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PaidContent  3 hours ago:

For some in Arab nations, Facebook is the only news source that matters -

A new study shows that Facebook is one of the top sources of news in some Arab nations, thanks in part to a growing use of social media -- and a distrust of traditional media sources.
PaidContent  4 hours ago:

Feedly hits 12 million users, launches web version and quits relying on Google’s backend -

Feedly is no longer relying on Google Reader's backend, and on Wednesday it announced a much-requested web-only version and a bunch of new apps.
PaidContent  5 hours ago:

Apple TV gets HBO Go and sports with WatchESPN -

None of this makes Apple TV a viable cable replacement those who want premium content and live sports because it still requires that pesky cable subscription.
PaidContent  5 hours ago:

Janus Friis’ video service Vdio opens up for everybody. Next up: subscriptions? -

Users don't need a Rdio subscription to access movies and TV shows on Vdio anymore - but the services are working on even closer ties.
PaidContent  15 hours ago:

Netflix will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013, as its international expansion slows -

Love Amsterdam? So does Netflix: The streaming service revealed that it's going to launch in the Netherlands later this year.
PaidContent  20 hours ago:

When journalists attack: Glenn Greenwald takes on Kurt Eichenwald over the NSA story -

Some of the tension between Glenn Greenwald and other national-security journalists over the NSA surveillance story broke out into the open on Tuesday in a Twitter fight between the Guardian writer and Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair.
PaidContent  22 hours ago:

Google files free speech challenge to FISA gag orders, renews criticism of Guardian -

Google has sued to shine more light on the secret court that approves controversial national security letters -- the petition also represents part of the ongoing PR strategy of tech companies caught up in a surveillance scandal.
PaidContent  24 hours ago:

Netflix and Amazon step up battle for kids’ eyeballs over summer break -

Netflix and Amazon both want to be the company that captures your kid's screen time this summer.     
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

Introducing the next 6 digital media startups out of the BBC’s accelerator in London -

The BBC's young accelerator program, called BBC Labs, has launched its latest batch of London digital media startups.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model -

A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site -- but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared.