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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Goes It Alone: The Code/Media Interview (Video)Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Goes It Alone: The Code/Media Interview (Video)
    Technology

    How do you build a Web business without raising big venture rounds or tethering yourself to Facebook?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Another Digital Exec Leaves Universal Music GroupAnother Digital Exec Leaves Universal Music Group
    Technology

    Digital business head David Ring is out, a couple days after his boss Rob Wells left.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Google Makes Another Media Bet, With a Venture Investment in Music PublishingGoogle Makes Another Media Bet, With a Venture Investment in Music Publishing
    Technology

    Kobalt raises $60 million; Michael Dell is in, too.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Aereo’s Bankruptcy Fire Sale Raises Less Than $2 MillionAereo’s Bankruptcy Fire Sale Raises Less Than $2 Million
    Technology

    DVR-maker TiVo picked up Aereo’s trademark and subscriber lists, according to a source.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Meet the Man Who Fills Your News Feed: Facebook Product Boss Chris Cox (Video)Meet the Man Who Fills Your News Feed: Facebook Product Boss Chris Cox (Video)
    Technology

    Here’s the full video from last week’s spotlight interview at Code/Media.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Did the Pay TV Guys Stay Flat Last Year -- Or Lose More Than a Million Subscribers?Did the Pay TV Guys Stay Flat Last Year -- Or Lose More Than a Million Subscribers?
    Technology

    “Cord cutting appears to have accelerated markedly,” says analyst Craig Moffett, a former cord cutting skeptic.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    New York Times CEO Mark Thompson on the Paper’s Digital Future: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)New York Times CEO Mark Thompson on the Paper’s Digital Future: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)
    Technology

    A chat about apps, video and subscription strategy.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Sling TV’s Owner Tells the TV Guys It’s Not About Cord-Cutting. It Tells Customers Something Else.Sling TV’s Owner Tells the TV Guys It’s Not About Cord-Cutting. It Tells Customers Something Else.
    Technology

    Dish says its new Web-TV service isn’t about taking away from traditional pay-TV players, but it’s being marketed that way.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Sony Entertainment Boss Michael Lynton Keeps His JobSony Entertainment Boss Michael Lynton Keeps His Job
    Technology

    Veteran Hollywood exec Tom Rothman gets Amy Pascal’s old job.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Ze Frank Shares the Secrets of BuzzFeed’s Video Success at Code/MediaZe Frank Shares the Secrets of BuzzFeed’s Video Success at Code/Media
    Technology

    They’re both making motion pictures. But that’s about where the similarities end -- which makes for really interesting conversation.

    By Peter Kafka