Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire Beats Electronics in a deal that would surely have as much to do with Beats’ new streaming music service as its line of electronics… Read more »
Dish Networks is selling a controversial device called the Hopper that lets viewers skip commercials. Company chairman Charlie Ergen said TV watching is changing and that Dish is not using the… Read more »
A media CEO reminded people that, despite new internet distribution platforms, content owners remain in the drivers seat. He played down the idea of “cord cutters” but did acknowledge the emergence… Read more »
At a New York ad event, Google executives explained how ad buyers should invest in small screens. The presentation contained hype and nonsense but very few practical suggestions. Read more »
Deloitte released its annual State of the Media Democracy report yesterday, which appears to vindicate those who have insisted that cord-cutting is a real a growing phenomenon. According to Deloitte’s survey, 9… Read more »
Peter Kafka at AllThingsD raises an interesting question this morning about the anti-piracy legislation currently being debated on Capitol Hill (and elsewhere). Kafka links to a tweet by Union Square Ventures… Read more »
Taking a page from the old Apple PR playbook, Spotify sent out invites yesterday to a press conference on Nov. 30 where it promises to reveal “a new direction for the… Read more »
The reviews are coming in for the music service Google launched late yesterday, and nobody seems all that impressed. TechCrunch weighs in on its lackluster debut, MocoNews discusses the company’s mediocre… Read more »