On Monday, Wired published an inside look at Facebook’s struggles with fake news over the last two years. It should come as no surprise that Mark Zuckerberg still doesn’t think of Facebook as a media company, but an eye-opening story from 2007 reveals that in MySpace’s heyday, Rupert Murdoch managed to intimidate the…
CBS has joined News Corp in considering the adoption of a subscription-only model as part of its tussle with Aereo.
News Corp has announced that its iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, is closing. We're sad to see it go. [Business Insider]
It looks like Hulu could be in for some major changes. Variety has acquired a confidential memo regarding changes the streaming service is considering following the buyout of one of its owners in September. They're just speculation for now, but they sound like a pain for viewers and bad, bad news for Hulu.
It's been two years since Next Issue Media was first announced but the subscription-swapping, all-you-can-read digital news-stand is set to launch tomorrow.
The New York Post just released its Android App and is currently available for free as Amazon's Free App of the Day (it'll cost $2 later). So grab it if you love to read hilarious headlines, page six gossip and more. [Amazon Appstore]
The UK Guardian has the low down on how LulzSec's primetime hack of the UK Sun went down. It happened in two phases: one was discovering an exploit in the "contact us" section. The other was the discovery of a retired server.
Whoa, all those scandals and that hacking incident must have taken their toll on Rupert Murdoch. CNBC suggests the News Corp CEO may resign his postion and turn over control of the company to COO Chase Carey. [Twitter and Reuters]
The phone-hacking scandal that saw Rupert Murdoch close the UK's News of the World newspaper and several high-profile resignations has reached a crescendo. Thankfully there's a faux movie trailer to make light of the situation. [Thanks, Petah!]
As delightful as it's been to watch Rupert Murdoch's British fiefdom slowly drown in a foul swamp of wickedness and criminality, it's worth remembering that all good reporters are amoral monsters and that without a lot of highly questionable behavior on the part of sordid hacks around the world, we wouldn't know half…
MySpace was just sold like a GameCube on Craigslist, snatched up by a no-name advertising firm (and Justin Timberlake?) for less than a tenth of what NewsCorp bought it for in '05. But it wasn't always a disaster. Let's reminisce.
Both CNBC and Wall Street journal reporters have sources telling them Hulu received an offer to be bought out, and now they're considering it. The main consequence of such a sale would would revolve around network and cable television content on the site.
After buying MySpace for $580 million five years ago, News Corporation will sell the dying social network at a steep discount, with bids due this week. But don't even think about bidding below $100 million. MySpace has its dignity!
If you've been enjoying News Corp's iPad newspaper The Daily up until now, you better get your credit card ready—next week, they'll start charging for it. $40 for an annual subscription, folks. [The Telegraph]
Last we heard, The Daily tablet newspaper would stay free until Feb 28. Now, publisher Clayman tells paidContent the free trial will continue for several more weeks. Afterwards, downloads will be 14 days free; then you'll need to subscribe. [paidContent]
A day after posting his fuck traditional TV manifesto, Business Insider has heard reports that Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is about to be fired from his position. Apparently, News Corp execs have been going around saying that he's "as good as gone" and that the post which caused all this controversy had been in the works for…
We've talked about how Hulu lost its way because its owners don't care if it wins. Now, a single post from Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has dragged that tension into the open. It's a soap opera that's worth watching.
It's clear that Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs hold each other in high regard, aligning their companies, to some extent, for the ambitious new iPad-only newspaper The Daily. But Jobs doesn't just build, Murdoch says, he destroys, too.
The Daily is finally here. It's good all the way through, occasionally great, and it will certainly be an impressive feat (and a good value) if they can keep churning it out like this every day. But it's no revolution.
