Game-streaming service Twitch, which is being bought by Amazon for nearly $1bn, now has a peak-time audience that rivals the average prime-time audience of some famous cable networks in the […]
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Amazon gazumps Google to buy gaming video service Twitch
The dictionary definition of “gazump” is “to make a higher offer for a house than someone whose offer has already been accepted by the seller, and thus succeed in acquiring the property”.
Strictly speaking, it may not be the correct term to use for Amazon’s announcement yesterday that it’s buying video streaming service Twitch: not only has Amazon whisked the company out from under Google’s nose, but it’s paying less than the $1bn sum that Google was expected to pay for the company. Admittedly, only $30m less – the official price is $970m – but it’s still a big surprise.
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Rustie’s homage to Minecraft is also the campaign for his new album
EDM star Rustie has a new album on the way, and he’s promoting it via an online game which sees fans exploring a blocky landscape of trees, grass and mysterious […]
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Amazon v Hachette row steps up a notch after Authors United letter
Amazon’s war of words with book publisher Hachette has stepped up a notch in recent days, with an open letter signed by authors provoking further communications from both companies. It’s safe to say neither is in the mood to compromise in their long-running licensing row.
The trigger for the latest round was the open letter from “Authors United” last week, published in the New York Times and signed by more than 900 writers from various publishers, including Stephen King, Philip Pullman, Carol Muske-Dukes, David Baldacci, Donna Tartt and Malcolm Gladwell.
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Next Big Sound moves into books
Online music analytics company Next Big Sound is expanding its focus to the written word with the creation of Next Big Book. It has also partnered with book publisher Macmillan, […]
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James Brown documentary gets dedicated WhoSampled site
Given he is the most sampled artist of all time, it is only fitting that a new documentary on James Brown, Get On Up, is being linked in with WhoSampled […]
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Amazon explains its dispute with Hachette: e-book pricing
Amazon’s dispute with book publisher Hachette has been rumbling for a couple of months now, with the latter complaining that Amazon has axed pre-orders and discounts for its catalogue as […]
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Amazon adds ‘Video Shorts’ section to its Instant Video service
Amazon has been investing heavily in original video content for some time now: it’s planning to spend $100m in the next quarter alone on its own TV shows for adults […]
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Amazon sales rise, but company surprises analysts with loss
Amazon reported its latest quarterly financials yesterday, with its revenues rising 23% year-on-year to $19.34bn in the second quarter of this year. However, the company also surprised analysts with a […]
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Amazon adds ‘hundreds of thousands’ more tracks to Prime Music
News from Amazon on its Prime Music streaming music service yesterday, although as usual, there were no stats on how many people are actually using it. Instead, the news is […]
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Experts debate Twitter’s future as Amazon launches hashtag e-commerce
Is Twitter about to slide into irrelevance, or kickstart new growth to become bigger than ever? It’s a matter of heated debate online this week. Last week, The Atlantic started […]
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Mozrt streaming music app wants people to ‘Echo’ their favourite songs
“Some apps claim they have 20 million songs. We don’t. Instead we have a carefully curated collection that resides within our ‘Brain’, waiting eagerly to be suggested to you,” claims […]