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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    The New York Times Thinks You Don’t Want to Work at AmazonThe New York Times Thinks You Don’t Want to Work at Amazon
    Technology

    Unless you enjoy a “bruising workplace.”

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Disney and Maker Studios’ Big Deal May Be Smaller Than They ThoughtDisney and Maker Studios’ Big Deal May Be Smaller Than They Thought
    Technology

    More than a year later, the biggest M&A deal in Web video has hit a rough patch.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    NBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeedNBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeed
    Technology

    NBCU’s investment includes a commercial partnership with Vox.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    New York Times Top Editor Dean Baquet Joins Code/Media in New YorkNew York Times Top Editor Dean Baquet Joins Code/Media in New York
    Technology

    We have lots to talk about but not much space. So apply now.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Online Paywall Builders Piano Media and Tinypass MergeOnline Paywall Builders Piano Media and Tinypass Merge
    Technology

    If you’re paying to read something on the Web, there’s a good chance these guys are involved.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    The Beginning of the End of the TV Industrial ComplexThe Beginning of the End of the TV Industrial Complex
    Technology

    Described in one chart.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    More Football Is Coming to Your Twitter Feed, Courtesy of a New Deal With the NFLMore Football Is Coming to Your Twitter Feed, Courtesy of a New Deal With the NFL
    Technology

    Twitter wants to emphasize big, live events. NFL games are a good place to start.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Terrible Week for TV. Great Week for the Future of TV.Terrible Week for TV. Great Week for the Future of TV.
    Technology

    TV doesn’t want to repeat music’s collapse, so it may give you what you really want, like a la carte TV.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Jon Stewart Is Done. Viacom Investors Aren’t Sticking Around to See What Happens Next.Jon Stewart Is Done. Viacom Investors Aren’t Sticking Around to See What Happens Next.
    Technology

    Wall Street worries about all of the TV companies -- but it’s really worried about the people who (used to?) bring you Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple: China Problem? What China Problem?Apple: China Problem? What China Problem?
    Technology

    Apple signals Wall Street, via USA Today.

    By Peter Kafka