all sizes hone their digital strategies. Here's what it's doing to try to stay ahead. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline, and more for Friday, May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013

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Top Headlines Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Twitter unveils new multi-screen deals with “Twitter Amplify” Amazon: victim or aggressor? Issue will frame Apple ebook trial Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years Amazon pushes forward with Kindle Fire HD’s international expansion The NYT illustrates how not to take a compliment — send a cease-and-desist notice instead Netflix may roll out 16 original shows, stand-up comedy specials next year Instructions on how to transform a comment troll into a human being Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features Penguin agrees to $75 million class action settlement in ebook pricing lawsuit Amazon’s new Kindle Worlds gives authors a way to sell fan fiction without legal hassles pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all By Janko Roettgers May 23 2013, 6:36pm PDT Adios, Dora: Netflix is starting to take Viacom shows offline Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Blue's Clues and a number of other kids TV shows were taken offline by Netflix this week as the company's deal with Viacom is expiring. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 23 2013, 5:00pm PDT Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June Apple and the federal government met on Thursday for a final hearing before their trial, which is set to begin on June 3, and features several high profile witnesses. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 23 2013, 2:56pm PDT Why scoops and objectivity matter less and less — because context is everything Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows -- but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 23 2013, 11:16am PDT Twitter unveils new multi-screen deals with “Twitter Amplify” Twitter is rapidly expanding its "multi-screen" ad offerings through a range of new partnerships with sports, news and other media companies. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 23 2013, 10:52am PDT Amazon: victim or aggressor? Issue will frame Apple ebook trial Apple and the federal government are about to go to trial over an alleged conspiracy to fix ebook prices -- but recent court filings show that Amazon will play a large role in determining the outcome. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 23 2013, 9:15am PDT Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Media’s first three years When Open Road Media launched in 2009, the idea of an all-digital publisher was still fairly new. Nearly four years later, it's encountering more competition as publishers of all sizes hone their digital strategies. Here's what it's doing to try to stay ahead. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 23 2013, 9:10am PDT Amazon pushes forward with Kindle Fire HD’s international expansion Amazon is making its Kindle Fire HD tablets broadly available internationally, with preorders shipping in June. The tablets were already available in Europe and Japan. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 22 2013, 6:06pm PDT The NYT illustrates how not to take a compliment — send a cease-and-desist notice instead The New York Times' legal response to a startup whose software allows publishers to replicate the look of the NYT's Snow Fall feature goes so far above and beyond a simple cease-and-desist it becomes ridiculous. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 22 2013, 3:20pm PDT Netflix may roll out 16 original shows, stand-up comedy specials next year Netflix continues its competition with HBO by going into the stand-up comedy space. Altogether, the company may launch up to 16 original shows next year. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 22 2013, 12:18pm PDT Instructions on how to transform a comment troll into a human being Comment trolls are often used as an example of why blog comments are a waste of time, but a recent series by the Climate Desk showed how they can quickly be turned into human beings. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 12:00pm PDT Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features Personalized social reader Zite is updating its iOS app with more Google Reader-inspired features, and also added seven new publishers to its publisher program. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 10:52am PDT Penguin agrees to $75 million class action settlement in ebook pricing lawsuit Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle the ebook pricing lawsuit with consumers and states. Meanwhile, Apple and the Department of Justice are set to go to trial on June 3. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 9:40am PDT Amazon’s new Kindle Worlds gives authors a way to sell fan fiction without legal hassles Amazon Publishing is launching Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform that lets authors sell fan fiction based on properties like Gossip Girl. Amazon Publishing retains the rights to the works and will set the prices. Read More » By Chris Albrecht May 21 2013, 9:12pm PDT pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? From paidContent LIVE 2013, a re-broadcast of our panel featuring MLB Advanced Media, News Corp., Atlantic Media and ProPublica discussing digital monetization strategies. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 2:45pm PDT From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection The Internet Archive recently launched an ambitious project to collect and index all broadcasts since the start of television. This week it got a major boost. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 21 2013, 9:21am PDT Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA The six finalists of the Publishing Hackathon held over the weekend in New York focus on discovering books in new ways -- whether it's by browsing book jackets or getting recommendations based on your web browser history. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 7:45am PDT Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all Many publishers treat obnoxious comments as a problem to be solved -- Above the Law takes the opposite approach, and embraces readers as they are. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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