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Planned “Daily” iPad newspaper from News corp. pushed back a few weeks
All Things D reports: Turns out you’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s long-awaited iPad news service. Apple and News Corp. have made a joint decision to push back next week’s planned launch, according to sources familiar with the companies’ plans. The delay is supposed to give Apple time […]
Continue reading...Apple prepping Newspaper subscription plan via the iPad – Report
Sunday, September 19, 2010
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The iPad hasn’t quite yet saved the starving publishing industry like initially imagined, but Apple apparently still has a few tricks up its sleeve. According to a recent report in the Mercury News, Apple might soon announce a new iPad subscription plan for newspapers where it will reportedly take a 30% cut of all subscriptions […]
Continue reading...New York Times bans use of the word “Tweet”
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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The New York Times, largely regarded as the “newspaper of record” here in the United States, is putting the clamp down on the use of the word “tweet” in news articles. Phil Corbett, who assumed the role as the Times’ standards editor back in 2009, sent out a memo to employees yesterday explaining why the […]
Continue reading...Apple runs into trouble inking content deals for TV Shows and Newspapers
Friday, March 19, 2010
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The iPad may very well be the ultimate media consumption device, but Apple is reportedly running into trouble getting certain kinds of content onto the iPad at the prices it desires. The Wall Street Journal reports that TV and Newspaper executives are hesitant to strike content deals with Apple due to concerns that an iPad […]
Continue reading...As Steve Jobs stood on stage unveiling the iPad, Amazon was frantically calling publishers
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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As Steve Jobs still stood on stage unveiling the iPad on January 27th, Amazon executives frantically began calling a slew of publishers looking to glean as much information as possible about the type of content deals they struck with Apple. According to a recent report in the New York Times, Amazon recently began trying to […]
Continue reading...Should publishers be wary of Apple’s control over iPad content?
Friday, February 26, 2010
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Given Apple’s recent removal of adult oriented apps from iTunes, should publishers interested in the iPad be worried that their content might be pulled at a moments notice? Brian X. Chen of Wired thinks so. Publishers should think twice before worshipping the iPad as the future platform for magazines and newspapers. That is, if they […]
Continue reading...Turf war over at the New York Times over iPad pricing
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
It’s a good thing the iPad won’t begin shipping for a few more weeks because it appears that there are still a few wrinkles to work out regarding how subscriptions for the New York Times will operate on the iPad. According to Gawker, there is currently a turf war going on inside the New York […]
Continue reading...Subscriber information seen as obstacle to getting Newspapers on the iPad
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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Everyone’s been talking about the iPad as an e-book reader, but noticeably absent from the conversation is all of the hype we once heard about the iPad saving print media by revolutionizing the way we access and view newspapers and magazines. This is largely due to the fact that Apple is still trying to hammer […]
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Friday, January 14, 2011
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