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Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin Steps Down, Replaced by Endemol Vet Ynon Kreiz

Peter Kafka in Media on May 7 at 9:01 am PT

One of YouTube’s biggest networks gets professional help.

Magazine-Style Cooking App Panna Comes to iPhone

Lauren Goode in Product News on February 28 at 11:58 am PT

Panna’s app for iPhone is — dare I say it — fully baked.

Dogs on Skateboards, on Your Phone: YouTube Dominates Mobile Streaming

Peter Kafka in Media on November 10, 2012 at 9:38 am PT

“Mr. Watson — come here, and check out this crazy video!”

What YouTube’s New PS3 App Tells Us About YouTube’s iPhone App

Peter Kafka in Media on August 14, 2012 at 10:21 am PT

YouTube upgrades its app — and introduces ads — on Sony’s platform. Which is what it wants to do on Apple’s platform, too.

With a New Design, Vevo Asks Music Video Fans to Stick Around

Peter Kafka in Media on March 9, 2012 at 2:00 am PT

And if it makes the “Hulu for Music Videos” joint venture that much more attractive to suitors like Facebook, that doesn’t hurt, either.

From Kik to Clik: A Video-Sharing App That Works Without Wi-Fi

Lauren Goode in Mobile on February 16, 2012 at 9:47 am PT

The creators of Kik Messenger have shifted focus to a new video-streaming app called Clik.

Samsung Smart TVs Get Sweeter With SugarSync

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 20, 2012 at 7:05 am PT

Turns out cloud service SugarSync is behind some of those Samsung “smart” TVs — which means users aren’t limited to sharing only from other Samsung devices.

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PlayStation Network Still Down After Sustaining Injuries Last Week

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 25, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

That’s some serious collateral damage. The PlayStation Network, which was attacked by hackers, has now been offline for five days, with no end in sight. A spokesperson on its blog wrote today: “I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. Unfortunately, I don’t have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time.” The network, which provides PlayStation 3 users with downloadable games, movies and TV shows, originally thought it would be operational again over the weekend.

A Digital “Magazine” With One Subscriber

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 8, 2011 at 9:05 pm PT

A new iPad app called Zite makes the news-gathering process a lot easier. The app crawls over half a million Web domains to find specific reading material that would be of interest to users, according to their social network and online reading behavior.