Media

$800 Million Chinese Fund to Back Film Projects

by By MICHAEL CIEPLY on Feb 6, 2012 • No Comments

Sun Media Group is joining Harvest Fund Management to create Harvest Seven Stars Media Private Equity, which will back entertainment ventures in China and abroad.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: The Full Dive Into Media Interview (Video)

by Peter Kafka on Feb 6, 2012 • No Comments

"We’re in the media business, but we’re not necessarily a media company."

New York Times (Media) / Publishers

After a Year, The Daily Tablet Paper Struggles

by By AMY CHOZICK on Feb 6, 2012 • No Comments

The Daily has struggled to break into the national conversation or to drive news and build on its brand the way traditional outlets do.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Verizon Teams With Redbox for a Netflix-Style Video Service

by Peter Kafka on Feb 6, 2012 • No Comments

Here's the Netflix-style video service that Verizon wouldn't talk about a couple months ago -- a joint venture with Redbox, which has an uneasy relationship with a lot of big media companies.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Is GigaOM Buying paidContent?

by Peter Kafka on Feb 6, 2012 • No Comments

Om Malik won't say. But we should find out soon.

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A Super Social Bowl

by Peter Kafka on Feb 5, 2012 • No Comments

You watched the game on the big screen, and you typed and read on a smaller one. Which is exactly what Twitter and Facebook were hoping for.

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Coliloquy Steams Up Interactive E-Books (Video)

by Peter Kafka on Feb 5, 2012 • No Comments

The digital book start-up is trying all sorts of interesting things. But a judicious dose of sex should get your attention -- it certainly did at D: Dive Into Media last week.

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Here’s the Worst Super Bowl Ad of 2012

by Peter Kafka on Feb 4, 2012 • No Comments

It's for the Super Bowl, from Verizon.

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Khush Tries Teaching the World to Songify Live (Video)

by Peter Kafka on Feb 4, 2012 • No Comments

What happens when you mash up a karoke machine with your iPhone? A cool new app.

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Apple Tweaks iBook Language: Your Content Is Your Content

by Peter Kafka on Feb 3, 2012 • No Comments

A couple weeks after introducing its new iBooks Author app, Apple has clarified legal language about what happens to the books users create with the software. Apple continues to insist that users can only sell electronic books in the iBook format via its iTunes store. But it makes it clear that the content of those...

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