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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Meet the Brains That Power BuzzFeed’s Tech and the New York Times’ Video (Video)Meet the Brains That Power BuzzFeed’s Tech and the New York Times’ Video (Video)
    Technology

    Time for a compare-and-contrast from two of the executives charged with growing their respective publishers.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Watch Machine Zone’s Gabe Leydon Freak Out a Room Full of Media People (Video)Watch Machine Zone’s Gabe Leydon Freak Out a Room Full of Media People (Video)
    Technology
    Vevo CEO Erik Huggers on Making Money in Music Videos -- And What Happened to Intel TV (Video)Vevo CEO Erik Huggers on Making Money in Music Videos -- And What Happened to Intel TV (Video)
    Technology

    Vevo’s complicated ownership structure and its intimate ties to Google and YouTube make it a knotty business to get your head around.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    The Daily Fantasy Boom Turned Into a Nightmare. Now What? FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles Explains. (Video)The Daily Fantasy Boom Turned Into a Nightmare. Now What? FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles Explains. (Video)
    Technology

    Most startup CEOs like to talk about how they’re crushing it, but are more reluctant to speak up when things are wobbly.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Viacom Invests in RokuViacom Invests in Roku
    Technology

    The Web TV streamer would like to go public, but that’s not happening anytime soon.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    BuzzFeed Wants to Use a New Measuring Stick to Tell You How Big BuzzFeed IsBuzzFeed Wants to Use a New Measuring Stick to Tell You How Big BuzzFeed Is
    Technology

    Out with “unique visitors,” says BuzzFeed’s publisher. In with ... something else.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Facebook Is Ready to Publish Instant Articles From Every Publisher Around the WorldFacebook Is Ready to Publish Instant Articles From Every Publisher Around the World
    Technology

    Including you, bespoke publisher of the future!

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple Got Into the TV Business So It Could Make TV Commercials for Apple MusicApple Got Into the TV Business So It Could Make TV Commercials for Apple Music
    Technology

    That should have been more fun.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Snapchat Wants to Let Users Subscribe to Their Favorite ‘Discover’ PublishersSnapchat Wants to Let Users Subscribe to Their Favorite ‘Discover’ Publishers
    Technology

    Snapchat wants to let you follow your favorite channels.

    By Peter Kafka and Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Here’s (Some of) What I Want to Learn at Code/Media. You Can, Too.Here’s (Some of) What I Want to Learn at Code/Media. You Can, Too.
    Technology

    You need help navigating the media landscape. We’ve got speakers who can do that.

    By Peter Kafka