Tech Week in Review 9-30-2011
Dreamworks Dumps HBO for Netflix Need a sign that television as we know it is crumbling? In a deal estimated to be worth $30 million per picture over an unspecified number of years, Dreamworks has decided to dump HBO and pump their films and television specials through Netflix. Dreamworks Animation, the company behind movies like [...]
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Square Blowing Up Worldwide No matter what line of business you’re in, being able to accept payments via credit card is a major convenience. What’s inconvenient is the costs and hassles associated with accepting credit cards. There’s bulky equipment to buy and pipers to pay for each transaction. This is where Square comes in. We [...]
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Netflix Hikes Prices In a move that I’m not all that surprised about, Netflix has decided to increase prices if you want streaming movies and DVDs by mail. The price hike is most apparent if you, like me, were cruising along with the Unlimited Streaming and Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time, plan. Instead of $9.99/month, [...]
Read MoreDigital Music Forum East Keynote Interview with Sony Exec Thomas Hesse [video]
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Digital Music Forum East is underway. The first day of festivities started yesterday and the conference lasts through today. The Keynote Interview Series started with a conversation with Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business, US Sales & Corp. Strategy at Sony Music Entertainment. Hesse was interviewed by Larry Kenswil, Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb LLP. They discussed were Niche Markets, Digital Personalization, and Music in the Cloud. Check it out:
Read MoreTuberadio, iTunes meets Youtube meets Spotify
Tuberadio is a music player for the web that uses YouTube as it’s library. This means you have access to millions of songs and videos from one simple interface. This is just the beginning of what Tuberadio can do, though. With the ability to save and share playlists and pretty much locate any song you want for free, it’s an awesome tool for people tied to their computers all day.
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