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Culture Archive

Archives for June 2014

Technology
Decision Time for Aereo! Supreme Decision Will (Probably) Come Next Week.Decision Time for Aereo! Supreme Decision Will (Probably) Come Next Week.
Technology

Good bet: Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Bain Officially Gets Biz Dev, While Media Unit Moves to Stricker at Twitter (Plus TV Memo!)Bain Officially Gets Biz Dev, While Media Unit Moves to Stricker at Twitter (Plus TV Memo!)
Technology

Musical chairs at the social communications company. Again!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
With Help From Chelsea Handler, Netflix Goes From Old Movies to New TV Shows. What’s Next?With Help From Chelsea Handler, Netflix Goes From Old Movies to New TV Shows. What’s Next?
Technology

Movies? Probably. Sports? Not yet.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Rhapsody Launches Another New Music Service, With T-Mobile’s HelpRhapsody Launches Another New Music Service, With T-Mobile’s Help
Technology

“Rhapsody unRadio” offers more features than Pandora, but less than Spotify. It’s priced in between the two.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
T-Mobile Offers Music Streaming Free of Data ChargesT-Mobile Offers Music Streaming Free of Data Charges
Technology

T-Mobile said its subscribers can listen to music streaming services without incurring data charges.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Annual FCC Internet Traffic Study Shows Netflix-Like CongestionAnnual FCC Internet Traffic Study Shows Netflix-Like Congestion
Technology

Unexpected Internet congestion showed up in the FCC’s annual survey as the agency looks into what’s going on.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Code/Media Comes to New York, Featuring ESPN’s John Skipper and Time Inc.‘s Joe RippCode/Media Comes to New York, Featuring ESPN’s John Skipper and Time Inc.‘s Joe Ripp
Technology

Meet the guys who run cable’s most powerful network and print’s biggest publishing outfit.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
A Tone-Deaf Ear and the Reform of Music LicensingA Tone-Deaf Ear and the Reform of Music Licensing
Technology

The music-licensing organizations continue to keep their head firmly stuck in the sands of the 20th century.

By Daniel Horowitz
Technology
Dingo! Did Not! John Oliver and FCC head Tom Wheeler Trapped in Perpetual Viral Video Loop.Dingo! Did Not! John Oliver and FCC head Tom Wheeler Trapped in Perpetual Viral Video Loop.
Technology

The HBO host responds to the response to his response. Dramamine, please.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
TV Everywhere: Full Code Conference Video of Hollywood’s Ryan Seacrest and Twitter’s Dick CostoloTV Everywhere: Full Code Conference Video of Hollywood’s Ryan Seacrest and Twitter’s Dick Costolo
Technology
FCC Looking Into Netflix’s Complaints About Verizon, ComcastFCC Looking Into Netflix’s Complaints About Verizon, Comcast
Technology

Consumers need to know what’s going on, the FCC Chairman says.

By Amy Schatz
Sports
An interview with Dr. James AndrewsAn interview with Dr. James Andrews
Sports

The only celebrity doctor in sports discusses his remarkable career, how teams spin injuries, and the alarming rise in Tommy John surgeries

By Joseph Stromberg
Technology
Like the Show? Listen to This: “Halt and Catch Fire” Characters Come to Life on Spotify.Like the Show? Listen to This: “Halt and Catch Fire” Characters Come to Life on Spotify.
Technology

AMC Networks figures out a clever way to give fans more content, without spending a penny.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Amazon’s Sort-of Free and Not Very Big Subscription Music Service Is Finally HereAmazon’s Sort-of Free and Not Very Big Subscription Music Service Is Finally Here
Technology

It’s like Spotify or Beats, minus a lot of music. But it’s free for Amazon Prime members, and that may be enough.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Code/red: Amazon Gives Warner Bros. the Hachette TreatmentCode/red: Amazon Gives Warner Bros. the Hachette Treatment
Technology

Plus, London cabbies blow it with anti-Uber protest.

By John Paczkowski