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How to Steal Any Movie You Want on the Web: Wall Street Gets a How-To Guide

Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2011 at 8:21 am PT

It’s easier than ever to download any movie or TV show you want on the Web, for free. Just ask Rich Greenfield. Or better yet, let the Wall Street analyst show you, via a helpful four-minute video .

Why Warner Bros. Is a No-Show on Apple TV

John Paczkowski in News on September 17, 2010 at 8:01 am PT

Why isn’t Warner Bros. part of Apple’s 99-cent iTunes TV rentals initiative? Simple, says Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman Barry Meyer, the deal the company offered it was a lousy one.

TV Tiptoes into the Web: Why Apple's iTunes Rentals Aren't Game-Changers

Peter Kafka in Media on August 31, 2010 at 9:03 am PT

Very, very good bet: Steve Jobs will stand up onstage tomorrow and announce that you can rent some episodes of ABC and Fox TV shows from iTunes for 99 cents a pop. Big deal? Maybe. But probably not.

CBS: We’ll Cut iTunes Prices for Some Shows [UPDATE]

Peter Kafka in Media on February 18, 2010 at 2:49 pm PT

Steve Jobs’s effort to cut prices on TV shows sold on iTunes has found at least partial backing from CBS. CEO Les Moonves says the broadcaster will mark down the price on some of its shows from $1.99 to 99 cents. “There are certain shows that will be sold on Apple for 99 cents,” Moonves said today, adding, however, that details have not been worked out.

Vevo Bounces Back From a Rough Start With 20 Million Streams a Day

Peter Kafka in Media on January 15, 2010 at 1:02 pm PT

Remember Vevo, the “Hulu for music video” service that launched with a lot of fanfare, then earned a ton of lousy press for an error-filled launch? It has fixed its tech problems and is doing just fine, thank you very much. Vevo says it is generating around 20 million video views a day, which puts it on track to generate some 600 million views a month. Next step: Turning those views into dollars.

Two Yahoo Music Veterans Resurface with DashBox, a Service You’ll Never Use (Unless You’re a Music Pro)

Peter Kafka in Media on October 28, 2009 at 10:21 am PT

Digital music entrepreneurs Dave Goldberg and Bob Roback, who built up Launch Media in the 1990s and ran Yahoo’s music group for much of this decade, are trying their hands at tunes again. This time, though, they’re not trying to convince consumers to pay for music or asking advertisers to subsidize it. Instead, they’re trying to act as a middleman between labels and publishers who own music and advertisers, Hollywood and other folks who want to use the tunes for commercial purposes.

Apple Triple Play: iTunes, App TV and Apple Television

John Paczkowski in News on August 20, 2009 at 11:47 am PT

There’s not much of a business yet in Apple TV, as Apple’s leadership often notes. But there may be soon, with the market for connected TVs evolving as it has been. In a research note issued this morning, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says the time is right for Apple to release the next iteration of Apple TV and to begin work on a full-fledged Internet-connected television set.

Major League Baseball Beans Jon Stewart, and Obama’s Pitch Vanishes

Peter Kafka in Media on July 22, 2009 at 4:03 pm PT

Remember last week, when President Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at baseball’s All-Star Game? And remember the ensuing fuss about his form? And remember how Jon Stewart sliced through all of the crap with his typically incisive wit? Alas, you’ve got no choice but to remember that last part. It has disappeared from the Web, apparently at the behest of Major League Baseball.

What Should We Watch After MacGyver? "Kicked in the Nuts" or "Cat Falls in Toilet"?

John Paczkowski in News on October 13, 2008 at 7:19 am PT

YouTube is finally expanding its catalog of long-form video beyond the “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation” notice that so often appears in lieu of network video content. A newly-inked deal with CBS in hand, the video site has begun offering full-length episodes of TV series like “Dexter,” “Californication,” “MacGyver” and “Star Trek” alongside YouTube staples like “Cat Falls in Toilet” and “Kicked in the Nuts.”

What Should We Watch After MacGyver? “Kicked in the Nuts” or “Cat Falls in Toilet”?

John Paczkowski in News on October 13, 2008 at 7:19 am PT

YouTube is finally expanding its catalog of long-form video beyond the “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation” notice that so often appears in lieu of network video content. A newly-inked deal with CBS in hand, the video site has begun offering full-length episodes of TV series like “Dexter,” “Californication,” “MacGyver” and “Star Trek” alongside YouTube staples like “Cat Falls in Toilet” and “Kicked in the Nuts.”