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Meet Netflix’s “Juicers”: People Who Get Paid to Watch TV – It shouldn’t be a surprise that Netflix utilizes people to help them understand what paying viewers want, but it may be surprising to learn that some of these folks – referred to as “juicers,” are suing Netflix in two separate class ... more >
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Amazon Ups the Ante on Streaming Video, Challenging Netflix – Amazon is undertaking two new monthly programs – an $8.99 video streaming service (a dollar less than Netflix) and $10.99 Prime (for which a yearly subscription saves you about three months at this rate). As someone who pays for, well, more ... more >
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Hearst and Condé Nast Join Forces to Form PubWorx, a Shared Services Firm – So with magazine subscriptions going for alike $5 a pop, Condé Nast and Hearst are going into business together to create magazines on a contract basis for other companies. Because nothing says reinvention of the magazine business ... more >
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Why Netflix Wants The AT&T/DirecTV Merger Killed – With the AT&T – DirectTV merger moving closer to reality, Netflix has filed a brief with the FCC, claiming that if it succeeds, the merger will give AT&T too much power over its competition (i.e. Netflix), and, more important, that AT&T will ... more >
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I’m sorry the news is late this morning. In addition to a work deadline last night, I decided to update my operating system and it screwed up my computer for a few hours. B&N ReLaunches Their Audiobook Section With New App for Android – Although the app is still in ... more >
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HarperCollins Adds Digital Watermarks to E-books – I read this whole article shaking my head at the idea that Harper Collins actually thinks it’s a good idea to add MORE DRM to their digital books. Why, you may ask? According to Harper Collins’ CDO Chantal Restivo-Alessi, the goal is “to ... more >