May 05 2013 14:52 BST Google set to unveil subscriptions for specialist YouTube videosGoogle is on the verge of unveiling an à la carte subscription service for some of YouTube's specialist video channels, to finance a broader range of content and add a second revenue stream to the digital video market leader. The move, which has been in the works for months, couldBy Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York |
May 05 2013 11:54 BST US studios seek inroads into Bollywood as industry turns 100Bollywood movies are famed for their upbeat finales, but the industry behind them also has plenty to celebrate. India's Hindi-language film business marks its centenary this month, while a new feature toasting the nation's cinematic heritage, Bombay Talkies, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last week. Indian filmmakers are inBy James Crabtree in Mumbai |
May 01 2013 20:13 BST US media groups bank on digital rightsMedia companies are banking on the prospect that tech firms will continue to pay up for digital rights to their programmes, despite recent warnings from Netflix that it would become choosier in its deals for traditional television content. "We continue to see the digital distribution arena as a growing opportunityBy Emily Steel and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York |
Apr 22 2013 22:34 BST Netflix boosted by original programmingNetflix shares rose almost 25 per cent in after-market trading as the film and TV subscription service beat forecasts for the first quarter and added 3m new subscribers. The company, which now rivals Time Warner's HBO for the number of subscribers it has in the US, launched House of Cards,By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles |
Mar 19 2013 18:21 GMT Respite for highly rated US debtRenewed eurozone worries have hurt new sales of highly-rated corporate bonds in the US in the past couple of days, but the securities are experiencing a comeback in the secondary market. Bonds issued recently by companies with strong balance sheets, such as GlaxoSmithKline, Viacom and Discovery Communications, have seen pricesBy Vivianne Rodrigues in New York |
Mar 18 2013 22:13 GMT Charter soars on interest from LibertyShares in Charter Communications, which emerged from bankruptcy protection just four years ago, hit new highs on reports that John Malone's Liberty Media was in talks to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the fourth-largest US cable operator for close to $2.5bn. One person familiar with the situation confirmedBy Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York |
Feb 26 2013 22:46 GMT Cablevision sues Viacom over bundlingCablevision, the US cable operator, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Viacom on Tuesday, contending that the media group is forcing it to carry and pay for niche networks that its customers do not watch in order to carry the more popular networks they want. Signalling the escalating tensions between distributorsBy Emily Steel in New York |
Feb 20 2013 17:34 GMT New screens require new TV strategyWhen the season finale of Downton Abbey aired on PBS last Sunday, some of the 8.2m US viewers could be forgiven for feeling let down. Not only because a favourite character was killed off, but because many of them knew that fact on Christmas day, when British viewers saw theBy Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson |
Dec 28 2012 17:12 GMT Lunch with the FT: Shane SmithLunch with the FT is a simple format: eat, drink, talk and the FT pays the bill. When I explain this to Shane Smith, hard-partying co-founder and chief executive of Vice Media, his response lifts the spirits on a gloomy winter's day in southern California. "That's great, because I likeBy Matthew Garrahan |
Dec 27 2012 19:34 GMT Cook sees fall in total Apple pay packageTim Cook's total pay package for leading Apple fell sharply in 2012 although the technology giant's chief executive saw the paper gains on stock awarded in previous years rise sharply. Taking stock awards into account, Mr Cook's total pay fell by 99 per cent to $4.17m for the year toBy Tim Bradshaw in San Francisco |
