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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Jason Calacanis relaunches Inside again — this time as a newsletter company
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    It’s 2016, and everyone loves email (again).

    By Peter Kafka
    This is what it was like to watch the NFL on Twitter
    Technology

    Spoiler: It was fine.

    By Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka
    Mode Media used to be worth $1 billion. Now it’s shutting down.
    Technology

    The company that used to be called Glam Media generated $90 million last year. Now it’s out of business.

    By Peter Kafka
    Pandora has signed its Warner Music deal, which means it can finally launch its $5 subscription service
    Technology

    That launch Pandora announced this morning? Didn’t actually happen yet.

    By Peter Kafka
    Pandora has announced its $5 subscription service
    Technology

    Like regular Pandora, but without ads and with more control.

    By Peter Kafka
    NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke can’t get his millennial kids to pay for TV
    Spotify is adding more subscribers and is losing its chief revenue officer
    Technology

    Spotify has 40 million subscribers, but longtime exec Jeff Levick is leaving.

    By Peter Kafka
    Google says its app ad business is booming, with a billion installs in the last four months
    Czech man who shot the Hillary Clinton fainting video will make more than $100,000 from licensing
    Technology

    If you want to show the 20-second clip, you need to pay Storyful, News Corp’s viral video agency.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Defy Media has raised $70 million because YouTubers love Smosh and investors love videoDefy Media has raised $70 million because YouTubers love Smosh and investors love video
    Technology

    No joke! The guys behind the guys behind Smosh get serious money.

    By Peter Kafka

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