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Media Archive

Archives for February 2015

Technology
Google Mulling ‘Strategic Investment’ in Device Maker JawboneGoogle Mulling ‘Strategic Investment’ in Device Maker Jawbone
Technology

Will the high-profile device maker get a powerful helper?

By Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode
Technology
Los Angeles Is the Home of the Open InternetLos Angeles Is the Home of the Open Internet
Technology

The Internet started here in LA in October 1969, with a digital message sent from a computer at UCLA to a computer at Stanford University in Palo Alto.

By Eric Garcetti
Technology
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson on the Paper’s Digital Future: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)New York Times CEO Mark Thompson on the Paper’s Digital Future: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)
Technology

A chat about apps, video and subscription strategy.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Magic Leap Might Replace Your Smartphone, CEO SaysMagic Leap Might Replace Your Smartphone, CEO Says
Technology

Rony Abovitz takes to Reddit to tease the “everyday computing” potential of the secretive company’s “techno-biology.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Sling TV’s Owner Tells the TV Guys It’s Not About Cord-Cutting. It Tells Customers Something Else.Sling TV’s Owner Tells the TV Guys It’s Not About Cord-Cutting. It Tells Customers Something Else.
Technology

Dish says its new Web-TV service isn’t about taking away from traditional pay-TV players, but it’s being marketed that way.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Sony Entertainment Boss Michael Lynton Keeps His JobSony Entertainment Boss Michael Lynton Keeps His Job
Technology

Veteran Hollywood exec Tom Rothman gets Amy Pascal’s old job.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Ze Frank Shares the Secrets of BuzzFeed’s Video Success at Code/MediaZe Frank Shares the Secrets of BuzzFeed’s Video Success at Code/Media
Technology

They’re both making motion pictures. But that’s about where the similarities end -- which makes for really interesting conversation.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
How’s the Media Industry These Days? Confused.How’s the Media Industry These Days? Confused.
Technology

Media companies and creators seem to be entering a new period of confusion, as the financial, technological and consumer behaviors they counted on are changing rapidly.

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
Twitter Oscar Numbers Drop, but TV Ratings Sink Much LowerTwitter Oscar Numbers Drop, but TV Ratings Sink Much Lower
Technology

Nielsen says Twitter’s Oscar numbers dropped last night -- but TV’s dropped more.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Mark Cuban Vs. the World: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)Mark Cuban Vs. the World: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)
Technology

He’s the kind of guy who can end a two-day media + technology conference with a bang.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Digital Content and the Social FlywheelDigital Content and the Social Flywheel
Technology

Old-media characteristics -- a 24-hour manufacturing business and geographic market owners -- have given way to the tidal wave of digital in the last 15 years.

By Sue Decker
Culture
Women are more than a dress, and that’s why Reese Witherspoon wants you to #AskHerMoreWomen are more than a dress, and that’s why Reese Witherspoon wants you to #AskHerMore
Culture

Hollywood has a gender problem, one that runs deep.

By Kelsey McKinney
Technology
The Oscars Liveblog: Re/code StyleThe Oscars Liveblog: Re/code Style
Technology

Since when does Re/code liveblog the Oscars? Since right now!

By Kurt Wagner and Eric Johnson
Technology
Watch Apple’s New Oscars-Inspired iPad AdWatch Apple’s New Oscars-Inspired iPad Ad
Technology

The ad, which highlights the ability to create films using the iPad, will debut on TV during the Oscars.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Kickstarter Hopes to Do It Again at the OscarsKickstarter Hopes to Do It Again at the Oscars
Technology

For the fifth straight year, a Kickstarter-backed documentary has been nominated for an Oscar.

By Kurt Wagner