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Wochit, which helps publishers make lots of videos, really fast, raised $13 million

by Peter Kafka Oct 27, 2016, 4:00a

These things aren’t going to make themselves (yet).

Full transcript: ‘Iron Man’ director Jon Favreau on Recode Decode

by Eric Johnson Oct 26, 2016, 7:04p

“I wanted to create an experience that would make you want to stay there, and you’d be disappointed when I pull the [VR] headset off.”

Apple is launching its new TV guide tomorrow — but Netflix won’t be a part of it

by Peter Kafka Oct 26, 2016, 6:12p

It’s an easier way to find and watch video on Apple TV.

Verizon is buying Jason Kilar's video startup Vessel and shutting it down

by Ina Fried Oct 26, 2016, 5:30p

Kilar won’t be joining Verizon, but his co-founder, Richard Tom, will.

Time Warner ruined AOL, says ex-AOL exec Ted Leonsis

by Eric Johnson Oct 26, 2016, 6:30a

Leonsis talks about that other big Time Warner deal on the latest Recode Decode.

AT&T’s web TV plan will have more than 100 channels, but CBS isn’t on board yet

by Peter Kafka Oct 25, 2016, 4:14p

Coming next month: More than 100 channels for 35 bucks. But a major broadcaster seems to be missing.

How Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction inspired video entrepreneur Keith Richman

by Eric Johnson Oct 25, 2016, 11:00a

Before Jackson’s “nip slip,” Richman says on Recode Media, online video never worked.

Smosh, ScreenJunkies and friends might be headed to TV, their boss says

by Eric Johnson Oct 25, 2016, 6:30a

Defy Media President Keith Richman sees $$$ signs in TV.

The New York Times is buying The Wirecutter for more than $30 million

by Peter Kafka Oct 24, 2016, 11:32a

Brian Lam sells his online consumer guide to the paper of record.

‘Mr. Robot’ creator Sam Esmail likes VR. But he’s not going all-in on it.

by Eric Johnson Oct 24, 2016, 11:00a

Instead, Esmail says on the latest Recode Decode, VR should be one of many mediums for modern storytellers.

AT&T says nothing will change when it buys Time Warner. AT&T says everything will change when it buys Time Warner.

by Peter Kafka Oct 24, 2016, 10:24a

There’s an argument for regulators, and an argument for Wall Street.

‘Mr. Robot’ works because it’s about hackers — not hacking

by Eric Johnson Oct 24, 2016, 6:30a

Creator Sam Esmail explains the difference on the latest Recode Decode.

AT&T will buy Time Warner for $85 billion. Now what?

by Edmund Lee Oct 22, 2016, 8:12p

Leadership is up in the air. But also, regulators may still stop the deal.

Watch the CEO of AT&T — and new owner of Time Warner — explain why Black Lives Matter

by Peter Kafka Oct 22, 2016, 2:13p

An extraordinary speech from Randall Stephenson: “I’m not asking you to be tolerant of each other. Tolerance is for cowards.”

Here’s why it doesn’t make sense for AT&T to own Time Warner

by Edmund Lee Oct 21, 2016, 5:46p

(And it doesn’t make sense for Apple to own it, either.)

The last Time Warner deal was the worst deal in history. What is AT&T thinking?

by Peter Kafka Oct 21, 2016, 12:18p

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is busy, so we’ll answer for him.

Full transcript: ‘The Late Late Show’ host James Corden on Recode Decode

by Eric Johnson Oct 20, 2016, 6:00p

“But it's not a cloud!”

NBCUniversal is doubling its bet on BuzzFeed by investing another $200 million

by Peter Kafka Oct 20, 2016, 5:34p

More money for Jonah Peretti and his video ambitions.

Platforms like Facebook’s Instant Articles and Google AMP are making it harder, not easier, to publish to the web

by Jan Dawson Oct 20, 2016, 2:46p

Creating content for these formats reintroduces a coding requirement, and online code is vastly more complicated today than it was in the mid-1990s.

The NBA will broadcast more than 25 games in VR this season

by Kurt Wagner Oct 20, 2016, 9:00a

They won’t be free, but they will be ad-free.

CBS CEO Les Moonves says NFL ratings may be down because there’s too much NFL

by Kurt Wagner Oct 19, 2016, 4:56p

Is there simply too much football?

The New York Times’ new boss-to-be literally wrote the plan to help it catch up in digital

by Edmund Lee Oct 19, 2016, 10:01a

But A.G. Sulzberger will find that running the company requires the help of the two cousins he beat for the job.

Snapchat wants to stop sharing ad revenue with its media partners

by Peter Kafka Oct 18, 2016, 10:09p

Evan Spiegel has a new deal for “Discover” publishers: We pay you up front, and we keep all the ad money.

Trump TV is probably going to happen, says ex-Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau

by Eric Johnson Oct 18, 2016, 11:00a

Still tuned in to the political world, Favreau is afraid of a “smarter Trump” coming along.

Why Trump TV will fail

by Peter Kafka Oct 17, 2016, 2:48p

Donald Trump can launch an online network, but that doesn’t mean he can keep one afloat.

VR is overhyped and Netflix is winning, Ashton Kutcher says

by Eric Johnson Oct 17, 2016, 11:00a

Kutcher, who’s also a tech investor, acts in the Netflix sitcom “The Ranch.”

Full transcript: GQ commentator Keith Olbermann on Recode Media

by Eric Johnson Oct 15, 2016, 12:00p

On Donald Trump: “If you had a tsunami every day, how good would your coverage of the tsunami every day be?”

Spy magazine inspired Gawker. Spy’s co-founder has mixed feelings about that.

by Eric Johnson Oct 13, 2016, 3:51p

“You can’t pick your descendants,” Kurt Andersen says.

Discovery and the Lerer family are combining in a $550 million deal

by Peter Kafka Oct 13, 2016, 11:13a

The TV programmer takes its cash, adds sites run and backed by Ken, Ben and Izzie Lerer and makes a new company.

Twitter, not Facebook, will livestream BuzzFeed’s election night coverage

by Kurt Wagner Oct 13, 2016, 9:00a

Twitter and BuzzFeed have a new streaming deal in place.

Get inside Donald Trump’s brain with the man who first called him a ‘short-fingered vulgarian’

by Eric Johnson Oct 13, 2016, 7:14a

Spy magazine co-founder Kurt Andersen says the key to understanding Trump may be pro wrestling.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has done the ‘real’ Iron Man several favors

by Eric Johnson Oct 12, 2016, 3:01p

“Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2” director Jon Favreau explains on Recode Decode.

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