This is the third in a series of posts over this week that looks at the most significant developments of this year in the sectors that we cover, from publishing to mobile to advertising.
2011 was a year when our industry’s very biggest digital media vessels all got new pilots at the controls – and others came under pressure to push the “eject” button.
But don’t look for a common thread – our best and brightest each swapped their topper for very different reasons…
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1 / 14Google -
2 / 14Twitter -
3 / 14Apple -
4 / 14Yahoo -
5 / 14New York Times Company -
6 / 14TechCrunch -
7 / 14Johnston Press -
8 / 14HP -
9 / 14Publicis -
10 / 14Netflix -
11 / 14Microsoft -
12 / 14News Corp -
13 / 14Research In Motion -
14 / 14Sony
Read the rest of the posts in our Highlights of 2011 archives.
You left off Time Inc.’s CEO media change. It is a legacy media business but don’t write them off yet. They’ve got great brands that still dominate the media landscape and their choice of a digitally savvy player from the buy side a wise one to position them to win in the coming years. That choice is arguably more relevant than what happens at Yahoo! or AOL.