Daily Must Reads, May 9, 2014
1. Dish aims to launch web TV service by year’s end (Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press) 2. Yahoo deal to buy NDN video service stalls — so what’s its next video target? (Kara Swisher / Recode) 3. BBC...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, June 5, 2014
1. You can’t break copyright by looking at something online, Europe’s top court rules (David Meyer / GigaOm) 2. Just like Comcast did, Verizon says Netflix is slowing its own streams (Peter Kafka /...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, June 25, 2014
1. Brands can’t resist taking chomp out of World Cup bite controversy (Martin Beck / Marketing Land) 2. Facebook’s TV integration makes social content part of the script (Samantha Subar / Spredfast) 3....
View ArticleMediatwits #126: Broadband Internet Costs Rising; Zuckerberg to the Rescue?
There’s something upside-down about broadband Internet service in the U.S., the country that helped invent the Internet. Americans in cities are paying more for slower Internet access — both at home...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, December 4, 2014
1. Half of online Americans don’t know what a privacy policy is (Aaron Smith / Pew Research Center) 2. As new viewing options gain ground, live television viewership is slipping (Frank Pallotta / CNN...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, April 24, 2015
1. Once Comcast’s deal shifted to a focus on broadband, its ambitions were sunk (Jonathan Mahler / New York Times) 2. The California law that could be used as a ‘tool’ by police to harass journalists...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, July 13, 2015
1. How to cut children’s screen time? Say no to yourself first (Jane E. Brody / New York Times) 2. Putting the public into public media membership (Melody Kramer / Nieman Lab) 3. Joshua Topolsky on his...
View ArticleMediatwits #168: Cord-Cutting Gains Steam, as Media Stocks Tumble
We’ve covered cord-cutting from cable for years, but now there’s no doubt about it: it’s real, it’s here and media giants will need to get used to it. Variety reported that pay TV had its worst-ever...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, August 18, 2015
1. The covert world of people trying to edit Wikipedia—for pay (Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic) 2. A trail of evidence leading to AT&T’s partnership with the NSA (via ProPublica) 3. Comcast’s...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads, Feb. 5, 2016
Must Reads is MediaShift’s daily curation of the big stories about media and technology from across the web. Sign up here to get these delivered right to your inbox. 1. New York Times Eyes Ambitious...
View ArticleMediaShift Podcast #196: Facebook Boosts Readable Stories; An Open Letter to...
Facebook changes its algorithm again, this time highlighting stories you might spend time reading. Video creators are gaining power and money from social networks and publishers. And Comcast adds more...
View ArticleDaily Must Reads in Media & Technology: July 6
Must Reads is MediaShift’s daily curation of the big stories about media and technology from across the web. Sign up here to get these delivered right to your inbox. 1. Martha Stewart Wants a Steady...
View ArticleMediaShift Podcast #208: ‘Vice News Tonight’ Gets Mixed Reviews; WSJ Goes...
In the news this week, Vice finally launches its nightly news program on HBO, which gets mixed reviews. News organizations like CNBC, Fortune and Time drop online polls after the second presidential...
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