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Zite Brings Intel Inside Its Technology Section In Sponsorship Deal

Jan 31, 2012 6:29 PM

Zite has cut a deal with Intel (NSDQ: INTC) to have the chip giant sponsor the technology section of its mobile news reading app, only the second sponsor to grace its pages. Intel will sponsor Zite’s technology section and will get to promote selected articles in exchange for its financial…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Online News, Mobile, cnn, zite

Is Piers Morgan Becoming Baggage For CNN?

Dec 20, 2011 4:51 PM

If CNN wants an incisive big-name interviewer, it should consider hiring Robert Jay QC, who put Piers Morgan through a far tougher interview than Morgan has managed on his primetime show on CNN.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Cable & Telecom, Companies, News Corp., News International, cnn, piers morgan

Updated: CNN Snaps Up iPad Magazine Zite In Bid For Scale And Technology

Aug 30, 2011 1:01 PM

As rumored a week ago, CNN has purchased Zite, the makers of a personalized iPad magazine application that aggregated content around user preferences and social-media feeds. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but CNN said it planned to operate the company as “a separate, stand-alone business” in announcing the…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Online News, Mobile, Social Media, cnn, zite

CNN Now Streaming Live To iPad, iPhone, But Only With TV Subscription

Jul 18, 2011 5:31 PM

More and more companies are starting to think of the mobile screen as an adjunct to the big screen, but only as long as you are still paying for cable. Time (NYSE: TWX) Warner’s new iPad streaming service allows mobile users to see the same content they’d see on the…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Online News, TV, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Time Warner, cnn

Nokia Signs A Mapping Deal With CNN: Another Route To Revenues?

May 26, 2011 7:05 AM

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is paring down its operations big-time in the lead-up to using Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS for its new portfolio of smartphones. One thing that is staying behind, though, is the company’s mapping division, which is actually getting more work, as it becomes the default mapping and navigation…

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Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, Twitter, cnn, maps, navteq

Industry Moves
MSN’s Bale Will Run CNN International Digital

Apr 4, 2011 4:58 AM

CNN has created a new post of VP and GM of CNN International Digital, to which it is appointing MSN’s international programming director Peter Bale. Bale will head up all non-U.S. digital operations for CNN (ie. CNN International) from London.

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Microsoft, MSN, Time Warner, Turner, cnn, peter bale

CNN Live ‘TV Everywhere’, New HD Video Player On The Way

Mar 14, 2011 7:34 PM

The launches are still months away but CNN Digital has a pair of announcements from SXSW tonight that mark significant advancements for the network’s online and mobile video offerings. In early summer, CNN plans to flip the switch on its version of Time (NYSE: TWX) Warner’s CEO Jeff Bewkes’ TV…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Events, SXSW, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Comcast, Google, Time Warner, Turner, Verizon, cnn, kc estenson

CNN Goes Free In iPad App, Makes iPhone App Free

Dec 14, 2010 7:13 PM

CNN, the Time (NYSE: TWX) Warner-owned TV news network, today launched its first iPad app, joining the ranks of other TV news organisations that are going the route of ad-supported and free of charge. At the same time, CNN made its existing iPhone app to free, and added live breaking…

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, Time Warner, cnn, louis gump

CNN Offers One Definition For ‘What Is Mobile?’

Sep 9, 2010 3:04 PM

Last month, we asked if the iPad was a mobile device. And, trust us, it’s not as straightforward as you might think. After all, what makes a device mobile? Is it screen size? The ability to make phone calls? Or, maybe 3G? We caught up with CNN’s VP of Mobile…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Legal, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Companies, Apple, iPad, cnn, louis gump

CNN Will No Longer Use AP Content; Reuters’ Relationship Rekindled

Jun 21, 2010 4:09 PM

After preparing for some time to rely only on its own resources, CNN will not use any photos, videos or newswire reports from the AP, as the cable news network said. Three years ago, CNN dropped Reuters (NYSE: TRI) following a 27-year relationship as way to cut costs. In a…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, AP, Time Warner, Turner, cnn

CNN’s Skype Deal Broke UK TV Regulation

Jun 7, 2010 5:39 AM

Two weeks ago, CNN International was reprimanded by Ofcom because its CNN YouTube Debate on Climate Change programme broke rules barring sponsorship of news programmes and product placement. Just two weeks later, the UK media regulator is again warning the network on a near identical charge. It says Skype’s sponsorship…

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Posted In: Advertising, Companies, Time Warner, Turner, cnn, skype

@ Media Summit: CNN’s Klein: Fox News Isn’t Our Biggest Competitor—Facebook is

Mar 10, 2010 8:47 AM

It’s the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Media Summit now, but the two-day conference is still at the McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP) Building. CNN President Jon Klein led off in a Q&A with Bloomberg BW Editor Josh Tyrangiel, talking about the magic—and often illusory—word “synergy.” Klein talked about the ties that the Time Inc.…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Events, Bloomberg Media Summit, Companies, Time Warner, Time Inc., cnn, jon klein, josh tyrangiel

Video @ paidContent 2010: How To Make Money From Digital News

Mar 9, 2010 5:00 PM

The Financial Times has a sizeable and nicely growing subscription business—so why mess with micropayments? FT.com Managing Director Rob Grimshaw says that half the FT’s print customers are newsstand buyers, and the company needs to offer an similar a la carte option online as well. Grimshaw, in an interview with…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Events, ContentNext Events, paidContent 2010, Companies, Google, Hearst, Pearson, Financial Times, FT.com, cnn, contentnext media, ernie sander, josh cohen, kc estenson, lincoln millstein, rob grimshaw

@Paley Center: Bewkes On Justifying CNN’s Low Ratings

Nov 18, 2009 2:47 PM

I am at the Paley Center in midtown Manhattan, for their big yearly powwow on the future of global media and entertainment, listening to Katie Couric interview Jeff Bewkes and Les Moonves. Among the other questions, an audience member asked about the low ratings of CNN, compared to Fox and…

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Posted In: Companies, CBS, Time Warner, Turner, cnn, jeff bewkes, les moonves

@140Conf: How Media Companies Are Dealing With The Real-Time Information Onslaught

Oct 27, 2009 3:28 PM

Twitter isn’t the only social media/web-based tool to “democratize” the flow of information, but it has certainly sped up the way that news—not to mention rumors, scams and other potentially discreditable info—is disseminated. At the 140Conf, Arianna Huffington, Peter Hirshberg, Al Seckel, KCDL’s Caprice Young and CNN’s Jon Kline discussed…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Social Media, Twitter, arianna huffington, cnn

CNN Launching Pay iPhone App; Live Streaming For $2 Plus Ads

Sep 28, 2009 9:55 PM

While *Dow Jones* follows through with plans to convert some of its iPhone and BlackBerry free app users to paid subscribers, CNN is jumping right into the premium market—although in a small way. The Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) cable news network is charging a one-time $2 fee for the CNN…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, TV, Cable & Telecom, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Time Warner, Turner, cnn

CNN Wire Launches A La Carte Store For Text Reports

Sep 16, 2009 1:08 AM

If only creating a wire service was as easy as pundits blabbering about creating an alternative to AP. CNN’s nascent wire service, launched for newspapers and online, is already tinkering with its business model a few months after its launch: it has launched a text-only online store, at CNNWireStore.com, to…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, Time Warner, Turner, cnn

Updated: 6,000 Facebook Status Updates Per Minute During Jackson Memorial

Jul 7, 2009 6:44 PM

Updated: The Michael Jackson memorial service has come and gone, and some of the preliminary stats on online viewing, streaming and social media activity have come in. First up is Facebook, which reports that roughly one million users tuned in through its Live Stream box across CNN, E! Online, *MTV*…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Facebook, cnn

Facebook Goes Public With New Sharing Options

Jun 24, 2009 7:56 PM

Facebook introduced two features Wednesday that should better position the social networking site as a source of real-time information on the web. One lets users make their updates accessible to anyone online if they wish, while the other enables outside sites to feature a relevant stream of updates from Facebook…

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Posted In: Social Media, Community, News Sharing, Companies, Facebook, Twitter, cnn

This Inauguration Will Be YouTubed, Flickred And Even ‘Photosynthed’

Jan 19, 2009 1:15 PM

There will be no shortage of places online to experience Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration and the attendant festivities. Rex Hammock has created an open post on his blog to list coverage he finds particularly notable. NYT’s Bits Blog also has a rundown of some of the options. —YouTube has created…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Social Media, cnn, flickr

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