Ryan Nakashima

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Ballmer steps down from Microsoft board

Ryan Nakashima · August 19, 2014 11:39 pm

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, Win Butler of Arcade Fire performs during their headlining set on the third day of the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin, who represents Arcade Fire, that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play for them on Pandora stations. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Pandora cuts first-ever direct deal with artists

Ryan Nakashima · August 6, 2014 4:09 pm

FILE - This file image released by Disney shows Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff, left, and Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, in a scene from the animated feature film, "Frozen." Disney reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Disney, File)

‘Frozen’ helps Disney 3Q profit rise 22 percent

Ryan Nakashima · August 5, 2014 11:46 pm

This product image provided by StubHub shows the company's StubHub Music app. The app, currently only for Apple iPhones, launched in San Francisco in June and expands to major cities nationwide Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The app scans your music library and recommends upcoming shows by your favorite artist. (AP Photo/StubHub)

StubHub Music app takes on Live Nation in concerts

Ryan Nakashima · August 5, 2014 11:32 pm

Concerts on Yahoo make best of industry struggles

Ryan Nakashima · August 1, 2014 7:08 pm

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Lucy." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jessica Forde)

‘Lucy’ tops ‘Hercules’ with $44M at box office

Ryan Nakashima · July 27, 2014 2:38 pm

In this photo taken July 3, 2014, Ralf Groene, chief designer for the Microsoft Surface tablet computer, poses for a photo with a Surface 3 Pro tablet, right, in front of a milling machine used to produce parts for the computer, like the one he is holding at left, in Redmond, Wash. As Microsoft competes with Apple and other companies for hardware sales, the software giant has put a new emphasis on design. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Microsoft makes design central to its future

Ryan Nakashima · July 21, 2014 7:16 pm

FILE - In this July 11, 2013 file photo, then Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shows the company's Nokia Lumia 1020, in New York. Elop, now Microsoft Executive Vice President, sent employees of the company's devices business a memo detailing its job cut plans. Microsoft on Thursday, July 17, 2014 said it would cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, with about 12,500 related to Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's phone business in April. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Microsoft CEO pivots sharply with 18,000 job cut

Ryan Nakashima · July 17, 2014 9:56 pm

Fox bid for Time Warner sparks content merger race

Ryan Nakashima · July 16, 2014 9:56 pm

In this March 20, 2014 photo, Lew Dickey Jr., CEO of Cumulus Media, the second largest radio station owner in the country, is interviewed by The Associated Press in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

CEO Q&A: Cumulus says Rdio stake a bet on future

Ryan Nakashima · June 27, 2014 8:24 pm

Review: Equalizer apps work better than Clari-Fi

Ryan Nakashima · June 27, 2014 3:29 pm

FILE - This file image provided by Aereo shows a streaming broadcast of Bob the Builder on the New York PBS station, WNET 13. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 ruled that Aereo has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices. (AP Photo/Aereo, File)

After Aereo, what’s next for Internet TV?

Ryan Nakashima · June 26, 2014 5:31 pm