Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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Forecast: Mobile content revenues to reach $65B in 2016, driven by games, video
Annual revenues generated from content delivered to mobile phones and tablets are on pace to surge roughly $25 billion over the next three years, reaching $65 billion worldwide by 2016, Juniper Research forecasts.
Starbucks' 'Pick of the Week' goes mobile with 'Angry Birds Star Wars' giveaway
Starbucks is overhauling its long-running Pick of the Week digital content promotion and will now offer consumers free mobile applications and e-books directly through its branded app for Apple's iOS.
Barnes & Noble's Nook sales plunge 26% despite digital media gains
Barnes & Noble swung to steep quarterly losses stemming from declines in Nook tablet and e-reader sales during the holiday season.
UPDATED Microsoft launching Xbox tablet, Barnes & Noble denies involvement
Microsoft is poised to unveil a Windows 8-based tablet built in conjunction with bookseller Barnes & Noble and highlighted by Xbox Live gaming capabilities.
Google Play adds carrier billing for digital content
Google ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) is expanding the direct carrier billing options available across its Play multimedia storefront to include digital content like music, movies and e-books. Google Play already
Microsoft invests $300M into new Barnes & Noble e-book business
Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) will invest $300 million into a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary dedicated to advancing the bookseller's digital content strategy. The unit, tentatively named Newco, will
DOJ sues Apple, publishers over e-book price fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple and five publisher partners over allegations the companies conspired to fix the prices of e-books. The DOJ contends Apple colluded with publishers to
Amazon rolls out Spanish-language Kindle e-book store
Amazon launched eBooks Kindle en Español, an addition to its Kindle Store offering more than 30,000 Spanish-language titles. The rollout also includes help pages and customer support services
Nielsen: Most U.S. tablet owners downloading premium content
A growing number of consumers in the U.S. and overseas are downloading premium media to their tablet devices despite the wide availability of free content, according to new data issued by Nielsen.
DOJ threatens to sue Apple, publishers over e-book pricing collusion
The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly has warned Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) and five of the largest U.S. publishing firms that it plans to sue them over alleged efforts to collude on e-book pricing.
