Peter Kafka in Media on May 25 at 8:48 am PT
How to negotiate, Charlie Ergen-style. Threaten, kind of credibly, to blow everything up.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 23 at 9:01 am PT
Netflix, under fire for stealing eyeballs away from TV, says it’s boosting ratings for new shows.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 7 at 12:07 pm PT
Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
Peter Kafka in Media on April 27 at 6:40 am PT
A new study confirms what you already knew: If you’re watching lots of stuff on Netflix, you’re watching less on TV. Except, people who watch Netflix sometimes watch more TV, too.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 29 at 6:30 am PT
Consumer research disruptor GutCheck is back with a service aimed at polling fans of brands that gather on Facebook and Twitter.
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Chris Moore, Partner, Redpoint Ventures in Voices on January 20 at 3:50 pm PT
I love the “Mad Men” version of the ad business. The storytelling. The simplicity. The glasses of scotch at 10 am. But these days in digital, it feels like the Math Men media buyers (with their terabytes of data) are taking over for the Mad Men creatives.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 29, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
Yes, Amazon is promoting its own video service as part of its Kindle Fire plans. And it’s also promoting Netflix. Which makes sense: Reed Hastings has a lot of customers.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 19, 2011 at 9:52 am PT
Would have been even better if Alec Baldwin had been there, too, but we’ll take what we can get. Bonus: Many disclosures!
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Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 3, 2010 at 9:51 am PT
All Things Digital was on hand for a sneak peek at the newly renovated Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., led by none other than Silicon Valley’s gadget godfather, Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak.
