Digital business

News closes 'equity-for-leads' deal with comparison site

Dec 17, 2020 at 11:58 pm by Staff

News Corp Australia will be half paid in shares under a lead generation deal with comparison site iSelect worth "a minimum of $4.5 million". Starting next year, News will be p.... Read More

Google wants more changes on bargaining code

Dec 17, 2020 at 11:39 pm by Staff

Despite concessions, Australia's news media bargaining code is still unworkable, Google says. The search giant had previously expressed concerns about penalties, data sharing.... Read More

Now ACCC sues Facebook over VPN app

Dec 16, 2020 at 01:22 am by Staff

Australian consumer watchdog the ACCC is taking Facebook to court over an app it says collected and used personal data while claiming it would keep it safe and private. In pro.... Read More

Presteligence weighs in with page-builder module

Dec 14, 2020 at 10:01 pm by Staff

Ohio-based Presteligence has announced an automated page-building feature for its My News 360 hosted service. The company makes the point that - apart from allowing editorial.... Read More

Smith joins Brightcove at video's 'defining mioment'

Dec 10, 2020 at 05:44 pm by Staff

Brightcove has appointed Jennifer Smith as chief marketing officer, which she joins from a similar role at Alfresco Software. Chief executive Jeff Ray says her "vast knowledge.... Read More