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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    YouTube Pays Some of Its Biggest Stars to Make More Stuff for YouTubeYouTube Pays Some of Its Biggest Stars to Make More Stuff for YouTube
    Technology

    News about Smosh, AwesomenessTV and others today; more to come tomorrow.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Refinery29 Joins the Big Media Startup Club, With a $50 Million Funding RoundRefinery29 Joins the Big Media Startup Club, With a $50 Million Funding Round
    Technology

    The site aimed at millennial women is now worth nearly $300 million.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Victorious Wants to Help YouTube Stars Make New Homes Outside of YouTube, on Your PhonesVictorious Wants to Help YouTube Stars Make New Homes Outside of YouTube, on Your Phones
    Technology

    Ryan Higa and the Young Turks are trying it. Michelle Phan is supposed to. What will YouTube say about that?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    “Today, We Move On”: Comcast Officially Kills Time Warner Cable Deal.“Today, We Move On”: Comcast Officially Kills Time Warner Cable Deal.
    Technology

    Word from CEOs Brian Roberts and Rob Marcus.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Blocking Comcast Is a Start. But if We Want Better Broadband, We Need Much More.Blocking Comcast Is a Start. But if We Want Better Broadband, We Need Much More.
    Technology

    Broadband competition in the U.S. comes in two varieties: Slim and none. That won’t work. Maybe Google can help.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Netflix Eats Into TV Ratings, With Help From the TV IndustryNetflix Eats Into TV Ratings, With Help From the TV Industry
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    Netflix accounted for 43 percent of lost TV ratings last quarter -- and that number will grow.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Good News for YouTube: YouTube Says People Love Mobile AdsGood News for YouTube: YouTube Says People Love Mobile Ads
    Technology

    They’re more likely to watch and share ads on their phone, says the world’s biggest video service -- which happens to be a mobile-first company.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Verizon Says It Doesn’t Need ESPN’s Okay to Break Up the BundleVerizon Says It Doesn’t Need ESPN’s Okay to Break Up the Bundle
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    But it might be trying to get it anyway.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Why Is ‘High Maintenance’ Leaving the Web for TV? Because It’s Going to HBO.Why Is ‘High Maintenance’ Leaving the Web for TV? Because It’s Going to HBO.
    Technology

    Some of the most popular, most acclaimed video lives exclusively on the Web these days. But HBO is still a different beast from the rest of TV.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Condé Nast’s First Apple Watch App Tells You When It’s Time to EatCondé Nast’s First Apple Watch App Tells You When It’s Time to Eat
    Technology

    A “smart timer” from Epicurious won’t change the world. But it will make money for the publisher, and it might help you make a better steak.

    By Peter Kafka