Since 2005, nearly 2,900 U.S. newspapers have closed as ad dollars moved online and subscriptions slumped. Washington state lawmakers grew so concerned about the trend that in 2009, they enacted… Read More
Red Tricycle, a decade-old parent-focused media startup founded in Seattle and backed by top venture capital firms, today announced its acquisition by Tinybeans. Founded in 2010 by Jacqui Boland, Red… Read More
Every four years like clockwork, fans of the Olympics grumble about their favorite events not getting enough coverage. That won’t be the case this year. NBC will offer 6,700 hours of… Read More
In the hours before the kick-off of the 11th annual Decibel Festival, aspiring VJs gathered at EMP in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon for an intro to creating video art. The session, entitled… Read More
If you’re like me, you’ve probably got hundreds of old CDs laying around the house that rarely get used. Now, Amazon is launching a nifty little service to get some… Read More
RealNetworks plans to start running three of its divisions as standalone business units, saying it wants to make them more accountable for their own financial and operational performance. The company’s… Read More
Rock, rap and Jesus? Seattle-based ministry Mars Hill is launching a record label to serve and attract its growing membership. The fledgling record label is called Mars Hill Music and… Read More
Smashing Ideas, a 15-year-old Seattle digital media agency, has been acquired by Bertelsmann AG’s Random House unit for an undisclosed price. Profitable since inception, the company never took on outside… Read More
Turns out RealNetworks isn’t just getting into the business of cleaning up iTunes music libraries. The digital media pioneer, trying to turn around its broader business, also plans new photo… Read More
RealNetworks is attempting to remake the image of one of its oldest products, launching a refreshed version of its Helix media server with new capabilities, a new name and a… Read More