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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    YieldMo Raises $10 Million More for Mobile AdsYieldMo Raises $10 Million More for Mobile Ads
    Technology

    Time Warner is in this round. Google and Union Square are back.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Dish and Turner’s Fight Reminds Us That TV Still Hasn’t ChangedDish and Turner’s Fight Reminds Us That TV Still Hasn’t Changed
    Technology

    Digital Video and The Great Unbundling are exciting, but this fight’s about Old TV.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Social Curation Service Sulia Shuts DownSocial Curation Service Sulia Shuts Down
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Look Who Else Is Joining Google to Back Magic Leap, the Secret “Augmented Reality” Startup (Updated)Look Who Else Is Joining Google to Back Magic Leap, the Secret “Augmented Reality” Startup (Updated)
    Technology

    The stealthy company is raising $542 million from Google, plus a chipmaker, a Hollywood studio and a Twitter founder.

    By Liz Gannes and Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.
    Technology

    If paid subscription services are going to get bigger, they may have to get cheaper.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Here Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea HandlerHere Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea Handler
    Technology

    Interested in the media-tech cloverleaf? So are we, and our fascinating guests. Join us in February.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    The Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the WebThe Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the Web
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    Hint: It’s old, and it rhymes with “cable TV.”

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Twitter Partners With SoundCloud, iTunes for Audio DistributionTwitter Partners With SoundCloud, iTunes for Audio Distribution
    Technology

    Tracks in your timeline.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Now CBS Is Selling Web Subscriptions to Its Shows, TooNow CBS Is Selling Web Subscriptions to Its Shows, Too
    Technology

    For $6 a month, you get almost all of the network’s shows, live and on-demand. No cable subscription required. And unlike HBO, you can get it today.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Netflix Misses Its Q3 Subscriber Numbers, and Its Stock TanksNetflix Misses Its Q3 Subscriber Numbers, and Its Stock Tanks
    Technology

    Uh oh. “This quarter we over-forecasted membership growth.”

    By Peter Kafka