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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Facebook Lets You Share Music With Your FriendsFacebook Lets You Share Music With Your Friends
    Technology

    Related: Facebook wants to be friends with the music business.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Time Warner Says It’s Ready to Start the Great Netflix PullbackTime Warner Says It’s Ready to Start the Great Netflix Pullback
    Technology

    Wall Street doesn’t care, though.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    You Can Watch Jon Stewart’s HBO Stuff on Your TV. But HBO Hopes You Watch It on the Internet.You Can Watch Jon Stewart’s HBO Stuff on Your TV. But HBO Hopes You Watch It on the Internet.
    Technology

    HBO’s newest star won’t be digital-only. But the company wants to use him to push its digital agenda.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Reed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat HimReed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat Him
    Technology

    He just doesn’t think they can pull it off.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?
    Technology

    Netflix may not be able to secure as many network shows in the future.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Candy, CrushedCandy, Crushed
    Technology

    In the iPhone era, a hit game is an enormous moneymaker. But it’s not a public company.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    If the Future of TV Is Apps, Who’s Going to Be the TV Guide of the Future? Ask Siri.If the Future of TV Is Apps, Who’s Going to Be the TV Guide of the Future? Ask Siri.
    Technology

    How smart can Siri get?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Bill Simmons Is Gone, So Grantland Is, TooBill Simmons Is Gone, So Grantland Is, Too
    Technology

    No surprise.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Warner Music Digital Boss Michael Nash Jumps to Universal MusicWarner Music Digital Boss Michael Nash Jumps to Universal Music
    Technology

    Michael Nash will oversee the world’s biggest music label in its negotiations with Spotify and YouTube.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    New Storytellers, New Starmakers: Vine and DigiTour Are Coming to Code/MediaNew Storytellers, New Starmakers: Vine and DigiTour Are Coming to Code/Media
    Technology

    They turned six seconds into mini-movies, and YouTube stars into touring stars. So what’s next?

    By Peter Kafka

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