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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    HBO Now Is Coming to Verizon Wireless and Its 100 Million CustomersHBO Now Is Coming to Verizon Wireless and Its 100 Million Customers
    Technology

    A big push for the Web-only service.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple Music Has 10 Million Users. We Have No Idea How Apple Music Is Doing.Apple Music Has 10 Million Users. We Have No Idea How Apple Music Is Doing.
    Technology

    Even if you want to pay for Apple Music right now, you can’t. The first real test is in two months.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Vessel, YouTube’s Would-Be Rival, Hires a YouTube ExecVessel, YouTube’s Would-Be Rival, Hires a YouTube Exec
    Technology

    Ivana Kirkbride joins Jason Kilar’s team and will head to Los Angeles.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Google Starts Divorcing Google+Google Starts Divorcing Google+
    Technology

    It was a bad marriage while it lasted.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    YouTube Revamps Its Android App With Vertical Video (Updated)YouTube Revamps Its Android App With Vertical Video (Updated)
    Technology

    News from CEO Susan Wojcicki’s appearance at Vidcon. What you didn’t hear about: Facebook and paid subscriptions.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Snapchat Adding New Publishers to Its Service, Including BuzzFeedSnapchat Adding New Publishers to Its Service, Including BuzzFeed
    Technology

    You’ll soon see a few new publishers in Snapchat Discover.

    By Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Comcast Survives the First Wave of Web TV ServicesComcast Survives the First Wave of Web TV Services
    Technology

    The biggest cable company in the country doesn’t appear to have lost many subscribers to Web TV services like HBO Now and Sling TV.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Former ESPN Star Bill Simmons Lands at HBOFormer ESPN Star Bill Simmons Lands at HBO
    Technology

    A “multi-platform” deal for the sports media star, starting with a new TV show in 2016.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Code/Media Comes Back to New York, Featuring AMC’s Josh Sapan and Thrillist’s Ben LererCode/Media Comes Back to New York, Featuring AMC’s Josh Sapan and Thrillist’s Ben Lerer
    Technology

    The full Code/Media experience -- Live Journalism! Disruption! Drinks! -- in a couple of hours instead of two days. Seats will go fast.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    ‘Shark Tank’ Gets a Tech Infusion This Season, With Guest Judges Ashton Kutcher, Troy Carter and Chris Sacca‘Shark Tank’ Gets a Tech Infusion This Season, With Guest Judges Ashton Kutcher, Troy Carter and Chris Sacca
    Technology

    Y Combinator day is cool. Is a hit TV show cooler?

    By Peter Kafka