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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Netflix Is Chasing HBO, but It’s Already Passed Plenty of Big Cable GuysNetflix Is Chasing HBO, but It’s Already Passed Plenty of Big Cable Guys
    Technology

    Showtime, Scripps and AMC are in the rear-view mirror.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Disney’s Cloud Movie Service Is Just Like the Other Cloud Movie Service, Except It’s From DisneyDisney’s Cloud Movie Service Is Just Like the Other Cloud Movie Service, Except It’s From Disney
    Technology

    Disney, backed by Apple, goes it alone.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Broadband Companies Line Up for Their Netflix DealsBroadband Companies Line Up for Their Netflix Deals
    Technology

    Verizon wants a deal like the one Comcast got. AT&T, too.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Kids May Be Leaving Facebook, but They Love YouTubeKids May Be Leaving Facebook, but They Love YouTube
    Technology

    At the world’s biggest video site, teens and tweens rule.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Netflix and Comcast Solve Their Web Traffic Problem With a Long-Term DealNetflix and Comcast Solve Their Web Traffic Problem With a Long-Term Deal
    Technology
    All Viral Videos Are Fakes Made by Jimmy KimmelAll Viral Videos Are Fakes Made by Jimmy Kimmel
    Technology

    Including this one from Sochi.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Google Buys Spider.io to Help Track Web Ad FraudGoogle Buys Spider.io to Help Track Web Ad Fraud
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Amazon Gets Its TV Box Ready, AgainAmazon Gets Its TV Box Ready, Again
    Technology

    Amazon was supposed to launch a competitor to Apple TV and Roku last year.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    120 Sports, Launching This Spring, Is a Digital Service Backed by Big-Time Sports, but Won’t Have Live Games120 Sports, Launching This Spring, Is a Digital Service Backed by Big-Time Sports, but Won’t Have Live Games
    Technology
    Jimmy Fallon Is “A Tonight Show Host Who Speaks YouTube”Jimmy Fallon Is “A Tonight Show Host Who Speaks YouTube”
    Technology

    NBC would like you to watch on TV. But they’re okay if you get a bite on the Web, too.

    By Peter Kafka