The Media Equation: A New Model for Music: Big Bands, Big Brands

At the South by Southwest festival this year, historically a place of artistic idiosyncrasy, corporate logos were everywhere.

    



The Media Equation: Barely Keeping Up in TV’s New Golden Age

The vast wasteland of television has been replaced by an excess of excellence that is fundamentally altering my media diet and threatening to consume my waking life in the process.

    



Disney Throws Open the Gates to Its Own Digital Movie Service

The Disney Movies Anywhere online service will link to consumers’ iTunes accounts and is intended to encourage digital movie sales, rather than rentals.

    



Wireless System Could Offer a Private Fast Lane

The technology, called pCell, is one of many techniques that companies are looking at to address the rising public appetite for mobile data, especially video.

    



Pandora Suit May Upend Century-Old Royalty Plan

Pandora is squaring off against Ascap in a closely watched trial over royalty payments determined by a system developed long before digital streams and smartphone apps.

    



State of the Art: How to Survive the Next Wave of Technology Extinction

So you bought a Betamax VCR? And also a Nook? Here’s a strategy to avoid betting on the wrong horse again.

    



Bookseller Cuts Jobs at Division for Nook

The layoffs are the latest sign of the bookseller’s challenges in carrying out its digital strategy.

    



With New App, Facebook Aims to Make Its Users’ Feeds Newsier

Editors will supplement Facebook’s computers in recommending articles and blog posts on a dozen topics.

    



Music Data Firms to Collaborate on Internet Radio Platform

Gracenote will work with the data company Next Big Sound as it develops a system that would let almost any anyone create an Internet radio service.

    



Strategies: A Netflix Scoreboard: 3 Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Soaring Stock

The video subscription service was the S.&P. 500’s biggest winner last year, but some analysts worry about the stock’s dizzying climb.

    



Typography Partners Part Ways in Money Fight

Tobias Frere-Jones, in a lawsuit filed late, accused Jonathan Hoefler of luring him to the company in 1999 with the false promise that they would be 50-50 partners.

    



Holiday Sales Slide 60% at Struggling Barnes & Noble Nook Unit

Revenue in the Nook division, which includes digital content and devices, fell 60 percent, while sales in its bookstores dropped 6.6 percent, the company said.

    



‘Smart TVs’ Are Next Bet for Makers as Sales Languish

TV makers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will be showing off a range of sets that can connect to the Internet and run apps.

    



Tribune Co. Buys Electronic Media Data Firm

The $170 million deal for Gracenote, a subsidiary of Sony, adds to the Tribune Company’s growing repository of entertainment metadata.

    



Advertising: Samsung’s Video Campaign Pits Earth’s Soccer Stars vs. Aliens

The electronics maker is promoting its Galaxy mobile devices in videos that tell the story of how humans fare in a soccer match to decide Earth’s fate.

    



Tech Leaders and Obama Find Shared Problem: Fading Public Trust

A meeting that started with discussions about the federal health care site shifted quickly to the concerns over National Security Agency spying.

    



Apple Says ‘Beyoncé’ Set a Record on iTunes

Apple said Beyoncé’s surprise release last week was the fastest-selling album in iTunes history, reaching No. 1 in the sales rankings in 104 countries.

    



A Stream of Music, Not Revenue

With download sales cooling after a decade of growth, streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple’s new iTunes Radio have become the latest hope for the troubled music business.

    



Beats Music Streaming Service Says It Will Begin in January

The service, which intends to compete with Spotify, hopes to build on the popularity of Beats headphones.

    



Disney Struggles to Make Its Free Gaming Apps Pay

Mobile games are a major growth opportunity, and analysts say a recent flop underscores the challenges Disney faces in a shifting marketplace.