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YouTube Fails To Convince Ad Regulator The Web Safeguards Kids Like TV Does

Syndicated News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:23:21 +0000

Two contrary advertising watchdog rulings against the same movie company highlight how video advertising to children is handled differently on TV and the web.

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Updated: In-App Purchases To Overtake Sales From Paid Apps By 2013

Syndicated News — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:07:17 +0000

The consumer draw of free apps over paid apps has been well-documented, and so has the rise of in-app payments as a route to making money from those free apps. New research out today predicts that in-app purchases will, in fact, become the most dominant way that app developers will make money in years ahead.

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HMV Sees Physical Content Crash Slowing Down, Despite Christmas Crunch

Syndicated News — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:22:29 +0000

HMV’s CEO says the slowdown in plastic music and movie sales is itself slowing down - even though its Christmas was nearly a tenth worse than the previous year.

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Netflix Has Launched In UK, Price War With Amazon’s Lovefilm

Syndicated News — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:02:30 +0000

Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) executives launched the service in the UK and Ireland on Monday morning with a £5.99 ($7.79) monthly pricepoint for unlimited online movie and TV subscription streaming - £1 more than Lovefilm’s equivalent offering.

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What To Expect At CES: Tablets, TVs, And Transition

Syndicated News — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:33:19 +0000

The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show. Next week’s show will set expectations for 2012: can anyone catch the iPad? Are Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) capable of providing the third leg of the mobile operating system stool? And are we finally ready to embrace Internet TVs en masse? Here’s a look what we expect will be the major themes of the week:

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Report: Sony’s Hirai Promoted To President, Stringer Still Chairman And CEO

Syndicated News — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:15:17 +0000

In a move that further sets up Kazuo Hirai as the heir apparent at Sony (NYSE: SNE), the company has promoted him to president, taking that title away from Howard Stringer but keeping Stringer in place as CEO and chairman of the board, according to a report.

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Netflix Faces Higher Prices For HBO, Agrees To Doubled DVD Delays From WB

Syndicated News — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:28:45 +0000

Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is facing changes to its DVD business with two Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) programmers after months of CEO back-and-forth about the competition perceived and real between the subscription service and HBO.

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Disney, Comcast And Why TV Everywhere Alone Is Not Enough

Syndicated News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:16:22 +0000

Yesterday’s press release from Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), announcing a comprehensive new ten-year distribution agreement covering over 70 different services is a testament to the idea that improved access to programming is key to maintaining the appeal of the traditional multichannel pay-TV business model.

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Game On Or Game Over? Zynga Opens Above IPO Price But Then Drops

Syndicated News — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:55:44 +0000

The long-awaited IPO of social games giant Zynga has finally arrived, but those hoping for quick, early flips of the stock may end up having their bubble burst today: its shares opened above its initial offer price range, before quickly dipping down again.

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Perform Buying Soccerway.com And WatchandTrade Sport Sites

Syndicated News — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:37:26 +0000

Digital sports rights company Perform has bought out two online sports firms in deals worth almost £10 ($15.55)m.

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