Tag Archives: Media

In further fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Yandex, the company that’s sometimes referred to as the ‘Google of Russia,’ has signed a term sheet to sell its media division to VKontakte (VK), aka the local Facebook equivalent. Yandex confirmed it has signed a term sheet to divest its news aggregator (News) and blogging/infotainment platform (Zen) with VK today. But it declined to provide further detail on the transaction that’s been agreed with VK, including financial… Source link

This week at the 2022 NAB Show Streaming Summit, Google launched in general availability Media CDN, a platform for delivering content using the same infrastructure that powers YouTube. With a presence in over 1,300 cities across 200 countries, Google says that Media CDN is designed to — in the company’s words — “automate all facets” of “serving content [close to users].” The pandemic led to an explosion in demand for streaming content as business… Source link

Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter officials are expected to meet Sunday to re-examine Musk’s offer to buy the company, WSJ reported. The company last week filed a shareholder rights plan or “poison pill” to prevent a hostile takeover by Musk. The Tesla CEO confirmed $46.5 billion in financing from banks and other entities in a regulatory filing earlier this week. Twitter is reportedly reconsidering Elon Musk’s bid to purchase the social platform, The Wall Street Journal… Source link

Two of Russia’s largest search engines have removed results for Facebook, Instagram and several independent news websites after authorities blocked or declared them “extremist.” Meduza, Mediazona, Deutsche Welle, Current Time, Kholod, The Insider and other news outlets that have been providing independent coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were also removed from search results. Yandex and VK-owned Mail.ru said Monday they have stopped giving out the search results… Source link

Two of Russia’s largest search engines have removed results for Facebook, Instagram and several independent news websites after authorities blocked them or declared them “extremist” amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Meduza, Mediazona, Deutsche Welle, Current Time, Kholod, The Insider and other news outlets that have been providing independent coverage of the invasion have been removed from search results. Yandex and Mail.ru-owned VKontakte said Monday they stopped… Source link

Roll out the red carpet. “The Kardashians” is about to arrive. The new series, which will air on Hulu (DIS), is set to make its long-awaited debut on Thursday. Disney first unveiled its exclusive, multi-year deal with the family in December 2020. All five sisters — Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie — along with mother Kris, will return to the small screen, in addition to a few new faces like Kourtney’s fiancé (and sort of husband) Travis Barker. “We’ve had so much time off, we’ve… Source link

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo, the premier global media and technology company, today announced a partnership with Cross Screen Media, a tech firm specializing in optimized local TV and CTV ad planning and measurement, to enable more strategic planning, efficiency and measurement for advertisers ahead of 2022 midterm campaigns. Yahoo will also be Cross Screen Media’s first programmatic partner to utilize the company’s new measurement solution, ScreenImpact, which will enhance… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Shares of the shell company taking Donald Trump’s media venture public extended their selloff after a report that a pair of key executives resigned and Elon Musk bought a sizable stake in social-media competitor Twitter Inc. Most Read from Bloomberg Digital World Acquisition Corp., the special-purpose acquisition company merging with Trump Media & Technology Group, fell 10% Monday to extend a losing streak for a seventh-straight day as downloads of the Truth Social app dry up…. Source link

Goodbye, Spotify. Hello, Sputnik? Music streaming giant Spotify (SPOT) is the latest to join a growing list of media platforms halting operations in Russia following a law passed by the Kremlin earlier this month that threatens to jail any person or entity spreading “fake” news for up to 15 years. Spotify confirmed to Yahoo Finance that the music streaming giant made the “difficult” decision Friday to suspend its service in the country. The company said it will have to take several… Source link

As the words and images from Ukraine grow grimmer and more heartbreaking by the hour, it’s almost impossible to imagine what Ukrainians are going through. To the extent we have any idea is thanks to reporters on the ground. And Putin is waging war on those brave souls as well — in Ukraine and in Russia. Putin isn’t only attacking journalists, but the very concept of journalism — and even truth itself. Putin’s global war on the media is part of his M.O.: A dirty, sneaky and deadly… Source link