Josh Halliday
MediaGuardian
Jan 26, 2012 12:27 PM
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and other search engines “overwhelmingly” direct music fans to illegal copies of copyrighted tracks online, a coalition of entertainment industry groups has told the government.
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David Kaplan
Feb 18, 2011 12:09 PM
The surprise ouster of Jack Griffin as CEO of Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is also leading to his stepping down as chairman of the MPA, a post he took on last October. The MPA tells paidContent that a successor will be chosen soon. As the head of the MPA, Griffin’s…
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David Kaplan
Feb 10, 2009 11:33 AM
Hachette Filipacchi Media is pulling out of the Magazine Publishers of America, citing recessionary pressures, AdAge reported. The move was somewhat surprising, since Hachette, the publisher of mags like Elle and Woman’s Day, had previously been a big booster of the trade organization’s efforts to spur advertisers and lobby Washington…
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David Kaplan
Feb 27, 2008 9:20 PM
YouTube wants more magazine partners. And as Jordan Hoffner, head of Premium Content Partnerships for the Google-owned video sharing site, mentioned to me after his keynote presentation at the Magazine Publishers Association’s 24/7 Digital Media conference, it wants more broadcast, cable and radio deals as well. Earlier this month, YouTube…
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David Kaplan
Feb 27, 2008 5:59 PM
In his MPA Q&A with Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick, Owen Van Natta didn’t offer any further hints about his future plans when he leaves his post as chief revenue officer of Facebook in a few weeks. Mostly, he said magazines should be tapping into some social media function—all the better if…
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Rafat Ali
Feb 17, 2008 1:22 PM
The Motion Picture Association, which includes six movie studios, has filed copyright infringement suits in China against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology, a popular P2P file sharing service. The suit alleges that its users are illegally downloading hundreds of movies despite repeated warnings. The group is seeking 7 million yuan ($1…
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