Free Newspapers Crumple And Fold As Ads Go Cold
Some fantastic research by Hogeschool Utrecht researcher Piet Bakker shows you exactly when the momentum switched from free to paid…
Desp… Read more »
SinglePoint Sells Off Carrier Pipes To Ericsson; Focuses On Mobile Advertising
SinglePoint has sold off a piece of its business that has roots stretching back 16 years. Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), the Swedish infrastructure… Read more »
London Weekly Launch: A Mystery Wrapped In An Enigma
By James Robinson and Mark Sweney: A new freesheet, the London Weekly, is supposed to be launching on Friday. However, doubts are being cast… Read more »
Memo: Journalism Online To Publishers: ‘No Longer If But When And How’
Observers aren’t the only ones hearing more about Journalism Online and its plans for Press+ today. The company’s affiliates — publishers w… Read more »
News Corp. Murdoch: Content Is Not Just King, It’s The Emperor; MySpace Traffic ‘Stabilizes’
photo: AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File
During News Corp.’s earnings call, a triumphant Rupert Murdoch asked listeners to pardon his lack of humility, but he boasted that the compa… Read more »
Journalism Online’s Private Beta Goes Public; First Press+ Screenshots
Finally some clarity after months of mystery about possible affiliates and constant questions about whether Journalism Online is reality or… Read more »
News Corp. Returns To Profit; Newspapers/Info Segment Rose Nearly 30 Percent
photo: Triborough
News Corp earnings were up across the board, as the company swung to a profit of $254 million ($0.10) in Q4, reversing $6.4 billion loss. Th… Read more »
Glam Raises $50 Million Mezzanine Round at $750 Million Valuation
Glam Media, the online women and lifestyle media and ad-network company, has raised another big round, this time a mezannine round before it… Read more »
Brauchli Got $6.4 Million For One-Year WSJ Stint
Current Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli exited his one-year stint as managing editor of the WSJ with $6.4 million, Politico says, cit… Read more »
In Amazon vs. Macmillan, Amazon Is The Winner
It was a surprising weekend for those of us who had naively imagined that after crossing the River iPad, we might actually get some Elysian… Read more »
Baby Shop Giggle Buys Pregnancy Site The Cradle
Giggle, a store for new parents, is making a content play with the purchase of pregnancy site The Cradle. Giggle — which offers a selection… Read more »
Updated: Amazon’s Stanza Bows To Apple’s E-book Sharing Request
Does Apple’s iBooks ambition mean a new DRM regime for existing e-book app makers? Less than a week after the new iBooks store was announced… Read more »
@ OnMedia: Mark Cuban: Google, Content Aggregators Are Vampires; Newspapers Are Zombies
photo: AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
When Mark Cuban (image, left) thinks of newspapers, he thinks of vampires. Newspapers getting their blood sucked by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and… Read more »
Tribune Reorg Faces More Hurdles; Creditors Go After Backers Of Original Buyout Plan
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The clock is ticking on The Tribune Company’s deadline to come up with a reorg plan and the company is once again asking the bankruptcy cour… Read more »
Reuters Partners With Video Aggregator NDN On Ad-Sharing Deal
While most media companies are exploring ways to build subscription revenues to replace ad dollars, Reuters is looking in the opposite direc… Read more »
DataSphere’s Mystery Strategic Investor: Fisher Communications
When hyperlocal startup DataSphere raised $10.8 million in early January, the company said it had raised the cash from Ignition Partners as… Read more »
Another Directory Publisher Exits Bankruptcy
Big directory publisher R.H. Donnelley has emerged from bankruptcy protection, eight months after filing for Chapter 11. Lots of parallels h… Read more »
@ AlwaysOn: For Online Video And TV, The Lines Blur — Problem Is, Data Is Blurry Too
After a few awards presentations, the OnMedia conference kicked off with a panel of digital entrepreneurs who hope to blur the lines between… Read more »
MMA Breaks Up Global Organization Into Four Units; Appoints New North American Leader
The Mobile Marketing Association is reorganizing its structure in order to support the “unprecedented awareness” of mobile marketing worldwi… Read more »
Weight Loss Community iChange Gets Funding
iChange — an online community for people who want to lose weight — has raised a first round of funding from Momentum Venture Management, a… Read more »
In Amazon vs. Macmillan, Amazon Is The Winner
photo: Flickr / TimSpalding
It was a surprising weekend for those of us who had naively imagined that after crossing the River iPad, we might actually get some Elysian… Read more »
AP Signs New Licensing Deal With Yahoo
photo: Corbis
It looks like the Associated Press’ online licensing situation is clearing up a bit. The AP has signed a new licensing agreement with Yahoo… Read more »
Reader’s Digest Delays Bankruptcy Exit; Offloads CompassLearning
A couple updates on the Reader’s Digest Association’s bankruptcy proceedings: The company is delaying its emergence from Chapter 11 temporar… Read more »
Hulu’s Plans Include Embracing Any Mobile Device
photo: Tricia Duryee
Hulu, the second-most popular video streaming service after YouTube, has had an on-again, off-again view on mobile, and at the moment it’s b… Read more »
Gannett’s Debt Reduction Efforts Free Up Cash For Possible Investments
While cost-cutting helped Gannett (NYSE: GCI) return to profit last quarter, the cash freed up by reducing its debt has Gannett ready to sta… Read more »
Cost-Cuts Propel Gannett To Profit; Digital Dragged Down By CareerBuilder
The pattern of swinging to profitability mostly on cost containment served Gannett (NYSE: GCI) well yet again in Q4, but advertising and cla… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: Dr Who, VMED VOD, ITV PPV, Tory Broadband, Absolute Radio/Kindle
- Dr Who: The BBC is planning to extend the Dr Who franchise into games. This signals the BBC re-entering the gaming industry after shutting… Read more »
Ten Alps Buying RBI Asia Mags, SEO Firm To Build Multimedia Publisher
photo: Original image by StarvingFox
Business slow in Europe? Some are buying into the East to hedge their bets: Ten Alps today announced that it is buying 10 B2B publications i… Read more »
France’s ISP Tax Draws A European Competition Inquiry
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy went down pretty badly with ISPs, mobile operators and commercial broadcasters when in 2008 he announced he… Read more »
Times Online Subscription: Just Another Item On Sky TV Bills?
By Stephen Brook: More on New York’s Newsday, its paywall and its (in)famous 35 paying subscribers.
As Peter Preston points out in the Obse… Read more »
Reversing The Trend, Meredith And Hearst Food Sites Go Web-To-Print
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The typical publishing story these days involves a print mag being shuttered to go web-only. But Meredith (NYSE: MDP) and Hearst are taking… Read more »
Location-Based Social Net Foursquare Partners With Bravo
Another media partnership for hot location-based social networking startup Foursquare. The company is partnering with Bravo TV so that viewe… Read more »
Amazon To Customers: ‘We Will Have To Capitulate To Macmillan’
Five major publishers were highlighted by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) at Wednesday’s unveiling of the iPad and the iBookstore. Two days later, one of… Read more »
Getty Images Begins Rolling Out New Subscription Formats
With the dust settled on Getty Images’ $96 million acquisition of Jupitermedia’s online images business over a year ago, *Getty* is introduc… Read more »
Note To Variety: It’s Time….
Last week, a Leading Voices column of ours on the Hollywood trades and online competitors, by guest writer Ken Sonenclar, generated some dis… Read more »
How Do E-Readers Stack Up With iPad In The Mix? Use Our Chart As A Guide
photo: Tricia Duryee
When we did the first version of this chart heading into the 2009 holiday sales season, four contenders — including the unexpected Barnes &… Read more »
Social Net For Gay Men Fabulis Raises $625K From WaPo, Others
Fabulis, a social net and lifestyle site aimed at gay men, has raised $625,000 in a first round funding, founder and CEO Jason Goldberg told… Read more »
NYTimes.com Shakes Up Business Staff With Pending Metered Offer In Mind; Smurl Gets The Pay P&L
A batch of personnel changes at NYTimes.com as the The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) fllagship site starts the year-long planning to switch… Read more »
SeeSaw Plans ‘Free’ Launch Next Month With 3,000 Hours; New C4, C5, U.S. Content Deals
Well, it still hasn’t revealed when it actually plans to launch service next month, but SeeSaw now says that it has some 3,000 hours of prog… Read more »
FT Takes More Digital Control: Brings E-Clippings Under Its Own License
The Financial Times took another step today in bringing more of its digital content directly under its control. The newspaper said it will b… Read more »
