Peter Kafka in Media on December 11, 2013 at 5:00 am PT
A big Web video player you haven’t heard of gets a big funding round, all of it from an Australian telco.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 10, 2013 at 8:29 am PT
Maybe the TV Industrial Complex is vulnerable, after all.
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Peter Kafka in Media on December 2, 2013 at 9:10 pm PT
Peter Chernin’s investment company has announced its investment in Crunchyroll, the online anime subscription service. The Chernin Group now owns a majority stake in the company, via a deal that values the startup at something close to $100 million.
AllThingsD reported on the deal in October.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 21, 2013 at 3:30 am PT
How Bon Jovi got a huge hit song, 26 years after it was a huge hit song. (Spoiler: Involves Facebook.)
Peter Kafka in Media on November 19, 2013 at 6:37 am PT
Wouldn’t it be cool if Amazon shared them?
Peter Kafka in Media on November 6, 2013 at 6:17 am PT
Amazon Preview sounds cool. But we can’t check it out. Good chance you can’t, either.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 3, 2013 at 10:13 am PT
Remember when Google didn’t make or own content? Anyway, here’s the YouTube Music Awards, featuring Eminem and Lady Gaga.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 29, 2013 at 11:52 am PT
Jeff Bezos’s box was supposed to take on Apple TV and Roku. But that fight has been pushed back to next spring.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 28, 2013 at 1:38 pm PT
A great idea, which also seems improbable. But if they can pull it off …
Peter Kafka in Media on October 24, 2013 at 5:38 am PT
Spoiler: Does not involve forcible restraint.