Aereo, a TV-on-the-go service that relies on small antennas, is getting a lot of legal attention. The bigger story should be how it is using economic breakthroughs in computing to offer a new form of TV. Read More »
How Netflix wants to change television forever
Netflix doesn’t just want to compete with traditional pay TV networks like HBO, Showtime and Starz – it wants to change television forever. The company envisions a future for TV in which old-fashioned things like ratings, schedule and recaps simply don’t matter anymore. Read More »
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Display ads such as “lose your belly” and “professors hate him” are discrediting the familiar model of online advertising which is based on slapping banner ads on websites. Now, one company has a solution to keep the same ad format — but replace the crummy content. Read More »
Amazon’s “Breakthrough Novel Award,” now in its sixth year, is being revamped for 2013: Rather than being published by big-six publisher Penguin and getting a $15,000 advance, the winner will get a contract with Amazon Publishing and a $50,000 advance. Read More »
U.K. literary agency Curtis Brown will publish over 200 titles exclusively through Amazon in a program designed to break U.K. authors into the U.S. market. Curtis Brown is working with Amazon “White Glove,” a little-known service aimed at literary agents. Read More »
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- How Netflix wants to change television forever
- Can a ‘Spotify for books’ really work?
- Google tweaks AdSense oversight, plans “tenure” for some publishers
- Hachette enters into new ebook contracts with retailers post-DOJ settlement
- Amazon’s all-you-can-eat kids’ Kindle content should scare competitors
- Research: Pay TV customers will cut existing bills before cutting cords