January 15, 2016
Amazon (Temporarily) Drops The Price Of Prime

To celebrate the latest victory for its entertainment arm, Amazon is having some fun with the price of Prime. In light of the dual wins for Amazon Studios-produced television series...

January 15, 2016
Adyen Brings Merchant POS Solution To US

Adyen, an Amsterdam-based payments company, is bringing its point-of-sale solution for merchants to the U.S. The company, which powers eCommerce payments for major tech companies, like Facebook, Uber and Netflix, announced...

January 14, 2016
Why ‘Sesame Street’ Is HBO’s Secret Weapon Against Amazon And...

In its quest to make bigger waves in streaming media, HBO is coming armed with some very influential puppets. This Saturday (Jan. 16) marks the launch of the “Kids” section...

January 13, 2016
Canada: Corus to buy Shaw media in $2.65B merger

Two of Canada’s biggest media companies are about to become one. Corus Entertainment has announced it is buying Shaw Media, including the Global Television Network, from cable and Internet giant...

January 12, 2016
Netflix CFO Bullish On Bitcoin Payments

It’s not unlikely for bitcoin to come up as a topic at a conference titled 2016 Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference. But what is a little unlikely is a CEO...

January 11, 2016
From Commerce To Streaming: Inside Amazon’s ‘Golden’ 2016 Start

Times are changing and Amazon wants a piece of it all — from commerce, to media and everything in between. That’s why it should have been no shock when Jeff...

January 11, 2016
Why Streaming The State Of The Union Is Good For...

Amazon is not kidding around in its competition with Netflix for streaming dominance. Though it has been in the original content business for less time, it is quickly making a...

January 11, 2016
Why Netflix Is Dropping Its Rating System

According to new reports, Netflix is considering dropping the five-star rating system that has been a hallmark of the site since its inception as a streaming service. In an interview...

January 11, 2016
China Crashes The Market, Apple Stalks P2P, Kanye Owns eBay

While the first week back in the new year is always somewhat exciting, 2016 has certainly started with a bang. Unfortunately, not the sort of bang most finance, stock, tech...