Sunday
Feb142016

Tidal scores another streaming exclusive with Kanye West’s new album

You love him or you hate him but Kanye West isn't going anywhere. Yeezy is back with a new album called The Life of Pablo and if you want to get your hands on it, it’s available for exclusive streaming over at Tidal. You can also score a digital copy of the 18-track album on Kanye’s Tidal page for US$20. Kanye joins the likes of other music superstars like Rihanna and Beyoncé. Rihanna released her ANTI album while Beyoncé debuted her single “Formation” exclusively on the service. If you aren’t on Tidal, you have to wait for a week for the album to make its way to other services.

Source: SlashGear

Sunday
Feb142016

Yahoo rolls back initial integration of Tumblr’s sales team with its company

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer

Yahoo might be giving back some of Tumblr’s autonomy as Yahoo yet again missed earning expectations and is trying to reorganize itself internally for a better future. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer initially promised that Tumblr would be a standalone entity when it acquired the company back in 2013 for US$1.1 billion. But she seemed to take back the idea when they combined Yahoo and Tumblr sales staff. It supposedly caused a bit of an issue with Tumblr staff as both sales teams targeted different markets.

The sudden change in plans make us question how Yahoo will be able to work moving forward and if this means Yahoo might even consider selling Tumblr off in the future. From Tumblr’s end, the official statement is it “has introduced a number of innovative ad products to maximize value for our advertisers and best meet their needs. To further support these efforts moving forward, we have returned to a dedicated direct sales team.”

Source: Business Insider | Via: The Next Web

Sunday
Feb142016

Apple might not be pushing through with its TV service

We might be getting a new show from Apple but it seems their plans to put up a standalone TV service might be on the backburner at the moment. CNN interviewed CBS CEO Les Moonves recently and he claims their network hasn’t had recent talks with Apple about its TV service. Moonves even said they’ve given Apple a notice about how the “phone is always ringing” as other companies are trying to partner with CBS for a similar streaming service.

Speculation is Apple decided to drop its TV service plans for now because networks like CBS demand too much money. While Apple is keen on keeping its rumoured pricing scheme of around US$30 to $40 and it wants to incorporate all major networks.

Source: CNN | Via: The Next Web

Saturday
Feb132016

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 02/07-02/13