Jan Dawson
Variety
Utah, United States
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AT&T Needs All Parts of Time Warner to Justify Acquisition
A forced sell-off of Turner or part of TW’s original content engine like HBO would make a merger less useful to the telco. → Read More
A Merger Between Scripps and Discovery Could Be a Smart Fit
Merger-bound, Scripps Networks and Discovery Communications show different strengths among advertisers and affiliates → Read More
Netflix Has Secret Weapon in Hollywood’s Multibillion-Dollar Arms Race
Rapid international TV growth helps Netflix cover it's free-spending ways and gain on traditional players contending with domestic declines. → Read More
Not everyone is a Facebook. Small companies are thriving even while surrounded by tech giants.
Takeaways from the success of Anker, Roku and Airbnb. → Read More
Why Spotify Should Ditch Its Free Tier, Add Streaming Fees
Spotify needs to ditch its free subscriptions to boost profits and appease the major record labels. → Read More
We’re moving toward a cashless society, and lots of people are going to be left behind
The tech industry has offered partial solutions to this inequity, but mostly in self-serving ways. → Read More
Fox News’ Recent Struggles Puts Parent Company’s Growth at Risk
Fox News was once the major driver of 21st Century Fox's success, but now the cabler is going through an unstable period. → Read More
Get ready, the smart speaker market pioneered by Amazon's Echo is about to get crowded
It’s going to be fascinating to watch this market unfold. → Read More
No single device will have as much impact as the iPhone in the next 10 years
It transformed not just its own industry but created and transformed others. → Read More
Netflix Is Burning Cash in Its Shift to Originals
Netflix is banking on a growth trajectory to fuel deficit spending as it spends cash on originals. → Read More
Restructured iHeartMedia Could Rise From the Ashes
A restructured iHeartMedia, free of crippling debt, could reap the full measure of its positive performance. → Read More
No one is getting internet TV right — yet
Now there are five companies in search of the mythical $35 price point for OTT pay TV. → Read More
The uproar over Unroll.me selling user data to Uber shows most people don’t understand ad-based business models
Nothing really comes for free. → Read More
Silicon Valley is living in a bubble of technology that’s not accessible to the rest of the world
Many of the innovations that we take for granted are simply not available elsewhere. → Read More
There’s no easy fix for Google’s YouTube problem
After big U.S. and U.K. brands pull advertising, Google needs to reconsider programmatic advertising. → Read More
There’s no easy fix for Google’s YouTube problem
After big U.S. and U.K. brands pull advertising, Google needs to reconsider programmatic advertising. → Read More
Facebook’s new features like Messenger Day are distracting and obtrusive
Facebook is breaking the user experience to promote a feature it cares about more than its users. → Read More
Facebook’s new features like Messenger Day are distracting and obtrusive
Facebook is breaking the user experience to promote a feature it cares about more than its users. → Read More
Travis Kalanick has no one but himself to blame for Uber's toxic company culture
The same qualities that have served Uber well in its rapid growth and competition with players like Lyft have also created some of the toxicity that now exists at Uber. → Read More
Travis Kalanick has no one but himself to blame for Uber's toxic company culture
The same qualities that have served Uber well in its rapid growth and competition with players like Lyft have also created some of the toxicity that now exists at Uber. → Read More