With Internet Week New York upon us in just a few days, we’re busy mapping out our schedules (and figuring out the best parties to attend). There’s certainly a lot to look forward to, but I wanted to bring your …
Brands across multiple industries are seeing more customers respond to online video than ever before, according to the latest report from research firm 33Across.
33Across measures the consumer behavior for brands, tracking things like blog consumption, search engine usage, content …
2011 was a dark year for electronics giant Sony: a slew of natural disasters, terrible TV business, and slow sales all around, pushed Sony to its worst annual earnings ever, with a loss of $5.7 billion for 2011.
On the …
Electronics giant Samsung has purchased streaming media startup mSpot, the companies announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal is rumored to be worth an estimated $8.8 million, according to South Korean news site Mael …
Netflix has reached an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox that will bring a ton of popular TV shows and movies to subscribers in Latin America, the company announced today.
The move is part of Netflix’s effort to drive its streaming …
In response to recent rumors, AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong said his company has no plans to sell some of its largest tech news properties, including TechCrunch and Engadget.
Both properties were said to be part of a package of …
The audiophiles at SoundCloud, the large sound-sharing platform, unveiled a completely rebuilt web app at its office in San Francisco Wednesday. The new app is only in private beta to start, though ten thousand invites are being sent out today.…
Continuing its trend of stemming the bleeding, AOL reported an increase in overall revenue in the first quarter 2012 to $529 million at 22 cents a share, which bests analysts estimates of $527 million at 7 cents per share.
Profits …
Updated 4:15pm with statements from Patti Hart and International Game Technology chairman Philip Satre.
The first one bites the dust. Yahoo director Patti Hart will not seek reelection at the board’s annual meeting. The company has been on shaky grounds …
Apple is currently testing a notification system for its iCloud web service via iCloud.com, according to a MacRumors report.
The notifications look pretty much like they do on iPads and iPhones running iOS 5.0 or higher, and presumably, its how …
Online radio service Pandora has surpassed 150 million registered users, the company announced today at the CTIA Wireless conference in New Orleans.
Pandora CEO and President Joe Kennedy spoke today on the main stage at CTIA. While most of his …
Comcast is finally letting Xfinity TV subscribers get access to ESPN’s live streaming sports service, WatchESPN.
The cable and Internet service giant announced today that its customers can now log into the WatchESPN iOS app using their Xfinity ID to …
While everyone is trying to predict which video sharing app will be the true “Instagram for video,” the massive surge in popularity for video apps could also become a problem for the online video mainstay YouTube.
As consumers move towards …
Marvel Entertainment, the company that brings you Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Avengers, has signed a new deal to exclusively sell single issue digital comics through Comixology.
What does that mean for comic fans? Well, a great deal of people already …
Among the assets returned to Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom were pieces of equipment that he has cleverly used to record a rap song and music video.
The video, titled “Amnesia,” features lyrics from Black Eyed Peas’ producer Printz Board, according …
It’s a bird, it’s a plane! No, it’s an Apple iTV prototype! A Cult of Mac source claims to have seen the rumored Apple television and says it looks just like the Thunderbolt display, but bigger.
According to this source, …
Lately, Google has been keen on dropping significant money to attract original programming for YouTube and to promote those programs across its network. Now, Google is reportedly investing in content producers themselves.
Ultra-popular content producer Machinima may see a $30 …
Google’s Hangouts group video-chat on Google+ continues to be the social network’s most compelling feature. Today, Google is opening up the Hangouts On Air feature to all users, allowing them to broadcast their video chat sessions for the world to …
It seems that Yahoo’s new chief executive Scott Thompson is staying quiet about his falsified biography situation to top executives at the company — a move that could paint him as guilty.
Last week, Thompson was outed by an activist …
After announcing that it’s jumping into the Google TV fray at CES in January, an LG executive said today that it will begin building and shipping the sets later this month. But, with Google TV’s lukewarm welcome by consumers, and …
