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@ OnMedia: Mark Cuban: Google, Content Aggregators Are Vampires; Newspapers Are Zombies

Feb 2, 2010 9:02 AM

When Mark Cuban (image, left) thinks of newspapers, he thinks of vampires. Newspapers getting their blood sucked by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and content aggregators, said Cuban, the chairman of HDNet & Owner, Dallas Mavericks, speaking at the OnMedia conference in New York. While Cuban’s vampire lore might be off, he…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Events, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, alwayson, mark cuban

@ AlwaysOn: For Online Video And TV, The Lines Blur—Problem Is, Data Is Blurry Too

Feb 1, 2010 6:39 PM

After a few awards presentations, the OnMedia conference kicked off with a panel of digital entrepreneurs who hope to blur the lines between traditional TV and online video. Moderated by former CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) head Quincy Smith, now a partner in consulting/M&A shop Code Advisors, the panelists batted around…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Events, alwayson

@ AlwaysOn: Despite Economic, Display Woes, Social Media Provides A Rationale For Ad Net M&As

Feb 4, 2009 10:54 AM

After reminiscing about the frenzy of ad network deals in 2006 to 2007, how do things look now? Speaking on a panel at day two of the AlwaysOn NYC media conference, moderator Jay Rand, partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillps, noted that it used to be “ad networks were the bomb.”…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, alwayson

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