Recently, Hulu has been clashing with its owners--NBC Universal, News Corp., and Disney--and CEO Jason Kilar has even threatened to quit over disagreements negotiating the pricing of its Plus service.READ»
The Daily promises a beautiful marriage between Murdoch and Jobs, but the likelihood of a lasting union is about as likely as a Page Three Girls app winning approval from the App Store. READ»
Project Alesia, one year and $30 million in the making, would have bundled online subscriptions to magazines and newspapers, but publishers weren't interested.READ»
Please feel free to file this in the C.E.Oh-no-he-di'nt folder: News Corp.'s James Murdoch has publicly slapped plans by the British Library, one of the most venerable libraries in the world, for digitizing its newspaper archive.For ...READ»
"We're in final discussions with a number of publishers, device makers, and technology companies. We will soon develop an innovative subscription model to deliver digital content to consumers wherever and whenever they want it," Murdoch said. Whatever it is, it will live or die by its payment method.READ»
It's okay, Mr. Murdoch. We think we finally understand why you hate Google and the Net so much--you gave it away in your rant during News Corp.'s finances: It's because you really don't get technology--or people--very much.
I'm ...READ»
Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. ...READ»
Looks like the concept of paying for online content is getting a boost from a slightly unexpected quarter: Rumors are abounding that free Internet TV portal Hulu will erect at least a partial pay wall sometime next year.
As rumors ...READ»
In the largest de-friending in its history, MySpace cut 30% of its workforce today in an effort to save money and offset falling advertising revenues. Ominously, the layoffs came the same day reports emerged that rival social ...READ»
MySpace CEO and cofounder Chris DeWolfe is on the way out. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports News Corp's new CEO of Digital Media Jonathan Miller will send DeWolfe packing along with a core group of ...READ»
With Facebook surging, cofounders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have gone back to their roots -- music, pop culture, and a proven cash-flow ad model -- to spur a next phase of growth. Will that be enough for boss Rupert Murdoch?READ»
