Next Issue Media launches on Android, $15 a month for access to 32 magazines
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/04/next-issue-media-launches-android-honeycomb-newstand-app/ If you’ve taken issue with your usual choices for buying magazines on your tablet, be it...
View ArticlePublishing Consortium to Launch Hulu for Magazines
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5898918/major-publishing-consortium-ready-to-launch-hulu-for-magazines It’s been two years since Next Issue Media was first announced but the subscription-swapping,...
View ArticleYou Can Now Hire Funny Or Die To Make Your Ads
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/funny-or-die-is-expanding-from-standalone-sketches-and-going-into-commercials-2012-4 Funny or Die is going commercial by, well, creating commercials. The Adam...
View ArticleAmazon Studios expands into TV series, looks to load up on content for streaming
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/02/amazon-studios-expands-into-tv-series-looks-to-load-up-on-conte/ Amazon has had a content development division for some time but today it’s announced plans to...
View ArticleThe Average Length Of Online Videos Is Rising Rapidly
Source: https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/welcome Americans are watching longer and longer online videos, according to comScore’s monthly online video stats. The average length of online videos...
View ArticleThe Argument Against CEO Marissa Mayer’s Alleged Plot To Go After Google And...
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-argument-against-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayers-alleged-plot-to-go-after-google-and-facebook-2012-7 Yahoo’s board hired Marissa Mayer to be its CEO because board...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Admit That Hulu Is A Failure (DIS, NWS)
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/its-time-to-admit-that-hulu-is-a-failure-2012-12 This morning, a Wall Street Journal story by It’s Time To Admit That Hulu Is A Failure (DIS, NWS) is a post from:...
View ArticleNielsen ratings expand definition of TV households to include internet-only...
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/nielsen-ratings-expand-definition-of-tv-households-to-include-in/ The Nielsen Company has monitored TV audiences since 1950, but soon it will expand that...
View ArticleCBS tries multi-stage syndication for The Good Wife on Amazon Prime, Hulu...
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/cbs-tries-multi-stage-syndication-for-the-good-wife/ Almost by definition, TV syndication in the modern era leads us to wonder just where and when we’ll get...
View ArticlePaid subscriptions have doubled to four million in past year
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/hulu-plus/ Hulu’s future ownership may be in question, but the video streaming site is apparently doing fairly brisk business on the paid subscription front....
View ArticleBlu Ray Already Declining
People learned to spell Blu Ray correctly (without the “e”) but this media format is already in decline, being replaced by video streaming through services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube, etc. Blu...
View ArticleNetflix Users Say They’re Watching Less Premium Cable
source: http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/television/netflix-users-say-theyre-watching-less-premium-cable-35193/?utm_campaign=rssfeed&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink Subscription streaming...
View Article70% of Streaming Video Viewers “Very Picky” About What They Watch
source: http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/interactive/70-of-streaming-video-viewers-very-picky-about-what-they-watch-36256/?utm_campaign=rssfeed&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink 35% of...
View ArticleIn a year, Netflix’s competition shifted from Hulu to HBO to everything
Netflix recently updated its “long-term view,” the company’s refreshingly candid assessment of its place within the internet video industry. Which means, if you care about Netflix, you should go read...
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