March 20, 2017
Twitter launching Live video API tomorrow
Twitter is about to make it much easier for media publishers to post live video broadcasts with the launch of a live video API tomorrow morning. The API…
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March 18, 2017
How Spotify is finally gaining leverage over record labels
That’s why over the past few years, Spotify has been pushing five different paths to putting pressure on the labels to cut it a better royalties deal. They…
Read articleMarch 1, 2017
Spotify is testing a lossless subscription tier for $15 to $20 per month
Spotify is thinking about introducing a new paid option in addition to the existing Spotify Premium subscription called Spotify Hi-Fi. For an extra $5 to $10, you could…
Read articleFebruary 27, 2017
Dubset raises $4M to legalize remixes for Spotify and Apple Music
Record labels refuse to allow streaming of remixes and hour-long DJ sets unless copyright owners get paid for every little sample. Dubset just raised $4 million to handle…
Read articleFebruary 24, 2017
Facebook’s mobile prodigy launches video charades game
Michael Sayman was just 17 when Facebook hired him, but he’d already built 5 apps. Now 7 years after his first launch, the Facebook product manager has just…
Read articleFebruary 23, 2017
Facebook tests ad breaks in all types of videos, giving creators a 55% cut
Facebook today announced it has begun testing ad breaks that interrupt on-demand video, using a small set of partners who will earn a 55 percent ad revenue share…
Read articleFebruary 21, 2017
Dick Costolo joins Maybe Capital — a new satirical board game about Valley VC
As the TV show Silicon Valley has shown, the tech community there is ripe for satire. So it’s not surprising that the next “product” to be born into…
Read articleFebruary 16, 2017
Snapchat beyond Stories: Be the HBO of mobile
Snap is three things, and everyone else is two of them. There are plenty of chat apps, and Stories is being copied successfully by Instagram, with more Facebook…
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Facebook is pushing record labels to let you soundtrack your videos
How can Facebook and Instagram make their amateur videos more interesting than those you see on Twitter or Snapchat? A killer soundtrack. That’s why Facebook is now pressing…
Read articleJanuary 30, 2017
Apple’s new ‘Shot on iPhone’ billboard ads were all shot during the same night
Apple is introducing a new billboard campaign today. The various “Shot on iPhone” ads have been quite effective. Somehow, seeing a giant photo on a billboard and thinking…
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