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Media Archive

Archives for June 2015

Technology
Showtime Web TV Service Will Debut on Roku, Sony Vue as Well as AppleShowtime Web TV Service Will Debut on Roku, Sony Vue as Well as Apple
Technology
Apple’s New Music Service Relies on Features, Not Free. So Those Features Better Be Awesome.Apple’s New Music Service Relies on Features, Not Free. So Those Features Better Be Awesome.
Technology

People like free music. Music that costs $120 a year is a different story.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
PVP Live Wants to Make Following eSports EasierPVP Live Wants to Make Following eSports Easier
Technology

eSports aren’t as predictable as traditional sports -- and that’s okay!

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel on Diversity, Features for the Olds and More at Code Conference 2015 (Video)Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel on Diversity, Features for the Olds and More at Code Conference 2015 (Video)
Technology

Snapchat’s young co-founder and CEO joined the Re/code bosses onstage at Code for a conversation about issues that won’t go away anytime soon.

By Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher
Technology
Re/code on TV: Google Photos and Apple PayRe/code on TV: Google Photos and Apple Pay
Technology

Kara’s take: mobile payments are inevitable, the particulars are less interesting.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Livestreaming Could be Good for BasketballCavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Livestreaming Could be Good for Basketball
Technology

Gilbert believes all NBA content is good NBA content.

By Kurt Wagner
Explainers
What Sarah Palin gets wrong when comparing Lena Dunham and Josh DuggarWhat Sarah Palin gets wrong when comparing Lena Dunham and Josh Duggar
Explainers

The latest person to come out in favor of Josh and the Duggars is the former governor of Alaska and onetime Republican vice presidential nominee.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
Google Appoints Sissie Hsiao as Mobile Ads BossGoogle Appoints Sissie Hsiao as Mobile Ads Boss
Technology

The nine-year company vet steps in for VP Jonathan Alferness, who’s jumping to the commerce division.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
As Ad Sales Continue to Suffer, Ned Brody Also Poised to Depart YahooAs Ad Sales Continue to Suffer, Ned Brody Also Poised to Depart Yahoo
Technology

All these executive musical chairs are being played against a backdrop of declining sales for the ad unit of the Silicon Valley Internet giant.

By Kara Swisher
Politics
All politics is identity politicsAll politics is identity politics
Politics

Thanks to social media, a more diverse group of identities is getting a megaphone — that’s change for the better.

By Matthew Yglesias
Marriage Equality
Caitlyn Jenner doesn’t represent all transgender people. She shouldn’t need to.Caitlyn Jenner doesn’t represent all transgender people. She shouldn’t need to.
Marriage Equality

“Just let her be herself, just the same way that you want to be able to be yourself without others jumping down your throat and telling you that you’re doing it wrong.”

By German Lopez
Technology
Sling TV’s Web TV Subscriber Numbers Keep Growing, Now Around 250,000Sling TV’s Web TV Subscriber Numbers Keep Growing, Now Around 250,000
Technology

So there’s at least some demand for a “skinny bundle” of pay TV over the Internet.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We ListenStreaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We Listen
Technology

The recent debate on streaming has been focused on short-term concerns -- issues of access, mobile convenience and remuneration.

By John MacFarlane
Technology
Developers Wind Up for Apple Watch Update at Apple’s WWDCDevelopers Wind Up for Apple Watch Update at Apple’s WWDC
Technology

Apple’s annual developer conference is expected to offer updates to its mobile and desktop operating systems, and debut a new streaming music service.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Media
The gender gap in American newspapers, in 2 chartsThe gender gap in American newspapers, in 2 charts
Media

Even though women comprise 50 percent of the population, they only write a third of the newspaper stories.

By Alex Abad-Santos