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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    How Jonah Peretti and BuzzFeed Got to $850 MillionHow Jonah Peretti and BuzzFeed Got to $850 Million
    Technology

    BuzzFeed could have sold to Disney, but didn’t.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    How One Company Figured Out How Many People Watch Netflix’s New Shows -- And How Netflix Stopped ThemHow One Company Figured Out How Many People Watch Netflix’s New Shows -- And How Netflix Stopped Them
    Technology

    Netflix doesn’t want anyone to know how its shows perform. But until recently, one company had cracked the code.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Coming to the Internet: Shows From CBS That You Won’t See on CBSComing to the Internet: Shows From CBS That You Won’t See on CBS
    Technology

    The people who make “CSI” and “NCSI” could end up making shows for Netflix.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    After Sale to Disney, Maker Studios’ Last Two Founders LeaveAfter Sale to Disney, Maker Studios’ Last Two Founders Leave
    Technology

    Siblings Lisa and Ben Donovan, two of the YouTube network’s three founders, are out.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    What Happened to the Cord Cutters?What Happened to the Cord Cutters?
    Technology

    Pay TV is still shrinking, but not as fast as before.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Time Warner Explains Why It Doesn’t Want to Sell to Fox or Anyone Else (For Now)Time Warner Explains Why It Doesn’t Want to Sell to Fox or Anyone Else (For Now)
    Technology

    A #longread from Jeff Bewkes

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Dennis Crowley Pitches a New Foursquare to His Old Users: “The Thing Is, No One Knows We’re Doing This.”Dennis Crowley Pitches a New Foursquare to His Old Users: “The Thing Is, No One Knows We’re Doing This.”
    Technology

    A once-buzzy startup tries rebooting -- and taking on Yelp and Google at the same time.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    AOL’s Amazing, Inexplicable Money FactoryAOL’s Amazing, Inexplicable Money Factory
    Technology

    Tim Armstrong’s ad business is growing. But that’s not what keeps the company afloat.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Time Warner Beats Q2 Profits, Misses on RevenueTime Warner Beats Q2 Profits, Misses on Revenue
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Rupert Murdoch Takes Ball, Goes HomeRupert Murdoch Takes Ball, Goes Home
    Technology

    For now.

    By Peter Kafka

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