Yahoo Reportedly Bidding to Purchase Hulu

By Patrick Filbin at 4:40 PM on May 24, 2013

Reuters is reporting that Yahoo is now a contender to purchase TV streaming site Hulu. Yahoo joins a growing list of bidders that reportedly includes Time Warner Cable Inc. and DirecTV. Sources told Reuters that the news comes from former News Corp president Peter Chernin and Guggenheim Digital Media.   read more

Red Camera Makers Suing Sony for Patent Infringement

By Krystle Drew at 2:15 PM on February 13, 2013

Red Digital Cinema Camera Company, the makers of the “Red” camera that quickly became the digital camera to shoot with, recently sued Sony Corp for producing three cameras—the F65, F55 and F5—that they claim infringed on the patent of the Red One camera....  read more

Netflix Stock Up After Disney Deal

By Krystle Drew at 12:45 PM on January 18, 2013

Thanks to a new deal with Disney, Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible upgraded Netflix stock from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’....  read more

Youtube Expected to Acquire Stake In VEVO

By Krystle Drew at 4:40 PM on January 17, 2013

Youtube, owned by Google, is preparing to take about a 10 percent ownership in Vevo, an online music destination, according to AllThingsD.com....  read more

Film Independent's 12th Annual Director Series to Feature Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, David O. Russell

By Krystle Drew at 12:00 PM on January 16, 2013

Film Independent’s Directors Close-Up series has released its line up for this year. This year’s directors include: Ben Affleck, Ruben Fleischer, Julia Loktev, David O. Russell, Ira Sachs, Jill Soloway and Benh Zeitlin....  read more

Delta Introduces App to Give Passengers a Virtual "Glass Bottom" Experience

By Mark Rozeman at 11:15 AM on January 16, 2013

By using this feature, not only will the user to pull up information and trivia about various locations and landmarks, but they will also be able to know—via the Facebook info—whether they flying over any friends or family.   read more

What's Wrong With Apple & How They Can Fix It

By George Howard at 4:07 PM on July 5, 2012

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm what the kids call an Apple fanboy. I got my first Apple—a Centris—back in the early '90s and have never owned a computer by any other manufacturer since.  read more

Clear Channel Will Be the First to Pay Artist Performer Royalties

By Katie King at 2:25 PM on June 13, 2012

Through a deal with country music label Big Machine, Clear Channel will become the first radio network to pay royalties to performers when their music is played on the communication group’s airwaves....  read more

Facebook Launches App Centre

By Katie King at 4:20 PM on June 8, 2012

In Facebook’s first major move toward turning itself into an online entertainment platform, the social network has launched its own app store....  read more

Spike Lee Signs on for Mike Tyson One-Man Show

By Lane Billings at 10:00 AM on June 5, 2012

In a career move no one ever saw coming, Spike Lee may take his directing talents to Broadway to help out the likes of none other than the man, the myth, the legend—the Mike Tyson....  read more

Leaked Community Memo Addresses Showrunner's Departure

By Patty Miranda at 10:23 AM on May 24, 2012

A talking-points memo sent to Community cast and crew has leaked after former showrunner Dan Harmon’s departure....  read more

Watch Clips from the 2012 Webby Awards

By Ryan Carey at 9:06 AM on May 22, 2012

Steve Jobs occupied centerpiece position during an award show that was otherwise filled with memes like “Owling” and “Sh*t Girls Say.” Justin Long and John Hodgman did a short comedy routine/history lesson about the role Jobs took in Apple’s advertising. Following was a heartfelt and somewhat volatile rant by Richard Dreyfus and a video montage of important Americans—including President Obama—extolling the virtues of Jobs’ visionary work. You can check out clips from the show below: Your browser does not support iframes. Jim Gaffigan presents the Person of the Year Award to Louis C.K. Your browser does not support iframes....  read more

Paste Announces Partnership with Rdio

By Paste Staff at 11:58 AM on May 15, 2012

We are excited to announce a partnership between Paste and music subscription service Rdio, which features access to a library of millions of songs—all without ads. The partnership will include weekly themed playlists from Paste, which kicks off today with a playlist of our Best Albums of the 1970s. Our adoption of Rdio streaming services is meant to provide a more reliable, consistent listening experience for our readers....  read more

Spotify Launches Embeddable Widget for Songs, Albums

By Hilary Saunders at 3:55 PM on April 11, 2012

Streaming service Spotify has just announced its competitor to Rdio and well, YouTube, with its new embed widget. Called the Play Button, the tool capitalizes on Spotify’s ever-expanding library of music and allows users to post songs and albums to their websites in order to share musically simply and legally.   read more

Spotify Extends Free Listening Period

By Hilary Saunders at 12:04 PM on March 29, 2012

What would we do without Spotify? It’s already been nine months since the Swedish music company launched its streaming services in the U.S. after successful runs in Scandinavia, Europe and the U.K.   read more

Turntable.fm Gets Legal

By Luke Larsen at 10:07 PM on March 13, 2012

As reported by Billboard and announced at SXSW, the popular radio streaming service is finally in legal terms with the big record labels including Universal, Sony, EMI, and Warner.   read more

Paste is Hiring an Assistant Editor

By Josh Jackson at 5:18 PM on January 31, 2012

Think you’ve got what it takes to help edit one of the fastest growing entertainment sites on the web? Paste is looking for qualified candidates to fill a new assistant editor position. Candidates must have: • 1-3 years experience working with writers and editing copy • Exhaustive knowledge of pop culture • A solid understanding of the Paste ethos • The ability to write with both humor and substance This position is in our Decatur, Ga. (Atlanta) office, so you must be willing to relocate. To apply send a resume, cover letter and three links to your favorite writing samples...  read more

MegaUpload May Start Remove Data This Week

By Hilary Saunders at 5:11 PM on January 30, 2012

Following up on previous reports concerning MegaUpload’s legal status, the _Associated Press_ confirmed that all of the file-sharing service’s data—whether legal or illegal—could be erased as soon as this Thursday, February 2.   read more

Ticketmaster Announces New Facebook App

By Hilary Saunders at 2:34 PM on January 19, 2012

Just when we thought the world couldn’t get any smaller and Facebook’s reach couldn’t get any bigger, Ticketmaster decided to announce its latest concept—an app that lets users buy concert tickets without ever leaving the can’t-live-with-it-can’t-live-without-it social networking site.   read more

Lookout! Records Closes Completely

By Hilary Saunders at 4:17 PM on January 17, 2012

Today is a sad day for record lovers. By now, most people have heard that Lookout Records-the foundational independent pop-punk label that played home to acts like Green Day, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and The Donnas-has official closed.   read more