The trustworthiness of Yelp, Angie’s List, and other “unbiased” ratings services is called into question in a new study by Consumer Reports. And the consumer advocacy publication is hardly the only one taking issue with …
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CBS and Time Warner Cable Resolve Fee Spat, Ending Blackout
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Despite Being Oh-So 2005, Podcasting Is Drawing Listeners and Advertisers Alike
Apple‘s announcement last month that its customers had subscribed to more than a billion podcasts in the eight years since the medium’s iTunes debut may have taken some by surprise. After all, since the debut of podcasting, seemingly more revolutionary technologies like Twitter and tablet computers, not to mention the ubiquity of online …
Fox’s Sports Network To Debut Saturday, With or Without the Sound
Four days before launching the first serious challenge to ESPN’s decades-long domination of televised sports, the executives of Fox Sports 1 — the 24/7 national sports network set to launch this weekend — were telling jokes. …
Vanity Fair: America’s Newspapers Are Getting Bought Up by Billionaires
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of e-commerce behemoth Amazon, has decided to use his personal fortune to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for $250 million. The news falls hard upon the announcement that another iconic American …
Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos to Buy Washington Post for $250 Million
Bezos, who is worth an estimated $25 billion, said the newspaper’s values “will not change”
CBS, Time Warner Cable Blackout Drags On as Consumers Fume
With no agreement in sight, 3.5 million CBS viewers around the country remained blacked-out from programming
Digital Necromancy: Advertising with Reanimated Celebrities
The screen fades in on a man observing the Shanghai skyline from his penthouse apartment. “Water. It’s like the instincts,” he says. “Be water, my friend.” Then the iconic Johnnie Walker logo flashes across the screen. …
Prominent Journalist Chrystia Freeland in Surprise Canadian Political Bid
The well known journalist and author has announced her intention to seek a seat in Canada’s parliament
Stream Movies for Free – With a Library Card (But Don’t Cancel Netflix Just Yet)
By the end of the year, patrons of 100 library systems around the U.S. are expected to be able to stream thousands of videos for free. Music albums and ebooks too, with no waitlists to worry about.
For Movie Industry, an Epic Summer for Blockbuster Flops
Hollywood is discovering that it’s not smart to release a bunch of $100 million movies at the same time.
Jay-Z, Samsung and the 21st-Century Patrons of the Arts
When you’re locked in a global war to dominate the smartphone market, every little advantage helps. And now Samsung has enlisted one of the most brilliant musicians and promoters of the past two decades to its arsenal: …