Peter Kafka in News on December 22, 2011 at 12:25 pm PT
“Old fogey discs” are a billion-dollar business for Reed Hastings and company. But if you want to see how badly Netflix wants out, go ahead and try to give someone a DVD gift subscription today.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 20, 2011 at 5:37 pm PT
Revenue from mobile and social games, among other categories, is growing, but not at a fast enough clip to offset the declines witnessed in the traditional games market.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT
Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 7, 2011 at 10:15 am PT
Facebook will “imminently” launch a plugin for publishers and public figures to ask their readers to subscribe on Facebook directly from their own Web sites.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 10, 2011 at 4:20 am PT
Spotify may be the future. But right now the industry is dominated by iTunes and a phone fad most of you forgot about years ago.
Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Social on September 9, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Viadeo, a professional networking site operator aiming to compete with LinkedIn by dominating non-English speaking markets, is throwing its weight behind Chinese subsidiary Tianji despite regulatory challenges.
Peter Kafka in Media on August 19, 2011 at 7:30 am PT
No need to replicate iTunes or Spotify or anything else that’s already on the market. If BBM Music thinks small — and it looks like it is — it could work.
John Paczkowski in News on August 2, 2011 at 2:05 pm PT
Sirius XM Radio hasn’t raised its base subscription fee since it first launched nearly a decade ago. But with the expiration of an FCC-imposed price freeze, an increase is in the works.
Peter Kafka in Media on July 21, 2011 at 6:02 am PT
The paper says its Web pay wall strategy appears to be working, as digital subscribers grew to more than 200,000 and cancelled out a drop in print subscriptions.
